Modern foreign language school trips and tours
Bring language to life with NST
NST has years of experience planning and delivering inspirational language trips to France, Spain, Germany, Italy and China – all designed to boost confidence and bring language learning to life. Our dedicated team is here to make planning simple and to build an exciting itinerary that meets your learning outcomes and gives students a truly memorable experience.
What to expect on our school language trips?
Expect immersion from the word go. Students dive into real‑world language use — ordering food, chatting to locals, navigating new places. Every itinerary is tailored to your group’s level, with helpful resources and a preview visit to make planning simple.
Our language school trip highlights
Think culture, conversation and plenty of “this finally makes sense” moments.
Favourites include:
- Château d’Ebblinghem, Northern France – French practice from breakfast to bedtime.
- Cantabria – coastal towns perfect for language practise.
What are the benefits of booking a school language trips with NST?
With NST, students don’t just study a language - they live it. And you get a swift, responsive team who shape the perfect trip and make the whole process feel easy from your first planning call to the journey home.
There are lots of fantastic benefits of booking a school trip for foreign languages with NST, which include:
- Encouraging your pupils to speak in a different language
- Exposing your pupils to different cultures
- You’ll receive free language learning resources for your pupils
- You’ll receive a free inspection visit to your chosen destination
Our most popular modern languages
Why choose NST?
Here's why thousands of teachers choose NST each year...
- Unrivalled school trip knowledge
Your dedicated Tour Co-ordinator will use their trip planning knowledge and expertise to create a tailor-made, curriculum-linked itinerary to meet your group’s exact needs.
- Making it easier for you
Your own trip organiser, travel app, free classroom packs and trip promo resources.
- Free group leader inspection visits
Visit your chosen destination free of charge and plan with confidence.
- Value for money, always
We work hard to make every penny count.
- Over 55 years’ experience
With NST you can rest assured that your group is in safe hands.
- Aligned to your learning outcomes
Every trip can be built around your specific goals — from the latest GCSE and A level curriculum requirements to particular themes, interests or visits you want to focus on.
- Risk assessment guidance
Clear, practical support to help you manage group safety including our free guide.
- Offsetting carbon emissions
Through our partnership with Carbon Footprint, we're committed to offset one tonne of CO2 emissions, and plant a tree on school grounds in the UK, for every trip booked.
Featured language trips
Opal Coast, Northern France
An ideal destination for groups seeking to enhance French language skills through a range of educational and cultural visits. Our French Language Enrichment Experience can be included in your school trip too, enhancing classroom-based learning by giving pupils the opportunity to practise conversational French, listening skills and increase confidence in their ability.
Barcelona
Experience all things Catalonian on a Spanish language trip to the comopolitan city of Barcelona! The city is typified by the architecture of Gaudí, especially the iconic Sagrada Familia, his unfinished masterpiece. From the passion of Nou Camp Stadium to the bustle of the Ramblas, Barcelona is a modern, vibrant city that shouts its Catalan heritage from every corner and will fire the imaginations of your pupils.
Rhine & Moselle
A study tour to this diverse region offers a wide range of educational visits that give an insight into German life and a welcoming environment to practise language skills. NST offers an excellent choice of accommodation serving the needs of school groups and our tailor-made itineraries will add real value to your German language school trip.
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