School Trips to Barcelona

Art & Design

Barcelona is the place called home by inimitable art and design maestros such as Gaudí, Picasso, Dalí and plenty more – a wondrous city from an artistic perspective.

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Cultural

The heart of Catalonia, Barcelona is a vibrant city with a storied history and bilingual population. That’s not to mention the tapas…

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Geography

School trips to Catalonia, and particularly the capital Barcelona, provide magnificent examples of preserved heritage, urban development and geographical diversity.

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Music

Our music tours to Barcelona and Catalonia include visits to world renowned concert venues, cathedrals and surrounding coastal towns.

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Maths

A maths trip to Barcelona is a fascinating experience that to decipher the numbers and equations behind the city’s incredible architecture.

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Primary School Tours

Our primary school trips to Barcelona and Catalonia encourage pupils to widen their cultural understanding while exploring the Catalan way of life.

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Spanish Language

Give students an incredible opportunity to practise Spanish in one of Spain’s most iconic cities.

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La Sagrada Familia

Students are left stunned by the unique architecture of La Sagrada Familia, an iconic building in the Barcelona skyline.

Camp Nou

Inspire greatness in your group at the home of one of the world's most successful sports clubs. View all of the trophies, take in the huge 100,000 seater stadium, and relive FC Barcelona's brilliant history during a guided tour.

Park Güell

The beautiful Park Güell is another must-see on any trip to Barcelona. Situated in the hills to the rear of the city, climbing to the top provides incredible views back over the entire city and out to sea. The park is another part of Antoni Gaudi's significant contribution to the city's architecture; the main attraction being the mosaic terrace.

Las Ramblas

Let your group explore Las Ramblas, Barcelona's main boulevard. Bustling with activity day and night, it's a great way to experience the local Catalan culture and see how tourism impacts the city.

Las Golondrinas Boat Trip

This hour-long trip across the Port of Barcelona will allow you to see the main cultural sites along the Port area, including the Maremagnum, Aquarium, the ‘Porta d’Europa’ bridge, a great view of the castle and Montjuïc.

Poble Espanyol

Poble Espanyol is an open-air museum replicating a complete village, consisting of streets and squares of famous or characteristic buildings from all over Spain. Students can practise their language skills in the many buildings housing working craftspeople, souvenir shops, cafés, and restaurants. We also offer interactive workshops on Spanish crafts such as ceramics and leather jewellery, and Spanish cooking.

Port Vell

The renovated harbour area has a number of attractions including the IMAX Cinema and Maremagnum. Students can explore the largest aquarium in Europe, observing over 450 different species and marvellous underwater scenes. Visit the wide range of shops, eateries, an arcade games centre and a state-of-the-art large screen cinema, offering 3D movie experiences, too!

PortAventura

We have been working closely with PortAventura to bring you the very best value tickets. PortAventura has everything to make a trip here unforgettable! Both students and teachers will have a great time in the two amazing parks. PortAventura Park is an astonishing amusement park divided in six thematic areas with many rides and shows. Costa Caribe Aquatic Park is a water park packed with waves and slides. Together you can travel around the six themed areas of the park: Mediterrània, China, México, Polynesia, Far West and SésamoAventura. Take in several shows, from the dazzling wonders of Teatro Imperial in China to the exotic dances of Polynesia and then enjoy the thrills and spills of the many, many rides.

Montjuic

This historic, hilly area provides the best views of Barcelona. Students can explore its wide range of attractions, including the Olympic Stadium and the famous Spanish Village, Poble Espanyol, as well as artisan workshops and tapas bars. The Magic Fountain of Montjuïc offers a spectacular display of colour, light, movement, water and music too!

Gothic Quarter

Originally a Roman Village, this beautiful area is a fantastic combination of old and new with the main attraction of a stunning cathedral. The narrow winding streets, with their many shops and eateries, are great for exploring!

Tour planning service

With NST, you’ll get your own dedicated, knowledgeable Tour Co-ordinator who’ll work with you from start to finish. You’ll benefit from their unrivalled destination knowledge, and their experience gained from working with many other groups too. They’ll tailor-make your itinerary from scratch and take care of everything for you:

• Pulling together an itinerary that runs smoothly
• Planning the right balance of visits every day with realistic timings
• Pre-arranging and pre-booking your visits, entrance tickets, passes and meals

You’ll receive your final itinerary a full 4-weeks before you travel too.

Free school trip promotion pack

We’ll support you and provide everything you need to advertise your school trip around school and to parents. Our free school trip promotion pack consists of:

• Parents’ letter & permission slip template for you to complete A3 posters to promote your trip around school
• PowerPoint presentation templates which you can tailor to your own needs
• Parents’ leaflets covering how NST manage safety, financial protection and details of our travel insurance
• Online parents’ video which showcases the benefits of taking a school trip

For selected destinations, we’ll provide a trip launch web page using video footage and imagery. This web page is provided by a weblink and can be shared with pupils and parents in many ways.

Risk assessment support including preview visits

Risk assessment plays a vitally important part in the planning and organisation on any school tour.

Our risk assessment guide aims to help you understand more about your obligations and how you can more effectively manage group safety on your next educational visit and provide you with risk assessments for your trip. 

Planning first school trip

Organising your first school trip can appear to be a daunting process.

If you're planning your first school trip, our guide will help to take you through each step of the planning process, answering frequently asked questions and providing tips and support along the way.

Our helpful guide covers the following:

• Choosing your destination
• Gaining approval from your Local Authority and/or your Head
• Promoting your tour in school
• Confirming your booking
• Tailor-make your tour
• Completing your risk assessments (including a sample risk assessment)
• Quick reference timeline
• Pre-tour checklist

View our essential guide to a successful school trip here.

Get live updates on your group's tour location

Locate My Trip uses GPS technology and is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your location whilst on tour. Specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers, NST will know where your group are 24/7. If your schedule needs to change, we’ll put plans in place to keep your tour on track. 

With Locate My Trip your group can also share photos and videos with the school and parents, via a secure link, to keep them updated on your experience whilst you’re away.

Watch our short Locate My Trip video here.

Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager

Save time and stay on track with your school trip admin with our online orgnaniser - designed to help busy teachers like you.

With My Tour Manager, you'll be able to download FREE resources and access trip paperwork online and in one place. Your personalised checklist details what you need to do and by when, plus you'll receive fortnightly reminders too.

What's more, you can take all your trip documents on the go whilst on your tour with our app, My Tour Manager-On-the-Go.

Find out more and watch out short My Tour Manager video here.

Free classroom resources

We've created a range of free geography resources and educational posters to brighten up your classroom!

Take a look at our downloadable posters here.

Brexit & your school trip

How will Brexit affect my school trip?

Following the end of the transition period there are several changes that will affect groups travelling with us to the EU.

For more information on these changes, visit our dedicated Brexit page here.

If you're travelling with NST and have any specific questions. please contact your Educational Travel Advisor.