Our history tours for schools are designed to help students develop an understanding and appreciation for the events that have shaped the modern world. Bringing the facts and figures to life, through first-hand experience increases motivation and engagement in a subject which is often translated back to the classroom on their return.
History is one of our most popular subject offerings and we have a great network of excursions and visits in France, Belgium and Poland to support the curriculum on World War One, World War Two, the Holocaust and European history.
A trip to any city in Europe is guaranteed to be filled with an abundance of history. With the many landmarks standing in memory and portrayal of the wars that have occurred in the past, and the additional array of museums, the majority of locations in Europe make ideal educational trips for history students. Depending on your requirements and the key stage of your group, our expert team will create a bespoke history trip with fully audited school-friendly accommodation, recommended guides and transport options. Get in touch with Voyager School Travel today!
Teach your students about life on the frontline in World War One with a history trip to the Somme or Ypres. Stay at a recommended Menin Gate Group accommodation centre in Ypres or base yourself at our own residential centre in Northern France, Hotel Moulin aux Draps, which is well located for visiting both the French memorials at Vimy Ridge and Thiepval, and the battlefields of Flanders and Passcendaele in Belgium.
For a truly immersive battlefields trip, we recommend our WW1 Experience Tour which includes free history learning resources and guided activities with our local French team. Based at our own residential centre in Northern France, the trip includes evening entertainment and the chance to make a handmade wreath for your group to lay as part of the moving Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate.
View our WW1 Western Front Experience Tour
Bring your students to explore the historic landing beaches first-hand for a greater insight into the monumental events that took place on D-Day in 1944. Normandy has a great selection of historic sites and as Normandy specialists, we have a great network of school accommodations, including our own residential centres in Lower Normandy. Our local experts will create a memorable itinerary where your learners can learn first-hand about Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, one of the most pivotal moments of World War II.
View our school tours of the D-Day Landings
A trip to Krakow is the perfect way to enhance your students’ knowledge and understanding of the holocaust. A guided visit to Auschwitz will be an educational and eye-opening experience for all, giving your students an unforgettable understanding of the atrocities that took place there. To lighten the mood for the rest of the trip, have a wander around the old square to admire Krakow’s array of beautiful architecture. Krakow is home to one of Europe's most magnificent and magical buildings, which are also filled with a lot of history.
View our Krakow & Auschwitz School Trips
Our educational experts can also create bespoke itineraries to Washington to support students of American History & Politics.
Get in touch with Voyager School Travel to discuss any of these options and work out which one may be best for you and your students. Our expert team will be able to give any required guidance and will be more than happy to create a bespoke itinerary and quote for you.
WWI battlefields experience to Belgium & French Western Front
Immersive tour of historic battlefieds of Belgium & Northern France staying at Voyager's Moulin centre. Instructor-led activities & workbook included.
WWI history trip to the Somme Battlefields, Northern France
Bespoke WW1 history tours of the battlefields of the Somme, staying at our 3* Moulin aux Draps residential centre in Northern France
WWI history school trip to Ypres & the Belgium Battlefields
Visit key battlefields & memorials on this WW1 history tour to Belgium, staying at approved accommodation in Ypres
D-Day & WWII history school trip to Normandy
WWII history tour of Normandy to see important D-day landing sites first hand
Cross-curricular school trip to Berlin
We'll help you make your trip to the German capital a hit with students
WWII history school trip to Auschwitz & Kraków
Uncover the societal and cultural effects of WWII and the Holocaust
History & politics school trip to Washington, D.C.
Uncover the politics and history at the heart of the buzzing US capital
If you were to throw a dart at a map of Europe and decide to take a school tour to that country, the one thing you could study and guarantee finding value in would be its history. Our most popular European school trips for history students include the D-Day landing beaches of Normandy and the WW1 battlefields of the Somme in France and Ypres in Belgium. Further east, Berlin and Auschwitz offer an important insight into WW2 and the Holocaust.
What ever era or topic your class is studying, we can help bring it to life with a bespoke history trip. Talk to one of our destination experts to organise a tailored itinerary to match your teaching objectives. All our foreign history packages offer fully audited and named accommodation, trusted guides and recommended travel options to suit your school group.
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