Christmas Markets tour to Cologne by coach: 3 days, 2 nights
Your Christmas Markets tour to Cologne will immerse your students in German Christmas traditions and is a wonderful opportunity for cross-curricular learning.
Suggested itinerary
Day one
- Depart from school by coach
- Connect with channel crossing
- Arrive at accommodation
Day two
- Explore a choice of Christmas markets
- Possibilities include Koblenz (Rhine), Cochem (Moselle), Cologne, and Aachen
Day three
- Depart accommodation
- Explore Cologne on foot
- Connect with channel crossing
- Arrive back in the UK
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Excursion Ideas
Cologne
Subject range: MFL, Cultural
What you’ll experience: Cologne is Germany’s fourth-largest city and is located on both sides of the Rhine River. There is much to see and we would recommend a walking tour of the city’s famous and beautiful Gothic Cathedral and the charming historical Old Town. Many sights are concentrated within a square kilometre of the Cathedral, the town hall and the old town with the Romanesque church of Groß St. Martin. Explore the narrow, cobble-stoned alleys of the Old Town and the busy squares like the Roncalliplatz, the Heumarkt or the Alter Markt.
Select says: You can also discover many monuments and fountains in Cologne’s Old Town, including the Heinzelmännchen fountain, home of the Cologne elves who legend says did all the work for the people of Cologne during the night, so that they could be lazy during the day.
Christmas Markets trip to Cologne by coach: 3 days, 2 nights Accommodation
A&O Koln Neumarkt
Location: Cologne
Capacity: 550
Located 2km from the city centre with shops within walking distance.
Rooms: Rooms: All rooms have en-suite facilities.
Facilities: Facilities: Breakfast room, 24 hour reception, Free Wi-Fi, table football and billiards.
JH Köln-Deutz
Location: Cologne
Capacity: 506
A centrally located hotel within the city, modern, comfortable but still favourable accommodation, is absolutely right with us. The rooms are bright and optimally equipped.
Rooms: 6 six-bed rooms, 72 four-bed rooms, 71 double-bed rooms, 8 family rooms, 8 accessible rooms
Facilities: 8 conference rooms, bistro, communal room with large screen TV, laundrette
Links to Learning
Learning areas:
Why not link your tour to your school PSHE planning? Areas covered could include: gaining self-confidence and independence; working together and making new friends; trying new activities; take increasing responsibility for themselves.
For KS3/4 how about linking to the Citizenship curriculum: to enable them to manage their money on a day-to-day basis.
For KS2 Foreign Language: listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding; engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; develop accurate pronunciation and intonation; broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words.
KS3/4 Modern foreign language: develop and use a wide-ranging and deepening vocabulary that goes beyond their immediate needs and interests; listen to a variety of forms of spoken language to obtain information and respond appropriately; initiate and develop conversations, coping with unfamiliar language and unexpected responses, making use of important social conventions such as formal modes of address; speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.
Select Extras:
There are some fantastic video clips available here including situations such as following directions to the market:
