Primary language & cultural tour to Opal Coast by coach: 3 days, 2 nights

'Hunt Fun' treasure hunts are a great fun way to get your students out and about and exploring a town whilst on your tour, learning so much along the way. The treasure hunts will guide you past historical buildings, statues and monuments encouraging problem solving, team work, navigation skills and much more. Your treasure hunt packs contains treasure hunt booklets to complete. 

A treasure hunt will normally last about 2 hours but could be made longer by incorporating a lunch stop or another local visit. Available for selected towns within Belgium and France - speak to one of our travel advisors for further details.

The markets in the Opal Coast are fabulous places for students to see and sample the diversity of local produce and traditions, and to experience a colourful, lively French atmosphere. It's a great chance to try out their language skills! 

Possibilities include Arras, Berck sur Mer and Boulogne sur Mer.

Saint Jospeh Village is a reconstruction of a traditional 1900 traditional French village. A great opportunity for pupils to experience some historic French culture. 

The village includes a school, a blacksmith and a windmill.

See how the caramels are produced and learn about the process. The company has revived the production of caramel in Isigny sur Mer and produces 300 tons of caramel per year. The company continues to grow while preserving the craftsmanship.

Don't miss the sample tasting! Tours are in French so ensure you have a basic understanding or you have a French speaker with you. Still worth a visit though.

What you’ll see: From mid-April to October, Fabienne and Sylvain welcome you to share their passion and make you discover the life of the snail from birth to plate. The visit includes: a tour of the farm park, snails, a slideshow and tasting. Find out more here.

A great way for students to be adventurous in trying the delicacies of another culture. The farm visits take place by appointment from 20 to 45 people.

Amusement and animal park set in 30 hectares of beautiful parkland between Berck and Le Touquet. The 43 attractions at this well-established traditional family park (first opened 1955) includes many white knuckle rides and breath-taking experiences, with new additions each year.

The park suits an age range of 9 – 14 perfectly.

Le Fond des Communes is a cheese farm where your students will discover a traditional French process of turning fresh goat's milk into cheese.

Students will be able to visit the storage cellars and have a tasting.

Down the stairs by the side of the garage, tempting smells welcome you to a world of chocolate. You walk through a small chocolate shop into a basement chocolate factory. After the demonstration and tasting, you go back through the shop so that students can buy some more to take home if they choose.

This is one of the only chocolate factories in France that makes its chocolate directly from cocoa beans.

In this traditional confisserie, students will learn what ingredients are used to make different sweets such as fruit drops and jellies, truffles, marzipan and lollipops. There is a demonstration and tasting.

A quick visit to the shop after the tour is always popular with students so ensure you leave a bit of time!

This is a traditional family-run bakery where students can watch a baker working in the original part of the bakery and then visit the modern part where they can see croissants being made.

You will also be able to sample fresh baguettes and croissants!

A cosmopolitan choice of shops from around Europe in one huge space (59,000 square metres). The complex is also home to Carrefour hypermarket, ideal for general shopping and to see French produce.

A really good opportunity for students to put their language skills into place.