History Trip to Paris (The Holocaust & Occupation)

About this trip

This is a great cost-effective alternative to Krakow and Berlin for groups studying the Holocaust and WWII. The tour provides numerous opportunities for your students to experience sites and artefacts related to Occupied France, the Resistance and the Holocaust, giving unique insights and understanding of this poignant period in history. Please see the excursions tab for further details of the suggested visits.

Sample Itinerary

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Coach and Eurotunnel to Paris
Take a River Seine Cruise with Bateaux Parisiens on arrival
Check-in to your accommodation. Evening meal

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Visit the Memorial de la Shoah for a guided tour
Afternoon visit to the Memorial de Drancy for a guided tour
Gare de Deportation at Bobigny guided tour
Evening meal

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Tour Montparnasse
Visit Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin
Afternoon visit to Musée de la Resistance Nationale
Evening meal

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Check-out of your accommodation
Coach and Eurotunnel back to school

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Excursion Ideas

Business Studies

Tour Montparnasse

This is Paris' only skyscraper and the tallest building in France at 210 metres. You can visit the panoramic…

Art & Design

Boat Cruise – Bateaux Parisiens

One of the best and most relaxing ways to see the sights of Paris is to take a Seine…

History

Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin

The museum opened in 1994 as Musée Jean Moulin to commemorate Jean Moulin, a major figure of the French…

History

Musée de la Resistance Nationale

The Museum of the National Resistance of Champigny-sur-Marne presents the history of the French Resistance from its origins to…

History

The Shoah Memorial in Drancy

Built as a collective living space in the 1930s but never finished, the Cité de la Muette became an…

History

Memorial de la Shoah

This is the French Holocaust Museum located in central Paris. There is a permanent exhibition offering a chronological and…

Accommodation Options

Accommodation

European Campus Sainte Therese

Paris suburbs

Situated at Ozoir-la-Ferrière just 25km SE of Paris and 15 minutes' drive from Disneyland Paris. Set in 84 acres…

Accommodation

FUAJ Yves Robert

Paris centre

The FUAJ Yves Robert is a modern youth accommodation located in an eco-district close to Butte Montmartre and the…

Accommodation

Meininger Paris Porte de Vincennes

Porte de Vincennes

With metro connections to the city centre and Disneyland (via RER) this hotel offers a good standard of accommodation,…

Accommodation

Première Classe – Bussy St George

Paris suburbs

Located at Bussy St George, just 25 km from Paris and a short 10 minute walk to the nearest…

Accommodation

Reseda Hotel

Porte de Bagnolet (East of Paris)

Located within easy access of a metro station that will quickly take groups into the city centre, the Reseda…

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Résidence Internationale de Paris

Paris centre

A modern and simple youth accommodation situated in the 20th arrondissement of Paris near to the Paris Péripherique to…

Curriculum Links

KS4 (GCSE)
AQA: Germany 1890–1945: Democracy and Dictatorship
Edexcel: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1939
OCR: Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945

KS5 (A-Level)
AQA: Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918–1945
Edexcel: Germany and West Germany, 1918–1989
OCR: The Nazi State and its Control, 1933–1945 / The Holocaust / The French Resistance