STS School Travel Service Limited Tel: Fax: /05/2010 CANTABRIA, SANTANDER - SPAIN SPROWSTON HIGH SCHOOL

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1 STS School Travel Service Limited Tel: Fax: /05/2010 CANTABRIA, SANTANDER - SPAIN SPROWSTON HIGH SCHOOL Outbound Date : Sunday 20 th June 2010 Inbound Date : Saturday 26 th June 2010 Sprowston High School Cannerby Lane Sprowston Norwich Norfolk NR7 8NE School Telephone : Party Leader: Ms Nicola Young Accompanying Members of Staff: Mr. Graham Marrison & Mrs. Karen Dawson. Tour Code for STS: QCS10417 Booking Reference No. : L01435 Party Composition : 11 Boys 20 Girls 1 male adult, 2 female adults 2 drivers Total: 36 Emergency School Contact during school hours: Hotel Telephone : Emergency Mobile No outside school hours: Emergency Contact (STS): Duty Officer Daytime Telephone: Insurance cover with: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (Please see attached insurance details)

2 Transport Arrangements COACH Pc Coaches 17 Crofton Road Lincoln LN3 4NL Telephone : +44 (0) Fax : +44 (0) Out of Hours : Vehicle Specification : Full Specification Coach The coach will be available in resort, subject to EU driving regulations. Please see Travel Notes regarding seat belt and emergency exit regulations for travel by coach Sunday 20/06/2010 Depart: 11:30. Outbound Channel Crossing : P&O FERRIES DOVER Tel: Booking Reference : You must arrive at DOVER at least 1 hour prior to the scheduled departure time. 20/06/2010 Depart: DOVER 17:30 Arrive: CALAIS: 20:00 To obtain your P&O Ferry ticket your driver will quote the booking reference number/s quoted above when you arrive at the check-in booth. Inbound Channel Crossing : P&O FERRIES Booking Reference : /06/2010 Depart : CALAIS 09:25 Arrive : DOVER 09:55 26/06/2010 Arrive: 15:00 : SCHOOL

3 Hotel Arrangements Arrive: 21/06/ :00 Depart: 25/06/2010: 14:30 HOTEL DON DIEGO/ HOTEL SANDRA (opposite each other in the same location) SUANCES AVENIDA JOSÉ ANTONIO Board Basis: Half Board 76, SUANCES CANTABRIA SPAIN First Meal: Evening Meal Last Meal: Breakfast ITINERARY Sunday, 20/06/2010: 11:30 Depart For Spain Meet your coach outside school, load on your luggage and depart for Spain. 16:30 Check In at Port. Check in for your channel crossing. Please note that groups must check in one hour prior to departure. Reference: Monday, 21/06/ :00 Arrive at your Hotel and check in. Coach due to EU driver's regulations your coach will not be available for use for the rest of the day. Afternoon At Leisure: 19:30 Evening Meal At Your Hotel Evening meal at your Hotel.

4 Tuesday, 22/06/ :30 Breakfast At Your Hotel 08:30 Depart For Comillas (Stop en route in Santillana to meet your guide) Today you have a half day guided tour of Comillas and Santillana del Mar. You will start the guided tour at and this will end at Contact: Viatges TravelTec Tourist Services Tel: :30 Depart For Santillana Del Mar. 11:00 Santillana Del Mar Guided tour.the tour will end at Afternoon.Tuesday, 22/06/ :30 Depart For Bilbao. 14:30 Bilbao Spend some time at leisure in Bilbao. Perhaps do some sightseeing, shopping or visit the Gugenheim museum. 17:00 Return To Your Hotel. 20:00 Evening Meal At Your Hotel Evening meal at your Hotel. Wednesday, 23/06/ :30 Breakfast At Your Hotel. 08:30 Depart For San Vicente De La Barquera and Picos de Europa *You will meet your guide at TBA at XX* Today you have included a full days guide for San Vicente de la Barquera and Picos de Europa. The guide has been arranged by Viatges TravelTec Tourist Services Tel:

5 Wednesday, 23/06/ :00 San Vicente De La Barquera guided tour. 11:45 Depart For Picos De Europa. 13:15 Picos De Europa. Kindly note: Other than the guide, STS have made no reservations. At Fuente De there is a cable car to the Mirador del Cable (1800 meters) offering spectacular views. (pay on arrival) 16:30 Return To Your Hotel. 20:00 Evening Meal At Your Hotel. Thursday, 24/06/ :30 Breakfast At Your Hotel Have breakfast at your hotel. 08:30 Depart For Santander. Today you have included a half day's guide to Santander included and then in the afternoon you have a visit to the Cabarceno Natural Park with a workshop. Your guide will meet you and stay with you until Thursday, 24/06/ :30 Santander guided visit. Your guide will stay with you until The guide has been arranged by Viatges TravelTec Tourist Services Tel: :30 Depart For Cabarceno Board your coach and depart for Cabarceno Natural Park. 14:30 Cabarceno Nature Reserve You have included entry and a half an hour workshop. (Viatges Travel Tec) 17:30 Return To Your Hotel. 20:00 Evening Meal At Your Hotel Evening meal at your Hotel.

6 Friday, 25/06/ :00 Breakfast At Your Hotel. 09:00 After breakfast check out of your rooms, store your luggage in the room provided and do final room checks to ensure no belongings are left behind. All passengers MUST have their passports!! Coach Due to EU driver's regulations your coach will not be available for use until you depart for school later today. Morning At Leisure Spend the morning at leisure in resort. 14:30 Depart For School Load your luggage on your coach, and depart for School. Saturday, 26/06/ :25 Check In At Port Check in for your channel crossing. Reference: :00 Estimated time of arrival back at School. Travel Notes If we are delayed on your outward journey, we will telephone ahead to your hotel to inform them of your late arrival. Dietary Requirements and Medical Conditions STS will advise relevant suppliers of the group s dietary requirements, allergies and medical conditions. Although some hotels may provide towels and soap can you please remind each member of your party to take a towel and soap. Entrance fees (unless otherwise stated) are not included in your tour. We advise you to pay in local currency as many establishments do not accept credit cards / cheques. Seat belts will be available for all passengers on British Coaches and should be worn at all times for safety reasons. This is also a legal requirement in many countries including France. If you feel your coach driver has performed his/her duties well it is customary to offer a gratuity. This is entirely at your discretion. Drinks with meals other than breakfast are not included. Whilst some hotels will provide water on the table this cannot be guaranteed. Some hotels will expect clients to purchase soft drinks and mineral water at meal times. Please do not consume drinks purchased from outside your accommodation. Thank you for travelling with STS and on behalf of all the staff may we wish you a thoroughly enjoyable school tour.

7 Cantabria The Cantabrian coast stretches from Castro Urdiales to San Vicente de la Barquera and has numerous sandy beaches, bays and headlands. Santander and Comillas are favoured by the Spanish. The region has not been spoilt by mass tourism and it is reputedly in Cantabria that the Spanish language is most purely spoken. The hinterland is rich farmland and the area has a number of prehistoric caves. Comillas Comillas combines popular architectural tradition represented by the Old Square and parish church. Four buildings preside over the town First, the Neo Gothic Palacio de Sobrellano residence of the marquis of Comillas. Next to the palace is the richly decorated villa known as El Capricho created by Antonia Gaudi, Third is the cemetary with interesting modernis mausoleums and last of all, the monumental Pontifical University.

8 Santillana del Mar. Santillana del Mar. Described as a museum of architecture many of the Buildings are listed as national monuments. The town grew around an ancient monastery housing the relics of St Juliana and was a place of pilgrimage. The town has fine merchants houses from the 15th-17th Century and many display traditional crests or coats of arms. The Plaza de Ramon Pelayo is surrounded by splendid historic buildings. Bilbao Bilbao is the capital of the Basque province of Vizcaya and is an important industrial town. The old town dating from the 14th century stands on the opposite side of the river Nervion to the new town. Bilbao has a changing image in recent years with a new metro system, modern riverside, architectural development and now the European base for the Guggenheim modern art collection.

9 San Vicente de la Barquera An old fishermen's refuge, San Vicente de la Barquera offers one of the most picturesque sights on the Cantabrian coast, with its beaches, the old village and the exceptional backdrop of the snow-capped mountains of the Picos de Europa. This National Park has some spectacular mountain scenery. The highest peaks are always snow-capped. Drive along the valley of the river Deva stopping at the pretty village of Potes and continue to Fuente de. Santander Regional capital, industrial centre and port, Santander is also a popular resort. The centre of town was destroyed by a tornado in 1941 and has been rebuilt to a town plan incorporating low level development, gardens and promenades. The Cathedral was rebuilt in gothic style, its 12th century crypt can also be visited..

10 Cabarceno Natural Park. Situated 11km south of Santander at El Astillero a former iron mine which was worked from Roman times has now become part of an environmental project which includes an international game park. Suances Hotel Don Diego Suances beach

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