Geography School Trip to Bay of Naples Italy
5 Days from £800pp
based on 36 students and 4 free teacher places, Feb 2025 excluding school holiday peak dates
Your students will be wowed by the magnificent and menacing Mount Vesuvius, the largest volcano in mainland Europe and an extraordinary case study for what life is really like living in the shadow of a volcano.
The below geography trip itinerary to Naples is packed full of curriculum links including coastal processes, urban change, tectonic processes and landforms and hazards.
You’ll work with our dedicated team of Travel Specialists to create a bespoke itinerary that meets all of your needs and gives your students a trip that supports students learning and creates lifelong memories.
What's included
- Return flights to Naples from Gatwick
- Hold luggage for all passengers
- 4 nights' accommodation
- Half board basis (breakfast and evening meals)
- Guide and/or tour assistant on days 1 to 4
- All activities metioned in the itinerary; Naples Underground, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Valley of Hell trek, Pasta di Gragnano tour,Mills Valley Trek, Pertosa Limestone Caves and Tenuta Vannulo Buffalo Mozzarella Farm with Chocolate Tasting
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Day
1
Naples Underground Tour and Pompeii
After a short flight, you will arrive in Naples.
Take in the sights and sounds of the streets of Naples before heading underground to see the secrets of the city underground. The tunnels, built by various civilisations over the centuries, tell the city’s story.
Your guide will show you places of worship, catacombs, aqueducts, Greco-Roman businesses and other ancient passageways once used to cross the city.
After whetting your historical appetite, it will be time to visit one of Naples’ most famous attractions, Pompeii.
Students can visit the Roman ruins of Pompeii, a town frozen in time following the 79AD Vesuvius eruption. This UNESCO World Heritage Site illustrates the destruction volcanoes can cause.
Day
2
Mount Vesuvius, Valley of Hell Trek and Pasta di Gragnano Tour
After seeing Pompeii, you’ll journey to the summit of Vesuvius. You will make your way by bus to near the summit of the volcano followed by a short hike to the summit accompanied by your alpine guide.
Your young geographers will see solidified lava, pumice and tuff, and witness sulphur-emitting fumaroles inside the crater vent.
To continue your study of Mount Vesuvius your next activity is the Valley of Hell Trek.
Led by an experienced guide, you will trek through the valley between Mount Vesuvius and Mount Somma. This hike passes through pine forests and volcanic terrain, showing the impact of previous eruptions.
To end your day, head to Gragnano aka the ‘City of Macaroni’. Gragnano’s distinctive pasta was the first to be awarded with the EU’s Protected Geographical Indication status in 2013.
A visit here will help students contextualise how important this pasta is to the region. Of course, no visit here would be complete without tasting!
Day
3
Amalfi Coast including boat trip to Salerno
Travelling away from Naples, your group will drive the Amalfi Coastal Road, one of the world’s most spectacular highways.
Dotted with small picturesque settlements situated on steep, rocky cliffs, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, the Amalfi Coastal drive offers fantastic panoramic views and stunning examples of coastal erosion features.
Next, you’ll take a scenic boat journey along the Amalfi coast to Salerno with plenty of photo opportunities of the impressive cliffs.
During your visit to the historic city of Salerno, you’ll explore Salerno Cathedral and the Piazza della Liberta for a glimpse into its fascinating Roman history.
Day
4
Pertosa Limestone Caves and Buffalo Mozzarella Farm
Geography and geology students will be eager to start the day with a Pertosa Limestone Caves Tour.
Dramatic stalactites and stalagmites feature in the beautiful karst caves at Pertosa. Your guided visit includes a short boat trip on the buried lake created where the River Tanagro has dropped through the porous rock.
During your lunchtime stop at Paestum, you’ll explore the ruins of this ancient city dating back to the 6th century BC. Discovered 60 years ago, Paestum is home to some of the best-preserved temples and monuments of Magna Graecia.
Of course, on a school trip to Italy, one of the highlights will always be the food. Your students will learn how mozzarella cheese is produced at a buffalo dairy farm. The Tenuta Vannulo Buffalo Mozzarella Farm cheese is sustainably produced and they also produce other products including chocolate, which you will be able to taste at the end of the tour.
Day
5
Fly home
After one more night in your new home away from home it will be time to head home (after perhaps buying some pasta to take home at the airport!)
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