Geography & Environmental Science University Tour to Almeria

After boarding a daytime flight to Malaga, the group was met by our coach provider for transportation for their accommodation.

Staying at the The Torreluz Centro, the group was based in the heart of Almería and within walking distance of the Alcazaba, Cathedral and town hall. 

Free time was scheduled in the evening for students to explore the nearby area and taste the local cuisine. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Rodalquilar and Sorbas, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion. 

Rodalquilar is a small village located within the Cabo de Gata National Park, home to a former gold mine and a botanic garden of autoctonas species. 

Sorbas provides students with one of the best examples of a karst formation in Spain, this geological jewel has many caves which students can traverse and study stalactites, stalagmites and gypsum crystals of different colours and forms. 

Meeting room arranged at the hotel in the evening for the group to re-cap on the day’s events. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Tabernas & Tahal, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion.

Tabernas is a municipality sitting the on the edge of the iconic Tabernas Desert, the filming location for many feature films and TV series because of its vast lunar landscape. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, a charming old church, and a refurbished municipal theatre.

Tahal offers a collection of intense white houses against a backdrop of traditional Mediterranean almond trees and holm oaks on a mountain slope for students to observe.

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Mini-Hollywood, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion.

Mini Hollywood is a Spanish Western-styled theme park near the town of Tabernas, with a catalogue over 100 films shot in its location. This modern-day West World offer authentic Western entertainment including daily shootouts, mock bank raids and animal interaction.

Students can enjoy re-enacting some of their favourite scenes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly whilst comparing how reality differs against text books.

Meeting room arranged at the hotel in the evening for the group to re-cap on the day’s events. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Fort Bravo Cinema & Studios, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion.

Fort Bravo is the most important cinema studio in Europe, where most Wild West movies have been shot. The sun-baked scrubland with dusty dirt tracks makes it the ideal location for students to explore the landscape without having to travel to remote destinations round the world.

Students can analyse the tourism benefits Fort Bravo has brought to this quiet town in Almeria.

Meeting room arranged at the hotel in the evening for the group to re-cap on the day’s events. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Mini-Hollywood, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion.

Mini Hollywood is a Spanish Western-styled theme park near the town of Tabernas, with a catalogue over 100 films shot in its location. This modern-day West World offer authentic Western entertainment including daily shootouts, mock bank raids and animal interaction.

Students can enjoy re-enacting some of their favourite scenes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Lawrence of Arabia, or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Meeting room arranged at the hotel in the evening for the group to re-cap on the day’s events. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, group then travelled by coach to Mini-Hollywood, coach on-hand all day for the group to use at their discretion.

Mini Hollywood is a Spanish Western-styled theme park near the town of Tabernas, with a catalogue over 100 films shot in its location. This modern-day West World offer authentic Western entertainment including daily shootouts, mock bank raids and animal interaction.

Students can enjoy re-enacting some of their favourite scenes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Lawrence of Arabia, or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Meeting room arranged at the hotel in the evening for the group to re-cap on the day’s events. 

Continental breakfast served at the hotel, the group were met by our coach provider at their accommodation and travelled to Malaga airport, arriving at London Gatwick mid-afternoon.