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Trips to Paris for Hospitality & Catering Students

A college trip to Paris is one of the most popular destinations for Hospitality and Catering students, with the city brimming with character, style and culture.

The beautiful city boasts something to suit students of all interests, from stunning architecture that spans centuries, to some of the world’s most popular art galleries including The Louvre, home of thousands of famous pieces including Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, The Venus De Milo and Monet’s Water Lilies painting.

Paris is perfect for hospitality and catering students because as well as Paris’s array of cultural offerings, the capital city of France is renowned as a centre of gastronomy. Students will have the opportunity to experience first-hand Paris’s fresh food markets and artisan shops and cafes. 

Prices start from£269pp

Sample itinerary

Our sample itinerary provides you with an idea of the visits you can cover during your trip. We can tailor-make an itinerary to support your specific learning outcomes.

Morning Afternoon Evening
1 Eurostar travel from London & transfer to accommodation Seine River Cruise. Evening meal
2 The Gourmet Chocolate Museum Brasserie Mollard Eiffel tower. Evening meal
3 Bakery Le Grenier à Pain Transfer to Eurostar for return travel to the UK
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Morning Eurostar travel from London & transfer to accommodation
Afternoon
Evening Seine River Cruise. Evening meal
Morning The Gourmet Chocolate Museum
Afternoon Brasserie Mollard
Evening Eiffel tower. Evening meal
Morning Bakery Le Grenier à Pain
Afternoon Transfer to Eurostar for return travel to the UK
Evening

Price Shown includes

  • 2 nights' bed & breakfast accommodation
  • Executive coach transport from and to your college and throughout your stay
  • Services of an StudyLink Paris City Representative
  • Extensive group travel insurance
  • 1 in 10 free place ratio

 

The visits shown in the sample itinerary above are not included in your quoted price unless indicated. If you would like to add any of these activities to your quote price, please get in touch.

Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points and is subject to availability.


On-tour support

On-tour support includes...

  • Services of a StudyLink City Representative to provide a 24-hour assistance

Additional on-tour support available...

  • Pre-booked meals at great group prices
  • Pre-booked and pre-paid public transport tickets
  • Services of a Local Guide

Top visits for college groups in Paris

Bakery Le Grenier à Pain

Paris is the home of the baguette, that golden bread stick which is a real symbol of all things French. You are invited as part of a small, select group to step behind the counter of a typical beautiful French bakery, a boulangerie, into the kitchen to watch a demonstration by the master baker of how a perfect baguette is made. A baguette and croissant goodie bag will be available free of charge for you to take away at the end.

Brasserie Mollard

The Brasserie Mollard is one of Paris' most beautifully decorated restaurants. The Brasserie was built by E. Niermans, architect of the very famous Hotel Negresco in Nice, the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and the Moulin Rouge. Our guide will help you discover the hidden secrets behind this impressive decor and explain how the Restaurant works. 

Artisan French Bakery

French bread and the classic baguette have been staples of French cuisine for hundreds of years; and just as these breads have stood the test of time, so too has the tradition of bread-making and baking in France. We invite you to enter into the kitchen of a bakery to see for yourself the bakers in their element and how they work. You'll learn the bread-making traditions and the origins of some of France’s most iconic products, and you’ll get to see the bakers at work as they fill the shelves of the bakery with breads and pastries for hungry clients. To complete your hour-long visit, you’ll get to leave with a freshly-baked baguette and croissant to enjoy for later.

Musée Gourmand du Chocolat - Choco Story

Discover chocolate’s 4,000 years of history, and modern methods of making it too, then try some of the delicious products.

Gourmet Chocolate Museum

You will discover the secrets of chocolate and its 4000 years of history from the Olmecs to our civilization. Besides the historical aspect, modern techniques of the manufacture of chocolate are presented and you will discover the flavours of gourmet chocolate.

Seine River Boat Cruise

An enjoyable river cruise is a relaxing way to see the sights of Paris. Students also learn from the French (or English) commentary on their headsets.

Paris Montparnasse – Top of the City

This 196m tower has shorter queues than the Eiffel Tower and a fabulous view of Paris. The viewpoint tables clearly mark the city’s many famous monuments. There are also a number of audio-visual and interactive facilities to help build language skills and enhance their knowledge of Paris, as well as downloadable quizzes in English and French. 

Eiffel Tower

Paris’ best-known monument has outstanding city views, which on a clear day can stretch for 42 miles, giving the chance to pinpoint many landmarks. 

Montmartre & Sacré Coeur

Montmartre provides an opportunity for students to practise their language skills with its many street stalls and street artists, shops and cafés. Once a meeting place for artists in the late 19th and early 20th century, your group can also view artists painting portraits and caricatures for the tourists and enjoy a spectacular view of Paris from the steps of the Sacré Coeur.

Le Stade de France

Take your students behind-the-scenes of France’s premier stadium. Take a tour, in French or English, of the players’ tunnel, changing rooms, security facilities, pitch and photo museum. 

Guided Tour of Paris

A tailor-made coach tour of Paris that includes a dedicated French or English-speaking guide, who will help with pronunciation and knowledge of the many sights of Paris. One of our groups’ favourites is the evening tour of the Paris Illuminations. We can arrange walking tours too. 

Louvre Museum

Probably the most famous museum in the world and home to some of the finest collections of antiquities, sculpture and art. It is the ideal place for students to see the prominent role that art plays in French culture. The museum is also home to cafés and shops where students can practise language skills too. 

Disneyland® Paris

Both Disneyland® Park and Walt Disney Studios® Park provide a great environment for your students to work together, bond as a group and challenge their personal boundaries on their school trip to Disneyland Paris.

Disneyland® Park 
Explore five themed lands filled with Disney classic stories: adrenalin packed thrill rides such as Big Thunder Mountain, Disney classics like Pirates of the Caribbean and Dumbo the Flying Elephant and many opportunities to meet your favourite Disney characters. 

Walt Disney Studios® Park
Step through the Studio gates and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of movies, animation and television. Find out how Disney creates the magic and feel what it’s like to be star of stage and screen.

 

Parc Astérix

This typically French theme park is home to over 30 outside attractions, all based around the famous Astérix comic-strips. Parc Astérix is especially well known for its large variety of roller coasters, and incorporates rides and themes from historic ancient cultures such as the Romans and the Gauls. 

Parc Astérix also offers live shows and entertainment, animated figures, arts and crafts, reconstructions, a dolphin show, special effects, restaurants and shops. This is a great opportunity for students to interact at this French theme park.

Aquaboulevard Water Park

A large indoor aquatic park with wave pools, slides and a wide range of other leisure facilities. 

Palais de la Découverte (Palace of Discovery)

Participate in experiments led by scientists and visit rooms devoted to astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, maths and medicine.

Centre Pompidou

A must for students, the dramatic architecture of the museum holds a unique collection of 20th century art covering the principal movements. Study services include gallery tours and audio guided tours.

Château Versailles

Students can tour the Museum of French History where several historic events have taken place, including the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Your group will have the opportunity to view the magnificent architecture of the Château before exploring the impressive 250-acre gardens. 

Theatre in Paris - French play with English subtitles

Take a step inside a traditional Parisian theatre and spend an evening amongst the locals, at a French play with English subtitles. In the heart of Paris, see a play from one of a variety of genres; enjoy a classic love story, a modern French comedy or some musical theatre, all without missing a single word! From September 2018 - June 2019 groups can see Chicago Le Musical at Theatre Mogador.

French movie with English subtitles

Lost in Frenchlation's private screenings of French films with English subtitles, in a typical Parisian cinema, offers groups the opportunity to learn about French language, culture and style through one of the country's most well-renown arts! You can request movies relevant to the group's curriculum (subject to availability). If you want the perfect combination of entertainment and education, we look forward to seeing you at the cinema!

Guided Food Market Visit

Exclusive to StudyLink

Take a guided tour through one of the most famous food markets in Paris. Learn about how food is an integral part of French culture, visit a boulangerie for bread and a fromagerie to learn about cheese as well as organic fruit and vegetables.


Evening activites

  • Montparnasse tower
  • Eiffel tower
  • River cruise
  • Markets 
  • Bowling 

Study themes

  • Managing People & Organisations

  • Managing for Strategic Success in Tourism, Hospitality & Events