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Cultural trip to Toulouse & Carcassonne

Toulouse is one of Europe's most dynamic cities — home to Airbus, laced with rose-brick architecture, and sitting at the edge of Cathar country. A trip that turns abstract ideas about science, history and European industry into something students can see, walk through and question for themselves.

France 5 days / 4 nights Ages 13–15
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Group size
15 to 70 pupils
Ages
Ages 13–15
Season
All year

Toulouse & Carcassonne with your class

Students explore the 'Pink City' on a guided tour before going behind the scenes at the Aeroscopia aviation museum and the Airbus A350 assembly line. A cruise along the UNESCO-listed Canal du Midi and a city escape game round out the urban programme, before a full-day excursion to the medieval walled city of Carcassonne for a guided tour and the Carca'GAME team rally.

On the Move is the officially accredited school trips provider for the European Schools in Belgium — every trip has a dedicated project manager with 24/7 emergency support.

School trip to Toulouse and Carcassonne — Airbus factory, Cité de Carcassonne and Canal du Midi

Trip highlights

01 Airbus factory & Aeroscopia

A guided tour of the Airbus A350 assembly line and the Aeroscopia aviation museum — one of the most compelling behind-the-scenes industrial visits available anywhere in Europe

02 Cité de Carcassonne

A guided tour of one of Europe's best-preserved medieval walled cities, followed by the Carca'GAME — an interactive team rally through the citadel's towers, drawbridges and ramparts

03 Canal du Midi cruise & escape game

A cruise along the UNESCO-listed Canal du Midi through Toulouse's plane-tree tunnels, followed by a team escape game through the city's rose-brick streets

Curriculum links

History medieval fortifications, Cathar country — Cité de Carcassonne
Geography southern France, Canal du Midi UNESCO waterway, the Pyrenean foothills
French Language French immersion throughout — Toulouse, Carcassonne, real-world French in action
Science & Technology aerospace engineering — Airbus A350 assembly line and Aeroscopia aviation museum
Citizenship European industry, cross-border collaboration — Airbus as a European project

Practical information

TransportTravel arranged to suit your school's location
AccommodationCentrally located budget hotel near the city centre in Toulouse
  • Local currency is Euro (€); spending money recommended for meals and souvenirs
  • Comfortable walking shoes essential; cobbled streets in Carcassonne
  • Sun protection and water recommended in warmer months
  • On the Move is the officially accredited school trips provider for the European Schools in Belgium; every trip has a dedicated project manager with 24/7 emergency support

A day by day

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Day 1
Arrival & Guided City Tour of Toulouse — Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon guided walking tour of Toulouse's rose-brick streets and historic centre. Dinner nearby.
2
Day 2
Aeroscopia, Airbus & Canal du Midi — Morning at the Aeroscopia aviation museum and Airbus A350 assembly line. Lunch at Airbus. Afternoon Canal du Midi cruise, then a city escape game in teams.
3
Day 3
Full Day in Carcassonne — Coach to the medieval Cité de Carcassonne. Morning guided tour, lunch in the citadel, afternoon Carca'GAME rally through the ramparts.
4
Day 4
Free Time & Leisurely Toulouse — Morning free time in the city. Afternoon at leisure. Farewell dinner.
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Day 5
Departure — Transfer for the return journey home.

✏️ This is an example timetable — we can adapt the destination, programme, duration and budget to suit your group.

Students come home with…

  • A sense of how history and innovation coexist in one region — from medieval fortifications to cutting-edge aircraft manufacturing
  • Real-world French in action across five days of immersion

In pictures

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Return travel, central accommodation, all entries and guided visits, supervision, insurance and your On the Move coordinator.

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