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Belgian Coast

Belgian Explorer
6 Days (2 nights on board ship, 3 nights Belgian Coast)

  • Coach ex school to remain with you on tour
  • Return sailings Belfast/Stranraer with Stena Line
  • Two overnights sailings on P&O North Sea Ferries Hull/Rotterdam or Zeebrugge - including cabins
  • Three nights full board accommodation in Belgian Coast Hotel

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1
Depart school by coach and travel to Belfast Harbour for sailing to Stranraer, then continue by coach to Hull for your overnight crossing to Rotterdam or Zeebrugge

Day 2
0800 hours arrive Rotterdam or Zeebrugge then continue by coach to Brussels for a full day visit. Spend the morning at the Grand’ Place and visit the oldest citizen the Mannekin Pis. Followed by visits to Bruparck where you may like to visit Mini-Europe
or take a swim in Oceade waterpark. Continue to hotel for check in and dinner. Three nights in hotel.

Day 3
Full day coach excursion - you may like to spend a full day at one of Belgium’s theme parks for example Plopsaland which is popular with younger children or Six Flags Wavre might appeal to teenager groups.

Day 4
Visit Brugge to see the Chocolate Museum and take a Canal Cruise.

Day 5
Morning excursion to nearby Ostend where you can visit the shops or the beach, weather permitting. Some time for last minute shopping before returning to Zeebrugge/Rotterdam where your overnight sailing departs at 1900 hours. Depart
Zeebrugge/Rotterdam for your sailing to Hull

Day 6
0800 hours Arrive Hull and continue by coach to Stranraer. Sailing from Stranraer to Belfast with Stena Line.

Other possible excursions

  • Ghent Dungeon & Folklore Museum
  • Ypres or Somme visits
  • Netherlands
  • Sluis & De Brak Windmill
  • Miniature Walcheren
  • Bellewaerde Theme Park
  • Bruges Lace Museum
  • Bruges Chocolate World
  • Brussels European Commission
  • Antwerp Reubens Museum & Zoo
  • Seaside resorts of Ostend, Blankenberge and Bredene
  • Maritime Museum Ostend

Belgian Accommodation

We work with a variety of hotels on the Belgian coast including the Duin Hotel, Hotel Cosmopolite, Hotel Regina, Carlton Hotel etc. These hotels can also be used for battlefield tours - or we can arrange alternative accommodation at youth
accommodation centres including the Kosmos in Westouter.

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