s former teachers, we believe that travel is one of the best and most rewarding forms of education possible. Nevertheless, there are many potential obstacles to prevent learning on tour, so our tours are designed to eliminate these factors.

Potential problems can include:

1. Being too tired and not being given the time to absorb information.
   
2. Not including admissions to important sites or only offering some important excursions on tour as optional extras, which could exclude those students without the necessary funds.
   
3. Being overwhelmed by too much information imparted at any one time.
   
4. Overlooking basic concepts and explanations. A Gothic Cathedral means nothing to a student if Gothic is just an undefined concept.
   
5. Presenting information and visits with no reference to one unifying theme or chronological order.

Every Casterbridge Tour is tailored to combat and overcome these obstacles. We offer all of the following:

1. Well Planned Itineraries - We keep one night stays and long travel days to a minimum to spend more time off the bus and to enjoy a variety of activities. A well-planned tour will keep students interested and enthusiastic about what they are seeing and doing and their minds always open and receptive to information and the full cultural experience.
   
2. Excursions and Admissions Included - With Casterbridge, not only are all excursions included, but the expensive admission charges (usually an optional extra on other tours) are also included.
   
3. Education, Culture and Recreation - Each day with Casterbridge is a carefully planned combination of education, culture, free time and planned recreation. Students benefit from a variety of activities, keeping the mind fresh and offering diverse cultural experiences. Your guide will also be pleased to suggest interesting free-time and evening activities.
   
4. Sensitive, Thought Provoking and Interesting Tourguides - On our walking tours our guides focus on the historical and cultural aspects of most interest to your group and pitch the information to their level of knowledge. Your guide will also present basic thematic introductions to subjects relevant to the country you are visiting such as art and architecture, literature and language, customs and culture. On specialist study tours, we include a provision for local, expert guides to afford an even higher degree of specialist knowledge.
   
5. Thematic and Chronological Days - Logical and ordered learning can be accomplished by thematic and chronological itinerary planning. We aim, whenever possible, to provide thematic and chronologically arranged content on each day of the tour. Days dedicated to items such as 'Arthurian Legends' or 'The Normandy Invasion' or 'Impressionism' make for learning that can be both fascinating and fun!