s Casterbridge was established by teachers, we are acutely aware of our academic heritage. After 20 years of operating and researching tours for teachers and their students in all academic disciplines, we have unparalleled expertise in all areas of the curriculum. Find below a listing of some of our areas of specialisation and the many options available to your school groups worldwide:

Activity - Trekking: Canada, Central Sahara, France, Nepal, Peru, Switzerland

Ancient History: China, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Turkey

Art/Art History: Canada, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, USA

General Studies: Australia, Canada, Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands, New Zealand, South Africa, USA

History: Cuba, Eastern Europe, Russia, USA, Vietnam

Music - Concert Tours: Australia, China, Czech Republic, Japan, Poland, South Africa

Religious Instruction: Greece, Israel, Jordan, Turkey

Sports - cricket, hockey, netball, soccer, rugby: Australia, Canada, Cuba, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, USA

Student Tours by Destination

Africa - Botswana, Central Sahara, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania

Asia - China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Australasia - Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

Europe - Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey

North America - Canada, Mexico, USA

South & Central America - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru

SPORTS - We can arrange Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rugby or Soccer Tours. We try to balance playing a game with 'Behind the Scenes' visits and coaching sessions.

The tours listed are just a small sample of the itineraries we can offer. Overnights are shown in { }. (Day excursions are in parentheses.)

We will also be pleased to provide a customised itinerary to meet your particular requirements.

Call 01935 810810 for detailed day-by-day itineraries and costs for your group's proposed dates and preferred services.

AUSTRALIA - Guaranteed 6 Cricket, Hockey, Netball or Rugby Matches
20 Days - Student Costs from £1799
Sydney {5} - Blue Mountains - Megalong {2} - Hartley - Sydney {1} - Canberra {3} - Melbourne {2} (Phillip Island; Healesville Sanctuary) - Ballarat {1} - Melbourne {2}

BARBADOS - Guaranteed 3 Cricket, Hockey or Netball Matches
9 Days - Student Costs from £799
Bridgetown {7} (7 Wonders of Barbados tour; sailing)

CANADA - EAST COAST - Guaranteed 4 Rugby Matches
10 Days - Student Costs from £850
Toronto {2} (Niagara Falls) - Huntsville {1} - Algonquin - Provincial Park - Ottawa {1} - Trenifient {1} - Ste Foy {2} (Quebec City) - Montreal {1} - Toronto

CANADA - WEST COAST - Guaranteed 4 Rugby Matches
13 Days - Student Costs from £1299
Vancouver {4} - Vancouver Island {4} - Vancouver {3}

CUBA - Guaranteed 4 Soccer Matches
13 Days - Student Costs from £1199
Havana {3} - Playa Giron {1} - Cienfugos {2} - Trinidad {2} - Los Ingenios Valley - Sancti Spiritus {1} - Santa Clara - Havana {2}

INDIA - Guaranteed 5 Cricket Matches
16 Days - Student Costs from £1199
Delhi - {3} - Agra {1} - Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur {3} (Amber Fort) - Delhi {2} - Overnight Train {1} - Calcutta {4}

ITALY - Guaranteed 4 Basketball, Rugby or Soccer Matches
8 days - Student Costs from £749
Milan - Lake Garda {7} (Parma; Padua; Treviso) - Milan

NEW ZEALAND - Guaranteed 5 Cricket, Netball, Hockey or Rugby Matches
23 Days - Student Costs from £1899
Auckland {3} (Coaching Clinic) - Waitomo - Rotorua {3} - Taupo {1} - Wellington {2} - Picton - Kaikoura {1} - Christchurch {2} - Fox Glacier {1} - Queenstown {4} (Milford Sound) - Mount Cook {1} - Hanmer Springs {1} - Christchurch {1}

SRI LANKA - Guaranteed 5 Cricket Matches
17 Days - Student Costs from £1245
Colombo {3} - Pinnawela - Sigiriya {1} - Dambulla - Kandy {2} - Nuwara Eliya {1} - Galle {2} - Wadduwa {3} - Colombo {2}

USA - EAST COAST - Guaranteed 3 Hockey, Netball or Soccer Matches
10 Days - Student Costs from £899
New York {4} - Newport - Boston {4} (Lincoln, Concorde)

ART - Begin at Monet's home and garden at Giverny and conclude in Van Gogh's Provence, as we travel "In The Footsteps Of The Impressionists" and re-discover the landscapes that inspired these great masters.

CLASSICS - As well as major cities like Rome and Athens, visit some of the lesser-known sites of antiquity on our 'Classical Civilisations' programmes to Egypt, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

DRAMA TOURS - Perform and participate in workshops and behind-the-scenes visits or just enjoy seeing the very finest theatre and dance companies perform in New York City. Our Theatre Tours to New York are designed as a total experience for those groups with a genuine interest in drama and the theatre.

HISTORY - Thematic itineraries range from 'American Heritage' through to 'World War Battlefields' and 'Democracy and The Fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe.'

LANGUAGES - Teachers can consolidate a year's work by combining a touring itinerary with one of our Homestay or Language Course Programmes in France, Spain, Germany or Italy.

MUSIC - Casterbridge specialises in Concert Tours for Choirs and Bands and can arrange performances in all of the most prestigious European venues, as well as joint concerts and participation in festivals or competitions worldwide.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES - We can offer Religious Heritage and Pilgrimage Tours in our worldwide destinations for all denominations or study programmes.

SPORTS - We can arrange Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rugby or Soccer Tours. We try to balance playing a game with 'Behind the Scenes' visits and coaching sessions.

THEMATIC STUDY TOURS FOR COLLEGES - For college groups in the past, Casterbridge has operated programmes for archaeology departments, legal courses, fashion, interior design and business studies.