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If you’re due to travel to Iceland in autumn 2013 and thought you had missed what experts were predicting to be the best time to see the Northern Lights in the last decade, then we have some exciting news for you! NASA’s original predication was that the peak of the Solar Maximum, and the best [...]
The A Level geography students from University College School embarked on a 5 day, 4 night trip to the spectacular island of Sicily. A popular choice for the school as this would be their third trip there with Rayburn Tours and for a group that consisted of human geography students and physical geography students it’s [...]
April 2013 saw the Geographical Association Annual Conference come to our home city of Derby and, for a fourth consecutive year, Rayburn Tours were proud to receive an award from the Association for their on tour Study Handbooks; this year it was for our brand new Sicily Study Handbook. The Sicily Study Handbook comprises a [...]
If you’re due to travel to Iceland in autumn 2013 and thought you had missed what experts were predicting to be the best time to see the Northern Lights in the last decade, then we have some exciting news for you! NASA’s original predication was that the peak of the Solar Maximum, and the best [...]
The A Level geography students from University College School embarked on a 5 day, 4 night trip to the spectacular island of Sicily. A popular choice for the school as this would be their third trip there with Rayburn Tours and for a group that consisted of human geography students and physical geography students it’s [...]
April 2013 saw the Geographical Association Annual Conference come to our home city of Derby and, for a fourth consecutive year, Rayburn Tours were proud to receive an award from the Association for their on tour Study Handbooks; this year it was for our brand new Sicily Study Handbook. The Sicily Study Handbook comprises a [...]
Iceland and New Zealand were considered the most welcoming countries towards foreign tourists in a ranking of 140 countries as published in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013. In the report the country’s travel industry was ranked in a number of different categories, including the attitude of the population towards foreign [...]
Upon returning from their language trip, all our groups are asked to complete a customer questionnaire; this provides them with the opportunity to rate the individual elements of their trip, such as travel, language schools, accommodation and excursions. Couple with this an overview of the service they received from their language tour consultant and coordinator, [...]
HOT OFF THE PRESS… The 2013/14 Geography Tours brochure! What can you expect to find in our new brochure? 9 awe-inspiring destinations: Choose from France, Iceland, Morocco, the Netherlands, Sicily, Sorrento, Spain, Switzerland or even South West USA. 2 unique two-centre tours: Combine Sicily and Sorrento or Sorrento and Rome. Multi Award-Winning Geography Study Handbooks: [...]
2014 to 2018 marks 100 years since World War I and this period provides a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your students to not only visit the Battlefields of Ypres and the Somme, but also play their part in creating a long-lasting legacy. In October 2012, Mr David Cameron said, “Our duty with these commemorations is [...]
How many of us can say we have our own private airline pilot? Well clearly the History Department at The Bishops’ High School can boast such an accolade since the current GCSE History students were flown to Berlin during their half term break by Chris Boothman, one of their very own former students. A past [...]
Iceland shouldn’t really “work” as a country! It is sub-arctic, remote, rocky, prone to earthquakes & volcanic eruptions, has 7 month long, hard winters, has brief, cool summers, has limited farmland and is home to mischievous trolls and ubiquitous elves. But, against all the odds, Iceland really does work! Iceland has enviable and sustainable fish [...]
As part of your Geography Trip to Morocco you could sleep amongst Saharan sand dunes, beneath a myriad of stars and constellations, in a Bedouin style tent encampment! New for 2013: Bivouac Tents in Morocco We are delighted to be able to offer an even fuller desert experience in the Zagora area. In addition to [...]
We wouldn’t want you to have to rely solely on our word so for the first time we publish the stats taken from our 2012 post-tour questionnaires. Tour Experience: 4.7/5 Customer Service: 4.7/5 Accommodation: 4.3/5 Transport: 4.3/5 Rayburn Tours Courier: 4.8/5 Field Study Tutor: 5/5 Study Handbooks: 4.6/5 99% said they would recommend us to a colleague. [...]
