George's marvellous Morocco!

It's a little chilly here in England today and so to brighten us all up we thought we would take a trip down memory lane with George, one of our Group Sales team as he talks of his (warmer) travelling days!

'Having started with the company 10 years ago as a young work experience boy I have grown not only with the company but grown to love the industry and the amazing programmes we are able to provide to students from all over the world each year.

From my work experience placement, I went on to be an activity instructor, a senior instructor, then running a number of our activity centres for 4 years as a centre manager and then finally moving on up into our head office as a Group Sales Executive.  Throughout my time with Xplore I have had the opportunity to travel around the world on both a personal level and a company level. From taking schools on sports tours to Italy, France and Portugal to travelling around South Africa.

For now I would like to take you through a 3 week trip around Morocco.

We started out in Marakesh just before New Year’s eve. As New years is not vastly celebrated in Morocco it was a pretty quiet evening. However there was a lot of excitement about being able to experience the famous Marrakesh souk. It is a large outdoor and indoor market selling pretty much anything you can think of from carpets to spices, jewellery to lamps! An experience for sure with street artists, snake charmers, and so many sights, sounds and smells! I came away with spices and herbs and memories of a very fun few days. 

We headed down to the desert for a camel trek across the sand dunes. We spent the night in the dunes eating a famous Moroccan tagine made by our guide. It was a cold night but was worth it being able to see both an amazing sunset and sunrise.

Following our desert trek we headed across the country to Essaouira a seaside town on the west coast of Morocco. This was the final part of our trip and a chance to relax on the beach, do some sightseeing, enjoy the sunshine and play some football against the locals.

All in all a country I would recommend to anyone. Especially if you want to practice your French skills. Watch this space for more adventures in other destinations around the world!'

Introducing Bredon

Welcome to Bredon, Xplore's newest centre in England offering language and group travel programmes. 

Bredon is a beautiful centre situated in 84 acres of grounds on the borders of rural Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Operating during the summer and at Easter, this centre offers a range of adventure activities and sports. Facilities include a sports hall, outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis courts, sports fields including rugby and football pitches, meeting rooms, class rooms and accommodation.

This centre is perfect for language programmes, culture and educational trips or sports tours. Students will enjoy a range of adventure activities in a rural setting.

Bredon offers 156 beds in single/twin rooms and dormitories across 4 houses with kitchenettes and common rooms.

Students can visit local historical sites including Roman Baths, Shakespeare Museum, Warwick Castle, Lacock Abbey, Gloucester Cathedral and Blenheim Palace. 

Within easy reach  of Bredon are offsite activities including tenpin bowling, cinema trips, shopping, ice skating, swimming and a visit to Cadbury World! 

Students can enjoy day excursions from Bredon to London, Oxford, Manchester, Gloucester, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick and Birmingham. 

Onsite there are excellent facilities for activities such as abseiling, archery, climbing, canoeing, high ropes, quad biking, swimming, raft building and zip wire. Students can also enjoy team sports and creative activities. 

The Xplore Group Travel team create tailor made programmes for young people from all over the world and are all looking forward to taking groups to Bredon in 2015!