Our Icelandic Adventure! (Part One)
Day 2 – Thursday 17th August 2017 Fresh Bread and Sunshine to Start the Day Today began with a hearty breakfast at the Selfoss Hostel. Our host, Agnieszka, baked fresh Icelandic bread and...
The tradition of the St Ivo Iceland trip
Experiencing the best of Iceland Earlier this month, over 70 adventurers from the geography department at St Ivo School in Cambridgeshire headed to the remote Arctic edge to explore Iceland’s...
“If bliss could be a colour, today would be Amalfi Blue” said Lisa Fantino
“If bliss could be a colour, today would be Amalfi Blue” said Lisa Fantino The author, Lisa Fantino, definitely had that right! Today the students from Danetre and Southbrook Learning...
Herculaneum vs Pompeii
Herculaneum vs Pompeii Exploring Ancient Ruins in the Shadow of Vesuvius My adventure continues with the Danetre and Southbrook Learning Village group on their geography trip in Sorrento. Today we...
Iceland highlights through the eyes of a Geography Teacher
As a team of Iceland lovers, at Rayburn Tours we all have our own personal highlights from the Land of Fire and Ice…but who better to hear from about their favourite moments and memories from...
Top 5 Forms of Volcano – Download your FREE classroom poster
Top 5 Forms of Volcano – Download your FREE classroom poster Volcanoes are amazing exhibitions of the fiery power contained deep within the Earth. These explosive formations are vents in the...
Inspiring your students with ‘living, breathing geography’
At Rayburn Tours, we are in the privileged position to work closely with inspirational teachers; each and every one of them committed to providing their students with unforgettable learning...
Iceland’s Golden Circle
Located on the remote Arctic edge and sitting upon one of the world’s most volcanically active zones, school trips to Iceland involving the Land of Fire and Ice is a magical combination of...
Top 5 visits to tick off your Iceland bucket list
Located at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic, a school trip to Iceland is bursting with geographical wonders in their wildest forms. From erupting geysers and crashing waterfalls to...
What are the benefits of taking your Geography students outside the classroom?
What are the benefits of taking your Geography students outside the classroom? For over 50 years, Rayburn Tours has been committed to helping students and their teachers discover more of the world by...
Top 5 reasons geographers love Iceland
Sculpted by lava and ice, this is a land where geysers erupt, waterfalls thunder, glaciers glisten… and that’s only the beginning of your Icelandic adventures!
20 Essential Phrases for Every Visitor to Iceland
20 Essential Phrases for Every Visitor to Iceland While many Icelanders are (thankfully) fluent in English, learning a few key Iceland phrases before your school trip to Iceland will certainly not...