Education

Iceland’s got the WOW factor… 

35 students and 4 teachers finally landed at Keflavik Airport tired yet excited to be here in Iceland. Months of eager anticipation, asking their teachers what it would be like, if it’ll be...

I saw the lights…

9.35pm on Monday 16th February and I found myself stood outside the Eldhestar Hotel in Hvegerdi watching the majestic Northern Lights glide across a clear black sky. Bright green waves, moving...

Return to Marrakesh

It is almost impossible to imagine a more beautiful view. We visited Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Kasbah. The weather was perfect and the snow covered Atlas Mountains provided the backdrop. The...

Marrakesh to Ouarzazate

Great day. We started in Marrakesh and headed south over the High Atlas Mountains. The weather was a little bleak to start with but it cleared up. Great lunch on Taddert. Most of the group from...

Into the desert to meet our camels!

What a fantastic day! We headed over the Jbel Sarhro mountain range. The sky was blue and the temperature climbed close to 30 degrees. Just outside Zagora we met our camels. 46 of them. 43 calm and...

And so the adventure begins…

Leaving behind the arrivals hall at Keflavik Airport we headed along the south coastal road bound for the Hotel Ork in Hvergardi, our home for the next 7 days. A very warm welcome from all the staff,...

Warm welcome in Marrakesh

Caistor Grammar finally reached the Akabar Hotel in Marrakesh. The initial excitement of leaving the school, the traffic jam on the M25, checking in for the flight and then on our way! We even...

What impact does geography have on young people?

What impact does geography, as a subject and academic discipline, have on young people? It’s a fascinating question posed by the President of the Geographical Association Mark Higginbottom and an...

70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

When the Soviet Army entered the gates of Auschwitz 70 years ago they had no idea what awaited them. In the days prior to the liberation, the Nazi camp guards had marched those inmates that were...

50 years of arranging group tours – Now that’s something to celebrate!

2015 marks Rayburn Tours 50th birthday and we want to celebrate reaching this fantastic milestone in style!  We have come a long way since our first tour in 1965, but our passion for creating truly...

10 Years On

It’s hard to believe that the Indonesian Tsunami occurred 10 years ago. For me this was definitely one of those “I remember where I was when …” events. Waking up on that Boxing Day morning,...

“Earhquakes don’t kill people, buildings do!”

Being in a room full of 900 A Level geography students may not be everyone’s idea of fun but there’s something strangely reassuring about their presence. What would bring so many teenagers...