Mini – Stays with Celtic Student Travel

Our speciality – school groups coming to Ireland on educational trips.

For many school groups, a mini-stay, or short stay, in Ireland is often the first step taken to discover our country, culture, way of life and English language. Length of stays can vary from 2 – 7 nights, with each group following a programme of excursions, educational visits and cultural activities each day – according to the educational project of each visiting group.

For whom?

We provide services for agents, sending middle and high school student groups to Ireland, who:
  • Travel during the school year – often with limited time for travel, and restricted budgets.
  • Wish to explore the richness of one region, or a specific region, or theme.
  • Wish to discover the diversity of Ireland by staying in two different regions.
  • Wish to develop the linguistic aspect of their stay.
  • Have special interests, or pursue a specific vocation.

Where?

We have a number of host centres in the west, east, south and south-west of Ireland:
  • Galway: host centres in suburban Galway city and nearby villages, ranging 10 – 17 km (15 – 20 drive) from Galway city.
  • Dublin: host centres in south Dublin area, ranging 7 – 18 km (20 – 30 minute drive) from Dublin city.
  • Cork: host centres in suburbs of Cork city, and nearby towns, only 5 – 8 km (15 minute drive) from Cork city.
  • Kerry: host centre in the jewel town of Kenmare, perfectly located for groups wishing to explore both Kerry and Cork.

Key Features

  • Minimum night stay is two nights in all host centres.
  • Families provide full board – from dinner on arrival night to packed lunch on departure morning.
  • Students, of same gender, are usually allocated 2 or 3 per family, occasionally 4 if necessary.
  • Meals are varied, and prepared according to food allergies and special diets of students and teachers hosted.
  • Meeting points vary from 1 – 2 in host centres, according to size of locality.
  • Evenings are spent engaging with family members – unless the programme provides a specific evening activity.

Key Benefits

  • We apply safeguarding procedures and best practices in recruitment, selection and monitoring of families and accommodation.
  • Groups receive optimum and personalised support, available 24 hours, during stays in all host centres.
  • As programme options, we offer educational visits, guided tours, treasure hunts, free discovery trails and cultural activities.
  • We offer a range of technical visits, for student groups with specific interests.
  • We offer English classes, with subjects facilitating discovery of Ireland.
  • We can make reservations, and payment in advance for visits planned for programmes.
  • We can organise coach hire, for airport transfers and daily excursions, by coach companies compliant with statutory regulations.
  • We can reserve additional meals for groups on arrival / departure days, and on select day trips during stays.