Rimini - Italienische Adria: supervised beach holiday for older teens

This is a holiday programme rather than a taught course. There are no lessons and no language classes: the day is built around the beach, sport and a supervised activity and animation schedule, with creative workshops such as making surfer bands and beaded bracelets. Group leaders travel with the participants and stay on site for the whole trip.

The package covers the return journey by modern coach, nights in a three-star Jugendtours hotel in Rimini Miramare, half board, the full activity and animation programme, a reserved sun lounger and parasol on the operator’s private beach, free use of the beach sports courts, a day ticket for the Aquafan water park with a pizza and a free drink there, and entry to the operator’s beach volleyball tournament. The outward and return legs are overnight coach journeys.

Accommodation is a three-star hotel used by the operator in Rimini Miramare — for example the Hotel Pecci or the Aramis, depending on the departure. Rooms are three- and four-bed with shower and WC, most with a balcony and air conditioning. There is free WiFi in the hotel lobby and, in most cases, a safe in the room or at reception. Rooms are mostly four-bed; a double room can be booked for a supplement.

Half board is included: breakfast, and in the evening either a three-course menu or a buffet. Lunch is not part of the package, which leaves the middle of the day free for the beach and for eating out — pizza and pasta places are within easy reach of the hotel. One pizza meal with a free drink is included on the water-park day.

Beach days on the operator’s own stretch of sand about 250 m from the hotel, with free use of the beach sports courts. A daily activity and animation programme runs alongside, including creative workshops. A day at Aquafan, one of the largest water-slide parks in Europe, is included, as is the operator’s own beach volleyball tournament with prizes. Excursions — for example to Venice, San Marino, or a sailing trip — and other extras are bookable locally; the operator publishes the full list of local excursions to booked participants about four weeks before departure.

The hotel has a lobby with free WiFi and safes in most rooms or at reception. The operator keeps a private beach section about 250 m away with sun loungers and parasols reserved for participants, and beach sports courts that participants may use at no extra cost.

The trip is aimed at older teenagers who want a beach holiday with company and a programme rather than a family hotel. Days are spent on the sand and in the water, with sport and workshops on offer; evenings centre on the resort’s nightlife and the group programme. Participants are supervised throughout by the operator’s team. The operator notes that this trip is not suitable for participants with reduced mobility.