Milano Open Tour - Gruppi e scuole

Milan Open Tour, with its fun, educational itineraries offers schools the opportunity to visit Lombardy’s capital city on open-top double-decker buses, thus providing a new perspective on Milan's most characteristic places. Milan Open Tour offers 4 different sightseeing itineraries aimed in particular at children in primary school and junior secondary school: The Magical School Bus, Let’s hit the Centre!, All in the Centre and Leonardo in 3D.

Together with the Damatrà and Oltre Confine associations, children will be invited to explore the riches of Milan through play and performance, also presented in period costumes. In the knowledge that the best way to learn is through play!

For every child who participates in the educational outings offered by Milan Open Tour, one euro will be donated to support Dynamo Camp (www.dynamocamp.org), a Recreational Therapy camp that hosts children with serious or chronic illnesses and their families for holiday breaks and fun.

As part of this experience, Trenord takes the class group by train to Milan's main train stations, where Milan Open Tour will be waiting to then take them by bus to enjoy a truly unique and amazing educational experience.

WITH TRENORD IS CHEAPER

Milan Open Tour offers a unique package including a round-trip train ride from all stations in Lombardy to Milan and the educational bus experience. From any departure station in Lombardy, the round-trip train fare will always be €6 per participating student, regardless of age. The train journey will be purchased directly from Milan Open Tour and then made available to the school groups within the chosen package.

THE EDUCATIONAL ITINERARIES

The Magical School Bus: includes a tour of the city on board the Milan Open Tour bus, followed by a cultural walking tour and a special theatrical performance with costumed actors staging the history and characters of the places visited, in accordance with the educational program of the participating classes;
Let's Hit the Centre!: includes a tour on board the Milan Open Tour bus, a short guided walking tour from the Duomo to Castello Sforzesco and a treasure hunt inside Sempione Park, organised by Dramatrà actors;
All in the Centre: includes a tour on board the Milan Open Tour bus, a short guided walking tour from the Duomo to Castello Sforzesco and a special walking tour in the company of Oltre Confine guides;
Leonardo in 3D: It includes a tour aboard the Milan Open Tour bus, a guided tour inside the Leonardo3 Museum, dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci, and followed by a theatrical walking tour with masked actors.

HOW TO BOOK YOUR VISIT

Both the train ride and the educational bus experience are directly organised by Milan Open Tour. To ask for information or make a reservation write an email to uscite.didattiche@milanopentour.com or call +39 346 8060795.

Milan Open Tour educational outings are for school groups consisting of a minimum of 40 paying students. Milan Open Tour will directly manage the contacts with Trenord to organise the outward and return train trip. Teachers and carers of people with disabilities travel free of charge.

PAYMENT METHOD

Payment for the train ride and the bus tour will be made in full to Milan Open Tour according to the agreed terms.

TRAVEL INFO

Train arrival stations in Milan where Milan Open Tour buses will be present are: Milan Centrale, Milan Porta Garibaldi and Milan Cadorna.

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