Summer is still hoping but back to school is coming is right around the corner, time to plan your school outings!
The rest of Europe is starting to experience cooler nights and rainy days, in the meanwhile Malta enjoys an extra month of warm days and outdoor summer nights.
Are you a teacher or a school head keen to find fun and interesting outing options for your students?
Most scholastic years restart early September in Malta’s neighboring countries but students here restart almost a month later. Yet, it’s time to plan for the year ahead and organise special days for students to bond and learn in a fun way.
Why book your school outings transport with Koptaco?
Safety first
Flexibility
Our buses range from 16-seaters to 53-seaters. We come to your school at the requested time and can offer point-to-point transportation or multiple drop off itinerary as you may need.
We also have two wheelchair accessible vehicles, making sure that each and every student can enjoy the school outing.
Reliability
We understand that taking students outside of the classroom can be stressful for both teachers and parents.
With quality at our core, we make sure that the day runs as smoothly as possible, being on time and organising your day out seamlessly.
Our top 3 school outings in Malta
Esplora, the interactive science centre
Recently opened in Kalkara, Esplora is a great fun + learning school outing option.
Overlooking the Grand Harbour, the science museum offers educational and recreational activities for all ages. With hands on interactions, workshops, in and outdoor activities as well as shows and experiments, Esplora is the obvious choice to learn about science in a fun way in Malta.
The centre’s mission is to “ ignite a passion for questioning, investigation and discovery” which makes it a great option for a school day out.
Top-notch facilities spread into several buildings include a wide interactive exhibition space, a planetarium, an activity centre as well as an outdoor adventure experience.
Ready to plan a fun science-filled school outing at Esplora with Koptaco?
Malta National Aquarium
Dive deep into Malta’s underwater life at the beautiful national aquarium. Overlooking St Paul’s Island, the aquarium showcases over 100 species, from fish to reptiles. Little ones and adults alike will love to run from tank to tank, discovering all 40+ of them.
Malta Aquarium all time favourites include feeding Casper the white albino sting ray, learning about the baby sharks breading beds and walking under the 11-meter tunnel surrounded by fish of all sorts.
Teachers will particularly appreciate the environment- conscious exhibit empowering youth to respect the planet and grow in a sustainable way.
Furthermore, younger students will be found of the nautical themed outdoor play area, a great set up to unwind for children.
The aquarium is also wheelchair accessible and offers behind the scene tours against a fee.
Heritage Malta sites
Created in 2002, the National Agency for Malta’s Cultural Heritage also known as Heritage Malta is responsible for several sites and museums located in Malta and Gozo. The agency guarantees the cultural heritage entrusted to it are protected and made accessible to the public.
- Fort St Angelo
- Fort St Elmo – National War Museum
- Ghar Dalam Cave & Museum
- Hagar Qim & Mnajdra Temples
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Inquisitor’s Palace
- Malta Maritime Museum
- National Museum of Archaeology
- MUZA
- National Museum of Natural History
- Palace Armoury
- Palace Staterooms
- Domvs Romana
- St Paul’s Catacombs
- Tarxien Temples
- Ta’ Bistra Catacombs
Years of experience in organising school tours
Koptaco has been serving the Maltese Island transportation industry for 22 years. We are focused on providing groups quality services at an affordable price. Our experienced team focuses on ensuring that school days out are perfectly planned and all logistical aspects are taken care of. This way, teachers can focus on their primary goal and students end up learning as much as possible from the school tour experience.
Plan your action and learning opportunities-packed, varied and stimulating. tours, we will take care of your transportation needs. Malta offers a number of fun-filled and educational tours to suit all ages and engage young minds. We can cater to your requests and have tailor-made transport crafted for your students.
Students are proven to be more engaged after a school tour and out of the classroom experiences generally benefit the teacher-students relationship overall.
Koptaco will make sure you are satisfied with all transportation aspects of your school outing experience.
Our first class personal service is at the core of our business and we are here to assist you in organising amazing school outing adventures year round.