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Study tours

Vanuatu 2010

Mexico and Cuba 2009

South America 2007

India 2005

Indochina 2003

 


Vanuatu Study Tour – June–July 2010

The GTAV Study Tour to Vanuatu was the 13th overseas GTAV study tour organised by Barrie Jones. Old friendships were renewed and new ones were made. The Vanuatu tour group consisted of 15 Geography teachers, partners and friends who all appeared to enjoy the experience enormously. It was especially pleasing to see that there were 8 people in the group participating in their first GTAV study tour.

 

 

 

Highlights of our 11 Day Tour included:

Mount Yasur volcano in TannaStanding on the rim of the highly active Mount Yasur volcano in Tanna, to see an awesome display of pyrotechnics exploding into the night sky and the informative presentations given by a representative from Vanuatu Tourism, a vulcanologist who had been working in Vanuatu for the past 10 years and by Denise Miles who has now been living in Vila for almost 2 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evergreen Resort in TannaOur two day stay at Evergreen Resort in Tanna, where we enjoyed the wonderful laid- back atmosphere of the resort and the excellent buffet dinners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanuatu Central SchoolOur visit to the Vanuatu Central School, where we were warmly welcomed by the inspiring Principal, the Librarian and the Year 11 Geography teacher and her senior students

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative energy processing plant in VilaOur tour of the alternative energy processing plant in Vila which turns coconut oil into fuel oil and the wind farm where a bank of 11 large windmills supplies power to the Vila electricity grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

motor yacht CoongoolaThe day trip on board the motor yacht Coongoola, where we snorkeled in pristine waters and enjoyed an excellent barbeque lunch on the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turtle Conservation ProgrammeSponsoring the release of a one year old hawkesbill turtle into the wild, as part of a Turtle Conservation Programme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset Cruise of Vila harbourThe Sunset Cruise of Vila harbour during which we enjoyed local beer, wine, canapés and the great company of our fellow travellers.