Group tours and school trips are all about sharing fun and enjoying sports and games together, but also about learning and making new contacts. Together with your friends, classmates or other fellow club members, you can take part in a training camp, enjoy a city break or a day trip to one of Germany's many places of interest, or get to know young people from all over Germany and from other countries and cultures during special events.

Good news for anyone intending to stay at youth hostels around Germany: the new "Youth Hostels 2004" guide offers more information and services than ever before. In addition to essential information about more than 600 youth hostels in Germany, it also includes a detailed 28-page map section.

This offers travellers a quick overview of all the hostels in a given region and also shows how far it is to the next hostel. All hostels are shown with a photo. The "Hostelling International – Europe 2004" guide on European hostels is also available.

If you are looking for a great holiday for you and your friends or if you wish to join an organised group for an exciting holiday, this section offers a range of specific offers that may interest you!

Europa-Park – Germany´s largest theme park – in Rust near Freiburg (Black Forest) has got over 100 attractions and international shows. Besides fun it offers various opportunities to learn in different fields of knowledge. Students can, for example, get first-hand information about Biology, Geography, Art, Architecture etc. There are various opportunities to stay over such as the Tipi village of  the Europa-Park and the youth hostels of castle Ortenberg, Freiburg, Breisach and Triberg.