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Macquarie Educational Tours is the leading tour operator for school excursions across Australia.
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Our aim is to make school excursions easy for busy teachers and to create a high-quality experience for students.

17/04/2022

We’ve always wanted to bike ride around Lake Burley Griffin. On our way home from the Snowy Mountains in January we ticked off 2 of the 3 lake loops- western and middle. Your group can experience a shorter version of this ride while in Canberra with Cycle Canberra.

16/04/2022

We know your school groups can’t do a scenic helicopter flight over the Alps, but hey, we reckon you’ll enjoy living vicariously through ours!

It was amazing to see an aerial view of the main range walk we did the day before.

16/04/2022

Oh what a feeling 🤣

16/04/2022

Oh dear…where has Term 1 gone? We didn’t finish posting about our January Snowy Mountains Adventure!

Term 1 has been crazy busy booking and sending schools out on their own adventures!

It’s school holidays again and we’re busy exploring the Northern Territory, but before we can share that adventure with you, here’s some more from our January Alpine experience.

We loved the views, the village, the chairlift, maybe a sneaky Espresso Martini at Eagles Nest Cafe - perched high above Thredbo Village, at 1937 metres, it’s Australia’s highest restaurant!

01/03/2022

It’s 2022 AND school excursions are back! 🚌

This group of Year 5 students at Hill End & Bathurst relived the Gold Rush & Farmstay experience through gold panning, a village & underground mine tour, hay ride and more…..

16/02/2022

📣📣📣 CALLING ALL TRAVEL PEOPLE
(from Newcastle NSW)!
We know you’re out there!

Come and join our team!

Click on the link for details and to apply

https://www.seek.com.au/job/55957755

04/01/2022

We made it! Mount Kosciuszko Summit 2,228m above sea level.

04/01/2022

Main Range Track - the last section of the ridge past Lake Albina towards Mt Kosciuszko Summit

04/01/2022

Main Range Track - spectacular scenery and ever changing terrain.

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Main Range Track Carruthers Peak overlooking mountain ranges to Victoria in the distance

04/01/2022

Main Range Track second snow crossing between Blue Lake and Carruthers Peak.

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Main Range Track lunch stop at Blue Lake

04/01/2022

Main Range Track second challenge- our first snow crossing of the day. Only one person fell on their butt!

04/01/2022

Main Range Track first challenge - Snowy River crossing. Only one person got wet feet!

04/01/2022

We had originally set out for a shorter Kosciuszko Summit Walk, however felt the urge to walk the grade 4, 23km Main Range Track. This view is taken at the beginning of the walk from Charlotte’s Pass and overlooks the Snowy River crossing. This may have been an impulse decision due to FOMO. 🙄😬🥾🩹😮‍💨🏆🏔

04/01/2022

Here’s our iconic MET Covid-19 portrait, after visiting the expanded, annual Living Memory Exhibition. This year’s theme tells people’s stories of life during lockdown and the impact of Covid-19.

04/01/2022

On our way through Cooma, we visited the amazing new Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre. It showcases the story of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, from the early construction days to the expansion today - Snowy 2.0 the next chapter.

03/01/2022

Summer holidays = time to explore. Based in Jindabyne we’ve enjoyed mountain hikes, chairlift and bobsled rides, cocktails at Eagles Nest cafe and Wild Brumby Distillery, scenic helicopter ride over the mountains, Bike ride along the Murray River crossing into Victoria, Snowy Hydro Experience, bike ride around Lake Burley Griffin and more!

16/09/2021

US - getting to the end of term 3 be like……

Any teachers out there feeling it??

14/09/2021

2020 and 2021 have required endurance and resilience.
We’ve been reminding ourselves to be flexible and change - with change!

14/09/2021

This year more than ever, our MacEd Team has enjoyed hearing about our schools’ wonderful excursion experiences.

Thanks to our wonderful teachers for your kind words and gratitude towards our team - WE APPRECIATE IT!

31/08/2021

Indigenous Literacy Day

Through storytelling, Indigenous Literacy Day provides a window into the richness, diversity and multilingual works of First Nations peoples.

Learn more via http://ild.org.au

26/08/2021

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Have you registered for your schools virtual Canberra excursion yet? It’s not too late!

We know how disappointed our teachers and students are, having missed their Canberra excursion 2 years running.
While it’s not the same as being there, this is a wonderful opportunity for your students.
And we’re looking forward to taking you all back to Canberra when it’s safe to do so!
Head to the website to register for this event.
https://edu.nsw.link/DARTLearning/virtualcanberra

26/08/2021

Did you know Indigenous Literacy Day is only one week away….

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We're so excited to invite you all to our online Indigenous Literacy Day event, which will be incredibly inspiring, very unique and covid-safe.

Hear from First Nations authors, artists, performers, organisations and Elders from all across the continent.

Register via http://ild.org.au

25/08/2021

Hey, have you heard? 📣 A whole week of online excursions from Canberra institutes which include: Australian War Memorial,
National Library of Australia, National Museum of Australia and more.

Our online excursion will run from Monday 30th August to Friday 3rd September.

Register with your interest and we will keep you informed as soon as bookings open.

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19/08/2021

So it’s World Photography Day and we wanted to join the fun - not that we’re very good photographers here at MET! There may be a filter 🤷🏼‍♀️😆 We absolutely LOVE the Whitsundays! This pic is from Greg and Heidi’s archives from their sailing adventure in the Whitsundays in 2013. It’s still their favourite place on earth 💙💛 #

11/08/2021

How lovely are these smiling eyes - still positive behind our masks and in spite of lockdown and helping hundreds of schools to move their excursions - again - again! #

10/08/2021

Funny work moments - did she say yes? 💍 #

09/08/2021

Sorry it’s been a while since we posted - so much has happened in the last month 🤯😆 Meanwhile our schools are LOVING their Cairns excursions! # #

09/07/2021

Oh, the places you’ll go - to quote ! Brisbane excursions offer spectacular experiences! #

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📣📣📣 CALLING ALL TRAVEL PEOPLE (from Newcastle NSW)! We know you’re out there! Come and join our team! Click on the link for details and to apply https://www.seek.com.au/job/55957755

US - getting to the end of term 3 be like…… Any teachers out there feeling it?? #almostthere #travelwithMET #primaryteacher #teachers #teacherlife #teachersofigau #teachersofinstagram #tpt #teachergram #aussieteacher #aussieteachertribe #primaryschoolteacher #nswteachers #qldteachers #victeachers #wateachers #tassieteachers #tasteach #ntteachers #sateachers #iteach #teacherresources #highschoolteacher #schoolexcursion #education #canberraexcursion #schooltrip

Just in! Snowing at Echo Point this morning brrrr 🥶#travelwithMET #METgroupphoto #primaryteacher #teachers #teacherlife #teachersofigau ##teachersofinstagram #tpt #teachergram #aussieteacher #aussieteachertribe #primaryschoolteacher #nswteachers #qldteachers #victeachers #wateachers #tassieteachers #tasteach #ntteachers #sateachers #iteach #teacherresources #highschoolteacher #schoolexcursion #education #canberraexcursion #schooltrip

World Teachers’ Day!

Jess & Lynden have been writing ‘Thank you’ cards to some of the wonderful teachers we partner with in celebration of World Teachers’ Day this Friday! 🎈 #worldteachersday2020 #aussieteachers #aussieteachertribe

Venue Spotlight: The Rocks Walking Tour

Our podcast with Fiorella from Sydney’s The Rocks Walking Tour is live on Spotify & Apple! 💥 ⁣ ⁣ We chat to Fiorella about the programs on offer to your primary & secondary students and hear her passion for Australia’s history. 🇦🇺 ⁣ Come 2021, we’ll be itching to start exploring and travelling again, so have a think about where you’d like to take your students next year!⁣ ⁣ Time for fresh scenery and adventures 🌱⁣ ⁣ Access the podcast below: https://teachus.buzzsprout.com

We’re on the phone with some of our favourite teachers this week! Today we’re catching up with Louise from Tamworth, a secondary teacher we’ve been working with for 15 years! Great to catch up with you this morning Louise! - Heidi & Julie Our Podcast will be coming out soon! 😄🎙

🤣 Had too much fun recording our first Podcast! I think the bloopers go longer than the actual thing! 🤦🏽‍♀️😂 Still need a name though! 🤔 Ideas...? ⬇️

Enjoy the celebrations (and the public holiday!) ✨ #HappyCanberraDay #CanberraDay #MarchintoCanberra

Welcome to MET

Meet the owners of MET - Heidi and Greg Turton! They've written a blog over on the website, check it out here: https://schoolexcursions.net/2020/02/17/welcome-to-met/

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Macquarie Educational Tours started 22 years ago out of Greg & Heidi’s home in Newcastle, NSW. Today, they are the leading provider of school excursions across Australia and New Zealand, growing to a team of 18 office staff helping to design, plan and book excursions, as well as a growing team of coach drivers and coaches!

MET’s heart is to relieve some of the burden from teachers through incredibly well-organised excursions, but also to empower students to visit unique destinations across our nation that inspire learning.

Macquarie Educational Tours provide teachers and schools with comprehensive excursion packages that include;

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