The Capital of California - Great Student Tours
Posted on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:50 AM
When it comes to student travel, everyone remembers having to take a trip to the state capitol in grade school. Sacramento offers much more than the standard visit to the state Capitol. In one short trip, my group and I were able to visit the Capitol, pan for gold at the 
originating site of the Gold Rush, watch canons fire at Sutter’s Fort, navigate my way through vintage railcars at the California State Railroad museum and witnessed some Old West-style hijinks from costumed gunslingers among the historic buildings and wooden sidewalks of Old Sacramento. My group was thrilled that it wasn’t just a basic trip to the Capitol. We were able to witness current government in action as well as visit the history of the Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. We were also able to work in quality meals to our itinerary and budget. Planning a group trip to Sacramento was easy because of all wide range of options to suit my group. I was also pleased to notice the wide range of performance venues available for student choirs, bands and other arts-based performance groups.
The Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau has developed a great resource with their “Goldology” website (http://www.discovergold.org/students/). Click throug
h the site to find out more about all the opportunities Sacramento has to offer student groups. I also enjoyed Leticia’s Goldology video newsletter, which featured real students enjoying their tour through the California State Railroad museum.
From history and government to environment and agriculture, educational tours based in Sacramento offer student groups a wide variety of options that have proven to keep groups interested and stimulated. In fact, the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau was recognized in 2011 by the British Education Travel Association with a Bronze Award for Best International Youth Destination. I have enjoyed working with the SCVB to create itineraries that feature Sacramento as a top notch student-friendly destination.
