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Charter bus for field trips in South Florida
Ace Tours Inc provides a charter bus with a driver for school field trips, from a single class to a whole grade, for public, charter and private schools across the tri-county area and anywhere from Port St. Lucie to Key West. Send the date, the school, the destination and the headcount for a quote.
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USDOT 1310399$5M liability coverageFlorida Seller of Travel ST37258
- Coach and driver included
- Approved school vendor
- Back by dismissal
- Written quote per trip
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What a field trip charter includes
Bus loop to the gate, and back by dismissal.
You get a coach and a driver for the whole trip: pickup at the school bus loop, the ride to the destination, and the ride back in time for dismissal or after-school pickup.
The coach is booked for your school only. Students, teachers and chaperones ride together, and backpacks and lunch coolers can go in the bays under a full size motorcoach.
- The whole tripBus loop, destination and back
- Your school onlyStudents, teachers and chaperones
- Bags in the baysBackpacks and lunch coolers
- Public, charter or privateTri-county schools book the same way
- Driver includedOn every field trip bus rental
- GPS, Wi-Fi and camerasOn every Ace vehicle
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Public, charter and private schools across the tri-county area book the same way, charter school networks included. Send the date and the school, and dispatch works out the coach and the times with the teacher who runs the trip.
Field trip bus rental from Ace always includes the driver, and every Ace vehicle has GPS tracking, Wi-Fi and onboard cameras.
Approved vendor with three school districts
Approved vendor, insured, carrier details ready.
Ace Tours Inc is an approved vendor with the Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County school districts. Vendor approval reflects each district's requirements and is not an endorsement.
Each school still follows its own district's trip approval steps, so check with your front office which forms the trip needs. Ace is an active passenger carrier, USDOT 1310399, with $5,000,000 liability coverage, and certificates of insurance are available on request for the school or the destination.
- Approved vendorBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
- USDOT 1310399Active passenger carrier
- $5M liabilityCertificates of insurance on request
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When a museum, park or other destination asks for the carrier's details with the group reservation, ask dispatch and Ace supplies them, including the certificate of insurance made out to that destination.
Get a quote for your tripor call (954) 250-6667, 24/7
Sprinter van, minibus or motorcoach for a class trip
Count every rider, adults included.Count every rider, adults included, then pick the vehicle. A Sprinter van with a driver suits a few student leaders and a teacher. A minibus seats 15 to 20 and suits a small class. A full size motorcoach seats 56, room for a class or two with chaperones.
A whole grade usually needs more than one coach. Ace can send several, drawing on a partner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles, so the grade leaves and returns together.
- VanSprinter van with a driverStudent leaders and a teacher
- 15 to 20MinibusA small class
- 56Full size motorcoachBays for backpacks and coolers
- 40+A whole gradePartner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles
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Chaperone ratios set by your school or district count toward the seats, so add them before choosing the coach. One spare seat for a late permission slip is a good habit.
What the field trip quote depends on
A written number makes approval easier.
Every school trip is quoted, so a budget request to the PTA or the front office can start with a written number.
If the trip still needs approval, ask for the quote anyway. A written number makes the approval request easier to sign off.
- Date and departure time
- Total ridersStudents and adults
- The destinationAnd how far it is from the school
- Wait at the destinationHow long the coach waits
- Back on campusThe time the class must return
- A second stopSuch as lunch on the way home
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Field trips that start in South Florida
Leave early for the Everglades.Schools here have a wide choice close to home. Everglades National Park and the nature centers on its edge, the science and history museums of Miami and Fort Lauderdale, and the parks and gardens of Palm Beach County are all inside a day's trip.
Ideas for the day itself are in Field Trip Ideas in Miami. Older students have their own pages: Grad Night and Senior Trips for transportation to Grad Nite and Gradventure, and College Tours for visits to USF, FSU and UF. Camps over the summer use Summer Camp Transportation.
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For bigger trips, older grades go further: Orlando and Tampa work as destinations for a trip that starts at your school. Tell dispatch the plan and Ace sizes the day around it.
Trips into the Everglades go best with an early start, ahead of the afternoon heat and the summer storms, so plan to leave soon after the morning bell.
From the bus loop and back by dismissal
Headcount before the coach moves, both ways.
On the day, the coach arrives at the bus loop before boarding time. The lead teacher boards with the roster, chaperones take their seats among their groups, and the headcount happens before the coach moves.
At the destination the driver drops the class at the entrance and waits or returns at the agreed time. The same headcount happens before the ride back, and the coach pulls into the bus loop at the time on your trip plan.
- A teacher's cell to dispatchShared before the day.
- Coach at the bus loopBefore boarding time.
- Roster and headcountBefore the coach moves.
- Drop at the entranceThe driver waits or returns at the agreed time.
- Back at the bus loopAt the time on your trip plan.
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Share a teacher's cell number with dispatch before the day. A late exit from the museum or a missing lunch bag is then a phone call, not a search.
Where trips start
Busiest pickup towns
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How it works
How a school field trips trip runs
Pack and label
Ask families to pack lunches and bags with each student's name on them. The night before, the teacher checks the roster against permission slips.
Board at the bus loop
The coach waits at the curb with the door open and cones marking the lane. Students board class by class while teachers count. Chaperones sit with their assigned groups so the count is quick.
Ride out to the destination
The driver follows the route to the day's stop, whether that is a nature center on the edge of the Everglades or a museum downtown. Students stay seated for the ride, and the teacher keeps the roster handy for the count on arrival.
Arrive and learn
The coach parks at the entrance and the class steps off together. At pickup time it is back at the same spot for the ride to school.
School Field Trips: common questions
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Is Ace an approved vendor for our school district?
Yes. Ace Tours Inc is an approved vendor with the Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County school districts. Vendor approval reflects each district's requirements and is not an endorsement.
How much does a field trip bus cost?
Each trip is quoted. The price depends on the date, the riders, the destination and how long the coach waits. Call (954) 250-6667 or send the form for a written quote.
How many students fit on one coach?
A full size motorcoach seats 56 people and a minibus 15 to 20. Count teachers and chaperones in those seats.
Can you send a certificate of insurance to the school?
Yes. Certificates of insurance are available on request; tell dispatch who it should go to.
How early should we book a field trip coach?
As soon as the trip is approved. An early booking gives the widest choice of coach sizes for your date. You can confirm the final headcount closer to the date.
Does the driver wait while the class is at the museum?
Book the coach to wait, or to drop off and come back at a set time. Either way, the pickup time is set before the trip.
Trips people book with this one
School trips and teamsGrad Night and Senior TripsAce Tours Inc drives senior classes from school to Grad Nite at Walt Disney World, Gradventure at Universal Orlando and other senior trips in Florida, and brings them back, late returns included. Send the date, the school and the headcount for a quote.
School trips and teamsCollege ToursAce Tours Inc drives high school groups from South Florida to campus visits at USF in Tampa, FSU in Tallahassee and UF in Gainesville, and back to school. Send the campuses, the date and the headcount for a quote.
School trips and teamsSports Team TransportationAce Tours Inc moves school, college and adult sports teams, soccer leagues and booster clubs with their gear to away games and tournaments, on trips that start anywhere from Port St. Lucie to Key West. Send the schedule, the roster size and the gear for a quote.
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Where school field trips trips start
Every trip starts between Port St. Lucie and Key West, in six counties.
- Airports
- FLL, MIA, PBI
- Cruise ports
- Port Everglades, PortMiami
- Pickups
- Port St. Lucie to Key West
Ace Tours Inc service areaAirportCruise portPage for that cityBoundaries: U.S. Census Bureau
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Tell us where the trip starts and ends, the date, and how many people and bags. Dispatch gets back to you with a price.
- 1Send the trip or call
- 2Get your quote
- 3Your driver takes it from there
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