Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague
Program Dates:
June 26 - July 9, 2024
Enrollment for this program is now closed for Summer 2024. View Summer 2025 Programs!
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1 - Overnight Flight
Board your overnight flight bound for Paris.
Day 2 - Paris
Arrive in Paris, meet your Travel Director at the airport and transfer by private motor coach to your hotel. Start exploring the city on an orientation tour before a group welcome dinner.
Day 3 - Paris
Enjoy a guided tour of Paris focusing on important Parisian sights such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysées and the Opera House. In the afternoon, ascend the Eiffel Tower to admire the marvelous views of the city. In the evening enjoy a walk around the artistic quarter of Montmartre.
An Artist’s Haven
You’ll have to climb 270 steps to get to the top of the hill in Montmartre to visit Paris’ second most visited site, Sacré Coeur. From here you can also enjoy panoramic sweeping views of the city. including a birds eye view of the Eiffel Tower. Montmartre is a lovely area with fantastic restaurants and cafes, art galleries and museums. Van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec are just a few of the great artists who lived or painted in Montmartre.
Day 4 - Paris
This morning visit the Palace of Versailles. Learn about life in the court of Louis XIV, Le Roi Soleil as you walk around the palace, and later take a bike ride through the opulent gardens. Later, you’ll have some free time to explore the local markets, and have a picnic before returning to Paris. This evening, take a river cruise on the Seine to see the city illuminated at night.
Day 5 - Bruges
Today cross the border from France and to Belgium. Arrive into Bruges, and take an orientation walking tour of this medieval town with cobble-stoned lanes and beautiful canals.
Day 6 - Bruges
Delve into the history of World War I as you visit the Flanders Battlefields. Visit Flanders Field Museum and the Menin Gate Memorial to the fallen soldiers of the war. Return to Bruges and visit the Choco-Story, the Chocolate Museum.
“The knowledge the students received, combined with the rich array of travel experiences, resulted in a better-than-imagined program that facilitated an authentic
experience of Europe.”
— Michelle M., Leader
Day 7 - Amsterdam
Cross another border today from Belgium to The Netherlands. Your first stop will be the town of Kinderdijk. Take a scenic bicycle ride to admire the 18th-century iconic windmills. Continue to Amsterdam, and see the city by night on a canal cruise.
Day 8 - Amsterdam
Visit the Anne Frank House, and see the cramped annex where the young girl and her family hid from the Nazis for two years. The house is now a museum which has preserved the hiding place and contains an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank. This afternoon, take an excursion to the beautiful village of Zaanse Schans to learn about cheese making, visit a clog making factory and have dinner at a traditional countryside Dutch restaurant.
The City of Canals
Many people don’t realize that the Dutch capital is actually below sea level. This means that 75% of the city is made up of polders, marshlands protected by an intricate system of dikes. For many people, the canals are what define the Dutch city. With houses on one side of the canal and shops on the other, people are connected to their neighbors both literally and figuratively.
Day 9 - Berlin
Board a train that will transport you from Amsterdam to Berlin. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel and begin to explore this historical and dynamic city that has risen from the scars of recent history to reclaim its splendor as the capital of a reunified Germany during your orientation walking tour.
Day 10 - Berlin
Enjoy a guided visit with highlights that include portions of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, Potsdamer Platz and Checkpoint Charlie. Enjoy a unique walking tour which explores Berlin’s vibrant street art scene. Afterwards, participate in a street art workshop with a local artist who will teach you techniques to create your own piece of art to take home with you.
Day 11 - Berlin
This morning visit Sachsenhausen Memorial. Located 50 miles north of Berlin in Oranienburg, the former concentration camp was built by the Nazis in 1936 and was liberated in 1945. Your local guide will explain the role this camp played during the rule of the Third Reich and this dark and troubling part of German history.
Did You Know?
Berlin boasts a spectacular collection of 960 bridges (even more than Venice!). Many Berliners consider the double deck Oberbaumbrücke to be the most beautiful of all. Formerly a border crossing between East and West during the Cold War it now connects the unified boroughs of Friedrichschain to the west and Kreuzberg to the east, and serves as a symbol of Berlin and German reunification.
Day 12 - Prague
Travel to Dresden in the morning where you will visit the Volkswagen Transparent Factory. Featuring a glass roof and a full glass facade it is one of the most environmentally friendly car plants in the world. See the entire process of electric vehicle manufacturing during a tour of this fascinating factory. The plant in is being developed into the Center of Future Mobility, an innovative showcase of e-mobility and digitalization. Continue on to Prague for your overnight.
Day 13 - Prague
Enjoy a guided tour of this beautiful city. Amongst many highlights you will see the Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) and the graceful Charles Bridge built in the 14th century. Next visit the Hradčany Castle complex high above the city. In the evening, join your farewell dinner!
Day 14 - Departure Day
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to USA.
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What’s Included:
Roundtrip Airfare
Accommodations (please note, that hotels in Paris may not be centrally located during summer 2024 programs due to the Olympic Games).
Teacher Leaders
Full Time Local Program Director
Transportation to Included Activities
Breakfast and Dinner Daily
All Attractions and Activities
Guided Sightseeing by Local Expert Guides
All Tips and Gratuities
24-Hour Support
All Taxes and Fees
Global Citizen Certificate
Pre-Travel Preparation Meetings and Seminars
