Length: 7 days. Group educational tours for 12 or more students or adults. Self-designed custom tours typically led by teachers of high school juniors and seniors.
Highlights: Paris City Tour, Louvre, Palace of Versailles, Castle of Chillon, Florence City Tour, Pisa, Orvieto, Rome City Tour, Vatican, Vatican Museum, Rome Walking Tour
Itinerary: Paris (2), Montreux (1), Florence (2), Rome (2)
Day 1 – Depart
Board your flight to adventure.
Day 2 – Paris
Bon jour! Bienvenue en France! Your guide waits to escort you on a Paris City Tour. Discover the magic of the City of Light. See the symbol of France, the Eiffel Tower, the historic Latin Quarter, the world-famous Champs-Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe. Then visit the home of Victor Hugo’s Quasimodo, the Gothic masterpiece, Notre Dame Cathedral. Tour the Louvre, the largest museum in the world, housing such masterpieces as the exquisite Venus de Milo and da Vinci’s smiling Mona Lisa. Option: Enjoy a Bateaux Mouche cruise on the romantic Seine. View the monuments of France from a unique perspective as you take in the brilliance of the lights of Paris after nightfall. There is no better way to see the famous sights of Paris and her beautiful skyline, boulevards and bridges. Sail past the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Palais du Tokyo, the Pont Alexandre III, the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, and the Petit Pont, the smallest bridge in the city. Glide between Ile de la Cite and the Ile St. Louis and be sure to make a wish as you pass under Pont Marie, it’s guaranteed to come true!
Day 3 – Paris
Visit the palace of Versailles, home of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Stroll through the opulent galleries and sumptuous gardens to see the splendor in which royalty once lived. Don’t miss the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. Option: Dine in artistic Montmartre, nestled in the shadow of Sacré-Cœur and the Moulin Rouge.
Day 4 – Montreux
Travel by coach to the Swiss city of Montreux on beautiful Lake Geneva. The resort stretches along the shore of a great bay, and is surrounded by woods and vineyards. Its sumptuous palaces and Edwardian hotels are reminiscent of the French Riviera. Option: Journey on the high-speed TGV train and enjoy extra time for sight-seeing.
Day 5 – Florence
Enjoy an excursion to the Castle of Chillon, made famous by Lord Byron in his poem The Prisoner of Chillon. Then travel through the snow-capped Swiss Alps to Florence, Italy.
Day 6 – Florence
Explore the capital of the Renaissance on a Florence City Tour. See the Church of San Lorenzo, the Piazza del Duomo with its cathedral and baptistery, the Palazzo Vecchio and the Loggia. Also visit the Accademia with Michelangelo’s famous sculpture, David. Then travel to Pisa to view the world famous disaster-in-waiting, the Leaning Tower.
Day 7 – Rome
Journey to Rome via Orvieto, where you will take a funicular up the hillside to visit its cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, a magnificent example of Gothic architecture.
Day 8 – Rome
This morning you will take a Rome City Tour to see Circus Maximus, Palatine Hill, the Arch of Constantine, and visit the Colosseum, the Piazza Venezia, and Capitoline Hill with its view of the Roman Forum. Leave Italy behind as you cross the Tiber and enter the independent city-state of the Vatican. Visit amazing St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world. From St. Peter’s, continue to the Vatican Museum. Amidst the impressive work is the Sistine Chapel’s vault by Michelangelo, perhaps the greatest work of art from the Renaissance. This evening, enjoy a Walking Tour with your courier to the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Piazza Navona and the Piazza di Trevi with the famous Trevi Fountain. Be sure to toss in a coin in the fountain to guarantee your return to Roma.
Day 9 – Depart
Return home with a greater appreciation of Europe, its historical treasures and diverse cultures.
Paris
- Paris city tour
- Paris by Night tour
- Notre Dame Cathedral
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Eiffel Tower (2nd or 3rd Level)
- Bateaux Mouches river cruise
- Seine River dinner cruise
- Louvre Museum
- Musee d’Orsay
- Rodin Museum
- Opera Garnier
- Pere Lachaise Cemetery
- Montmartre dinner
- Moulin Rouge show
- Sacre-Coeur Basilica
- Paris Catacombs
- Paris Sewers Tour
- Latin Quarter tour
- Le Marais tour
- Centre Pompidou
Saint-Malo
- Saint-Malo city tour
- Musée du Château
- Jacques Cartier Manor House
- Le Grand Aquarium
- Fort National
- St. Vincent Cathedral
Lyon
- Lyon city tour
- Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière
- Gallo-Roman Museum and Ruins
- St-Jean Cathedral
Aix-en-Provence
- Aix city tour
- Cézanne’s Studio
- Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
Nice
- Nice city tour
- Monaco city tour
- Eze perfume factory
- Language homestay
- Matisse Museum
- Le Chateau
- Theatre de la Photographie et de l’Image
- Russian Cathedral
- Nice Archaeology Museum
Caen
- Caen city tour
- Abbaye aux Dames
- Abbaye aux Hommes
- Musée de Normandie
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
Tours
- Tours city tour
- Tours Cathedral
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Château d’Amboise
- Château de Chambord
- Château de Chenonceau
- Château de Chantilly
Normandy
- D-Day tour
- Mont Saint-Michel
- Bayeux Tapestry
Marseille
- Marseille city tour
- Notre Dame de la Garde
- Mediterranean Archaeology Museum
- Longchamp Castle
- Château d’If
Geneva
- Geneva city tour
- Natural History Museum
- Cathédrale de St-Pierre
- Russian Church
- Maison Tavel
- Palais des Nations
- Patek Philippe Museum
- Fondation Martin Bodmer
- Voltaire Institute & Museum
- International Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum
- Museum of the History of Science
- Lake Geneva cruise
- Le Salève cable car
- CERN
- Montreux & Château de Chillon
- Chamonix & Mont Blanc
- Gruyère
Bern
- Bern city tour
- Einstein Museum
- Paul Klee Center
- Münster-Cathedral
- Swiss Alpine Museum
Lucerne
- Lucerne city tour
- Alpineum Museum
- Swiss Transport Museum
- Glacier Garden
Zermatt
- Zermatt bike tour
- Klein Matterhorn & Glacier Grotto
- Gornergrat mountain train
- Glacier Express train to St. Moritz
Zurich
- Zürich city tour
- Grossmünster tower
- Swiss National Museum
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- Rhine Falls by train
- Zürich Zoo
- Uetliberg Planet Walk
Interlaken
- Interlaken village tour
- Alpin Raft white water rafting
- Jungfraujoch Railway
- Lake cruise
- Niederhorn bike tour
- Trümmelbach Waterfalls
- Gimmelwald
- Grindelwald
- Wengen
- Lauterbrunnen
Montreux
- Montreux city tour
- Château de Chillon
- Steamboat cruise
- Musée du Vieux-Montreux
- Vevey
Lausanne
- Lausanne city tour
- Olympic Museum
- Art Brut Collection
- Musée de l’Elysée
- Gruyère
Rome
- Rome city tour
- Ancient Rome tour with Colosseum
- Vatican City tour with Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
- Basilica of St. John Lateran
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
- Evening walking tour – Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona
- Borghese Gallery
- Pantheon
- Appian Way and the Catacombs
- Castel Sant’Angelo
- Nero’s Palace
- Baths of Caracalla
- Capitoline Museums
- National Roman Museum
- National Gallery of Roman Art
Florence
- Florence city tour
- Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)
- Campanile
- Baptistery of San Giovanni
- Basilica di Santa Croce
- Basilica di San Lorenzo
- Pitti Palace
- Uffizi Gallery
- Galleria Dell’Accademia
- San Miniato al Monte
- Bargello
- Medici Riccardi Palace
Bologna
- Bologna city tour
- Torre degli Asinelli
- Archaeological Museum
- Jewish Museum
- National Picture Gallery
- University Museums
- Lamborghini Museum
- Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Naples
- Naples city tour
- Duomo
- Santa Chiara Monastery
- San Lorenzo Maggiore
- Castel Nuovo
- Capodimonte Museum
- Teatro San Carlo
Cinque Terre
- Cinque Terre tour
Venice
- Venice city tour
- Doges’ Palace
- St. Mark’s Bascilica
- Galleria Dell’Accademia
- Ca’ d’Oro
- Museo Correr
- Ca’Rezzonico
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Murano glass-making demonstration
- Burano
- Torcello
Genoa
- Genoa city tour
- Aquarium of Genoa
- Palazzo Bianco Gallery
- Palazzo Rosso Gallery
- Galata Seafaring Museum
- National Gallery
- Palazzo Ducale
- Museum of Sant’Agostino
Sorrento
- Sorrento city tour
- Teatro Tasso tarantella show
- Correale di Terranova Museum
- Isle of Capri
- Pompeii archaeological site
- Herculaneum archaeological site
- Amalfi
- Positano
Milan
- Milan city tour
- Duomo
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Castello Sforzesco
- Teatro alla Scala
- Santa Maria della Grazie (The Last Supper)
Pisa
- Pisa city tour
- Leaning Tower
- Duomo and Baptistery
- Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Siena
- Siena city tour
- Duomo
- Pinacoteca Nazionale
- Torre del Mangia
- Museo dell’Opera Metropolitana
Paris
- Normandy WWII sites
- Arromanche 360 cinema
- Monet’s Gardens at Giverny
- Chartres Cathedral
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Palace and Gardens of Versailles
- Disneyland Paris
- Loire Valley chateaux
- Intensive Language Classes
- Provins
Rome
- Tivoli – Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este
- Pompeii archaeological site
- Hurculaneum archaeological site
- Ostia Antica
- Montepulciano
- Siena
- Orvieto
- Tarquinia
Travel Resources
France
- Eiffel Tower
- Franceway.com
- Giverny
- Interactive Map of Paris
- Le Monde
- Louvre Museum
- Ministry of Culture
- Musee d’Orsay
- Normandy D-Day
- Paris Pages
- Paris Virtual Guide
- Parillusion
- Provence Guide Web
- So…Nice
- Versailles
Switzerland
- Switzerland Tourism
- Switzerland is Yours
- Bern Tourismus
- Ville de Geneve
- Zurich
- Interlaken
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Swiss World
- Engelberg
Italy
France
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 33
Capital: Paris
Official Language(s): French
Switzerland
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 41
Capital: Bern
Official Language(s): German (63.7%), French (20.4%), Italian (6.5%), Romansh (0.5%)
Italy
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 39
Capital: Rome
Official Language(s): Italian