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Germany, France & Spain

Group Information

Departing From:
Des Moines
Departing:
July 17, 2025
Returning:
July 30, 2025
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To say I love to travel is an understatement! This tour will be my 6th tour with Explorica, where I’ve led students to Rome, Greece, Ireland, Wales, England, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, &next summer, Spain, Portugal & Morocco. I have visited a total of 26 countries, and have lived in Australia.I also have worked at Walt Disney World. My largest group has been ten.
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Tour Itinerary

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Day 1 Overnight flight to Germany (Munich)
Day 2 Guten Tag Munich
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Munich landmarks
Munich guided sightseeing tour
Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Residenz, BMW Welt showroom visit, 1972 Olympia Park
Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit
Bavarian bratwurst dinner
Day 4 Munich--Heidelberg
Travel to Heidelberg
Heidelberg tour director-led sightseeing
Heidelberg Castle and wine barrel visit, Market Square
Day 5 Heidelberg--Paris
Travel to Paris via Reims
Dinner in Latin Quarter
Day 6 Paris
Paris guided sightseeing tour
Arc de Triomphe, Champs Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Opera House
Optional  Versailles guided excursion (pre-book only)  $80
State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of Versailles
Seine River cruise
Dinner at 1000 & 1 Signes
Day 7  Paris--Côte d'Azur
Travel to Nice on the TGV (one of Europe’s fastest train)
Day 8 Monaco, Èze & Nice
Monaco & Èze tour director-led sightseeing
Prince’s Palace, Parfumerie visit in Èze
Nice tour director-led sightseeing
Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais
Day 9 Côte d'Azur--Provence
Travel to Provence
Provence tour director-led sightseeing
Avignon, Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit, Les Baux de Provence
Day 10 Provence--Barcelona
Travel to Barcelona via Collioure
Paella dinner
Day 11 Barcelona landmarks
Barcelona guided sightseeing tour
Plaza de Espana, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit
Las Ramblas scavenger hunt
Tapas dinner
Day 12 Barcelona--Madrid
Travel to Madrid via Zaragoza
Basilica of the Virgin of Pilar visit
Day 13 Madrid landmarks
Madrid guided sightseeing tour
Calle Mayor, Gran Vía, Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit
Optional  Toledo guided excursion  $80
Toledo Cathedral visit, St. Mary’s Synagogue visit, Sword factory visit
Day 14 Flight home from Madrid
Total Fee:* $5,622.00
Tour Quote Breakdown
The following fees apply to your full-paying participants:
Tour Fee* $5,477.00
Late Signup Fee $145.00
 
Total Fee* $5,622.00
* Last day for this Tour Fee is June 20, 2025.
Additional Adult Fees
The following additional fees apply only to full-paying participants 23 and older and are not included in the total price listed above.
Adult Supplement $125.00
Twin Room Upgrade $540.00
 
Additional Adult Fee $665.00

Tour Fee Includes:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • 12 overnight stays (17 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
  • Full European breakfast daily
  • Dinner daily
  • Full-time services of a professional tour director
  • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
  • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
  • Tour Diary™
  • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.