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France, Switzerland, Austria & Germany

with Berlin & Salzburg Extension

Group Information

Departing From:
Nashville
Departing:
July 1, 2025
Returning:
July 12, 2025
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I LOVE to travel and have taken students and adults on tours to Scotland, England, Paris, Italy, Greece, the Vatican, Turkey, Venezuela, and Guatemala! Travel opens the world hands-on to you and your students! I teach engineering in high school and coach robotics.
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Tour Itinerary

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Day 1 Overnight flight to France (Paris)
Day 1 Bonjour Paris
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Paris city walk
Île de la Cité, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter
Louvre visit
Dinner in Latin Quarter
Day 2 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
Day 3 Paris--Lucerne
Travel to Basel on the TGV (one of Europe’s fastest trains)
Basel tour director-led city walk
Basel Minster, Market Square, Middle Bridge
Travel to Lucerne
Day 4 Lucerne landmarks
Lucerne tour director-led sightseeing
Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, Jesuit Church, Weinmarkt and Kornmarkt Squares
Optional  Mt. Pilatus excursion  $80
Traditional Swiss dinner
Day 5 Lucerne--Innsbruck
Travel to Innsbruck via Liechtenstein
Innsbruck city walk
Golden Roof, Triumphbogen, Olympic site
Day 6 Innsbruck--Munich
Travel to Munich
Hohenschwangau excursion
Hohenschwangau Castle visit, Neuschwanstein Castle and Queen Mary's Bridge photo stop
Bavarian bratwurst dinner
Day 7 Munich landmarks
Munich guided sightseeing tour
Marienplatz, Frauenkirche, Residenz, BMW Welt showroom visit, 1972 Olympia Park
Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit
Day 8 Start extension to Berlin & Salzburg
Salzburg guided excursion
Mozart’s birthplace visit
Day 9 Munich--Berlin
Travel to Berlin via train
Berlin guided sightseeing tour
Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate
Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit
Day 10 Potsdam
Jewish Museum visit
Potsdam excursion
Neues Palais guided visit, Sanssouci Palace gardens, The Russian Colony
Day 11 Flight home from Berlin

Tour Fee Includes:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • 7 overnight stays (9 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
  • 1 overnight stay in couchette sleeping berths on extension
  • 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
  • High-speed TGV train to Bern
  • 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.