Tour Number: 1841039XS
Group Leader: Kelsey Cater
Requested Departure Date: 6/13/2017
Requested Return Date: 6/26/2017
Requested Departure Gateway: Charleston (SC)

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For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

14 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

  • Day 2: Berlin

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Berlin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Unter den Linden
    • Reichstag
  • Day 3: Berlin

    Take a guided tour of Berlin

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Brandenburg Gate
    • Kurfürstendamm
    • Remains of the Berlin Wall

    See Checkpoint Charlie

    Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Potsdam

    Potsdam

    Take a half-day excursion to Potsdam, where the postwar administration of Germany was decided at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Potsdam was also the royal playground of Frederick the Great of Prussia; see baroque palaces, pavilions, and the royal residence’s gardens. Take a guided visit inside either Sanssouci or Cecilienhof.

  • Day 4: Berlin • Dresden • Prague

    Travel via Dresden to Prague

    Take a guided tour of Dresden

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Semper Opera House
    • Zwinger Palace 
    • Martin Luther statue
  • Day 5: Prague

    Take a guided tour of Prague

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Vitus Cathedral
    • Golden Lane
    • Charles Bridge

    Visit St. Vitus Cathedral

    Take a walking tour of Prague
  • Day 6: Prague • Budapest

    Travel to Budapest

    Take a cruise on the Danube River
  • Day 7: Budapest

    Take a guided tour of Budapest

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Heroes Square
    • Castle Hill
    • Gellért Hill

    Visit Matthias Church

    Take a walking tour of Budapest

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Fisherman’s Bastion
    • Hungarian Parliament building

    Visit the House of Terror Museum
  • Day 8: Budapest • Vienna

    Travel to Vienna

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral

    Enjoy a wiener schnitzel dinner

  • Day 9: Vienna

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Viennese waltz dancing

    Viennese waltz dancing

    Experience the elegance and grandeur of the traditional Austrian waltz, the world’s oldest form of ballroom dance. During an optional two-and-a-half-hour lesson, you’ll discover the long and complex relationship between dance and city as you learn to turn and step with the best.

  • Day 10: Vienna • Salzburg • Munich

    Travel via Salzburg to Munich

    Take a walking tour of Salzburg

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Old Town
    • Mozart's birthplace
  • Day 11: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Visit Dachau

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus
  • Day 12: Munich • Heidelberg

    Travel to Heidelberg
  • Day 13: Heidelberg

    Tour Heidelberg with an expert local guide

    Visit the Heidelberg Castle and wine barrel

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Neckar Valley

    Neckar Valley

    Take in the medieval scenery of rural Germany during an hour-long boat ride along the Neckar River. Then, visit the ruins of the 13th-century Dilsberg Fortress, once the most powerful in the region, and enjoy free time to explore the quaint cobblestoned town that encircles it. Note: Only available between March 25-Oct. 22.

  • Day 14: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

  • Day 2: Berlin

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Berlin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Unter den Linden
    • Reichstag
  • Day 3: Berlin

    Take a guided tour of Berlin

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Brandenburg Gate
    • Kurfürstendamm
    • Remains of the Berlin Wall

    See Checkpoint Charlie

    Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Potsdam

    Potsdam

    Take a half-day excursion to Potsdam, where the postwar administration of Germany was decided at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Potsdam was also the royal playground of Frederick the Great of Prussia; see baroque palaces, pavilions, and the royal residence’s gardens. Take a guided visit inside either Sanssouci or Cecilienhof.

  • Day 4: Berlin • Dresden • Prague

    Travel via Dresden to Prague

    Take a guided tour of Dresden

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Semper Opera House
    • Zwinger Palace 
    • Martin Luther statue
  • Day 5: Prague

    Take a guided tour of Prague

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Vitus Cathedral
    • Golden Lane
    • Charles Bridge

    Visit St. Vitus Cathedral

    Take a walking tour of Prague
  • Day 6: Prague • Budapest

    Travel to Budapest

    Take a cruise on the Danube River
  • Day 7: Budapest

    Take a guided tour of Budapest

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Heroes Square
    • Castle Hill
    • Gellért Hill

    Visit Matthias Church

    Take a walking tour of Budapest

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Fisherman’s Bastion
    • Hungarian Parliament building

    Visit the House of Terror Museum
  • Day 8: Budapest • Vienna

    Travel to Vienna

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral

    Enjoy a wiener schnitzel dinner

  • Day 9: Vienna

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Viennese waltz dancing

    Viennese waltz dancing

    Experience the elegance and grandeur of the traditional Austrian waltz, the world’s oldest form of ballroom dance. During an optional two-and-a-half-hour lesson, you’ll discover the long and complex relationship between dance and city as you learn to turn and step with the best.

  • Day 10: Vienna • Salzburg • Munich

    Travel via Salzburg to Munich

    Take a walking tour of Salzburg

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Old Town
    • Mozart's birthplace
  • Day 11: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Visit Dachau

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus
  • Day 12: Munich • Heidelberg

    Travel to Heidelberg
  • Day 13: Heidelberg

    Tour Heidelberg with an expert local guide

    Visit the Heidelberg Castle and wine barrel

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Neckar Valley

    Neckar Valley

    Take in the medieval scenery of rural Germany during an hour-long boat ride along the Neckar River. Then, visit the ruins of the 13th-century Dilsberg Fortress, once the most powerful in the region, and enjoy free time to explore the quaint cobblestoned town that encircles it. Note: Only available between March 25-Oct. 22.

  • Day 14: Depart for home


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