Tour Number: 2550957CM
Group Leader: Damon Mollenkopf
Requested Departure Date: 6/5/2024
Requested Return Date: 6/17/2024
Requested Departure Gateway: Columbus (OH)

ABOUT EF

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.

13 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: Frankfurt • Rothenburg

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel from the Frankfurt airport to Rothenburg

    Take a tour of Rothenburg

  • Day 3: Rothenburg • Bavaria • Munich

    Travel via Bavaria to Munich

    Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Forggensee (available June-September only)  

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus
  • Day 4: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Take an excursion to Dachau

    Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

  • Day 5: Munich • Innsbruck • Venice

    Travel via Innsbruck to Venice
  • Day 6: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano

    Explore Burano on your own

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 7: Venice • Verona • Lucerne

    Travel via Verona to Lucerne
  • Day 8: Lucerne

    Take a walking tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    • Lake Lucerne

    Take a cruise on Lake Lucerne

    Ride to the top of a Swiss mountain

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Savor a taste of Swiss culture as you enjoy a fondue meal—the country’s national dish that consists of (delicious) melted cheese and a lot of bread. Then, experience a bit of Swiss tradition in the form of yodeling, folk dances, and Alpine horns. (Just remember to pack your appetite.)

  • Day 9: Lucerne • Heidelberg

    Travel via Freiburg to Heidelberg

    Explore Freiburg on your own

    Take a walking tour of Heidelberg

    Visit Heidelberg Castle and its famous wine barrel

  • Day 10: Heidelberg • Strasbourg • Paris

    Travel to Strasbourg

    Tour Strasbourg with an expert local guide

    Visit the Strasbourg Cathedral

    Travel by TGV train to Paris
  • Day 11: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower

    Visit Versailles gardens

    Take a guided tour of Versailles

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • State Apartments
    • Hall of Mirrors
    • Gardens
  • Day 12: Paris

    Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Take a tour of the Latin Quarter

    Visit the Louvre

    Visit the Fragonard Perfume Factory

  • Day 13: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

  • Day 2: Frankfurt • Rothenburg

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel from the Frankfurt airport to Rothenburg

    Take a tour of Rothenburg

  • Day 3: Rothenburg • Bavaria • Munich

    Travel via Bavaria to Munich

    Enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Forggensee (available June-September only)  

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus
  • Day 4: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Take an excursion to Dachau

    Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

  • Day 5: Munich • Innsbruck • Venice

    Travel via Innsbruck to Venice
  • Day 6: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano

    Explore Burano on your own

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 7: Venice • Verona • Lucerne

    Travel via Verona to Lucerne
  • Day 8: Lucerne

    Take a walking tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    • Lake Lucerne

    Take a cruise on Lake Lucerne

    Ride to the top of a Swiss mountain

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Savor a taste of Swiss culture as you enjoy a fondue meal—the country’s national dish that consists of (delicious) melted cheese and a lot of bread. Then, experience a bit of Swiss tradition in the form of yodeling, folk dances, and Alpine horns. (Just remember to pack your appetite.)

  • Day 9: Lucerne • Heidelberg

    Travel via Freiburg to Heidelberg

    Explore Freiburg on your own

    Take a walking tour of Heidelberg

    Visit Heidelberg Castle and its famous wine barrel

  • Day 10: Heidelberg • Strasbourg • Paris

    Travel to Strasbourg

    Tour Strasbourg with an expert local guide

    Visit the Strasbourg Cathedral

    Travel by TGV train to Paris
  • Day 11: Paris

    Take a guided tour of Paris

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Place de la Concorde
    • Champs-Élysées
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Les Invalides
    • Eiffel Tower

    Visit Versailles gardens

    Take a guided tour of Versailles

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • State Apartments
    • Hall of Mirrors
    • Gardens
  • Day 12: Paris

    Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Take a tour of the Latin Quarter

    Visit the Louvre

    Visit the Fragonard Perfume Factory

  • Day 13: Depart for home


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