Tour basics

What is a typical day like?

For a glimpse of what your group’s daily experience will be like on tour, check out a typical day on a tour to Paris. Then just imagine how many discoveries and memories your students will make each day.

6:30 a.m. - Bonjour, Paris!
The day begins with an early wake-up call. A full day of discovery awaits.

7:15 a.m. - Breakfast
A hotel breakfast may include bread and rolls, yogurt, cereal, orange juice, coffee, tea and cocoa.

9:00 a.m. - Guided sightseeing of Paris
This morning’s guided tour of the City of Light features the Arc de Triomphe, the elegant Champs-Élysées, the Place de la Concorde and, of course, the Eiffel Tower.

11:30 a.m. - Visit to Notre Dame
Step inside the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral to admire the stained-glass rose windows and seemingly weightless vaulted ceilings.

12:30 p.m. - Lunch
Lunch is free time for you and your students to find your own cafés or eateries, based on the tour director’s suggestions.

1:30 p.m. - Walking tour of Paris
During this afternoon’s stroll (led by your tour director) through the Latin Quarter, you and your students will experience the area’s bohemian spirit.

3:00 p.m. - Visit to the Louvre
Art history books come to life at the Louvre. The museum holds one of the world’s most spectacular collections, including the Mona Lisa.

6:30 p.m. - Tarte flambée lesson
Tonight, delve into culinary history by learning to make a French favorite, tarte flambée.

10:30 p.m. - Bonne nuit!
Students head to bed to rest up for tomorrow’s excursion to Versailles, Louis XIV’s opulent palace.