Day 1: Fly overnight to the Netherlands
Day 2: Amsterdam
Meet your Field Director at the destination airportExplore Amsterdam while participating in a self-guided group activity designed exclusively for EF
Enjoy dinner in Amsterdam
Day 3: Amsterdam
Take a guided tour of Amsterdam
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace), once the home of the Dutch Royal Family
- Westerkerk (West Church), where Rembrandt is buried
- Dam Square, bustling central meeting point
🔹 Guided learning: Visit the Anne Frank House and reflect on themes that range from conflicting fundamental and human rights, to discrimination, and more
Visit the Rijksmuseum and admire works including Rembrandt’s The Night Watch
Day 4: Amsterdam
🔹 Cultural engagement: Volendam and Zaanse Schans
Today, enjoy an excursion to the heart of the Dutch countryside. Visit the picturesque fishing village of Volendam and the living and working neighborhood of Zaanse Schans, re-created to look like an old Dutch village. Make your way down the winding, cobblestone streets, past charming shops and crooked houses. Enjoy cheese and clog-making demonstrations as well as a visit to a windmill.
Day 5: Amsterdam • Paris
Travel by train to Paris
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Paris
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Place de la Concorde, a major public square
- Champs-Élysées, an elegant boulevard packed with high-fashion boutiques
- Arc de Triomphe, a monument honoring those who fought for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
- Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair and an iconic symbol of Paris
- Hôtel des Invalides, a grand hospital commissioned by Louis XIV
Day 6: Paris
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter, so named because the language was once commonly spoken by the Sorbonne students that populated the area
See Notre-Dame Cathedral, known for its sculptured facade, stained-glass rose windows, and seemingly weightless vaulted ceilings
Explore art from around the world at the Louvre, home to over 35,000 objects including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa
Enjoy a scenic view of Paris as you sail along the iconic Seine River
Day 7: Paris
Versailles
Welcome to the world headquarters of decadence—the grand palace of Versailles. The enormous estate was built to keep commoners far from its gilded doors and expansive gardens—but fortunately, you won’t have to win Louie or Marie’s notoriously fickle favor to get in. After spending the day in a maze of manicured shrubbery and the staggering Hall of Mirrors, continue the theme of indulgence by treating yourself at a local patisserie nearby.Day 8: Depart for home
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Day 8: Paris • London
Travel by Eurostar train to LondonTake a walking tour of London
With your Field Director you will see:
- The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
- Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
- Leicester Square, a square lined with theaters and other events
- Covent Garden, a vibrant and charming shopping area
Tour the Tower of London with an expert local guide and see this former prison, where Henry VIII banished two of his wives, and the jaw-dropping collection of Crown Jewels
Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London
Day 9: London
Take a guided tour of London
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Big Ben, an iconic London bell at the Palace of Westminster
- Houses of Parliament, home to England's governing body
- Piccadilly Circus, a five-way intersection
- St. Paul’s Cathedral, a domed church which has hosted many royal events
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring London on your own
Day 10: Depart for home
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