Germany, Italy & Switzerland
Highlight: On a wander through the cobbled streets of Lucerne’s Old Town, be sure to stop at a traditional bakery for a Schoggi-Broetli—a breakfast bun with chocolate chunks.
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.

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Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
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Day 2: Munich
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Munich
With your Field Director you will see:
- Munich Cathedral, the representative landmark of Munich
- New Town Hall, a towering building home to the city government
- Hofbräuhaus, a famous beer hall dating back to the 16th century and a symbol of Bavarian hospitality
Enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich
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Day 3: Munich
Take a guided tour of Munich
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Olympic Games
- Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs
- Marienplatz, Munich's main city square
🔹 Guided learning: With an expert local guide, visit and reflect at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, which today serves as a memorial museum and a stark reminder of the darkest chapter in this country’s long story
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Day 4: Munich • Innsbruck • Venice region
Travel via Innsbruck, the capital of the beautiful Austrian province of Tyrol, on your way to Venice
Enjoy dinner in the Venice region
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Day 5: Venice
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Venice
With your local expert guide you will see:
- St. Mark's Square, Venice's primary square and center of cultural importance
- St. Mark's Campanile, a 323-foot bell tower
- Grand Canal, Venice's major waterway filled with gondolas
Visit the colorful Venetian island of Burano
Learn about glass-blowing in a local craftsman's shop and watch expert craftsmen spin molten-hot wares
Add this in-depth excursion:🔹 Cultural engagement: Gondola ride
Enjoy the ultimate Venetian experience—a gondola ride through the city's famed canals, passing by enchanting waterfront homes and under historic pedestrian bridges.
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Day 6: Venice • Milan
Travel to Milan, a cultural, financial and artistic hub of Italy
Take a tour of Milan
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The Piazza del Duomo and its towering Gothic cathedral
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the world's oldest mall
- The Sforza Castle, a 15th-century fortress that now holds works of art from Michelangelo and Da Vinci
Visit the Duomo, the largest Gothic church in the world adorned with the famous Madonnina at its peak
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Day 7: Milan • Como • Lucerne region
Travel via Lake Como, a breathtaking lake set against the Alps, on your way to the Lucerne region
Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Lucerne region
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Day 8: Lucerne region
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of Lucerne
With your Field Director you will see:
- Lion Monument, a sandstone statue commemorating the Swiss Guards slain in the 1792 Paris storming of the Tuileries
- Kapellbrücke, a covered bridge dating back to medieval days adorned with colorful murals overhead
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Lucerne on your own
Enjoy a traditional Swiss dinner
Add this in-depth excursion:Swiss Alps experience
This exciting half-day adventure takes you to the top of one of the Swiss Alps, the majestic mountainous backdrop of Lucerne. Journey to the base of the mountain by boat and ride a cog railway to the top. You’ll reach the summit and be rewarded with a splendid panorama of Lucerne, its lake, and the glorious snow-capped Alps. On a clear day, you can see for more than 200 miles! You’ll get back to the foot of the mountain by way of a gondola ride. (Please note: Mountains can be cold, even in summer; warm clothes and appropriate shoes are recommended.)
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Day 9: Lucerne region • Zurich
Travel to Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and one of the world's largest financial centers
Take a walking tour of Zurich with your Field Director and see its quaint Old Town, its waterfront promenades, and take in its eclectic mix of architectural styles
🔹 Cultural engagement: Try your hand at Swiss chocolate making during a chocolate tour and tasting
Enjoy dinner in Zurich
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Day 10: Depart for home
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Day 10: Zurich • Strasbourg • Paris
Travel to Strasbourg
Tour Strasbourg with an expert local guide and see the official seat of the European Parliament, charming La Petite France, and its historic city center
Visit Strasbourg Cathedral—A gothic cathedral so tall, it can be seen from the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest
Travel by TGV train to Paris
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Day 11: Paris • Versailles
🔹 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
Take a guided tour of Versailles, where Louis XIV hosted his royal court to reign in their power and prevent their political rise
With your expert local guide you will see:
- State Apartments of the King and Queen
- The lavish Hall of Mirrors which depicts political successes on its vaulted-ceiling murals
- Meticulously landscaped gardens and dozens of ornate fountains
Enjoy dinner in the Latin Quarter -
Day 12: 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, and see the progress of its restoration following the 2019 fire which damaged much of the building
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
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Day 13: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
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Day 2: Munich
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Munich
With your Field Director you will see:
- Munich Cathedral, the representative landmark of Munich
- New Town Hall, a towering building home to the city government
- Hofbräuhaus, a famous beer hall dating back to the 16th century and a symbol of Bavarian hospitality
Enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich
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Day 3: Munich
Take a guided tour of Munich
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Olympic Games
- Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs
- Marienplatz, Munich's main city square
🔹 Guided learning: With an expert local guide, visit and reflect at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, which today serves as a memorial museum and a stark reminder of the darkest chapter in this country’s long story
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Day 4: Munich • Innsbruck • Venice region
Travel via Innsbruck, the capital of the beautiful Austrian province of Tyrol, on your way to Venice
Enjoy dinner in the Venice region
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Day 5: Venice
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Venice
With your local expert guide you will see:
- St. Mark's Square, Venice's primary square and center of cultural importance
- St. Mark's Campanile, a 323-foot bell tower
- Grand Canal, Venice's major waterway filled with gondolas
Visit the colorful Venetian island of Burano
Learn about glass-blowing in a local craftsman's shop and watch expert craftsmen spin molten-hot wares
Add this in-depth excursion:🔹 Cultural engagement: Gondola ride
Enjoy the ultimate Venetian experience—a gondola ride through the city's famed canals, passing by enchanting waterfront homes and under historic pedestrian bridges.
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Day 6: Venice • Milan
Travel to Milan, a cultural, financial and artistic hub of Italy
Take a tour of Milan
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The Piazza del Duomo and its towering Gothic cathedral
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the world's oldest mall
- The Sforza Castle, a 15th-century fortress that now holds works of art from Michelangelo and Da Vinci
Visit the Duomo, the largest Gothic church in the world adorned with the famous Madonnina at its peak
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Day 7: Milan • Como • Lucerne region
Travel via Lake Como, a breathtaking lake set against the Alps, on your way to the Lucerne region
Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Lucerne region
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Day 8: Lucerne region
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of Lucerne
With your Field Director you will see:
- Lion Monument, a sandstone statue commemorating the Swiss Guards slain in the 1792 Paris storming of the Tuileries
- Kapellbrücke, a covered bridge dating back to medieval days adorned with colorful murals overhead
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Lucerne on your own
Enjoy a traditional Swiss dinner
Add this in-depth excursion:Swiss Alps experience
This exciting half-day adventure takes you to the top of one of the Swiss Alps, the majestic mountainous backdrop of Lucerne. Journey to the base of the mountain by boat and ride a cog railway to the top. You’ll reach the summit and be rewarded with a splendid panorama of Lucerne, its lake, and the glorious snow-capped Alps. On a clear day, you can see for more than 200 miles! You’ll get back to the foot of the mountain by way of a gondola ride. (Please note: Mountains can be cold, even in summer; warm clothes and appropriate shoes are recommended.)
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Day 9: Lucerne region • Zurich
Travel to Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and one of the world's largest financial centers
Take a walking tour of Zurich with your Field Director and see its quaint Old Town, its waterfront promenades, and take in its eclectic mix of architectural styles
🔹 Cultural engagement: Try your hand at Swiss chocolate making during a chocolate tour and tasting
Enjoy dinner in Zurich
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Day 10: Depart for home
Add more days
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Day 10: Zurich • Strasbourg • Paris
Travel to Strasbourg
Tour Strasbourg with an expert local guide and see the official seat of the European Parliament, charming La Petite France, and its historic city center
Visit Strasbourg Cathedral—A gothic cathedral so tall, it can be seen from the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest
Travel by TGV train to Paris
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Day 11: Paris • Versailles
🔹 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
Take a guided tour of Versailles, where Louis XIV hosted his royal court to reign in their power and prevent their political rise
With your expert local guide you will see:
- State Apartments of the King and Queen
- The lavish Hall of Mirrors which depicts political successes on its vaulted-ceiling murals
- Meticulously landscaped gardens and dozens of ornate fountains
Enjoy dinner in the Latin Quarter -
Day 12: 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, and see the progress of its restoration following the 2019 fire which damaged much of the building
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
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Day 13: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
Your experience includes
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Round-trip airfare
Your price includes round-trip airfare for your whole group.
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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On-tour transportation
Land transportation
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Regional-style meals
Daily breakfasts and select local dinners are included in your program. Generally, we leave lunch up to you so your group has an opportunity to explore its own tastes.
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End-to-end support
Your team helps to secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides recruiting tools and helps establish your program's ongoing presence on campus.
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Full-time Field Director
Your Field Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
Your expert Local Guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.
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Guided sightseeing
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour.
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Entrances
Dachau; Doges’ Palace; Glass-blowing demonstration; Milan Duomo and Strasbourg Cathedral, Versailles, Louvre, Notre-Dam, and Seine River Cruise with extension
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Worldwide support, safety and security
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. We provide 24-hour emergency support service along with a comprehensive $50 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.
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Flexible payment options
Give more students the opportunity to study abroad by offering them two different payment plan options, along with our TripFunder website to help fundraise for the program.