• Day 1: Fly overnight to England

• Day 2: London

  Meet your Field Director at the airport

  Take 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

  Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  London Eye

  Soar into the sky aboard the London Eye, a 40-story, 32-capsule observation wheel that offers spectacular views of the city. Also enjoy the 4D Experience, a 3D film complete with in-theater special effects like wind, snow and mist.  

• Day 3: London • Windsor

  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)

  🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Windsor

  With your expert local guide you will see

  • Windsor Castle, and see State Apartments objects like paintings by Rubens and Holbein
  • St. George’s Chapel, the final resting place of many monarchs
  • Queen Mary's Dolls' House, where castle items are replicated in 1/12th scale

• Day 4: London

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Oxford

  Explore the world’s oldest university town and take in the spired city that generations of great thinkers called home. Visit the New College, one of University of Oxford’s most prestigious constituent colleges, step inside the restored Chapel, and see the ancient, ivy-cloaked Oxford City wall.

• Day 5: London • Paris

  Travel by Eurostar train to 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

  Enjoy a scenic view of Paris as you sail along the iconic Seine River 

• Day 6: Versailles • 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 

  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 

• Day 7: Paris

   🔹 Cultural engagement: Explore art from around the world at the Louvre, home to over 35,000 objects including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa  

   🔹 Independent exploration: Spend the afternoon exploring Paris on your own  

  Take a walking tour of Montmartre

  With your Field Director you will see:

  • Place du Tertre, an artistic center of France, and see street artists
  • Sacré-Cœur Basilica, a white-domed basilica that marks the highest point in Paris

  Enjoy dinner in Montmartre and explore the district has long been a haven for artists

• Day 8: Depart for home

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• Day 8: Paris • Amsterdam

  Travel by train to Amsterdam, the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands 

  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

  🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Amsterdam on your own

  Enjoy dinner in Amsterdam

• Day 9: Amsterdam

  Take a self-guided walking tour of Amsterdam 

  With your Field Director you will see:

  • The 13th-century dam built to prevent the Zuiderzee Sea from flooding the city
  • The Begijnhof, a lovely 14th-century sanctuary for the Catholic sisterhood of Begijnhofites
  • Waterlooplein Square, known for its market

  🔹 Guided learning: Visit the Anne Frank House and reflect on themes that range from conflicting fundamental and human rights, to discrimination, and more

  🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Amsterdam on your own

• Day 10: Depart for home