Day 1: Fly overnight to England
Day 2: London
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake 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: 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
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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