11 days
Vienna, Bled, Ljubljana, Trieste, Venice
Program description: Designed to provide a local snapshot of exceptional initiatives across key areas of sustainable development, including human, social, economic and environmental pillars. This program will prompt critical thinking on how these initiatives might serve to inspire further development across the globe. Parallel to this focus is an ideal opportunity to experience three distinct regions, steeped in rich culture, significant historical landmarks and natural beauty.

Cultural highlight: A better kept secret than its stunning natural beauty, Bled’s cream cakes are renowned as the best in the country and a must while visiting Slovenia.

🔹 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.
  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria

  • Day 2: Vienna

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Field Director you will see:

    • Opera House, one of the leading opera houses in the world
    • Kärntnerstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral, central to Austrian history and iconic for its tiled roof

    Enjoy dinner in Vienna

  • Day 3: Vienna

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a guided tour of Vienna 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse, a circular boulevard around the Inner Town district
    • Parliament, a columned building that serves as Vienna's center of government
    • Rathaus, Vienna's flower-adorned city hall
    • Hofburg, the presidential residence and former imperial palace

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace with beautifully landscapes gardens where Marie Antoinette spent her childhood 

  • Day 4: Vienna

    🔹 Guided learning: Take a sustainability-focused guided tour of the United Nations Headquarters

    🔹 Independent exploration: Enjoy free time in Vienna

  • Day 5: Vienna • Bled

    Travel to Bled, a picturesque Slovenian lake town located at the foothills of the Julian Alps 

    Tour Bled with an expert local guide and see why it's one of Slovenia's most popular destinations

    Visit Bled Castle, built on a precipice overlooking Lake Bled and the oldest castle in Slovenia

    Enjoy dinner in Bled

  • Day 6: Bled

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about sustainable farming practices at a local farm in Bled

  • Day 7: Bled • Ljubljana

    Travel to Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia 

    Take a guided tour of Ljubljana, known as one of Europe's greenest and most livable capitals

    Visit Ljubljana Castle, a Medieval fortress where you can learn about the history of the city and take in beautiful views of the city

    Enjoy a traditional Slovenian dinner and cultural performance

  • Day 8: Ljubljana • Trieste

    Visit the Postojna caves and see the 5-meter tall stalagmite called Brilliant and the first cave railway system

    Travel to Trieste, an Italian port city with Italian, Austro-Hungarian, and Slovenian influences 

    Enjoy dinner in Trieste

  • Day 9: Trieste • Venice

    Travel to Venice

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about organic wine production at a local vineyard

  • Day 10: Venice

    🔹 Guided learning: Take an ecology-focused guided tour of Venice

    🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Venice on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Venice

  • Day 11: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria

  • Day 2: Vienna

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Field Director you will see:

    • Opera House, one of the leading opera houses in the world
    • Kärntnerstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral, central to Austrian history and iconic for its tiled roof

    Enjoy dinner in Vienna

  • Day 3: Vienna

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a guided tour of Vienna 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse, a circular boulevard around the Inner Town district
    • Parliament, a columned building that serves as Vienna's center of government
    • Rathaus, Vienna's flower-adorned city hall
    • Hofburg, the presidential residence and former imperial palace

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace with beautifully landscapes gardens where Marie Antoinette spent her childhood 

  • Day 4: Vienna

    🔹 Guided learning: Take a sustainability-focused guided tour of the United Nations Headquarters

    🔹 Independent exploration: Enjoy free time in Vienna

  • Day 5: Vienna • Bled

    Travel to Bled, a picturesque Slovenian lake town located at the foothills of the Julian Alps 

    Tour Bled with an expert local guide and see why it's one of Slovenia's most popular destinations

    Visit Bled Castle, built on a precipice overlooking Lake Bled and the oldest castle in Slovenia

    Enjoy dinner in Bled

  • Day 6: Bled

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about sustainable farming practices at a local farm in Bled

  • Day 7: Bled • Ljubljana

    Travel to Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia 

    Take a guided tour of Ljubljana, known as one of Europe's greenest and most livable capitals

    Visit Ljubljana Castle, a Medieval fortress where you can learn about the history of the city and take in beautiful views of the city

    Enjoy a traditional Slovenian dinner and cultural performance

  • Day 8: Ljubljana • Trieste

    Visit the Postojna caves and see the 5-meter tall stalagmite called Brilliant and the first cave railway system

    Travel to Trieste, an Italian port city with Italian, Austro-Hungarian, and Slovenian influences 

    Enjoy dinner in Trieste

  • Day 9: Trieste • Venice

    Travel to Venice

    🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about organic wine production at a local vineyard

  • Day 10: Venice

    🔹 Guided learning: Take an ecology-focused guided tour of Venice

    🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Venice on your own

    Enjoy dinner in Venice

  • Day 11: Depart for home


Learning outcomes on this program

Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness


EF Global Learning Model Post-Study Abroad Learning Resources
Academic resources

With this program, you get access to our Global Learning Resources, which include:

  • Discussion questions
  • Sample assignments
  • Journal prompts
  • Webinars
  • EF's Global Competency Assessment, a pre- and post-program assessment to measure competency development
See the resources you get
EF Global Learning Model Post-Study Abroad Learning Resources
Academic resources


With this program, you get access to our Global Learning Resources, which include:

  • Discussion questions
  • Sample assignments
  • Journal prompts
  • Webinars
  • EF's Global Competency Assessment, a pre- and post-program assessment to measure competency development

See the resources you get


What's Included

  • Round-trip airfare and transportation

    Buses, trains, cruise ships, ferries and subways—covered. We take care of getting you around so you can enjoy the ride.

  • Accommodations

    Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.

  • Regional-style meals

    Traditional breakfasts and dinners bring local flavors to life as part of your tour experience. Lunches are left up to you to discover favorite dishes of your own.

  • 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.

  • Curriculum Integration

    Your academic vision remains present wherever you travel. Tell us your ideal study abroad experience, and we'll help connect your curriculum to EF's extensive connections abroad.

  • Full-time Field Director

    Your expert Field Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.

  • Expert Local Guides

    Your expert local guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.

  • Guided sightseeing

    Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour

  • 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 $15 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.

  • 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.


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