Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria
Day 2: Vienna
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake 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
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