Sustainability in Austria, Slovenia and Italy
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.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria
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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
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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
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Day 4: Vienna
🔹 Guided learning: Take a sustainability-focused guided tour of the United Nations Headquarters
🔹 Independent exploration: Enjoy free time in Vienna
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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
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Day 6: Bled
🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about sustainable farming practices at a local farm in Bled
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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
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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
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Day 9: Trieste • Venice
Travel to Venice
🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about organic wine production at a local vineyard
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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
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Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria
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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
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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
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Day 4: Vienna
🔹 Guided learning: Take a sustainability-focused guided tour of the United Nations Headquarters
🔹 Independent exploration: Enjoy free time in Vienna
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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
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Day 6: Bled
🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about sustainable farming practices at a local farm in Bled
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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
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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
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Day 9: Trieste • Venice
Travel to Venice
🔹 Cultural engagement: Learn about organic wine production at a local vineyard
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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
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Day 11: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
What's Included
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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.
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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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.
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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 expert 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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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.
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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.
