Length: 7 Days. Travel abroad with your group of 12 or more, students or adults can enjoy an amazing educational experience.
Highlights: London City Tour, Windsor Castle, Paris City Tour, Louvre, Palace of Versailles, Venice City Tour, Doges’ Palace
Itinerary: London (2), Paris (3), Venice (2)
Day 1 – Depart USA
Fly through the night to London.
Day 2 – London
Welcome to the largest city in Europe! A guide will meet you at the airport and escort you on a London City Tour. See Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Fleet Street, the Houses of Parliament, St. Paul’s and Big Ben. Continue for a tour of formidable Westminster Abbey, site of numerous royal weddings and coronations.
Day 3 – London
Explore Windsor Castle, the weekend retreat of the royal family and the largest castle in Europe still inhabited. See the Round Tower built by Henry II, St. George’s Chapel, the State Apartments and Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. Option: Attend a West End theatre performance tonight.
Day 4 – Paris
Travel on to France via the 31-mile Chunnel under the English Channel, one of the greatest engineering marvels in history.
Day 5 – Paris
Bienvenue à Paris, the most magical city in the world! On your Paris City Tour you will see all the highlights including the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Elysées, and l’Etoile with the Arc de Triomphe. Tour the Gothic masterpiece, Notre Dame. You’ll also visit the Louvre, the largest museum on earth, to view priceless works of art like Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo.
Day 6 – Paris
Tour the Palace of Versailles, home of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Walk through its fabulous galleries, including the Hall of Mirrors, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. See the formal gardens, preserved in their original state with beautiful fountains, statues, paths and ornamental ponds, and the two Trianons.
Day 7 – Paris - Venice
This morning, fly to Venice and say, Buon giorno! You have arrived in the romantic city known as La Serenissima, once a mighty maritime Republic. Begin your Venice City Tour at the Piazza Roma and walk along the Grand Canal to visit St. Mark’s Basilica. Also see the Rialto Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs, and the Clock Tower, where animated statues of Moors use hammers to strike the hours. Tour the pink marble Doges’ Palace to see its elegant rooms and impressive paintings by Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto. In addition to living quarters, the palace contained offices, meeting rooms, law courts and its infamous prison cells. The city is famous for its crystal and you will also see a Murano glass-blowing demonstration near the cathedral.
Day 8 – Venice
Today is free for additional sightseeing. Option: Board a ferry for an excursion to three famous islands around the Venetian Lagoon. Visit the sleepy little fishing town of Burano, famous for introducing lace-making to the world. See master craftsmen at work in the factories in Murano and visit a 12th century cathedral. Torcello Island was the capital of the lagoon in Roman times, and is famous for its splendid cathedral and mosaics. Visit the Church of Santa Fosca.
Day 9 – Depart
Return home with great memories of your days in London, Paris and Venice.
London
- London city tour
- Westminster Abbey
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Buckingham Palace
- Changing of the Guard
- Hop-on, Hop-off bus tour
- West End play
- Shakespeare’s Globe tour
- Globe theatre performance
- Behind the Stage tour
- Thames River cruise
- Tower of London
- Covent Garden
- Greenwich
- London Eye
- Madame Tussauds
- Afternoon tea at Harrods
- London Dungeon
- Jack the Ripper tour
- British Museum
- The National Gallery
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Imperial War Museum
- Churchill War Rooms
- Charles Dickens Museum
Edinburgh
- Edinburgh city tour
- Edinburgh Castle
- Holyrood Palace
- The National Museum
- The National Gallery
- Scottish folk dinner show
- Witchery tour
- The Writers’ Museum
- The Royal Yacht Britannia
- Our Dynamic Earth science museum
Dublin
- Dublin city tour
- Dublin Castle
- Trinity College – Book of Kells
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Dublin Writers Museum
- Guinness Storehouse
Limerick
- Rock of Cashel
- Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
- Adare Village
- Glenstall Abbey
Killarney
- Ring of Kerry
- Blarney Castle
- Muckross Abbey
- Ross Castle
- Torc Waterfall
Paris
- Paris city tour
- Paris by Night tour
- Notre Dame Cathedral
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Eiffel Tower (2nd or 3rd Level)
- Bateaux Mouches river cruise
- Seine River dinner cruise
- Louvre Museum
- Musee d’Orsay
- Rodin Museum
- Opera Garnier
- Pere Lachaise Cemetery
- Montmartre dinner
- Moulin Rouge show
- Sacre-Coeur Basilica
- Paris Catacombs
- Paris Sewers Tour
- Latin Quarter tour
- Le Marais tour
- Centre Pompidou
Saint-Malo
- Saint-Malo city tour
- Musée du Château
- Jacques Cartier Manor House
- Le Grand Aquarium
- Fort National
- St. Vincent Cathedral
Lyon
- Lyon city tour
- Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière
- Gallo-Roman Museum and Ruins
- St-Jean Cathedral
Aix-en-Provence
- Aix city tour
- Cézanne’s Studio
- Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
Nice
- Nice city tour
- Monaco city tour
- Eze perfume factory
- Language homestay
- Matisse Museum
- Le Chateau
- Theatre de la Photographie et de l’Image
- Russian Cathedral
- Nice Archaeology Museum
Caen
- Caen city tour
- Abbaye aux Dames
- Abbaye aux Hommes
- Musée de Normandie
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
Tours
- Tours city tour
- Tours Cathedral
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Château d’Amboise
- Château de Chambord
- Château de Chenonceau
- Château de Chantilly
Normandy
- D-Day tour
- Mont Saint-Michel
- Bayeux Tapestry
Marseille
- Marseille city tour
- Notre Dame de la Garde
- Mediterranean Archaeology Museum
- Longchamp Castle
- Château d’If
Rome
- Rome city tour
- Ancient Rome tour with Colosseum
- Vatican City tour with Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter’s Basilica
- Basilica of St. John Lateran
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
- Evening walking tour – Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona
- Borghese Gallery
- Pantheon
- Appian Way and the Catacombs
- Castel Sant’Angelo
- Nero’s Palace
- Baths of Caracalla
- Capitoline Museums
- National Roman Museum
- National Gallery of Roman Art
Florence
- Florence city tour
- Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)
- Campanile
- Baptistery of San Giovanni
- Basilica di Santa Croce
- Basilica di San Lorenzo
- Pitti Palace
- Uffizi Gallery
- Galleria Dell’Accademia
- San Miniato al Monte
- Bargello
- Medici Riccardi Palace
Bologna
- Bologna city tour
- Torre degli Asinelli
- Archaeological Museum
- Jewish Museum
- National Picture Gallery
- University Museums
- Lamborghini Museum
- Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Naples
- Naples city tour
- Duomo
- Santa Chiara Monastery
- San Lorenzo Maggiore
- Castel Nuovo
- Capodimonte Museum
- Teatro San Carlo
Cinque Terre
- Cinque Terre tour
Venice
- Venice city tour
- Doges’ Palace
- St. Mark’s Bascilica
- Galleria Dell’Accademia
- Ca’ d’Oro
- Museo Correr
- Ca’Rezzonico
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Murano glass-making demonstration
- Burano
- Torcello
Genoa
- Genoa city tour
- Aquarium of Genoa
- Palazzo Bianco Gallery
- Palazzo Rosso Gallery
- Galata Seafaring Museum
- National Gallery
- Palazzo Ducale
- Museum of Sant’Agostino
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Sorrento
- Sorrento city tour
- Teatro Tasso tarantella show
- Correale di Terranova Museum
- Isle of Capri
- Pompeii archaeological site
- Herculaneum archaeological site
- Amalfi
- Positano
Milan
- Milan city tour
- Duomo
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
- Castello Sforzesco
- Teatro alla Scala
- Santa Maria della Grazie (The Last Supper)
Pisa
- Pisa city tour
- Leaning Tower
- Duomo and Baptistery
- Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
Siena
- Siena city tour
- Duomo
- Pinacoteca Nazionale
- Torre del Mangia
- Museo dell’Opera Metropolitana
London
- Windsor Castle
- Leeds Castle
- Hampton Court Palace
- Kew Palace
- Kensington Palace
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Shakespeare’s Birthplace
- Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
- Warwick Castle
- Stonehenge
- Bath
- Canterbury
- Salisbury
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- White Cliffs of Dover
Edinburgh
- Stirling Castle
- National Wallace Monument
- St. Andrews
- Glasgow
- Loch Ness
- Loch Lomond
- Trossachs National Park
- Lake District National Park
Dublin
- Malahide Castle & Dublin Bay
- Blarney Castle
- Cliffs of Moher
- Aran Islands
- Galway Bay
- Connemara
- Powerscourt Estate
- Waterford Crystal Tour
Paris
- Normandy WWII sites
- Arromanche 360 cinema
- Monet’s Gardens at Giverny
- Chartres Cathedral
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Palace and Gardens of Versailles
- Disneyland Paris
- Loire Valley chateaux
- Intensive Language Classes
- Provins
Rome
- Tivoli – Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este
- Pompeii archaeological site
- Hurculaneum archaeological site
- Ostia Antica
- Montepulciano
- Siena
- Orvieto
- Tarquinia
Travel Resources
- BBC Online
- The British Monarchy
- British Museum
- British Tourist Authority
- Cumbria-The Lake District
- Edinburgh Tourist Board
- Globe Theatre
- Guide to Dublin
- Interactive map of London
- Irish Tourist Board
- Irish Music, Museums and Heritage
- The Irish Times
- Killarney Online
- Visit London
- London Transport
- National Gallery
- Scottish Tourist Board
- Shakespeare’s Birthplace
- St Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- London Theatre Guide
United Kingdom
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Capital:Â London
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France
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Italy
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Capital:Â Rome
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