Length: 13 days. Group educational tours for 12 or more students or adults. Self-designed custom tours typically led by teachers of high school juniors and seniors.
Highlights: London City Tour, Westminster Abbey, British Museum, Paris City Tour, Notre Dame,Versailles, Bateau Mouche, Dijon, Geneva City Tour, Florence City Tour, Pisa, Orvieto, Rome Walking Tour, Rome City Tour, Vatican City, Venice City Tour, Innsbruck City Tour, Munich City Tour
Itinerary: London (2), Paris (2), Leysin, Switzerland (2), Florence (2), Rome (2), Venice (1), Innsbruck (1), Munich (1)
Day 1 – Depart
Board your flight to London, England.
Day 2 –London
Welcome to Great Britain! Your TSA Tours representative will greet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel.
Day 3 – London
See Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament,and visit Westminster Abbey on your London City Tour. Visit the British Museum, home of the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone. Tonight you have the option of attending a West End theatre performance.
Day 4 – Paris
Travel to France via the Channel Tunnel.
Day 5 – Paris
Bienvenue en France! Discover the magic of the City of Lights on a Paris City Tour. See the majestic Arc de Triomphe, the glamorous Champs-Elysées, the magnificent Eiffel Tower and the elegant Place de la Concorde and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. Tour the Palace of Versailles to see the splendor in which French royalty once lived. This evening take in the glory of Paris after nightfall as you sail the Seine on your Bateaux Mouches cruise— be sure to make a wish under the Pont Marie!
Day 6 – Leysin
Transfer to Switzerland via Dijon, former capital city of the Dukes of Burgundy. Continue to Leysin, an Alpine wonderland.
Day 7 – Leysin
Today explore Geneva, a major international center of finance, commerce and politics. On your Geneva City Tour see St. Peter’s Cathedral, Calvin College, the Grand Theater, Hôtel de Ville, and tour the historic United Nations
Headquarters.
Day 8 – Florence
Buon giorno! Travel to the birthplace of the Renaissance. Modern Florence still reflects the glory of its past in the architecture of Brunelleschi, Giotto and Alberti; the sculpture of Pisano, Donatello and Cellini; and the paintings of Lippi, Boticelli and da Vinci. Combined with the spectacular genius of Michelangelo, the brilliance of the era is unparalleled.
Day 9 – Florence
Enjoy a Florence City Tour. See the Piazza del Duomo with the magnificent cathedral and baptistery whose East door is Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise, a renowned landmark of Renaissance sculpture. Continue to see the Medici Chapels in the Church of San Lorenzo, the Accademia home of Michelangelo’s David and the Bargello, the former city hall. Then travel to Pisa to see the infamous Leaning Tower.
Day 10 – Rome
En route to the Eternal City, visit Orvieto and its stunning Cathedral. Continue to Rome where you’ll enjoy an evening Walking Tour to the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza de Trevi. Be sure to toss in a coin to guarantee your return to Roma.
Day 11 – Rome
The history of civilization awaits your discovery; on your Rome City Tour visit the Colosseum, and see the Forum and the Spanish Steps. Next visit Vatican City to see Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the vault of the Sistine Chapel and Bernini’s brilliant St. Peter’s Square.
Day 12 – Venice
Journey north to romantic Venice, a city unlike any other. Your Venice City Tour includes a walk along the Grand Canal to St. Mark’s Square and St. Mark’s Basilica, then visit the Doges’ Palace, and see the Bridge of Sighs, the Clock Tower and other highlights.
Day 13 – Innsbruck
Travel to Austria and the host city of the 1976 Winter Olympics. An Innsbruck City Tour takes you to Old Town to see the 15th century Little Golden Roof, the Olympic ski jump, Hofburg Palace, St. James’ Cathedral and St. Anne’s Column.
Day 14 – Munich
Guten tag! Welcome to Deutschland and the capital of Bavaria! On a Munich City Tour, see Marienplatz, the town square and its colorful Flower Market, then see the Glockenspiel, the enormous Olympic Park, and visit the fascinating BMW Museum. Tonight, enjoy your last evening in Europe.
Day 15 – Depart
Jet home with magnificent memories of your traveler’s adventure through Europe!
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
Geneva
- Geneva city tour
- Natural History Museum
- Cathédrale de St-Pierre
- Russian Church
- Maison Tavel
- Palais des Nations
- Patek Philippe Museum
- Fondation Martin Bodmer
- Voltaire Institute & Museum
- International Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum
- Museum of the History of Science
- Lake Geneva cruise
- Le Salève cable car
- CERN
- Montreux & Château de Chillon
- Chamonix & Mont Blanc
- Gruyère
Bern
- Bern city tour
- Einstein Museum
- Paul Klee Center
- Münster-Cathedral
- Swiss Alpine Museum
Lucerne
- Lucerne city tour
- Alpineum Museum
- Swiss Transport Museum
- Glacier Garden
Zermatt
- Zermatt bike tour
- Klein Matterhorn & Glacier Grotto
- Gornergrat mountain train
- Glacier Express train to St. Moritz
Zurich
- Zürich city tour
- Grossmünster tower
- Swiss National Museum
- Kunsthaus Zürich
- Rhine Falls by train
- Zürich Zoo
- Uetliberg Planet Walk
Interlaken
- Interlaken village tour
- Alpin Raft white water rafting
- Jungfraujoch Railway
- Lake cruise
- Niederhorn bike tour
- Trümmelbach Waterfalls
- Gimmelwald
- Grindelwald
- Wengen
- Lauterbrunnen
Montreux
- Montreux city tour
- Château de Chillon
- Steamboat cruise
- Musée du Vieux-Montreux
- Vevey
Lausanne
- Lausanne city tour
- Olympic Museum
- Art Brut Collection
- Musée de l’Elysée
- Gruyère
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
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
Vienna
- Vienna city tour
- Vienna Opera House
- Belvedere Palace
- Schönbrunn Palace
- Spanish Riding School
- Prater
- Art History Museum
- Albertina
- Leopold Museum
- Museum of Modern Art
- Kunsthalle Wien
- Museum of Natural History
Graz
- Graz city tour
- Schlossberg
- Opera House
- Kunsthaus modern art museum
- Riegersburg castle
- Landeszeughaus armory
- Eggenberg Palace
Innsbruck
- Innsbruck city tour
- Bergisel Ski Jump Stadium
- Imperial Palace
- Ambras Castle
- Swarovski Crystal Worlds
- Alpine Zoo
Salzburg
- Salzburg city tour
- Sound of Music tour
- Salt Mines tour
- Hellbrunn Palace and trick fountains
- Mozart’s Birthplace/Museum
- Schloss Mirabell
- Salzburg Fortress
Linz
- Linz city tour
- Alter Dom
- Linz Castle
- St. Martin’s Church
- Pöstlingberg
Berlin
- Berlin city tour
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Holocaust Memorial
- Jewish Museum
- Reichstag Building
- Berlin Zoo
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Olympia Stadium
- Pergamon Museum
- Old National Gallery
- Museum of Pre-History and Early History
- Botanical Museum
- Bauhaus Archive
Dresden
- Dresden city tour
- Zwinger Palace
- Semper Opera House
- Royal Palace
- Frauenkirche
- Brühl Terrace
- Military History Museum
Frankfurt
- Frankfurt city tour
- Goethe House
- Paulskirche
- Senckenberg Museum of Natural History
- Museum of Modern Art
- Botanical Gardens
Nuremberg
- Nuremberg city tour
- Nuremberg Trials/Nazi rally grounds tour
- National Germanic Museum
- Imperial Castle
- Nicolai Copernicus Planetarium
- Albrecht Dürer House
Cologne
- Cologne city tour
- Cologne Cathedral
- Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
- Romano-Germanic Museum
- Jewish Museum
Düsseldorf
- Düsseldorf city tour
- Schloss Benrath
- Löbbecke Museum and Aquarium
- Heinrich-Heine-Institut
Regensburg
- Regensburg city tour
- Bavarian Natural History Museum
- Kunstforum Museum
- Danube Shipping Museum
Munich
- Munich city tour
- Nymphenburg Palace
- Munich Residenz
- Alte Pinakothek
- Neue Pinakothek
- German Museum
- BMW Museum
- Hofbräuhaus
- Isar River rafting
- Mike’s Bike tour
Weimar
- Weimar city tour
- National Goethe Museum
- Schiller House
- Bauhaus Museum
- Town Castle (Palace Museum)
- Duchess Anna Amalia Library
- Buchenwald Memorial
Heidelberg
- Heidelberg city tour
- Bergbahn scenic train ride
- Neckar River cruise
- Heidelberg Castle
- Alte Universität
- Schwetzingen
Leipzig
- Leipzig city tour
- Stasi Museum
- St. Nicholas Church
- Botanical Garden
- Bach Museum
- St. Thomas Church
Stuttgart
- Stuttgart city tour
- Wilhelma Zoo
- Mercedes-Benz Museum
- Porsche Museum
- Altes Schloss (Württemberg Regional Museum)
- State Gallery of Stuttgart
Hamburg
- Hamburg city tour
- Emigration Museum
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Church of St. Michaelis
- Planten un Blomen
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
Vienna
- Wachau Danube Valley tour
- Danube River cruise
- Vienna Woods and Mayerling
- Budapest by hydrofoil
- Salzburg
- Prague
- Bratislava
Salzburg
- Berchtesgaden & Eagle’s Nest
- Salzkammergut (Lake District)
- Hallstatt
- Eisriesenwelt ice cave
- Lake Königssee
- Hallein
- Linz
- Munich
- Bad Tölz
- Innsbruck
Berlin
- Potsdam
- Dresden
- Leipzig
- Peacock Island
- Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial
- Spreewald
- VW Factory Wolfsburg
Munich
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Linderhof Castle
- Neues Schloss Schleißheim
- Dachau concentration camp memorial
- Lake Königssee
- Rothenburg
- Oberammergau
- Salzburg
- Linderhof Castle
- Bad Tölz
- Berchtesgaden salt mines
- Eagle’s Nest
- Königsee
Travel Resources
United Kingdom
- 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
France
- Eiffel Tower
- Franceway.com
- Giverny
- Interactive Map of Paris
- Le Monde
- Louvre Museum
- Ministry of Culture
- Musee d’Orsay
- Normandy D-Day
- Paris Pages
- Paris Virtual Guide
- Parillusion
- Provence Guide Web
- So…Nice
- Versailles
Switzerland
- Switzerland Tourism
- Switzerland is Yours
- Bern Tourismus
- Ville de Geneve
- Zurich
- Interlaken
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Swiss World
- Engelberg
Italy
- Ancient Roman History
- Mega-Zone Florence
- Unguided Tour of Pompeii
- The Vatican
- Turismo Venezia
- Welcome to Italy
- Your Way to Florence
- Welcome to Capri Island
Germany
United Kingdom
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Time Zone: (+0)
Country Calling Code: 44
Capital: London
Official Language(s): English
France
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 33
Capital: Paris
Official Language(s): French
Switzerland
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 41
Capital: Bern
Official Language(s): German (63.7%), French (20.4%), Italian (6.5%), Romansh (0.5%)
Italy
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 39
Capital: Rome
Official Language(s): Italian
Austria
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 43
Capital: Vienna
Official Language(s): German
Germany
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 49
Capital: Berlin
Official Language(s): German