Length: 13 days. Group educational tour to London, Heidelberg, Munich, Montreux, Paris and Amsterdam for 12 or more students or adults. Self-designed custom tours typically led by teachers of high school juniors and seniors.
Highlights: Windsor Castle, London City Tour, Westminster Abbey, Jack the Ripper Tour, Bateau Mouche, Paris City Tour, Notre Dame, Palace of Versailles, Funicular to Glion w/Alpine Hike, Rhine Falls, Munich City Tour, BMW Museum, Rothenburg Overview, Volendam and Marken Tour, Anne Frank’s House, Evening Canal Boat Tour
Itinerary: London (3), Paris (3), Montreux (2), Munich (2), Heidelberg (1), Amsterdam (2)
Day 1 –Depart
Fly overnight to London.
Day 2 – London
Welcome to England! Your TSA Tours guide waits to escort you to Windsor Castle, the principal residence of almost every monarch since William the Conqueror.
Day 3 – London
Today’s guided London City Tour introduces you to Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Fleet Street, the Houses of Parliament, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Big Ben. Tour the formidable Westminster Abbey, site of royal weddings and coronations. Tonight, follow the cobbled alleyways of the East End on a Jack the Ripper Tour. Your expert guide will spirit you back to an era of gaslit Victorian horror and help you unravel the truth about London’s notorious serial killer.
Day 4 –London
Today is free for exploration. Option: Journey to the magical past with a tour of Stonehenge, the most important prehistoric and enigmatic monument in Britain. Then travel to Bath, a town famous for its classical architecture and remains of Roman baths dating back to 53 A.D. Evening Option: Attend a West End theatre performance.
Day 5 – Paris
Take the Chunnel under the English Channel and travel through the French countryside. Float past the monuments of Paris on a Bateau Mouche cruise this evening.
Day 6 – Paris
Bonjour! Your morning begins with a guided Paris City Tour to see the Arc de Triomphe, the Place de la Concorde, the Eiffel Tower, and visit Notre Dame Cathedral. This afternoon, tour the Château de Versailles, home of Louis XIV.
Day 7 – Paris
Today is free for exploration and discovery with your advisors. Option: Travel to the scenic Loire Valley for a tour of the famous châteaux that line the peaceful river in the “garden of France.”
Day 8 – Montreux
Journey to Switzerland via Dijon and the vineyards of Burgundy. Arrive in the picturesque resort city of Montreux, portal to the Swiss Riviera.
Day 9 – Montreux
Option: Visit the Castle of Chillon, built on a rocky islet, its towers reflected in the waters of Lake Geneva. This afternoon take a funicular to picture perfect Glion and enjoy an exhilarating Alpine hike.
Day 10 – Munich
Travel to Germany by way of the mighty Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Europe’s biggest waterfall Arrive in charming Munich, capital of Bavaria, a city that likes to call itself a “world city with heart.”
Day 11 – Munich
Today’s Munich City Tour includes the Marienplatz, the Flower Market, the Glockenspiel, Olympic Park, and a visit to the BMW Museum. Your afternoon is free for exploration. Option: Tour the Dachau Memorial, Germany’s first concentration camp.
Day 12 – Heidelberg
Transfer to Heidelberg on the Romantische Strasse or Romantic Road, passing a string of picturesque walled towns with 1,000 years of history on their cobbled streets. Your guide will provide an overview of Rothenburg, a completely preserved medieval town, almost untouched since the Thirty Years War. Arrive in Heidelberg, an old university city on the Neckar River.
Day 13 – Amsterdam
Travel through Koblenz, a 2,000- year-old city that lies on two majestic rivers – the Rhine and the Moselle – and the equally inviting Cologne, whose twin Cathedral spires have made it the most famous architectural landmark in Germany. Cross into the Netherlands and arrive at the capital city, built on water, crisscrossed by canals with romantic old bridges, narrow streets, and beautiful old houses.
Day 14 – Amsterdam
Tour the picturesque fishing village of Volendam to see its narrow canals and drawbridges, quaint houses and a charming little harbor. Also visit Marken to view its colorful harbor and the residents dressed in distinctive local costumes. Return to Amsterdam for a guided tour of Anne Frank’s House, then glide past gabled merchants’ mansions, old churches and warehouses on an Evening Canal Boat Tour.
Day 15 – Depart
Board your flight and return home with new insight into some of Europe’s historical mysteries.
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
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
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
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%)
Germany
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 49
Capital: Berlin
Official Language(s): German
The Netherlands
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 31
Capital: Amsterdam
Official Language(s): Dutch