Length: 7 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: Paris City Tour, Louvre, Palace of Versailles, Chartres, Lucerne Walking Tour Liechtenstein, Munich City Tour, Glockenspiel, Dachau, Linderhof, Neuschwanstein, Oberammergau OPTIONS: Bateau Mouche, Montmartre Dinner, TGV to Switzerland
Itinerary: Paris (3), Lucerne (1), Munich (3)
Day 1 – Air
Depart the US for France.
Day 2 – Paris
Bonjour! Bienvenue en France! Your TSA Tours guide awaits to escort you on a Paris City Tour. Discover the magic of the City of Lights. Visit the 2nd level of the symbol of France, the Eiffel Tower; see the historic Latin Quarter, the world-famous Champs-Elysées and the Arc de Triomphe, then visit the home of Victor Hugo’s Quasimodo, the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Next explore the Louvre on a guided tour. Highlights of the collection at the world’s largest museum include da Vinci’s Mona Lisa , the Winged Victory of Samothrace, Liberté by Delacroix, and the Venus de Milo. Also be sure to see the spectacular Crown Jewels in the Galerie d’Apollon. Option: Enjoy a Bateau Mouche cruise on the romantic Seine. View the monuments of France from a unique perspective as you take in the brilliance of the lights of Paris after nightfall. There is no better way to see the famous sights of Paris and her beautiful skyline, boulevards and bridges. Sail past the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero, the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Palais du Tokyo, the Pont Alexandre III, the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, and the Petit Pont, the smallest bridge in the city. Glide between Ile de la Cite and the Ile St. Louis and be sure to make a wish as you pass under Pont Marie. It’s guaranteed to come true!
Day 3 – Paris
Visit the palace of Versailles, home of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Stroll through the opulent galleries and gardens to see the splendor in which royalty lived. Don’t miss the magnificent Hall of Mirrors where the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. Then travel to Chartres to tour its glorious cathedral. One of the finest Gothic structures in existence, Chartres is also renowned for its luminous stained glass windows which cover over 25,000 square feet. The picturesque streets of old Chartres evoke the bustling activity of a medieval city of merchants and craftsmen.
Day 4 – Paris
Today is free for discovery with your advisors. You may wish to visit one of the 90 museums, stroll along the treelined boulevards, or climb the hills of Montmartre for a panoramic view from Sacré Coeur. Option: Dine in artistic Montmartre, nestled in the shadow of Sacre-Coeur and the Moulin Rouge.
Day 5 – Lucerne
Bid au revoir to Paris and travel by coach to the Swiss town of Lucerne. The old town, guarded by covered wooden bridges, abuts against the flank of an Alpine mountain. Take a walking tour with your courier to see the Kapellbrücke and Spreuerbrücke bridges and other highlights of this lovely resort on the River Reuss. Option: Travel to Switzerland on the TGV, France’s high-speed train.
Day 6 – Munich
En route to Munich, visit the principality of Liechtenstein, one of the smallest independent states in Europe. Be sure to have your passport stamped! Enjoy your evening in Munich, a lively, energetic center of commerce and industry as well as the capital of Bavaria.
Day 7 – Munich
Guten tag! On your Munich City Tour see the Marienplatz, the Flower Market, the 43-bell Glockenspiel, and Frauenkirche Cathedral, built in 1468. Also see Olympic Park, St. Peters church founded in 1050 AD and visit the BMW Museum. Then tour the infamous Dachau concentration camp, commemorative monuments and museum.
Day 8 – Munich
Tour two famous castles built by King Ludwig II, Linderhof and Neuschwanstein, the latter was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disneyland. Also visit the health and sports resorts of Oberammergau, the site of the famous Passion Play held every ten years.
Day 9 – Depart
Jet home with many wonderful memories of Paris, Munich and all the lovely castles and châteaux you’ve seen along your journey!
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
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
- 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
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