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, The Louvre, Versailles, Barcelona City Tour
Itinerary: London (2) Paris (3) Barcelona (2)
Day 1– Depart USA
Depart for Europe.
Day 2 – London
Welcome to the largest city in Europe! A private bus and driver will 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 to Westminster where you’ll tour the formidable Westminster Abbey, site of royal weddings and coronations.
Day 3 – London
Explore Her Majesty’s Windsor Castle, 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 an exciting West End theatre performance tonight.
Day 4 – Paris
Travel to France via the Chunnel under the English Channel, one of the greatest engineering marvels in history.
Day 5 – Paris
Bienvenue à Paris! 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—from I. M. Pei’s modern pyramid to the ancient Egyptian sarcophaguses, the Louvre is the largest museum on earth!
Day 6 – Paris
Tour the Palace of Versailles, home of Louis XIV, the Sun King. See the magnificent Hall of Mirrors and imagine it filled with silk gowns and powdered wigs, lit by thousands of candles. This was the room in which the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. See the Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon, the Grand Canal and Marie Antoinette’s “peasant village” Le Hameau.
Day 7 – Barcelona
Bon dia is Catalan for “good day.” Fly to Barcelona this morning. On a Barcelona City Tour you will visit Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, the surreal Church of La Sagrada Família. See Parc Güell, the Olympic Village, the Parque de la Ciudadela, Barceloneta and its beaches, Barrio Gotico, Plaza de España, the Palacio Nacional, Gaudi’s architectural curiosity, La Pedrera, and other highlights.
Day 8 – Barcelona
Today is free for additional sightseeing. You may want to ramble down the central sidewalk of Las Ramblas. Along La Rambla de Canaletes you will find a legendary fountain called Font de Canaletes. Option: Travel through mountain landscapes of fantastically eroded crags and terraces to arrive at Catalonia, Montserrat. Here you will find a mysterious Black Virgin housed in the Benedictine abbey and see magnificent panoramas.
Day 9 – Depart
Return home with fond memories of your days in three of Europe’s grandest cities.
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
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
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
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
Spain
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Time Zone: (+1)
Country Calling Code: 34
Capital: Madrid
Official Language(s): Spanish
