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Tour Number: 1809408SZ
Group Leader: Sarah Allen
Requested Departure Date: 9/30/2017
Requested Return Date: 10/11/2017
Requested Departure Gateway: San Francisco (CA)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

12 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

  • Day 2: Berlin

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Berlin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Unter den Linden
    • Reichstag
  • Day 3: Berlin

    Take a guided tour of Berlin

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Brandenburg Gate
    • Kurfürstendamm
    • Remains of the Berlin Wall

    See Checkpoint Charlie

    Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Potsdam

    Potsdam

    Take a half-day excursion to Potsdam, where the postwar administration of Germany was decided at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Potsdam was also the royal playground of Frederick the Great of Prussia; see baroque palaces, pavilions, and the royal residence’s gardens. Take a guided visit inside either Sanssouci or Cecilienhof.

  • Day 4: Berlin • Dresden • Prague

    Travel to Prague via Dresden

    Take a tour of Dresden

    Take a walking tour of Prague
  • Day 5: Prague

    Take a guided tour of Prague

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Charles Bridge
    • Market Square
    • Jewish Quarter

    Visit St. Vitus Cathedral

    Visit the Golden Lane

  • Day 6: Prague • Auschwitz • Kraków

    Travel via Auschwitz to Kraków 

    Tour Auschwitz and Birkenau with an expert local guide

  • Day 7: Kraków

    Take a guided tour of Kraków 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Wawel Hill
    • Glowny Square

    Visit Wawel Cathedral

    Visit St. Mary's Basilica

    Explore Kraków on your own

  • Day 8: Kraków • Slovakia • Budapest

    Travel via Slovakia and the Tatra Mountains to Budapest

    Take a walking tour of Budapest

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Fisherman’s Bastion
    • Hungarian Parliament building
  • Day 9: Budapest

    Take a guided tour of Budapest

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Heroes Square
    • Castle Hill
    • Gellért Hill

    Visit Matthias Church
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Budapest baths

    Budapest baths

    Budapest’s Széchenyi Thermal Bath is the largest of its kind in Europe. This sprawling spa surrounds you in romantic Neo-baroque architecture. Relax in the indoor thermal baths or venture to the outdoor swimming pool, where you can play chess with locals on oversized boards. Later, explore nearby Heroes’ Square and City Park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, which features replicas of famous Hungarian landmarks.

  • Day 10: Budapest • Vienna

    Travel to Vienna

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral
  • Day 11: Vienna

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace
  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

  • Day 2: Berlin

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Berlin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Unter den Linden
    • Reichstag
  • Day 3: Berlin

    Take a guided tour of Berlin

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Brandenburg Gate
    • Kurfürstendamm
    • Remains of the Berlin Wall

    See Checkpoint Charlie

    Visit the Topography of Terror Museum
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Potsdam

    Potsdam

    Take a half-day excursion to Potsdam, where the postwar administration of Germany was decided at the 1945 Potsdam Conference. Potsdam was also the royal playground of Frederick the Great of Prussia; see baroque palaces, pavilions, and the royal residence’s gardens. Take a guided visit inside either Sanssouci or Cecilienhof.

  • Day 4: Berlin • Dresden • Prague

    Travel to Prague via Dresden

    Take a tour of Dresden

    Take a walking tour of Prague
  • Day 5: Prague

    Take a guided tour of Prague

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Charles Bridge
    • Market Square
    • Jewish Quarter

    Visit St. Vitus Cathedral

    Visit the Golden Lane

  • Day 6: Prague • Auschwitz • Kraków

    Travel via Auschwitz to Kraków 

    Tour Auschwitz and Birkenau with an expert local guide

  • Day 7: Kraków

    Take a guided tour of Kraków 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Wawel Hill
    • Glowny Square

    Visit Wawel Cathedral

    Visit St. Mary's Basilica

    Explore Kraków on your own

  • Day 8: Kraków • Slovakia • Budapest

    Travel via Slovakia and the Tatra Mountains to Budapest

    Take a walking tour of Budapest

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Fisherman’s Bastion
    • Hungarian Parliament building
  • Day 9: Budapest

    Take a guided tour of Budapest

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Heroes Square
    • Castle Hill
    • Gellért Hill

    Visit Matthias Church
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Budapest baths

    Budapest baths

    Budapest’s Széchenyi Thermal Bath is the largest of its kind in Europe. This sprawling spa surrounds you in romantic Neo-baroque architecture. Relax in the indoor thermal baths or venture to the outdoor swimming pool, where you can play chess with locals on oversized boards. Later, explore nearby Heroes’ Square and City Park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, which features replicas of famous Hungarian landmarks.

  • Day 10: Budapest • Vienna

    Travel to Vienna

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral
  • Day 11: Vienna

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace
  • Day 12: Depart for home


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