Tour Number: 2518565US
Group Leader: Morgan Kraus
Requested Departure Date: 6/22/2024
Requested Return Date: 7/2/2024
Requested Departure Gateway: Chicago (IL)

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.

11 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 France

  • Day 2: French Riviera

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 4: French Riviera • Pisa • Florence

    Travel via Pisa to Florence

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 5: Florence • Rome

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 6: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 7: Rome • Venice

    Travel to Venice
  • Day 8: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Explore Burano on your own

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 9: Venice • Verona • Lucerne

    Travel via Verona to Lucerne
  • Day 10: Lucerne

    Take a walking tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    • Lake Lucerne

    Ride to the top of a Swiss mountain

    Enjoy a boat ride across Lake Lucerne

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Savor a taste of Swiss culture as you enjoy a fondue meal—the country’s national dish that consists of (delicious) melted cheese and a lot of bread. Then, experience a bit of Swiss tradition in the form of yodeling, folk dances, and Alpine horns. (Just remember to pack your appetite.)

  • Day 11: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to France

  • Day 2: French Riviera

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 3: French Riviera

    Take a day trip to Monaco and Eze

    Visit a French perfume factory

    Take a walking tour of Nice

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vieille Ville
    • Promenade des Anglais
  • Day 4: French Riviera • Pisa • Florence

    Travel via Pisa to Florence

    See the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Visit the Baptistery of St. John and the Pisa Cathedral

  • Day 5: Florence • Rome

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 6: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 7: Rome • Venice

    Travel to Venice
  • Day 8: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Explore Burano on your own

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 9: Venice • Verona • Lucerne

    Travel via Verona to Lucerne
  • Day 10: Lucerne

    Take a walking tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    • Lake Lucerne

    Ride to the top of a Swiss mountain

    Enjoy a boat ride across Lake Lucerne

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Swiss Fondue Evening

    Savor a taste of Swiss culture as you enjoy a fondue meal—the country’s national dish that consists of (delicious) melted cheese and a lot of bread. Then, experience a bit of Swiss tradition in the form of yodeling, folk dances, and Alpine horns. (Just remember to pack your appetite.)

  • Day 11: Depart for home


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Total price

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