Program number: 2003457YR
Group Leader's name: Carol Ryon
Requested departure date: 5/17/2019
Requested return date: 5/29/2019
Departure gateway: Des Moines (IA)
13 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland

  • Day 2: Dublin

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Dublin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Grafton Street
    • Temple Bar district

    Enjoy dinner in Dublin

  • Day 3: Dublin

    Take a guided tour of Dublin 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Georgian squares
    • O’Connell Street
    • St Stephen’s Green
    • Phoenix Park

    Spend time exploring Dublin on your own

  • Day 4: Dublin

    Take an excursion to Belfast and Giant's Causeway

    Take a guided tour of Belfast

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Lower Falls
    • Shankill Row
    • Murals
  • Day 5: Dublin • North Wales

    Travel via ferry to Holyhead

    Travel via Snowdonia National Park to North Wales

    Visit a Welsh castle

    Enjoy dinner in North Wales

  • Day 6: North Wales • London

    Travel to London

    Take a walking tour of London

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Strand
    • Trafalgar Square
    • Leicester Square
    • Covent Garden

    Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

  • Day 7: London

      Take a guided tour of London With your expert local guide you will see: 

    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
    • Picadilly Circus
    • St. Paul's Cathedral
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

    Take a guided excursion to Windsor Castle

  • Day 8: London

    Take a guided tour of Stonehenge and Bath

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Stonehenge stone circles
    • Roman baths
  • Day 9: London • Edinburgh

    Travel by train to Edinburgh

    Tour Edinburgh with an expert local guide

    Visit Edinburgh Castle

    Enjoy dinner in Edinburgh

  • Day 10: Edinburgh

    Take a guided tour of St. Andrew's

    Visit St. Andrew's Castle

    Visit St. Andrew's Cathedral

  • Day 11: Edinburgh • Scottish Highlands

    Enjoy a boat cruise on Loch Ness and visit Urquhart Castle

    Enjoy dinner in the Highlands

  • Day 12: Scottish Highlands • Edinburgh

    Visit the Glencoe Visitor Centre

  • Day 13: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland

  • Day 2: Dublin

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Dublin

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Grafton Street
    • Temple Bar district

    Enjoy dinner in Dublin

  • Day 3: Dublin

    Take a guided tour of Dublin 

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Georgian squares
    • O’Connell Street
    • St Stephen’s Green
    • Phoenix Park

    Spend time exploring Dublin on your own

  • Day 4: Dublin

    Take an excursion to Belfast and Giant's Causeway

    Take a guided tour of Belfast

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Lower Falls
    • Shankill Row
    • Murals
  • Day 5: Dublin • North Wales

    Travel via ferry to Holyhead

    Travel via Snowdonia National Park to North Wales

    Visit a Welsh castle

    Enjoy dinner in North Wales

  • Day 6: North Wales • London

    Travel to London

    Take a walking tour of London

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Strand
    • Trafalgar Square
    • Leicester Square
    • Covent Garden

    Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

  • Day 7: London

      Take a guided tour of London With your expert local guide you will see: 

    • Big Ben
    • Houses of Parliament
    • Picadilly Circus
    • St. Paul's Cathedral
    • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

    Take a guided excursion to Windsor Castle

  • Day 8: London

    Take a guided tour of Stonehenge and Bath

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Stonehenge stone circles
    • Roman baths
  • Day 9: London • Edinburgh

    Travel by train to Edinburgh

    Tour Edinburgh with an expert local guide

    Visit Edinburgh Castle

    Enjoy dinner in Edinburgh

  • Day 10: Edinburgh

    Take a guided tour of St. Andrew's

    Visit St. Andrew's Castle

    Visit St. Andrew's Cathedral

  • Day 11: Edinburgh • Scottish Highlands

    Enjoy a boat cruise on Loch Ness and visit Urquhart Castle

    Enjoy dinner in the Highlands

  • Day 12: Scottish Highlands • Edinburgh

    Visit the Glencoe Visitor Centre

  • Day 13: Depart for home

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Whether you're aiming for a promotion, want to land your dream job, or hoping to leave your comfort zone, international experience gives you the skills you need to succeed in an increasingly global world.
 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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