• Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany

• Day 2: Munich

  Meet your Field Director at the airport

  Take a walking tour of Munich

  With your Field Director you will see:

  • Munich Cathedral, the representative landmark of Munich
  • New Town Hall, a towering building home to the city government
  • Hofbräuhaus, a famous beer hall dating back to the 16th century and a symbol of Bavarian hospitality

  Enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich

• Day 3: Munich

  Take a guided tour of Munich

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Olympic Games
  • Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs 
  • Marienplatz, Munich's main city square

  🔹 Guided learning: With an expert local guide, visit and reflect at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, which today serves as a memorial museum and a stark reminder of the darkest chapter in this country’s long story

• Day 4: Munich • Innsbruck • Venice region

  Travel via Innsbruck, the capital of the beautiful Austrian province of Tyrol, on your way to Venice 

  Enjoy dinner in the Venice region

• Day 5: Venice

  🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Venice

  With your local expert guide you will see:

  • St. Mark's Square, Venice's primary square and center of cultural importance
  • St. Mark's Campanile, a 323-foot bell tower
  • Grand Canal, Venice's major waterway filled with gondolas

  Visit the colorful Venetian island of Burano 

  Learn about glass-blowing in a local craftsman's shop and watch expert craftsmen spin molten-hot wares

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  🔹 Cultural engagement: Gondola ride

  Enjoy the ultimate Venetian experience—a gondola ride through the city's famed canals, passing by enchanting waterfront homes and under historic pedestrian bridges.  

• Day 6: Venice • Milan

  Travel to Milan, a cultural, financial and artistic hub of Italy 

  Take a tour of Milan

  With an expert local guide you will see:

  • The Piazza del Duomo and its towering Gothic cathedral
  • Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the world's oldest mall
  • The Sforza Castle, a 15th-century fortress that now holds works of art from Michelangelo and Da Vinci

  Visit the Duomo, the largest Gothic church in the world adorned with the famous Madonnina at its peak 

• Day 7: Milan • Como • Lucerne region

  Travel via Lake Como, a breathtaking lake set against the Alps, on your way to the Lucerne region 

  Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Lucerne region

• Day 8: Lucerne region

  🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of Lucerne 

  With your Field Director you will see:

  • Lion Monument, a sandstone statue commemorating the Swiss Guards slain in the 1792 Paris storming of the Tuileries 
  • Kapellbrücke, a covered bridge dating back to medieval days adorned with colorful murals overhead

  🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Lucerne on your own   

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  Swiss Alps experience

  This exciting half-day adventure takes you to the top of one of the Swiss Alps, the majestic mountainous backdrop of Lucerne. Journey to the base of the mountain by boat and ride a cog railway to the top. You’ll reach the summit and be rewarded with a splendid panorama of Lucerne, its lake, and the glorious snow-capped Alps. On a clear day, you can see for more than 200 miles! You’ll get back to the foot of the mountain by way of a gondola ride. (Please note: Mountains can be cold, even in summer; warm clothes and appropriate shoes are recommended.) 

  Enjoy a traditional Swiss dinner

• Day 9: Lucerne region • Zurich

  Travel to Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and one of the world's largest financial centers 

  Take a walking tour of Zurich with your Field Director and see its quaint Old Town, its waterfront promenades, and take in its eclectic mix of architectural styles

  🔹 Cultural engagement: Try your hand at Swiss chocolate making during a chocolate tour and tasting 

  Enjoy dinner in Zurich

• Day 10: Depart for home

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• Day 10: Zurich • Strasbourg • Paris

  Travel to Strasbourg

  Tour Strasbourg with an expert local guide and see the official seat of the European Parliament, charming La Petite France, and its historic city center

  Visit Strasbourg Cathedral—A gothic cathedral so tall, it can be seen from the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest

  Travel by TGV train to Paris

• Day 11: Paris • Versailles

  🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Paris

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Place de la Concorde, a major public square
  • Champs-Élysées, an elegant boulevard packed with high-fashion boutiques 
  • Arc de Triomphe, a monument honoring those who fought for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 
  • Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair and an iconic symbol of Paris
  • Hôtel des Invalides, a grand hospital commissioned by Louis XIV 

  Take a guided tour of Versailles, where Louis XIV hosted his royal court to reign in their power and prevent their political rise

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • State Apartments of the King and Queen
  • The lavish Hall of Mirrors which depicts political successes on its vaulted-ceiling murals 
  • Meticulously landscaped gardens and dozens of ornate fountains 

  Enjoy dinner in the Latin Quarter

• Day 12: Paris

  🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of the Latin Quarter, so named because the language was once commonly spoken by the Sorbonne students that populated the area

  See Notre-Dame Cathedral, known for its sculptured facade, stained-glass rose windows, and seemingly weightless vaulted ceilings, and see the progress of its restoration following the 2019 fire which damaged much of the building

  Explore art from around the world at the Louvre, home to over 35,000 objects including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa

  Enjoy a scenic view of Paris as you sail along the iconic Seine River 

• Day 13: Depart for home