Explore London, Paris, and Normandy with your students. Start with a highlight tour of London. Then, explore the Imperial War Museum and tour the underground shelter where Churchill and his staff met. Later, ferry to Normandy and see the beaches where the Allied forces landed on D-day. See Mont St. Michel, a popular stop. Visit Louis XIV's decadent Palace, Versailles. Then on to Paris - the City of Lights.
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England, France
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Your adventure, day by day
Day 1 :
Depart from North America
Fly overnight to England
Sit back, relax, and enjoy your flight to London!
Day 2 :
Arrive in London
Welcome to London!
Arrive in England and begin your exploration of its cosmopolitan capital city - London.
Day 3 :
Touring classic London
See London with a local guide
Join a local guide for an up-close look at the highlights of England's exciting capital city: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul's Cathedral. Your tour ends with the Changing of the Guard (seasonal).
Cabinet War Rooms with Churchill Museum visit
Explore the Churchill Museum and tour the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground shelter where Churchill and his staff met in 1940 as the bombs rained down on London.
Day 4 :
Portsmouth
Continue to Portsmouth
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride across the English country side to Normandy.
Board the ferry to Normandy
Later, board the ferry to Normandy.
Day 5 :
Mont St. Michel-Normandy
Visit Mont St. Michel
Visit Mont St. Michel, a fortified island monastery of looming spires surrounded by quicksand.
Explore Normandy
See for yourself the beaches where the Allies landed on D-day in 1944, the event that began the liberation of occupied Europe. Visit the American Military Cemetery.
LEAP Soldiers' Stories
LEAP Activity | Soldiers’ Stories
Step into the shoes of U.S. servicemen as they land in Normandy on D-Day. Learn about their lives and their experiences to gain personal and historical perspective.
Day 6 :
Versailles
Discover the Palace of Versailles
En route to Paris, visit Louis XIV's decadent Palace of Versailles.
LEAP Seize the Château!
LEAP Activity | Seize the Château!
This costume workshop is a lively role-play activity that puts you in the shoes of the monarchy, clergy, nobility, bourgeoisie, or peasantry to explore the issues underlying the French Revolution.
Day 7 :
Paris
Explore Paris with a local guide
You'll see everything from the romantic cafés surrounding the Arc de Triomphe and the sweeping Champs-Élysées to Les Invalides as you join a local guide for a view of the City of Lights. Tour Notre Dame Cathedral, home of the fictional hunchback and dozens of menacing gargoyles. Enjoy a visit to the enormous Louvre. Opt to enjoy breathtaking views from atop the Eiffel Tower.
Visit the Louvre Museum
Enjoy a visit to the enormous Louvre.
Add on: Eiffel Tower Visit
Opt to enjoy breathtaking views from atop the Eiffel Tower..
Day 8 :
Return Home OR Extend your Stay
Return to the US
Our rewarding and enjoyable tour comes to an end as our Tour Director accompanies us to the airport on our final day. Or, opt to extend your stay.
Extend your stay | Extra day in Paris
Don’t end your stay in Paris just yet! Add an extra day to explore this amazing European city. Check out some of the places you loved or explore new locations throughout the city, it’s up to you to decide how to spend your day.
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Tour Central is staffed by WorldStrides employees and is available 24/7 for all traveling groups. Tour Central is there to assist you with any questions or problems that may arise—no matter how big or how small. The staff is specially trained to monitor events domestically and around the world, and has dozens of contingency plans in place to help us jump into action when necessary.
The Tour Central number for your group is printed on the WorldStrides name badges that are given to all our travelers for easy access should you need it. This is just one of the many measures that we take to ensure that your trip really is the experience of a lifetime.
Up to Three College Credits Included with this Program
Through our Discovery for Credit Program, students traveling on an international WorldStrides program have the opportunity to earn academic credit by completing an online course that allows them to reflect upon many of the themes and topics explored during their travel program. Those in grades 6–12 at the time of travel can earn free elective high school credit upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Through our university partner, George Mason University, eligible students in grades 9-12 at the time of travel can earn up to three college credits upon successful completion of both the travel program and online course. Students who earn credit with WorldStrides will find this distinguishes them as online learners and gives them a jump-start on their path to a successful higher education experience. Click here for more details.
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