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Tour Number: 1812821VB
Group Leader: Gary Ferguson
Requested Departure Date: 7/24/2017
Requested Return Date: 8/4/2017
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 Austria

  • Day 2: Vienna

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral
  • Day 3: Vienna

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Viennese waltz dancing

    Viennese waltz dancing

    Experience the elegance and grandeur of the traditional Austrian waltz, the world’s oldest form of ballroom dance. During an optional two-and-a-half-hour lesson, you’ll discover the long and complex relationship between dance and city as you learn to turn and step with the best.

    Enjoy a wiener schnitzel dinner

  • Day 4: Vienna • Salzburg • Munich

    Travel via Salzburg to Munich

    Take a walking tour of Salzburg

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Old Town
    • Mozart's birthplace
  • Day 5: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus

    Visit Dachau

  • Day 6: Munich • Neuschwanstein • Tyrol region

    Travel via Neuschwanstein to the Tyrol region

    Visit Neuschwanstein Castle
  • Day 7: Tyrol • Liechtenstein • Lucerne

    Travel via Liechtenstein to Lucerne

  • Day 8: Lucerne

    Take a tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Alps Experience

    Swiss Alps Experience

    Venture to the roof of the Swiss Alps, atop one of the majestic peaks that tower over charming Lucerne. Take a boat across Lake Lucerne and ride a cog railway to the top of either Mount Pilatus (best known for its steep railway and its iconic craggy summit) or Mount Rigi (beloved for its original mountain railway and its history as a favorite spot of Mark Twain). Enjoy the splendid views of the quaint villages and fields of Switzerland as you trek along the mountain with your group. (Note: Warm clothes and appropriate shoes recommended).

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss evening

    Swiss evening

    Join us for a bit of Swiss tradition.  Once you arrive at a beautiful farming village, your group will participate in hands-on activities like an interactive storytelling hour, Swiss wooden bowling, taking photos with Swiss props and dress, and even trying your hand at playing an Alpine horn. Afterwards you'll enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner, including the chance to try fondue—the Swiss national dish! All of this is accompanied by traditional Swiss music. 

  • Day 9: Lucerne • Freiburg • Heidelberg

    Travel via Freiburg to Heidelberg

    Explore Freiburg on your own

    Visit the Heidelberg Castle and wine barrel

    Take a tour of Heidelberg
  • Day 10: Rhineland

    Travel to the Rhineland

    Take a cruise on the Rhine river

    Take a walking tour of Koblenz

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Mutter-Beethoven-Haus
    • Old Town
  • Day 11: Heidelberg • Rhineland

    Visit the Museum of German History

    Visit the Beethoven House

    Visit Cologne Cathedral
  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Austria

  • Day 2: Vienna

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Take a walking tour of Vienna

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Vienna State Opera 
    • Kärntner Strasse
    • St. Stephen’s Cathedral
  • Day 3: Vienna

    Visit Schönbrunn Palace

    Take a guided tour of Vienna

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Ringstrasse
    • the Parliament building
    • Neues Rathaus
    • Hofburg Palace 
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Viennese waltz dancing

    Viennese waltz dancing

    Experience the elegance and grandeur of the traditional Austrian waltz, the world’s oldest form of ballroom dance. During an optional two-and-a-half-hour lesson, you’ll discover the long and complex relationship between dance and city as you learn to turn and step with the best.

    Enjoy a wiener schnitzel dinner

  • Day 4: Vienna • Salzburg • Munich

    Travel via Salzburg to Munich

    Take a walking tour of Salzburg

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Old Town
    • Mozart's birthplace
  • Day 5: Munich

    Take a guided tour of Munich

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Olympic Stadium
    • Residenz
    • Marienplatz

    Take a walking tour of Munich

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Munich Cathedral
    • New Town Hall
    • Hofbräuhaus

    Visit Dachau

  • Day 6: Munich • Neuschwanstein • Tyrol region

    Travel via Neuschwanstein to the Tyrol region

    Visit Neuschwanstein Castle
  • Day 7: Tyrol • Liechtenstein • Lucerne

    Travel via Liechtenstein to Lucerne

  • Day 8: Lucerne

    Take a tour of Lucerne

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Lion Monument
    • Kapellbrücke
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss Alps Experience

    Swiss Alps Experience

    Venture to the roof of the Swiss Alps, atop one of the majestic peaks that tower over charming Lucerne. Take a boat across Lake Lucerne and ride a cog railway to the top of either Mount Pilatus (best known for its steep railway and its iconic craggy summit) or Mount Rigi (beloved for its original mountain railway and its history as a favorite spot of Mark Twain). Enjoy the splendid views of the quaint villages and fields of Switzerland as you trek along the mountain with your group. (Note: Warm clothes and appropriate shoes recommended).

    Add this in-depth excursion
    Swiss evening

    Swiss evening

    Join us for a bit of Swiss tradition.  Once you arrive at a beautiful farming village, your group will participate in hands-on activities like an interactive storytelling hour, Swiss wooden bowling, taking photos with Swiss props and dress, and even trying your hand at playing an Alpine horn. Afterwards you'll enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner, including the chance to try fondue—the Swiss national dish! All of this is accompanied by traditional Swiss music. 

  • Day 9: Lucerne • Freiburg • Heidelberg

    Travel via Freiburg to Heidelberg

    Explore Freiburg on your own

    Visit the Heidelberg Castle and wine barrel

    Take a tour of Heidelberg
  • Day 10: Rhineland

    Travel to the Rhineland

    Take a cruise on the Rhine river

    Take a walking tour of Koblenz

    With your Tour Director you will see:

    • Mutter-Beethoven-Haus
    • Old Town
  • Day 11: Heidelberg • Rhineland

    Visit the Museum of German History

    Visit the Beethoven House

    Visit Cologne Cathedral
  • Day 12: Depart for home


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