Explorica: International Catalog (Fall 2016)

Teachers travel FREE

Making travel more accessible than ever p.1

Guaranteed best prices Scholarship funds Financial assistance Fundraising pages

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Fellow travelers, It’s been a busy and exciting year at Explorica. We departed more travelers than ever before and visited several new destinations, including a remarkable tour to Antarctica that extended our reach to all seven continents. The year also marked another milestone in our history: We joined forces with WorldStrides, North America’s largest and most respected accredited educational travel institution. As a WorldStrides organization, Explorica travelers now benefit from even more bestin-class services and a larger global support network, while still enjoying the same personalized service from their experienced Explorica program consultant.

While becoming a WorldStrides organization provides even greater value to our travelers, we are also seeking new ways to help teachers extend the travel opportunity to more of their students. I am proud to announce the launch of personal fundraising pages, to enable your students to seek support for their trip in a fun, easy way; and financial assistance, to help make travel a reality for those most in need of additional support. Our goal is to make our tours more accessible than ever, to help you extend this opportunity to even more of your students.

Thank you for choosing Explorica as your partner in travel. Together, we are changing the world, one student at a time.

Sincerely,

Matt Wertz CEO, Explorica

About Explorica We work one-on-one with teachers to create incredible educational tours that meet their unique needs and budget. All Explorica tours are fully inclusive, providing everything you need for a remarkable experience at the guaranteed best prices in the industry. Each expertly-designed itinerary immerses participants in the local culture while introducing them to the people, places and experiences that make each destination unique.

We’re known as the most responsive company in the industry because we listen to our group leaders and turn their ideas into reality. Whether it’s creating a custom activity or moving the industry forward with a game-changing innovation, we are continually improving the educational travel experience, with teachers as our guides.

Read more at explorica.com/aboutus

Helping you help more students We believe all students should have the opportunity to experience the world, so we’re committed to making our tours attainable for all families. And now, we are proud to announce even more options and resources to help you enable more of your students to travel.

Scholarship funds

We have always guaranteed the best prices in educational travel, and our expert program consultants work with you to make your tour meet your needs and budget—no one-size-fits-all pricing here. Plus, we also offer scholarship opportunities throughout the year.

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Financial assistance

We now offer need-based financial assistance to provide additional support for qualifying families. Funds are awarded based on economic circumstance, to help those who need it most make travel a reality.

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Fundraising pages

All Explorica tour participants will now be provided an explorica.com personal fundraising page. The simple, user-friendly interface puts the fun back in fundraising by enabling students to raise money for their trip using their favorite social communities.

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TOURS BY DESTINATION

The world of Explorica Spain & Portugal p.12 explorica.com/spain-portugal

Madrid & the Costa del Sol Highlights Insider’s Spain Madrid & Andalusia Madrid & Southern Spain Madrid & Barcelona Barcelona, Madrid & Andalusia Spanish Highlights Northern Spain Spain & Morocco Madrid & the Costa del Sol Spain & Portugal Best of Spain Lisbon & Spain Spanish Studies in Spain Barcelona Madrid Madrid, Mallorca & Barcelona Northern Spain Highlights

France p.22

explorica.com/france Paris, City of Light Insider’s Paris Paris & the Loire Valley Paris, Brittany & Normandy Paris & the Côte d’Azur Paris, Provence & the Côte d’Azur French Highlights Paris & the South of France French Studies in France Best of France Paris Essentials Taste of France

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explorica.com/italy-greece Rome, Città Eterna Insider’s Italy Rome & Florence Rome, Florence & Venice Rome, Venice & Tuscany Italian Highlights Best of Italy Rome & Greece Florence, Rome & Athens Express NEW! Italy & Greece Athens & Aegean Best of Greece Italy & Greece in Depth Croatia, Ljubljana & Venice Turkey & Greece Athens, Florence & Rome Athens, Istanbul & the Aegean Rome & the South of Italy Northern Italy Taste of Italy Rome, Sicily & Greece Turkey Rome & Sicily

Britain & Ireland p.46 explorica.com/uk-ireland

London Theater New York City & London Theater Ireland, Wales & England Best of Ireland Scotland & Ireland Dublin & the United Kingdom London, York & Edinburgh London, the Countryside & Edinburgh

London Soccer Experience Scotland Best of the British Isles London, Dublin & Edinburgh English Highlights London Essentials Scotland & England Insider’s London

Central Europe p.54 explorica.com/centraleurope Germany, Switzerland & Austria Germany, Switzerland & Italy Central European Cities Berlin, Prague & Munich Budapest, Vienna, Prague & Munich Germany: West & East Central European History Munich Essentials Switzerland, Bavaria & Austria Bavaria In Depth NEW!

European Combinations p.60 explorica.com/eurocombos London & Paris London, Paris & Italy France & Italy Paris & Rome Express Switzerland & Paris NEW! Paris, Venice, Florence & Rome Madrid, Barcelona & Rome Paris & Barcelona London, Paris & Barcelona Paris, the Côte d’Azur & Barcelona Paris, Provence & Barcelona Madrid & Paris

Iceland Adventure Best of Europe Battlefields of Europe

Latin America & The Caribbean p.78 explorica.com/latinamerica

Italy, France & Spain Spain, Italy & Greece Italy & Spain London, Paris & the Alps France, Switzerland, Austria & Germany Spain & Paris European Highlights The Art of France & Spain Barcelona, France & Italy Côte d’Azur, Florence & Rome London & France Paris, the South of France & Italy Paris, Biarritz & Barcelona France & Germany Paris, Milan & Rome Paris, Switzerland & Italy Prague, Vienna & Venice The Art of France & Italy Italy, Austria & Germany London, France & Italy London, France & Spain Math & Science: London & Paris London, Paris & Barcelona London, Paris & the Côte d’Azur London, Paris, Switzerland & Italy London, Paris, Italy & Greece London, Paris & Rome Dublin, London & Paris London, Paris & Madrid London, Paris & Berlin London & Amsterdam NEW! Madrid, Paris & Rome Madrid & Paris Germany, France & Spain Amsterdam & Paris Benelux, Paris & London Math & Science: Greece & Italy Math & Science: Germany & France Math & Science: Stockholm & Copenhagen Moscow & St. Petersburg

Costa Rica Costa Rican Highlights Costa Rican Adventure Nicaragua & Costa Rica Nicaragua Puerto Rico Belize Dominican Republic Highlights Havana Highlights Cuban Highlights Cuba in Depth Peru: Machu Picchu Galápagos Island Highlights NEW! Peru: Incan Adventure Peru Panama Ecuador: Andes & Amazon Adventure Mexico City & the Yucatán The Yucatán & Mayan Riviera Yucatán Adventure Guatemala in Depth Guatemala Highlights Argentina Buenos Aires & Iguazú Brazil & Argentina The Galápagos & Machu Picchu Costa Rica: San José & Coastal Puntarenas Spanish Studies in Mexico El Salvador Costa Rica: Coast to Coast NEW!

Go Farther p.90

explorica.com/gofarther Beijing, Xi’an & Shanghai Japan Highlights Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand Australia & New Zealand Best of South Africa Vietnam Bangkok & Northern Thailand Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi Delhi, Jaipur & Agra Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka Best of China Hawaii, Australia & New Zealand New Zealand & Australia in Depth Jordan Israel Highlights Moroccan Highlights Best of Egypt Beijing Beijing, Hangzhou & Shanghai

Make a Difference p.96 explorica.com/difference

Make a Difference: Costa Rica Sun & Service Make a Difference: Dominican Republic Make a Difference: Morocco Make a Difference: Tanzania Make a Difference: El Salvador Make a Difference: Ecuador NEW! Make a Difference: Thailand

NEW TOURS

explorica.com/new Florence, Rome & Athens Switzerland & Paris Galapagos Island Highlights Cinque Terre, Côte d’Azur & Barcelona Oslo, Copenhagen & Stockholm Bavaria in Depth Northern Germany Swiss Highlights Spanish Studies in Costa Rica Costa Rica: Coast to Coast Make a Difference: Cuzco & Machu Picchu Seoul, Busan & Gyeongju Canadian Rockies Adventure Canada’s East Coast

Make a Difference: Australia Make a Difference: Mexico Make a Difference: Costa Rica Make a Difference: Costa Rica in Depth NEW!

North America p.100 explorica.com/northamerica

New York City Washington, D.C Boston, NYC, Philly & Washington, D.C. Québec & Montréal New Orleans Chicago Boston Boston: Colonial History Boston & New York New York City Essentials Insider’s New York City Isle of Manhattan New York City Arts Washington, D.C. & New York City Washington, D.C. & Colonial Virginia Washington, D.C.: Metro Tour Gettysburg & Washington, D.C. D.C., Philadelphia & New York City Colonial Philadelphia Québec: Carnival Montréal Alaska Hawaii Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion Civil Rights in the South Florida San Antonio Atlanta Los Angeles Los Angeles & San Francisco San Francisco & Los Angeles Sacramento San Francisco All tour prices in this catalog are per person and vary by product, departure date, mode of transportation, departure airport and selected tour options. Additional baggage surcharges are not included. Prices at time of printing are subject to change. You can always see the most up-to-date price right on our website.

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TOURS BY EXPERIENCE

All Explorica tours provide authentic educational immersion, but you can also focus in on a specific subject or experience.

History

Go back to where it all began on an in-depth historical tour.

“Explorica designed a terrific itinerary with just the right balance of culture, history and fun. The pace was reasonable and hit the highlights of Cuba.”

Italy & Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Battlefields of Europe. . . . . . . . . . explorica.com/USB

–David V., Cuban Highlights 2016

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See more: explorica.com/history London, Paris & Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /LPN Best of Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /BOS Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /VIE

Arts

Discover the art and drama of cultures around the world.

Best of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Italy & Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 London Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

The Art of France & Italy . . . . . . . explorica.com /ART The Art of France & Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /ARS New York City Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /NYA

Literature

Bring stories to life in the places that inspired them.

See more: explorica.com/literature Best of Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ireland, Wales & England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Scotland & Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Madrid & Andalusia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 London & the Countryside. . . . . . explorica.com/LCS Best of the British Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /BBI

Math & science Study natural science in the field or revel at high-tech innovations.

See more: explorica.com/mathandscience Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Galápagos Island Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Iceland Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . explorica.com/ICE

Math & Science: London & Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . /MAT Math & Science: Greece & Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /MGI Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /GBZ

Adventure

Engage your students with an action-packed adventure.

See more: explorica.com/adventure Costa Rican Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . explorica.com/ECU The Galápagos & Machu Picchu. . . . . . . . . . . . . /GMP

Service

Get fully immersed while giving back to local communities.

See more: explorica.com/difference Make a Difference: Costa Rica Sun & Service. . . . 98 Make a Difference: Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . 98 Make a Difference: Morocco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Make a Difference: Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Make a Difference: El Salvador. . explorica.com/SAL Make a Difference: Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /THV

TOUR CUSTOMIZATION

Our Instant Tour Customizer gives you full control to make changes to your tour—or design your own from scratch.

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Opt for a special dining experience, or remove a meal altogether for more freedom of choice—on a particular day, or for your entire tour.

Add or remove activities The Instant Tour Customizer lets you decide where to go and what to see. Add or remove individual activities, or create a custom tour around a particular theme.

Add an extension See even more by adding an extension at the end of your tour. You can use our pre-planned itineraries, or make your own.

Learn more about customization:

explorica.com/customize

“Explorica is always ready and willing to help me customize my tours so I can optimize learning experiences while balancing the different types of activities to provide the most well-rounded, fun tour possible for my students” –Heather D., Best of the British Isles 2015

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STEP-BY-STEP SUPPORT

We’re by your side every step of the way, providing expert guidance and support.

1 Choose your tour

Talk to a travel expert Your program consultant will provide expert advice and assistance while you choose and personalize your tour.

Customize your tour Add or remove activities, upgrade meals or hotels, add optional tour extensions and more, online or by phone.

Get an instant price quote Plug in your date, add-ons, and group size to see the price, instantly.

“I could never plan a trip like this on my own. Explorica makes it easy! My consultant was amazing at making our trip fit our budget and the kids really enjoyed all of the activities she planned.”

–Emily H., New York City Essentials 2015

See everything in one place Your up-to-date tour information is available in your personal Tour Center on explorica.com.

2 Recruit travelers

Tour promotion materials From posters and PowerPoints to flyers and fact sheets, we give you everything you need to host meetings and info sessions.

Recruitment webinars Get insider tips from experienced group leaders in an interactive, online setting.

Monthly payment plans Our easy payment plans as low as $149/ month for international tours enable more of your students to afford to travel.

Free spots for chaperones We give you one free place for every six students you enroll on standard tours, but only at Explorica, you can adjust the ratio to whatever works for you.

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“My program consultant did a great job of reminding me as new tasks were due and promptly answered all questions. I felt well-prepared and supported from the planning stages to leaving for the airport.”

–Scott S., Rome, Città Eterna 2016

3 Prepare for your tour

Connect with mentors Our exclusive Teacher to Teacher program connects you to experienced group leaders who can share field-tested tips and advice about the tour you’re taking.

Join a webinar Our experts will cover everything you need to know, from fundraising tips to what to expect on your tour.

Call us anytime

Take a free training trip NEW TO EXPLORICA? We’ll help you prepare for your first tour with a free New Group Leader Training Trip to Costa Rica, France, England or another of our most popular international destinations!

Your personal program consultant is at your service to answer all your questions and accommodate your requests.

4 Bon voyage!

Expert leadership Your Explorica tour director meets you at the airport and takes it from there, guiding your trip and managing all logistics. But what you’ll love most is how they bring your destinations to life for your students, providing authentic, engaging educational moments every step of the way.

A network of support From our dedicated team of risk management professionals working around the clock to preempt any problems before they arise to our 24/7 emergency hotline, when you travel with Explorica we’re always by your side.

“I love traveling with Explorica because the tour director handles all the logistics which leaves me free to appreciate the sights and pay more attention to the students.”

–Olive B., Madrid & Southern Spain 2016

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

While standard inclusions appear to be comparable across leading tour operators, Explorica gives you more for your dollar.

Receive round trip airfare, hotels, select meals, a full-time tour director, guides, activities and more with one all-inclusive tour fee.

Peace of mind Travel at ease with 24-hour emergency assistance, liability coverage, worldwide offices and your choice of travel protection plans.

Tour rewards Enjoy the best rewards in educational travel: free trips, electronics, cash bonuses and more. Nobody does it better than Explorica.

Guaranteed hotel accessibility We guarantee hotels within 45 minutes of activities, and you can upgrade your accommodations to stay even closer to main attractions.

Cancel for Any Reason travel protection Our plan lets travelers cancel and receive a cash refund up to 30 days before departure—the only such “cancel for any reason” policy in the industry.

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* Prices based on mid-June 2017 departures from NYC and include air-related taxes, fees and surcharges. Explorica prices based on Guaranteed Travel Dates or Consolidated Tours with Explorica Extra Rewards and one chaperone per six paying participants. Prices valid at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Discounts and promotions are excluded from prices.

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Round trip airfare

All transportation

We only work with the most reliable major airlines to ensure that all of our tours arrive safely and on time.

We provide all transportation between cities and itinerary activities. Our clean, comfortable coaches follow the strictest safety standards, and we opt for highspeed trains whenever possible, so you spend less time in transit.

Accommodations We guarantee-quality hotels within 45 minutes of activities, so you have more time in your day to see the things you came to see. You can also upgrade for more amenities or a location even closer to the main attractions.

“Explorica understands the importance of appropriate hotel selection for students.

The quality of the hotels is top notch, and they’re located in safe areas that are close to main attractions.” –Joy D., Spain & Portugal 2015

Full-time services of a professional tour director Our top-rated professional tour directors are by your side every step of the way from arrival to departure, managing every aspect of your tour.

“We were extremely happy with our tour director. He went out of his way to make our tour memorable, educational and fun!

He took time with each student—even though we were a big group. We got quite an insider’s view into Costa Rica because of his work!” -Kerri A., Costa Rica 2016

Breakfast and dinner daily You and your students will fuel up for your adventures with hearty breakfasts and sample regional cuisine with filling, authentic dinners. Your tour director will show you the best places for lunches and snacks along the way.

“After traveling with another tour company and having many difficulties with hotels, meals and broken promises, Explorica delivered with flying colors. I am a convert.”

–Robert B., Canadian War History: Venice, Florence, Ortona & Rome 2016

All excursions and guided sightseeing tours You’ll see more—and learn more—than you ever thought possible thanks to our professional, local guides who know our destinations inside and out. They amaze and educate with fun stories and littleknown facts, and share hidden local gems you could never experience any other way.

“Our local guide in Florence not only showed us the city, but also interesting spots off the ‘tourist path’ like a local market. The kids liked it so much they went back again later. We felt like locals.” -April L., Taste of Italy 2015

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SAFETY & SECURITY

Safety is our first priority, and our record proves it. We provide total peace of mind for you, your students and your school.

“Traveling [in Europe] is never a by-the-book undertaking; from construction to strikes, the unexpected is always to be expected. My consultant was quick on her feet and well-informed, making great choices when the unexpected arose. I always felt that my experience was important to Explorica and that I was in good hands.”

–William A., The Art of France & Italy 2016

Trusted experience

Total travel protection

We have been organizing safe and reliable tours across the globe for more than 15 years. And now, as a WorldStrides organization, Explorica travelers benefit from an additional 50 years of risk management experience and a worldwide network of support.

No one wants to think about canceling their trip, but sometimes life happens. Our two trusted travel protection plans offer a cash refund—not just credit for a future trip like other companies provide.

Proactive risk management Safety protocols are built into every aspect of our operations. From rigorous safety checks and detailed site visits, to continuous safety trainings conducted by veteran risk management professionals, we take every possible precaution to ensure a safe and enjoyable travel experience for all participants.

Global vigilance Our Vice President of Risk Management, supported by our team of risk management professionals, continually assesses all travel destinations and situations. We also partner with iJet, a leading worldwide security and risk management organization, for additional assistance monitoring and evaluating global conditions.

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›› Explorica Travel Protection Plan Our standard plan covers common mishaps like misplaced tickets or passport, lost luggage, sickness or injury during the tour, and more. ›› Travel Protection Plan PLUS Our exclusive upgraded plan adds to the standard plan, providing the ability to cancel your tour for any reason up to 30 days before departure and receive a cash refund. It’s the only such “cancel for any reason” policy in the industry.

Unparalleled on-tour support We’re by your side every step of the way to provide guidance and assistance.

Expert tour directors Explorica tour directors live and work in the cities our tours visit, and are fluent in the local languages and customs. They will advise you and your students on how to ensure your personal safety and the safety of your belongings and are thoroughly trained to handle any situation that may arise. We maintain regular contact with all Explorica field staff to provide up-to-date information on local conditions.

“My tour director went above and beyond and made it look so easy, but I know he worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make our tour the best experience possible.

I feel confident and relaxed when we travel with him. I know we are in excellent hands.”

–Cheryl S., Paris & Barcelona 2016

Global presence As a WorldStrides organization, we have a network of more than 45 offices around the world, so no matter where you go we are always nearby and ready to help in person if the need arises.

Daily tour updates Our exclusive online Tour Diaries enable friends and family to check on their loved one and follow the group’s progress. These private trip logs are posted daily by each group’s tour director

Comprehensive liability coverage When you travel with Explorica, you’re backed by our $50 million liability policy that protects third parties and tour participants (including students, faculty, staff and family members). Your school officials can rest assured that they do not have to assume responsibility for the safety of their students abroad.

“This is a world-class company from top to bottom. We felt so reassured when we received a personal email from the President of Explorica regarding our safety abroad.

And from my amazing program consultant to our awesome tour director, I’ve been really satisfied with everything.”

–Margaret G., Best of Italy 2016

And, as a member of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), travelers’ investments with Explorica are protected by USTOA’s $1 Million Travelers’ Assistance Program.

With an extensive network of nationally and internationally trusted travel safety and security associations like iJet, the International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN), and the National Tour Association (NTA), Explorica is the educational travel provider you can trust.

24/7 emergency support We operate a dedicated, 24/7 emergency contact line to assist you with any problem, anywhere, at any time.

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Spain & Portugal

Wander the labyrinth of passageways off

tree-lined Las Ramblas in Barcelona—a favorite diversion for tourists and locals alike.

Explore the fishermen’s stalls at the port of Lisbon. Feel the passion of flamenco in Madrid. And watch your students communicate with the locals and vendors in their native Spanish and Portuguese.

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Madrid & Andalusia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Madrid & Barcelona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Barcelona, Madrid & Andalusia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Spanish Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Madrid & Southern Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Insider’s Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Madrid & The Costa del Sol Highlights . . . . . . . . . . 19 Northern Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Spain & Morocco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Explorica pro tip “This collection is great for new and experienced group leaders. There is so much to see, and these itineraries do a great job of balancing the important cultural and academic elements with the laid-back pace of local life. The siesta culture is one of the many attributes of Spain and Portugal that are unlike the United States, or the other European countries for that matter.”

–Kelly Fitzgerald, Client Experience Manager

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Madrid & Andalusia Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza

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››Prado visit

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Madrid:

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue ››Featured meal: tapas dinner ››Puerta del Sol treasure hunt

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Day 4 Madrid to Seville via Córdoba

››Travel to Seville via Córdoba ››Mezquita de Córdoba guided visit

Day 5 Seville landmarks

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

›› Seville guided sightseeing tour: Giralda Tower, Alcázar visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit

››Seville city walk: Barrio de Santa Cruz ››Flamenco evening Day 6 Seville to Granada

››Alhambra guided visit

Day 7 Granada to Costa del Sol

››Travel to Costa del Sol

Day 8 Costa del Sol beach time

›› Optional Morocco guided excursion: Ferry to Ceuta, panoramic view of Ceuta, Tétouan sightseeing tour, authentic lunch included

Days 9–11 Extension to Portugal

Fly home or travel to Portugal. Highlights: Italica visit, Lisbon guided sightseeing, Fado evening.

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Córdoba Seville(2) Granada(1) Costa del Sol(2) Ceuta MOROCCO

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Museo Reina Sofia visit Tapas-making class Guided tour to Las Ventas bullring Spanish movie viewing Paella cooking class Avila & Salamanca guided excursion

Madrid & Barcelona Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España

››Prado visit Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue ››Flamenco evening

Day 4 Madrid

›› Optional El Escorial & Segovia guided excursion: El Escorial visit, Segovia Alcázar visit

Day 5 Madrid to Barcelona via Zaragoza

››Travel to Barcelona via Zaragoza ››Zaragoza Cathedral visit

Day 6 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: tapas dinner ››Las Ramblas treasure hunt Day 7 Gerona & Figueres

›› Optional Gerona & Figueres guided excursion: Dalí Theatre-Museum visit

››Featured meal: paella dinner Days 8–10 Extension to Costa Brava

Fly home or travel to the Costa Brava. Highlights: two days of free time at the beach.

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Zaragoza

Madrid(3)

Girona

Costa Barcelona(3) Brava(2)

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Barcelona, Madrid & Andalusia

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Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Barcelona

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Get complete peace of mind that your trip will run on the date you choose. While other companies change your tour or date if you don’t recruit enough participants, our exclusive guaranteed departures offer standard itinerary highlights and our signature high quality meals and hotels—on the tour you want, on the date you choose.

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››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 3 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

Day 4 Barcelona to Madrid

››Zaragoza Cathedral visit

Day 5 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit

›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé

››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 6 Madrid to Seville

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››Mezquita guided visit

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›› Seville guided sightseeing tour: Giralda Tower, Alcázar visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit ››Seville city walk: Barrio de Santa Cruz ››Flamenco evening

Day 8 Seville to Costa del Sol

››Alhambra guided visit

Day 9 Costa del Sol beach time

›› Optional Morocco guided excursion: Ferry to Ceuta, Tetuán sightseeing tour, lunch included

Days 10–12 Extension to Portugal

Fly home or travel to Portugal. Highlights: Italica visit, Lisbon guided sightseeing, Fado evening.

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Madrid(2)

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Spanish Highlights Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Barcelona

››Meet your tour director ›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 3 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

››Optional Flamenco evening Day 4 Barcelona to Valencia

››Valencia city walk ››Valencia Aquarium visit

Day 5 Valencia to Granada Day 6 Granada to Costa del Sol

››Granada guided sightseeing tour ››Alhambra visit

Day 7 Costa del Sol beach time

›› Optional Morocco guided excursion: Ferry to Ceuta, Tetuán sightseeing tour, lunch included

Day 8 Costa del Sol to Seville

›› Seville guided sightseeing tour: Giralda Tower, Alcázar visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit

››Seville city walk: Barrio de Santa Cruz Day 9 Seville to Madrid

››Mezquita guided visit

Day 10 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit

›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor ››Prado visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Days 11–14 Extension to Salamanca

Fly home or travel to Salamanca. Highlights: El Escorial visit, Avila visit, Salamanca guided sightseeing.

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Barcelona(2) Valencia(1)

Córdoba Granada(1)

Seville(1)

Costa del Sol(2) Ceuta Tétouan MOROCCO

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Madrid & Southern Spain

Customize your tour

Day 1 Start tour

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Barcelona:

Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza

›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ››

de España ››Prado visit

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

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Day 4 Madrid to Granada

››Travel to Granada via Aranjuez ››Aranjuez Palace visit

Day 5 Granada to Seville

››Alhambra guided visit ››Travel to Seville

Day 6 Seville landmarks

›› Seville guided sightseeing tour: Giralda Tower, Alcázar visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit

››Seville city walk: Barrio de Santa Cruz ››Flamenco evening Day 7 Seville to Madrid via Córdoba

››Travel to Madrid via Córdoba ››Mezquita de Córdoba guided visit

Days 8–10 Extension to Barcelona

Fly home or travel to Barcelona. Highlights: Sagrada Família, Park Güell visit, Las Ramblas, paella dinner.

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AVE Toledo

Barcelona(2)

Madrid(3) Aranjuez

Córdoba Seville(2)

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Gaudí’s Sagrada Família visit Barcelona guided bike tour Picasso Museum visit Tapas-making class Camp Nou stadium visit Barceloneta beach time

Insider’s Spain Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España ››Enjoy a local snack ››Featured meal: paella dinner

Madrid & the Costa del Sol Highlights Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue ››Featured meal: Flamenco show with dinner

Day 4 Madrid

››Prado visit ››Bullfighting lesson

››Prado visit Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 4 Madrid

›› Optional El Escorial & Segovia guided excursion: El

Day 5 Madrid to Barcelona

Escorial visit, Segovia Alcázar visit

››Travel to Barcelona via high-speed AVE train ›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas,

Day 5 Madrid to Costa del Sol

››Enjoy a local snack

Day 6 Costa del Sol beach time

Columbus Monument

Day 6 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit ››Mosaic art workshop

››Travel to Costa del Sol via Talgo train ›› Optional Morocco guided excursion: Ferry to Ceuta, panoramic view of Ceuta, Tétouan sightseeing tour, authentic lunch included

Day 7 Costa del Sol beach time

››Costa del Sol beach time

Day 7 Barcelona

››Barcelona guided bike tour ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Days 8–11 Extension to Seville

Days 8–11 Extension to Valencia

Fly home or travel to Valencia. Highlights: Llotja de la Seda, the City of Arts and Sciences, Torres de Serranos, Tarragona sightseeing tour.

Fly home or travel to Seville. Highlights: Alhambra guided visit, Alcázar visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit, Barrio de Santa Cruz, flamenco evening, Mezquita de Córdoba visit.

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Barcelona (3 or 4)

Madrid(3 or 4)

El Escorial Toledo

SPAIN AVE

Córdoba

Toledo

Madrid(3)

Seville(2)

Valencia(2)

Malaga Tétouan

(1)

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Ceuta

MOROCCO

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Northern Spain

The inside scoop

Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

Square, Royal Palace visit

“When we were in the medina in Fes, I saw my students bargaining for spices and tea, and I knew they were becoming savvy travelers comfortable in places very different than what they are used to.”

Church of Santo Tomé

–Jennifer H., Spain & Morocco 2015

››Meet your tour director ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor ››Prado visit

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, ››Flamenco evening

Day 4 Madrid to Burgos

››Segovia Alcázar visit ›› Burgos sightseeing tour: Cathedral visit

Day 5 Burgos to Basque Region

››Guggenheim Museum visit

Day 6 San Sebastián

›› San Sebastián sightseeing tour: Palacio de Miramar, harbor & Old Quarter

››Monte Igueldo Lighthouse visit Day 7 Basque Region to Barcelona

››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 8 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella dinner Days 9–11 Extension to Costa Brava

Fly home or travel to the Costa Brava. Highlights: two days of free time at the beach.

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Bilbao Burgos(1) Segovia Toledo

Basque Region(2) Pamplona Costa Brava(2)

Madrid(2)

Barcelona(2)

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Spain & Morocco Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España

››Prado visit Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit

›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé

››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 4 Madrid to Costa del Sol

››Alhambra guided visit

Day 5 Gibraltar

›› Gibraltar excursion: Rock of Gibraltar, Moorish Castle, Tower of Homage

Day 6 Costa del Sol to Fes

››Ferry to Tangiers ››Tangiers guided sightseeing tour and Chefchaoun city walk

Day 7 Fes landmarks

›› Fes guided sightseeing tour: Fes-Jdid Mellah, Royal Palace, Fes el Bali Medina, Karaouine Mosque

Day 8 Fes to Casablanca

››Volubilis Roman Ruins visit ›› Rabat guided sightseeing tour: Mohamed V Mausoleum, Hassan Tower, Royal Palace

Days 9–11 Extension to Marrakech

Fly home or travel to Marrakech. Highlights: Casablanca & Marrakech guided sightseeing.

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MOROCCO

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France

Feast on an unforgettable meal in a brasserie tucked away in the

Latin Quarter of Paris. Walk the beaches of Normandy and stand on the hallowed ground where Allied soldiers fought and fell for freedom. Visit the warm Mediterranean cities of the French Riviera, speckled with old palaces and mansions—the relics of the formidable Grimaldi family.

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Explorica pro tip “This collection highlights the diversity and depth of the historical, cultural and culinary history within the region. And the locals won’t let you off the hook so easily when it comes to speaking French, so language students get a lot out of these tours. A willingness to be immersed in the culture will serve new and experienced travelers well when exploring the best of France with Explorica.”

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Paris, City of Light Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

›› Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit,

Customize your tour

Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Paris:

›› Paris & Versailles guided sightseeing tour: Arc de

Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ››Versailles guided excursion

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Day 4 Royal Paris

››Louvre visit ››Fragonard’s Perfume Museum visit ››Seine River cruise ››Featured meal: couscous dinner

Day 5 Paris

›› Optional Loire Valley châteaux excursion: Château de

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Chenonceau visit, Château d’Amboise visit

Day 6 The art of Paris

›› Musée d’Orsay visit ››Eiffel Tower ascent ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner ››Île de la Cité treasure hunt

Day 7 Paris

›› Optional Giverny guided excursion (April–November only): Sacré Coeur visit

››Farewell dinner

Days 8–10 Extension to London

Fly home or travel to London. Highlights: National Gallery visit, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, classic fish & chips dinner.

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Behind the scenes tour of the Eiffel Tower Pompidou Centre visit Paris Sewer Museum guided tour Play pétanque with locals Disneyland Paris excursion Catacombs guided tour

Insider’s Paris Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ››Marais district visit ››Enjoy a local snack ››Featured meal: Crêperie dinner

Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Featured meal: boeuf bourguignon dinner

Day 4 Paris

››Montmartre sightseeing ››Learn to play pétanque with the locals ››Featured meal: lunch in Montmartre ››Louvre visit

Day 5 Deauville & Honfleur

››Optional Deauville and Honfleur full-day excursion ››Featured meal: tarte flambée dinner

Day 6 Paris

››Guided neighborhood foodie tour ››Picnic lunch in the Jardin du Luxembourg ››Featured meal: steak frites dinner

Day 7 Paris

››Père Lachaise Cemetery visit ››Canal Saint-Martin sightseeing ››Seine River cruise ››Featured meal: couscous dinner

Days 8–10 Extension to London

Fly home or travel to London. Highlights: National Gallery visit, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, classic fish & chips dinner.

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ENGLAND London(2) Eurostar Deauville & Honfleur Versailles

Paris(6)

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Paris & the Loire Valley Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit, Louvre visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe,

Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

Day 4 Paris to Loire Valley

››Chartres Cathedral visit ››Château de Chambord photo stop ››Featured meal: French brasserie dinner

Day 5 Loire Valley castles

›› Loire châteaux sightseeing: Azay-le-Rideau visit, Château de Chenonceau visit

››Troglodyte Village guided visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Troglodyte Village Day 6 Loire Valley to St. Malo

›› St. Malo interactive sightseeing activity: Church of St. Vincent, Tomb of Jacques Cartier

››Featured meal: crêperie dinner Day 7 St. Malo to Normandy

››Mont-St-Michel monastery visit ››D-Day beaches ››Arromanches Museum visit

Day 8 Normandy to Paris

›› Rouen sightseeing: Cathedral visit, Old Clock ››Seine River cruise

Fly home or travel to Lucerne. Highlights: Bern & Lucerne tour director-led sightseeing, Mt. Pilatus excusion, traditional Swiss dinner with fondue.

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(1)

Normandy(1) Paris(3) St. Malo(1) Rouen TGV Versailles Zurich Chartres Le Mans Loire Valley(2) Bern Lucerne(2)

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Days 9–11 Extension to Lucerne

Upgrade your meals and hotels Although our meals and hotels are already pretty great, you can add a course or a star for just a little extra. In Paris, you can upgrade to stay closer to local attractions or dine on a three-course meal, featuring regional fare like French onion soup, boeuf bourguignon and crème brûlée (see pg. 5).

Paris, Brittany & Normandy Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe,

Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

Day 4 Paris to Normandy

›› Rouen sightseeing: Cathedral visit, Old Clock

Day 5 Normandy to St. Malo

››Arromanches Museum visit ››D-Day beaches ››Pointe du Hoc visit

Day 6 St. Malo landmarks

›› St. Malo interactive sightseeing activity: Church of St. Vincent, Tomb of Jacques Cartier

››Mont-St-Michel monastery visit ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner Day 7 St. Malo to Paris

››Chartres Cathedral visit ››Seine River cruise

Days 8–10 Extension to Côte d’Azur

Fly home or travel to Nice. Highlights: Monaco & Èze tour directorled sightseeing, Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit.

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Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-

Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Eiffel Tower ascent ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner

Day 4 The art of Paris

››Louvre visit ››Montmartre sightseeing ››Seine River cruise

Day 5 Paris to Côte d’Azur

›› Nice sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais

Day 6 Monaco & Èze

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze

Day 7 St. Paul de Vence

››Optional St. Paul de Vence excursion

Days 8–10 Extension to the Italian Riviera

Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion.

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Paris, Provence & the Côte d’Azur Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Seine River cruise

Day 4 Paris to Provence

›› Avignon sightseeing: Palais des Papes, Pont d’Avignon

Day 5 Provence landmarks

›› Provence sightseeing: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit

Day 6 Provence to Côte d’Azur

››Calanques cruise ›› Nice sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais

Day 7 Monaco & Èze

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze

Days 8–10 Extension to the Italian Riviera

Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion.

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French Highlights Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-

Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Seine River cruise

Day 4 Paris to Loire Valley

››Chartres Cathedral visit ››Château de Chambord photostop ››Featured meal: French brasserie dinner

Day 5 Loire Valley castles

›› Loire châteaux sightseeing: Azay-le-Rideau visit, Château de Chenonceau visit

››Troglodyte Village guided visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Troglodyte Village Day 6 Loire Valley to Montpellier

›› Transfer to Montpellier via Massif Central & Viaduc de Millau

Day 7 Montpellier to Provence

›› Provence sightseeing: Pont du Gard visit, Arles amphitheater visit

Day 8 Provence to Côte d’Azur

››Calanques cruise

Day 9 Monaco, Èze & Nice

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze

›› Nice sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais Days 10–12 Extension to Italian Riviera

Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion.

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The inside scoop “Explorica, j’adore! Our trip was packed with activities, and our local guide was knowledgeable, conscientious, and helpful.”

Paris & the South of France Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

–Verna V., French Highlights 2015

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House ›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Seine River cruise

Day 4 Paris to Biarritz Day 5 Biarritz

››St. Jean de Luz excursion

Day 6 Biarritz to Carcassonne

››Carcassonne interactive sightseeing activity

Day 7 Carcassonne to Provence Day 8 Provence to Côte d’Azur

›› Provence sightseeing: Avignon, Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit

Day 9 Monaco, Èze & Nice

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze

››Nice sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais Days 10–12 Extension to Corsica

Fly home or travel to Corsica. Highlights: Bonifacio excursion.

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Italy, Turkey & Greece

Take in Rome’s beautiful and

unusual Baroque fountains. Observe modern Greek guards in traditional skirts, head scarves and pom-pom-adorned knee bands in the heart of bustling Athens. See some of the most highly regarded relics of Islamic history, including Prophet Muhammad’s cloak and sword, in the Topkapi Palace.

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Italian Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Best of Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Rome & Florence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Rome, Florence & Venice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Rome, Venice & Tuscany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Rome, Città Eterna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Insider’s Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Rome & Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Florence, Rome & Athens Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Italy & Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Athens & The Aegean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Best of Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Croatia, Ljubljana & Venice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Turkey & Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Italian Highlights Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Milan

››Meet your tour director & travel to Venice ››Check into hotel

Customize your tour

Day 3 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Venice:

headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration

Day 4 Venice to Florence

›› Verona sightseeing tour: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona

›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Arena ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 5 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ›› Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Day 6 Florence to Rome via Assisi

››Travel to Rome ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 7 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner

Days 8–10 Extension to Sorrento

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: cameo workshop, Pompeii guided excursion, Capri & Blue Grotto excursion.

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Gondola ride Guggenheim Museum visit Murano & Burano excursion Rialto Market visit Teatro La Fenice guided tour

Best of Italy Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Florence

››Meet your tour director, travel to Florence & check into hotel ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 3 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ›› Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Leaning Tower

Day 4 Florence to Venice

››Travel to Venice via Verona ›› Verona tour director-led sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena

Day 5 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper headsets: St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace visit

Day 6 Venice to Assisi

››Travel to Assisi ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit

Day 7 Assisi to Rome

››Travel to Rome ››Orvieto visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 8 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Days 9–11 Extension to Sorrento

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: cameo workshop, Pompeii guided excursion, Capri & Blue Grotto excursion.

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Rome & Florence Day 2 Ciao Milan

Customize your tour

Day 3 Florence landmarks

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Florence:

Day 1 Start tour

›› Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: dinner en route to Florence ›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza

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della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ›› Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Leaning Tower ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 4 Florence

››Accademia visit ››Free time to explore Florence ››Optional cooking class

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Day 5 Florence to Rome

››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 6 Vatican City

›› Vatican City guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit

Day 7 Ancient Rome

›› Ancient Rome guided sightseeing tour: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia

››Optional catacombs & gladiator center excursion ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner Days 8–10 Extension to Sorrento

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: cameo workshop, Pompeii guided excursion, Capri & Blue Grotto excursion.

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Milan

Boboli Gardens visit Local cafe stop Uffizi Gallery guided tour Cooking class Charcoal drawing class Watch a pizzaiolo make pizza

Rome, Florence & Venice

Rome, Venice & Tuscany

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Ciao Rome

Day 2 Ciao Rome

››Meet your tour director ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner

Day 3 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Day 4 Rome to Florence

Day 3 Rome landmarks

›› Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with

Whisper headsets: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia

Day 4 Rome to Venice

››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

›› Vatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with

Day 5 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza

della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ›› Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Leaning Tower

Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit ››Travel to Venice on the Frecciarossa (Italy’s fastest train)

Day 5 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration

Day 6 Venice to Florence

››Travel to Florence on the Frecciarossa (Italy’s fastest train) ›› Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

Day 6 Florence to Venice

››Transfer to Venice

Day 7 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square,

St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration

Day 8 Venice to Milan

›› Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena ›› Milan sightseeing: La Scala, Duomo, fashion walk

Days 9–11 Extension to the Italian Riviera

headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House

Day 7 Tuscany highlights

››Volterra & San Gimignano excursion

Day 8 Florence to Rome via Siena

››Travel to Rome via Siena ›› Siena guided excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo

Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St. Catherine, Fortezza Medicea

Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion.

Day 9 End tour

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Rome, Città Eterna Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Rome

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 3 Vatican City

›› Vatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with

Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 4 Ancient Rome

›› Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with

Whisper headsets: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia

Day 5 Tivoli

››Tivoli guided excursion: Villa d’Este visit

Day 6 Florence

›› Optional Florence guided excursion: Palazzo Vecchio,

Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner

Day 7 Catacombs

››Catacombs & gladiator center excursion

Days 8–10 Extension to Sorrento

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: cameo workshop, Pompeii guided excursion, Capri & Blue Grotto excursion.

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Insider’s Italy Customize your tour Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Rome: ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Capitoline Museums visit Ostia Antica guided excursion Palatine Hill & Museum visit Tivoli guided excursion Borghese Gallery visit Catacombs guided excursion

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Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Milan

››Meet your tour director, travel to Florence & check into hotel ››Florence city walk ››Enjoy a local snack

Day 3 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza

della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House ››Featured meal: Florentine dinner

Day 4 Florence

››Charcoal drawing class ››Cooking class & dinner

Day 5 Florence to Rome

››Travel to Rome via Cortona ››Cortona tour director-led sightseeing ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

››Enjoy a local snack ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner Day 6 Imperial Rome

›› Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with

Whisper headsets: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia ››Featured meal: pizza-making class & dinner

Day 7 Vatican City

›› Vatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with

Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit ››Featured meal: lasagna dinner

Day 8 End tour

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ITALY Florence(3) Cortona

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Rome & Greece

Customize your tour

Day 1 Start tour

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Athens:

Day 2 Ciao Rome

››Meet your tour director ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon,

›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Acropolis Museum guided tour Lycabettus Hill Funicular Outdoor movie Monastiraki bazaar Ancient Agora 3D show and interactive exhibition visit ›› Plaka treasure hunt

Piazza Navona

Day 3 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Day 4 Rome to Sorrento

››Travel to Sorrento ››Cameo workshop ››Pompeii guided excursion

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

Day 5 Sorrento to Bari/Brindisi

››Travel to the Port ››Overnight ferry to Patras

Day 6 Patras to Tolo via Olympia

››Travel to Tolo via Olympia ››Ancient Olympia guided visit

Day 7 Tolo to Athens

››Travel to Athens ››Mycenae & Epidaurus guided excursion ››Corinth Canal

Day 8 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit,

Temple of Athena Nike, Omonoia Square, Syntagma Square, 2004 Olympic site ›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Plaka treasure hunt

Days 9–13 Aegean cruise extension

Fly home or take an Aegean cruise. Ports of call: Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini.

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$2,892

$2,938

$3,055

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$3,198

$3,251

$3,344

05/18/17–08/31/17

$3,396

$3,443

$3,711

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Sorrento(1)

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Florence, Rome & Athens Express Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Milan

››Meet your tour director, travel to Florence & check into hotel ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 3 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided walking sightseeing tour: Piazza della

Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Leaning Tower

Day 4 Florence to Rome via San Gimignano

›› San Gimignano sightseeing tour: Piazza del Duomo,

Palazzo Comunale, Torre Grossa, Piazza della Cisterna

›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 5 Rome landmarks

›› Rome sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner

Day 6 Rome to Athens

›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch

Day 7 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit,

Temple of Athena Nike, Syntagma Square, 2004 Olympic site

››Plaka treasure hunt Day 8 Delphi

››Delphi guided excursion: Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka

Days 9–13 Aegean cruise extension

Fly home or take a 3-day Aegean cruise. Ports of call: Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini.

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$3,170

$3,228

$3,316

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$3,493

$3,557

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$3,658

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GREECE

TURKEY

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Kusadasi

Athens(3 or 4) Cruise(3) Greek Islands

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Italy & Greece Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Milan

››Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 3 Florence to Rome

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House

Day 4 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Day 5 Rome to Sorrento

››Capri & Blue Grotto excursion

Day 6 Sorrento to Patras

››Pompeii guided visit ››Overnight ferry to Patras

Day 7 Patras to Delphi Day 8 Delphi to Athens

›› Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo

››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Plaka treasure hunt Day 9 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Temple of Athena Nike

›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch

Days 10–14 Aegean cruise extension

Fly home or take an Aegean cruise. Ports of call: Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini.

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$3,078

$3,136

$3,224

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$3,367

$3,432

$3,513

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$3,567

$3,613

$3,847

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Rome(2) Sorrento(1)

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TURKEY

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Athens(2) Kusadasi

Delphi(1) Ferry(1)

Patras Cruise(4) Greek Islands

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Athens & the Aegean

Best of Greece

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Yassou Athens

Day 2 Yassou Athens

››Meet your tour director ›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch

Day 3 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Temple of Athena Nike

Day 4 Delphi landmarks

›› Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo

Day 5 Aegean cruise (departs Mondays only)

››Depart Athens on four-day Aegean cruise ››Optional shore excursions available (purchased on tour) ››Mykonos visit ››Cruise overnight to Kusadasi

››Meet your tour director ›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch

Day 3 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit,

Temple of Athena Nike, Omonoia Square, Syntagma Square, 2004 Olympic site

Day 4 Athens to Delphi

›› Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple of Apollo

Day 5 Delphi to Tolo

››Travel to Tolo via Olympia ››Ancient Olympia guided visit

Day 6 Tolo to Athens

››Travel to Athens ››Mycenae & Epidaurus guided excursion ››Corinth Canal ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Plaka treasure hunt

Day 6 Kusadasi to Rhodes

››Kusadasi visit ››Patmos visit ››Cruise overnight to Rhodes

Day 7 Rhodes to Crete

››Rhodes visit ››Cruise overnight to Crete

Day 7 Saronic Gulf cruise

›› Saronic Gulf cruise excursion: Ports of call include Hydra & Spetses

Day 8 Crete to Athens

››Crete visit ››Santorini visit ››Cruise overnight to Athens

Day 8 Cape Sounion

›› Cape Sounion guided excursion ››Temple of Poseidon

Day 9 Cape Sounion

››Arrive in Athens ››Cape Sounion guided excursion: Temple of Poseidon

Days 10–12 Extension to London

Fly home or travel to London. Highlights: National Gallery visit, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, classic fish & chips dinner.

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Days 9–12 Aegean cruise extension

Fly home on day 9, or take a 3-day Aegean cruise, starting day 8. Ports of call: Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini. Then come back to mainland Greece on day 11 for a Cape Sounion guided excursion.

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GREECE

Olympia

Athens(5) Mykonos Kusadasi Tolo(1) Santorini Saronic Gulf

Patmos Cruise(3)

Cruise(4)

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Croatia, Ljubljana & Venice Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Zdravo Dubrovnik

››Meet your tour director

Day 3 Dubrovnik landmarks

›› Dubrovnik guided sightseeing tour: Onofrio’s Fountain, medieval city walls, Rector’s Palace, Old Pharmacy visit

Day 4 Dubrovnik to Split

››Travel to Split ›› Split guided sightseeing tour: Diocletian’s Palace visit, Peristil Square, St. Duje’s Cathedral

Day 5 Split to Plitvice

››Travel to Plitvice via Zadar ››Zadar old town visit ››Sea Organ

Day 6 Plitvice to Ljubljana

››Plitvice National Park visit ››Travel to Ljubljana

Day 7 Ljubljana landmarks

›› Ljubljana guided sightseeing tour: Old town, Triple Bridge, Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana Castle visit, Republic Square

Day 8 Ljubljana to Venice via Trieste

››Travel to Venice via Trieste

Day 9 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper

headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration

Days 10–12 Extension to Rome

Fly home or travel to Rome. Highlights: Pantheon, Vatican visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit.

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CHI

LA

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$3,247

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SLOVENIA Trieste

Ljubljana(2)

Venice(2)

ITALY

Plitvice(1) Zadar

CROATIA

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Create your own perfect tour Want to do more than just upgrade or add onto our published tours? Give us a call to create a full custom tour. Your personal program consultant will guide you every step of the way, creating the perfect tour your way—the opportunities are endless.

Turkey & Greece Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Merhaba Istanbul

››Meet your tour director ››Istanbul city walk ››Blue Mosque visit

Day 3 Istanbul landmarks

››Istanbul guided sightseeing tour ››Hagia Sophia visit ››Topkapi Palace visit

Day 4 Istanbul to Bergama

››Take the ferry to Canakkale ››Troy guided sightseeing tour

Day 5 Bergama to Kusadasi

››Ruins of Pergamon visit ››Pergamon Acropolis visit

Day 6 Ephesus

››Ancient Ephesus excursion ››House of the Virgin Mary visit

Day 7 Aegean cruise

›› Cruise for 2 days on the Aegean (departs Saturdays only) ››Optional shore excursions available

Day 8 Aegean cruise

››Cruise

Day 9 Athens

››Arrive in Athens ›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Temple of Athena Nike

›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch

Days 10–12 Extension to Rome

Fly home or travel to Rome via Olympia. Highlights: Pantheon, Vatican visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit.

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CHI

LA

10/01/16–03/31/17

$3,020

$3,055

$3,160

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$3,290

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$3,690

$3,696

$4,011

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Rome(3)

Alberobello

GREECE

Brindisi

Istanbul(2) Canakkale Bergama(1)

Ferry(1)

Patras Olympia

Athens(1) Santorini

TURKEY Kusadasi(2)

Patmos

Cruise(2) Heraklion

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Britain & Ireland

Walk the same path as James Joyce in Dublin on the

way to a delicious meal of bangers and mash. Stand in the shadows of the prehistoric construction of Stonehenge, pondering what life was like for our Neolithic ancestors. Revel in the rich literary traditions still flowing through the London theatre district and get the royal treatment during tours of Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and dozens of other iconic landmarks.

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London Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 New York City & London Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ireland, Wales & England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Best of Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Scotland & Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 London, the Countryside & Edinburgh . . . . . . . . . . 53

Explorica pro tip “Any literature buff or anglophile will love our itineraries in this collection. Experienced group leaders really enjoy customizing the activities to meet the needs of their curriculum and add a bit of adventure off the beaten path. There is so much to do and see in Britain and Ireland, we can build a tour to match any theme or curiosity.”

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London Theater Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello London

››Meet your tour director ›› London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National

Customize your tour

Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho ››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner

Day 3 London landmarks

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in London:

›› London & Windsor guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham

Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Windsor Castle visit ››Covent Garden treasure hunt

›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Day 4 Royal London

››Tower of London visit ››Optional Thames River cruise & London Eye excursion ››West End theater performance ››Featured meal: traditional curry dinner

Day 5 London

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

›› Optional Stonehenge & Bath guided excursion:

Stonehenge visit, Pulteney Bridge, Roman Baths visit

Day 6 London art & theater

››British Museum visit ››Globe Theatre interactive workshop ››West End theater performance

Day 7 London

›› Optional Oxford & Stratford guided excursion: Anne

Hathaway’s Cottage visit, Shakespeare’s birthplace visit

››Featured meal: Hard Rock Cafe dinner Days 8–10 Extension to Paris

Fly home or travel to Paris. Highlights: Eurostar Chunnel crossing, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Louvre visit, Seine River cruise.

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High tea at an authentic English estate Kensington Palace visit Shopping at Harrods Cricket lesson at Lord’s Cricket Ground Victoria & Albert Museum Wimbledon guided tour

New York City & London Theater Day 1 Hello New York City

››Meet your tour director ›› Midtown city walk: Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s

Cathedral, Trump Tower, Times Square, Grand Central

››Empire State Building & Observatory visit Day 2 New York City landmarks

››Ferry boat to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty ›› Lower Manhattan guided sightseeing tour: Trinity Church, Wall Street, 9/11 Memorial visit

›› Neighborhoods city walk: Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, SoHo

››Optional Broadway show Day 3 New York City

››Broadway workshop ››Radio City Music Hall guided visit ››MoMA visit ››Broadway show

Day 4 New York City to London

›› Central Park city walk: Cherry Hill, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Delacorte Theater

››Overnight flight to London Day 5 Hello London

›› London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Soho

››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 6 London landmarks

›› London sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben,

Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral

››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion Day 7 London art & theater

››British Museum visit ››Globe Theatre interactive workshop ››West End theater performance

Day 8 Oxford & Stratford

››Optional Oxford & Stratford excursion ››Featured meal: curry dinner

Days 9–11 Extension to Paris

Fly home or travel to Paris. Highlights: Louvre visit, Seine River cruise.

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$2,737

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$2,933

$3,190

$3,301

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NEW YORK New York City(3)

ENGLAND London(4)

Eurostar Paris(2)

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Ireland, Wales & England Customize your tour

Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello Shannon

›› Meet your tour director

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Dublin:

Day 3 Ring of Kerry

››Ring of Kerry excursion ››Sheep farm visit (mid-April to October)

›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Day 4 Killarney to Dublin

››Blarney Castle visit

Day 5 Dublin landmarks

›› Dublin guided sightseeing tour: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College Book of Kells visit

›› Dublin city walk: O’Connell Street, Parnell Square ››Optional Irish folklore evening ››Featured meal: traditional public house dinner

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

Day 6 Dublin to North Wales

››Ferry to Holyhead across Irish Sea ››Llanfairpwllgwyngyll ››Snowdonia National Park

Day 7 North Wales to London via Stratford-upon-Avon

››Anne Hathaway’s cottage & Shakespeare’s birthplace visit

Day 8 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace,

Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion

Days 9–10 Extension to London Fly home or stay in London. Highlights: Stonehenge & Bath excursion, West End theater performance.

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Irish dance lesson James Joyce Centre visit Gaelic pottery class Guinness Storehouse visit Dublin Writers Museum visit Play traditional Gaelic games

Best of Ireland Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello Dublin

››Meet your tour director ›› Dublin city walk: O’Connell Street, Parnell Square

Day 3 Dublin landmarks

›› Dublin guided sightseeing tour: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College Book of Kells visit

››Optional Powerscourt Gardens excursion ››Featured meal: traditional public house dinner Day 4 Dublin to Galway

››Knowth excursion

Day 5 Galway landmarks

›› Galway city walk: Spanish Arch, Quay Street, St. Nicholas’ Church, Eyre Square

››Connemara excursion ››Kylemore Abbey visit Day 6 Galway to Killarney Day 7 Ring of Kerry

››Ring of Kerry excursion ››Sheep farm visit (mid-April to October)

Day 8 Killarney to Dublin

››Blarney Castle visit ››Optional Irish folklore evening

Days 9–11 Extension to London

Fly home or stay in London. Highlights: National Gallery visit, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, classic fish & chips dinner.

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LA

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$3,028

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Scotland & Ireland Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello Edinburgh

››Meet your tour director ›› Edinburgh city walk: Alexander Graham Bell’s home, Robert Burns Monument

Day 3 Edinburgh landmarks

›› Edinburgh guided sightseeing tour: Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh Castle

››Edinburgh guided ghost tour Day 4 Edinburgh to Highlands

››Stirling Castle visit

Day 5 Glencoe and Loch Ness

›› Glencoe and Loch Ness excursion: Loch Ness Monster Exhibition visit, Culloden Moor

Day 6 Highlands to Glasgow

›› Glasgow city walk: Strathclyde University, City Chambers, George Square

Day 7 Glasgow to Belfast

››Ferry to Belfast ››Travel along the Antrim Coast ››Giant’s Causeway excursion

Day 8 Belfast to Dublin

›› Belfast guided sightseeing tour: Lower Falls, Shankill Road, Belfast murals

›› Dublin city walk: O’Connell Street, Parnell Square Day 9 Dublin landmarks

›› Dublin guided sightseeing tour: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College Book of Kells visit

››Optional Irish folklore evening ››Featured meal: Traditional public house dinner Days 10–15 Extension to Galway & Killarney Fly home or travel to Galway and Killarney. Highlights: Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle.

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››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho

››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace,

Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion

Day 4 London to Bath

››Stonehenge, Lacock Abbey, and Chippenham visit

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›› Bath guided sightseeing tour: Roman Baths visit ›› Oxford tour director-led sightseeing

Day 6 Stratford landmarks

›› Stratford tour director-led sightseeing: Anne Hathaway’s Cottage visit, Shakespeare’s birthplace visit

››Warwick Castle visit

Day 7 Stratford to Yorkshire

››York tour director-led sightseeing: York Minster visit

Day 8 Yorkshire to Edinburgh

››Alnwick Castle visit

Day 9 Edinburgh landmarks

›› Edinburgh guided sightseeing tour: Royal Mile, Old Town, Sir Walter Scott Monument, Edinburgh Castle

››Optional Scottish folklore show

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Central Europe

Explore the medieval village of Krakow and

its tales of dragons. See where Mozart lived, composed and performed in Vienna.

Remember the victims of the Holocaust at Auschwitz. Learn the secrets behind German engineering at the BMW factory in Munich. See the wall that once divided a nation and became a work of modern art in Berlin.

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Germany, Switzerland & Austria Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Guten tag Frankfurt

››Meet your tour director ››Rothenburg sightseeing tour: Marktplatz

Day 3 Rothenburg to Munich

››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit

Day 4 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg

Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

Day 5 Munich to Innsbruck

››Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Oberammergau excursion

Day 6 Innsbruck to Lucerne

›› Innsbruck sightseeing tour: Golden Roof, Triumphbogen, Olympic site

Day 7 Lucerne landmarks

›› Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 8 Lucerne to Heidelberg

››Cuckoo clock demonstration ›› Heidelberg sightseeing tour: Heidelberg Castle & wine barrel visit

Days 9–11 Rhineland extension

Fly home or travel to the Rhineland. Highlights: Cologne Cathedral visit, Rhine cruise.

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Germany, Switzerland & Italy Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Guten tag Frankfurt

››Meet your tour director ››Rothenburg sightseeing tour: Marktplatz

Day 3 Rothenburg to Munich

››Neuschwanstein Castle visit

Day 4 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, Deutsches Museum, Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

Day 5 Munich to Venice Day 6 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit

Day 7 Venice to Lucerne

›› Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena

Day 8 Lucerne landmarks

›› Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 9 Lucerne to Heidelberg

››Cuckoo clock demonstration ›› Heidelberg sightseeing: Heidelberg Castle & wine barrel visit

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Central European Cities Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Guten tag Berlin

››Meet your tour director ›› Berlin city walk: Alexanderplatz, Nikolai Quarter

Day 3 Berlin landmarks

›› Berlin guided sightseeing tour: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag

››Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit ›› Optional Potsdam guided excursion: Cecilienhof Palace visit, Sanssouci Palace visit

››Alexanderplatz treasure hunt Day 4 Berlin to Prague

››Zwinger Museum visit

Day 5 Prague landmarks

›› Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradˆcany (Prague Castle), St. Vitus Cathedral visit

›› Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town Square, Jewish Quarter

Day 6 Prague to Krakow

››Auschwitz Concentration Camp & Memorial visit

Day 7 Krakow landmarks

›› Krakow guided sightseeing tour: Wawel Hill, Wawel Castle & Cathedral visit, medieval market square, Drapers’ Hall

››Optional Wieliczka Salt Mine excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Polish dinner Day 8 Krakow to Budapest Day 9 Budapest landmarks

›› Budapest guided sightseeing tour: Royal Palace, Matthias Church visit, Fisherman’s Bastion

››Optional Danube River cruise ››Featured meal: goulash dinner Days 10–12 Vienna extension

Fly home or travel to Vienna. Highlights: Schönbrunn Palace visit, St. Stephen’s Cathedral visit, wienerschnitzel dinner.

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Berlin, Prague & Munich

Budapest, Vienna, Prague & Munich

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Guten tag Berlin

Day 2 Helló Budapest

››Meet your tour director ›› Berlin city walk: Alexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island

››Meet your tour director ››Budapest city walk

Day 3 Budapest landmarks

Day 3 Berlin landmarks

›› Berlin guided sightseeing tour: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag ››Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit ›› Optional Potsdam guided excursion: Cecilienhof Palace visit, Sanssouci Palace visit

Day 4 Berlin to Prague

›› Budapest guided sightseeing tour: Royal Palace, Matthias Church visit, Fisherman’s Bastion

››Optional Danube River cruise Day 4 Budapest to Vienna

››Vienna city walk

Day 5 Vienna landmarks

›› Vienna guided sightseeing tour: Schönbrunn Palace

››Zwinger Museum visit

Day 5 Prague landmarks

›› Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradˆcany (Prague Castle), St. Vitus Cathedral visit

›› Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town Square, Jewish Quarter

visit, Parliament, Ringstraße, Hofburg, Opera House, St. Stephen’s Cathedral visit ››Optional Mozart concert

Day 6 Vienna to Prague

››Cesky Krumlov city walk

Day 7 Prague landmarks

Day 6 Prague to Munich

›› Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradˆcany (Prague Castle),

››Nuremburg city walk

St. Vitus Cathedral visit

Day 7 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, Alte Pinakothek, Deutsches Museum, BMW Headquarters, 1972 Olympic site, Frauenkirche, Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

Day 8 Outside Munich

››Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Oberammergau excursion

Days 9–11 Vienna extension

Fly home or travel to Vienna. Highlights: Mozart’s birthplace visit, Schönbrunn Palace visit, wienerschnitzel dinner.

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›› Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town Square, Jewish Quarter

Day 8 Prague to Munich

››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit

Day 9 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg Palace, Alte Pinakothek, Deutsches Museum, BMW Headquarters, 1972 Olympic site, Frauenkirche, Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Optional Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

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European Combinations

With countless

cities to choose from, you can see the best of Europe, your way. Enjoy the baths of Budapest. Hop on a glass-roofed canal boat in Amsterdam. Stand where the Battle of the Bulge was fought in the Ardennes forest. Join the colorful chaos and excitement on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas. Wander down Paris’s Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe. The options are endless.

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›› London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Soho

››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion ››Featured meal: traditional curry dinner

Day 4 Royal London

››Tower of London visit ››Featured meal: dinner at Hard Rock Cafe ›› Jack the Ripper evening guided walking tour

Day 5 London to Paris

››Eurostar Chunnel crossing ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ››Île de la Cité treasure hunt Day 6 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles guided excursion ››Featured meal: dinner at a crêperie Day 7 The art of Paris

››Louvre visit ›› Montmartre sightseeing tour ››Seine River sightseeing cruise

Days 8–10 Netherlands extension

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››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace,

Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion

Day 4 London to Paris

››Eurostar Chunnel crossing ›› Paris city walk: Notre Dame visit, Latin Quarter visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ›› Île de la Cité treasure hunt

Day 5 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles guided excursion Day 6 Paris to Florence

››Louvre visit

Day 7 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria,

Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› Featured meal: traditional Italian pizza dinner

Day 8 Florence to Rome

››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 9 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner

Days 10–12 Sorrento extension

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France & Italy Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Seine River cruise Day 4 Paris to Côte d’Azur

››Travel to Nice on the TGV

Day 5 Monaco, Èze & Nice

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing tour: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie

›› Nice sightseeing tour: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais Day 6 Côte d’Azur to Florence via Pisa

››Leaning Tower of Pisa & Baptistery visit ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 7 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria,

Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› Optional Siena excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St Catherine, Fortezza Medicea

Day 8 Florence to Rome

››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 9 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Days 10–12 Sorrento extension

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Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii.

Customize your tour Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities: Paris ›› Palais Garnier guided tour ›› Père Lachaise Cemetery visit ›› Paris guided bike tour Florence ›› Accademia visit ›› Pasta factory excursion ›› The Garden of Archimedes visit Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

Paris & Rome Express

Switzerland & Paris Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Guten Tag Zurich

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› Zurich tour director-led sightseeing: Old Town, quays of

Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse

Day 3 Zurich to Lucerne

››Travel to Lucerne ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue

Day 4 Lucerne landmarks

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

›› Lucerne tour director-led sightseeing: Löwendenkmal

Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Palais Garnier ›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner

Day 4 The art of Paris

››Louvre visit ››Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing tour ››Seine River cruise

(Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion Day 5 Lucerne to Geneva

››Travel to Geneva via Interlaken

Day 6 Geneva

››Red Cross Museum visit ››United Nations European Headquarters visit ››CERN visit

Day 7 Geneva to Paris

››Travel to Paris on the TGV ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

Day 5 Paris to Rome

››Fly to Rome ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona ››Italian pizza dinner

››Louvre visit

Day 8 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

Day 6 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit

Day 7 Rome

››Optional Tivoli guided excursion: Villa d’Este visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Days 8–10 Sorrento extension

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri & the Blue Grotto, Pompeii.

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›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

Days 9–12 Normandy extension

Fly home or travel to Normandy via Honfleur & Rouen. Highlights: Rouen, Arromanches Museum, D-Day Beaches.

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Paris, Venice, Florence & Rome Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Featured meal: crêperie dinner Day 4 Paris to Venice

››Louvre visit ››Seine River cruise ››Overnight train to Venice

Day 5 Venice landmarks

›› Venice guided sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace visit

Day 6 Venice to Florence

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria,

Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ››Accademia visit

Day 7 Florence to Rome

››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 8 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Days 9–11 Sorrento extension

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Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii.

Create your own perfect tour Want to do more than just upgrade or add onto our published tours? Give us a call to create a full custom tour. Your personal program consultant will guide you every step of the way, creating the perfect tour your way—the opportunities are endless.

Madrid, Barcelona & Rome Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España, Prado visit

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit

›› Optional Toledo excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé

Day 4 Madrid to Barcelona

››Zaragoza Cathedral visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 5 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella lunch ››Overnight ferry to Rome Day 6 Rome

››Arrive in Rome in the evening

Day 7 Ancient Rome

›› Ancient Rome sightseeing tour: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Piazza Venezia

›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

››Featured meal: trattoria dinner Day 8 Vatican City

›› Vatican City sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit

Days 9–11 Sorrento extension

Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii.

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Paris & Barcelona Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

The inside scoop

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit,

“It was amazing and very rewarding to see the students engaged in every activity.

My students told me over and over again that they learned more on our trip than they ever had in the classroom over such a short period of time.”

Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-

Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Palais Garnier ›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner

–Mary M., Paris & Barcelona 2015

Day 4 The art of Paris

››Louvre visit ››Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing ››Seine River cruise

Day 5 Paris to Barcelona

››Travel to Barcelona on the TGV ›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 6 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 7 Gerona & Figueres

›› Optional Gerona & Figueres excursion: Dalí TheatreMuseum visit

Days 8–10 Costa Dorada extension

Fly home or travel to Costa Dorada. Highlights: medieval Sitges visit, Costa Dorada beach time, flamenco evening.

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$2,795 Starting price for 8 days

London, Paris & Barcelona Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello London

››Meet your tour director ›› London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square

››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion

Day 4 London to Paris

››Eurostar Chunnel crossing ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 5 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Seine River cruise Day 6 Royal Paris

››Louvre visit ›› Montmartre sightseeing tour: Sacré Coeur, Place du Tertre, Moulin Rouge

Day 7 Paris to Barcelona

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 8 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

››Featured meal: paella dinner Days 9–12 Madrid extension

Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Zaragoza cathedral visit, Prado visit, flamenco evening.

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Paris, the Côte d’Azur & Barcelona Upgrade your meals and hotels

Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

Although our meals and hotels are already pretty great, you can add a course or a star for just a little extra. In Paris, you can upgrade to stay closer to local attractions or dine on a 3-course meal, featuring regional fare like French onion soup, boeuf bourguignon and crème brûlée (see pg. 5).

Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Seine River cruise Day 4 Paris to Côte d’Azur Day 5 Monaco, Èze & Nice

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing tour: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit in Èze

›› Nice sightseeing tour: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais Day 6 Côte d’Azur to Provence

›› Provence sightseeing tour: Avignon, Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit

Day 7 Provence to Barcelona

››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 8 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella dinner Days 9–12 Madrid extension

Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Royal Palace visit, Zaragoza Cathedral visit, Toledo excursion, flamenco evening.

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Paris, Provence & Barcelona Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

Madrid & Paris Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía,

Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit ›› Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue ››Flamenco evening

Day 4 Madrid

››Optional El Escorial excursion ››Prado visit

››Seine River cruise

Day 4 Paris to Provence

›› Avignon sightseeing tour: Palais des Papes, Pont d’Avignon

Day 5 Provence landmarks

›› Provence sightseeing tour: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit

Day 5 Madrid to Paris

››Fly to Paris ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 6 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-

Day 6 Provence to Barcelona

››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 7 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella dinner

Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Palais Garnier ›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner

Day 7 The art of Paris

Days 8–10 Costa Dorada extension

Fly home or travel to the Costa Dorada. Highlights: medieval Sitges visit, Costa Dorada beach time, flamenco evening.

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››Louvre visit ››Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing ››Seine River cruise

Day 8 End tour

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Italy, France & Spain Day 1 Start tour

Customize your tour

Day 2 Ciao Rome

››Meet your tour director ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon,

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities:

Piazza Navona

Day 3 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Rome ›› Pompeii & Herculaneum guided excursion ›› 3D Rewind: Ancient Rome ›› See a movie in Italian

Day 4 Rome to Florence

››Orvieto visit ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Barcelona ›› Montserrat guided excursion ›› Casa Milà (La Pedrera) visit ›› Las Ramblas treasure hunt

Day 5 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria,

Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› Optional Siena excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St Catherine, Fortezza Medicea

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize your tour online (see pg. 5).

Day 6 Florence to Côte d’Azur via Pisa

››Leaning Tower of Pisa & Baptistery visit ›› Nice sightseeing tour: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais

Day 7 Côte d’Azur to Provence

›› Monaco & Èze sightseeing tour: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit

Day 8 Provence to Barcelona

›› Provence sightseeing tour: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit

››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 9 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: tapas dinner Days 10–12 Madrid extension

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Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Prado visit, Royal Palace visit, flamenco evening.

Spain, Italy & Greece

Italy & Spain

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Hola Madrid

Day 2 Ciao Rome

›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Prado visit

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid sightseeing: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal

Palace ›› Optional Toledo excursion: Toledo Cathedral, Church of Santo Tomé, flamenco evening

Day 4 Madrid to Barcelona

››Zaragoza Cathedral visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

››Meet your tour director ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Day 3 Rome landmarks

›› Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner

Day 4 Rome to Florence

Day 5 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument ››Featured meal: paella dinner

Day 6 Barcelona to Rome

››Optional Sitges excursion ››Overnight ferry to Rome

››Orvieto visit ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner

Day 5 Florence landmarks

›› Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria,

Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› Optional Siena excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St Catherine, Fortezza Medicea

Day 6 Florence to Barcelona via Pisa

Day 7 Rome Day 8 Rome landmarks

›› Rome sightseeing: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit,

St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit

››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

››Leaning Tower of Pisa & Baptistery visit ››Lucca visit ››Overnight ferry to Barcelona

Day 7 Hola Barcelona

››Arrive in Barcelona in the evening

Day 8 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

Day 9 Rome to Sorrento

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas,

››Capri & Blue Grotto excursion

Columbus Monument

Day 10 Sorrento to Patras

››Featured meal: paella dinner

››Pompeii guided visit

Days 9–11 Madrid extension

Day 11 Patras to Tolo

Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Prado visit, Royal Palace visit, flamenco evening.

››Ancient Olympia guided visit

Day 12 Tolo to Athens

››Mycenae & Epidaurus guided excursion ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka

Day 13 Athens landmarks

›› Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Temple of Athena Nike

›› Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus,

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Days 13–18 Aegean cruise extension

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(1) ITALY GREECE Barcelona(2) Rome(2) Pompeii TURKEY Brindisi Madrid(2) Ferry(1) Capri Patras Kusadasi Sorento(1) Toledo Ferry(1) SPAIN Tolo(1) Cruise(3) Athens(2 or 3) Greek Islands Zaragoza

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London, Paris & the Alps Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello London

››Meet your tour director ›› London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square

››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks

›› London sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben,

Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral

››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion Day 4 London to Paris

››Eurostar Chunnel crossing ››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

Day 5 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Seine River cruise

Day 6 Paris to Lucerne

››Zurich sightseeing

Day 7 Lucerne landmarks

›› Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 8 Lucerne to Munich

››Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Oberammergau excursion

Day 9 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg

Days 10-12 Extension to Vienna

Fly home or travel to Vienna. Highlights: Mozart’s birthplace visit, Schönbrunn Palace visit, wienerschnitzel dinner.

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Eurostar Paris(2)

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Neushwanstein TGV

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Vienna(2)

Salzburg SWITZ. Lucerne(2)LECH. AUSTRIA

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Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

France, Switzerland, Austria & Germany Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris

››Meet your tour director ›› Paris city walk: Notre Dame visit, Latin Quarter visit ››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

Day 3 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

››Seine River cruise

Day 4 Paris to Lucerne via Bern

››Bern sightseeing

Day 5 Lucerne landmarks

›› Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 6 Lucerne to Innsbruck

›› Innsbruck sightseeing tour: Golden Roof, Triumphbogen, 1964 Olympic site

Day 7 Innsbruck to Munich

››Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Oberammergau excursion

Day 8 Munich landmarks

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg

Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner

Days 9–12 Berlin extension

Fly home or continue to Salzburg and Berlin.

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LA

10/01/16–03/31/17

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$2,904

$2,986

04/01/17–05/17/17

$3,020

$3,148

$3,207

05/18/17–08/31/17

$3,278

$3,476

$3,663

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Paris(2)

Versailles

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Spain & Paris Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid

››Meet your tour director ›› Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor ››Prado visit

Day 3 Madrid landmarks

›› Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal Palace visit

›› Optional Toledo excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church of Santo Tomé

Day 4 Madrid

›› Optional El Escorial & Segovia excursion: El Escorial visit, Alcázar de Segovia visit

››Flamenco evening

Day 5 Madrid to Barcelona

››Zaragoza Cathedral visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner

Day 6 Barcelona landmarks

›› Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit

›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument

››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 7 Barcelona to Paris

››Train to Paris ››Paris city walk: Notre Dame visit, Latin Quarter visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

Day 8 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens

Day 9 The art of Paris

››Louvre visit ››Seine River cruise ››Montmartre sightseeing ››Featured meal: dinner in Montmartre

Fly home or travel to Normandy. Highlights: Rouen Cathedral visit, D-Day beaches, Arromanches Museum.

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LA

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$2,985

$3,020

$3,136

04/01/17–05/17/17

$3,117

$3,245

$3,327

05/18/17–08/31/17

$3,315

$3,467

$3,642

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Rouen

Paris(3 or 4)

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Days 10–13 Normandy extension

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Day 2 Hallo Amsterdam

››Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: traditional Dutch pannenkoeken dinner

Day 3 Amsterdam landmarks

›› Amsterdam guided sightseeing tour: Canal guided cruise, diamond factory visit, Anne Frank House visit

››Featured meal: Hard Rock Cafe dinner

Day 4 Amsterdam to Heidelberg via Cologne

›› Heidelberg sightseeing: Castle & wine barrel visit, University

Day 5 Heidelberg to Munich

›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg

Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Olympic site, Marienplatz

››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner Day 6 Munich to Venice Day 7 Venice landmarks

›› Venice sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace visit

Day 8 Venice to Lucerne

›› Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena

Day 9 Lucerne landmarks

›› Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke

››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 10 Lucerne to Burgundy

››Dijon sightseeing

Day 11 Burgundy to Paris

››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter

Day 12 Paris landmarks

›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ChampsÉlysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries

›› Optional Versailles excursion ››Seine River cruise Day 13 Paris to London

›› London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square

Day 14 London landmarks

›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, St. Paul’s Cathedral

Days 15–17 Dublin extension Fly home or travel to Dublin.

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CHI

LA

10/01/16–03/31/17

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$3,415

$3,462

04/01/17–05/17/17

$3,475

$3,621

$3,621

05/18/17–08/31/17

$3,753

$3,922

$4,044

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Latin America

Jump right into the language and local

culture on our sun-filled Latin American tours. Soar above the Costa Rican rainforest canopy on a zip line. Climb to the top of the ancient Incan citadel, Machu Picchu. Dance to merengue music in the Dominican Republic. Witness the remarkable beauty and ecological diversity of the Galapagos.

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Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Costa Rican Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Costa Rican Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Nicaragua & Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Nicaragua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Havana Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Yucatán & Mayan Riviera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Peru: Machu Picchu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Galápogos Island Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ecuador: Andes & Amazon Adventure. . . . . . . . . . . 87 Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Dominican Republic Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Explorica pro tip “No matter the subject, these itineraries provide a hands-on learning experience that will change the way your students view the world, especially since so many include volunteering opportunities. For a great price, you’ll get a life-changing educational experience in our own backyard—you can’t go wrong with this collection!”

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Costa Rica Day 1 Hola San José

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 San José to Arenal

››Travel to Arenal via Poás Volcano ››Poás Volcano ››Parque Francisco Alvarado visit

Day 3 Arenal landmarks

››Lake Arenal kayaking tour ››Hot springs visit

Day 4 Arenal to Monteverde

››Travel to Monteverde ››Local school visit ››Canopy tour

Day 5 Monteverde landmarks

››Santa Elena Biological Reserve visit ››Plant your own tree ››Horseback ride

Day 6 Monteverde to coastal Puntarenas

››Travel to coastal Puntarenas ››Free time at the beach

Day 7 Manuel Antonio excursion

››Manuel Antonio National Park guided visit

Day 8 Coastal Puntarenas to San José

››Travel to San José via Sarchí ››Sarchí craft village visit ››Optional folklore evening

Days 9–10 River rafting extension

Fly home or stay in Costa Rica. Highlights: whitewater rafting guided excursion.

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LA

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$2,111

$2,111

$2,135

03/01/17–06/15/17

$2,163

$2,163

$2,187

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,128

$2,128

$2,152

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Coastal Puntarenas(2)

San José(2 or 3) Sarapiquí River

COSTA RICA

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Costa Rican Highlights Day 1 Hola Rincón de La Vieja

›› Meet your tour director, travel to Rincón de la Vieja, & check into hotel

Day 2 Rincón de La Vieja National Park

››Optional canopy tour ››Horseback ride

Customize your tour

Day 3 Rincón de La Vieja to Arenal

››Rincón de La Vieja Volcano Park guided excursion ››Travel to Arenal ››Hot springs visit

Create your own tour by adding any of the following activities in Costa Rica:

Day 4 Arenal to Monteverde

›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ››

Day 5 Monteverde landmarks

Pineapple plantation tour Serpentine Museum visit Monteverde Cheese Factory visit Horseback ride to waterfalls Agua de pipa stop Butterfly garden & ecological farm visit

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››Lake Arenal kayaking tour ››Travel to Monteverde ››Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve walk ››Santa Elena Biological Reserve visit ››Local school visit ››Serpentine Museum visit

Day 6 Monteverde to Guanacaste

››Travel to Guanacaste ››Palo Verde boat tour ››Travel to Papagayo Gulf ››Free time on Guanacaste Beach

Day 7 Guanacaste

››Free time on Guanacaste Beach

Days 8–9 River rafting extension

Fly home or stay in Costa Rica. Highlights: whitewater rafting guided excursion.

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CHI

LA

10/01/16–12/06/16

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$2,269

$2,164

12/07/16–02/28/17

$2,176

$2,246

$2,141

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$2,172

$2,242

$2,137

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,170

$2,240

$2,135

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Costa Rican Adventure Day 1 Hola San José

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 San José to Tortuguero

››Travel to Tortuguero ››Tortuguero sightseeing ››Caribbean Conservation Cooperation Museum visit

Day 3 Tortuguero

››Canal tour ››Tortuguero National Park visit

The inside scoop

Day 4 Tortuguero to Arenal

››Travel to Arenal ››Hot springs visit

“I loved this trip because instead of going to museums and shopping, my students experienced climbing to a volcano, kayaking, ziplining, white water rafting...and so much more. Students were engaged!”

Day 5 Arenal to Monteverde

››Lake Arenal kayaking tour ››Travel to Monteverde ››Optional horseback ride

Day 6 Monteverde landmarks

››Santa Elena Biological Reserve visit ››Plant your own tree ››Optional canopy tour

–Ana M., Costa Rica 2015

Day 7 Monteverde to San José

››Butterfly garden & ecological farm visit ››Travel to San José

Days 8–9 River rafting extension

Fly home or stay in Costa Rica. Highlights: whitewater rafting guided excursion.

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$2,156

$2,156

$2,179

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$2,123

$2,123

$2,146

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,156

$2,156

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$2,029 Starting price for 8 days

Nicaragua & Costa Rica

Nicaragua Day 1 Hola Managua

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ››Travel to Granada

Day 1 Hola Managua

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 Managua to Granada

›› Granada guided sightseeing tour: Plaza de la

Day 2 Granada and Masaya

›› Granada guided sightseeing tour: Plaza de la

Independencia, Monastery of San Francisco, Church of La Merced, Plazuela de los Leones, Casa de los Tres Mundos ››Featured meal: lunch at Café de las Sonrisas ››Educational workshop at Café de las Sonrisas ››Masaya Market visit ››Masaya Volcano Museum visit ››Masaya Volcano evening tour

Day 3 Granada and Lake Nicaragua

››Bike ride to El Rayo ››Lake Nicaragua Isletas boat tour ››Isletas local school visit ››Lake Nicaragua Isleta visit

Independencia, Monastery of San Francisco, Church of La Merced, Plazuela de los Leones, Casa de los Tres Mundos ››Featured meal: lunch at Café de las Sonrisas ››Educational workshop at Café de las Sonrisas ››Masaya Market visit ››Masaya Volcano Museum visit ››Masaya Volcano evening tour

Day 3 Granada and Lake Nicaragua

››Bike ride to El Rayo ››Lake Nicaragua Isletas boat tour ››Isletas local school visit ››Lake Nicaragua Isleta visit ››Travel to San Juan del Sur

Day 4 San Juan del Sur

››Canopy tour ››San Juan del Sur beach time

Day 4 San Juan del Sur

››Canopy tour ››San Juan del Sur beach time

Day 5 San Juan del Sur to Rincón de la Vieja

››Rincón de La Vieja Volcano Park guided excursion

Day 6 Rincón de la Vieja

››Horseback ride ››Hot springs visit

Day 5 San Juan del Sur to Ometepe

››Travel to Ometepe ››El Ceibo Pre-Columbian Museum visit ››Charco Verde Ecological Reserve visit

Day 6 Ometepe

Day 7 Rincón de la Vieja to Guanacaste

››Visit the craft village of Guaitil

››Sendero Peña Inculta walking tour ››Ojo de Agua springs visit

Day 7 Ometepe to Granada

››Bona Fide Permaculture Farm visit ››Travel to Granada

Day 8 Guanacaste

››Palo Verde boat tour

Day 8 End tour

Days 9–10 River rafting extension

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$2,085

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$2,131

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$2,167

$2,190

$2,213

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,127

$2,150

$2,173

$2,131 Starting price for 9 days Dep. dates

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10/01/16–12/06/16

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$2,262

$2,309

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12/07/16–02/28/17

$2,219

$2,266

$2,225

03/01/17–06/15/17

$2,301

$2,348

$2,307

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,276

$2,323

$2,282

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NICARAGUA Managua

NICARAGUA

Granada (2)

Masaya

Managua

San Juan del Sur (2)

Masaya

Granada(3) Ometepe(2)

Liberia

Rincón de la Vieja (2) Guanacaste (2 or 3)

San Juan del Sur(2)

COSTA RICA

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Havana Highlights Day 1 Hello Miami

››Little Havana sightseeing

Day 2 Miami to Havana

››Fly to Havana ››Meet your tour director ››Old Havana visit: Project Artecorte community visit ››Featured meal: Welcome dinner

Day 3 Old Havana

››Jamainitas community visit: José Fuster project ›› Muraleando community project exchange: Meet with local Cuban artists

Day 4 Agriculture

››Organopónicos visit ››Featured meal: Paladar dinner

Day 5 Art & education

››Compás Dance and Music Company visit ››Private Library Cuba Libro visit ›› Callejón de Hamel neighborhood visit: Meet with local artists and leaders of the Santeria religion

Day 6 Viñales Valley

›› Viñales Valley excursion: Finca Agro-Ecologica agricultural cooperative visit, meet with local farmers

Day 7 Las Terrazas

›› Las Terrazas full-day excursion: Sierra del Rosario

Bioreserve visit, rural neighborhood health clinic visit

Day 8 Culture & community

›› La Casa del Niño y la Niña project: Meet with local children of the educational project

››Cuban National Circus school visit ››Featured meal: farewell Paladar dinner Day 9 End tour

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CHI

LA

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$3,782

$3,910

12/07/16–02/28/17

$4,075

$3,947

$4,075

03/01/17–06/15/17

$4,104

$3,976

$4,104

06/16/17–09/30/17

$4,079

$3,951

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Experience Cuba We’ve been providing exceptional tours to Cuba since 2012. With Explorica, you’ll discover the art, culture and political history of this beautiful island country first-hand from Cuban citizens: farmers, artists, musicians and more. Uncover the intricacies of a country that has been almost entirely off-limits to other tour companies for over half a century.

The Yucatán & Mayan Riviera Day 1 Hola Cancún

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel

Day 2 Cancún to Mérida

››Travel to Mérida

Day 3 Mérida landmarks

››Mérida tour director-led sightseeing tour ››Government Palace visit, Cathedral visit, Progreso Beach

Day 4 Uxmal

››Uxmal guided excursion ›› Magician’s Pyramid, Governor’s Palace, Nunnery Quadrangle, sound and light show at Uxmal

››Flamingo-watching tour Day 5 Mérida to Valladolid

››Travel to Valladolid ››Izamal visit ››Chichén Itzá guided visit ››Ikkil Cenote visit

Day 6 Valladolid to Playa del Carmen

››Travel to Playa del Carmen ››Visit Akumal ››Tulum visit

Day 7 Playa del Carmen

››Playa del Carmen beach time ››Optional Xcaret excursion

Days 8–10 Extension to Playa del Carmen

Fly home or stay in Mexico. Highlights: two days of free time at Playa del Carmen beach.

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NYC

CHI

LA

10/01/16–12/06/16

$2,002

$2,049

$2,026

12/07/16–02/28/17

$1,969

$2,016

$1,993

03/01/17–06/15/17

$2,044

$2,091

$2,068

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,027

$2,074

$2,051

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Valladolid(1) Mérida(3) Uxmal Chichén Itzá

Cancún(1) Playa del Carmen(2 or 4) Tulum

MEXICO

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Peru: Machu Picchu Day 1 Hola Lima

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 Lima landmarks

›› Lima guided sightseeing tour: Government Palace, City Hall, Cathedral of Lima, Miraflores, San Isidro

››San Francisco Convent visit ››Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology visit Day 3 Lima to Cuzco

››Fly to Cuzco ›› Cuzco guided sightseeing tour: Tambo Mach’ay, Qenko, Puca Pucara

››Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit Day 4 Cuzco to Machu Picchu

›› Sacred Valley excursion: Ollantaytambo Fortress visit, Pisac Indian Market

››Wildlife Sanctuary visit ››Train ride to Machu Picchu Day 5 Machu Picchu to Cuzco

››Sunrise at Machu Picchu ››Hike to Intipunku ››Transfer back to Cuzco

Day 6 End tour

››Fly to Lima ››Fly home

Day 7 Return home Days 6–9 Make a Difference extension

Fly home or travel to Lima. Highlights: volunteer at a local school in a developing community.

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CHI

LA

10/01/16–12/06/16

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$2,777

$2,824

12/07/16–02/28/17

$2,657

$2,774

$2,821

03/01/17–06/15/17

$2,674

$2,791

$2,838

06/16/17–09/30/17

$2,782

$2,899

$2,946

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Machu Picchu(1) Cuzco(2)

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Customize your tour:

Dive into marine biology Want to get a closer look at marine wildlife?

Grab your gear and get in the water! Add snorkeling to your itinerary to get up close and personal to incredible tropical sea life.

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Galápagos Island Highlights

Ecuador: Andes & Amazon Adventure

Day 1 Hola Quito

Day 1 Hola Quito

Day 2 Quito landmarks

Day 2 Quito landmarks

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› Quito guided sightseeing tour: Independence Plaza,

Government Palace, San Francisco Church visit, Mitad del Mundo visit

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› Quito guided sightseeing tour: Independence Plaza,

Government Palace, San Francisco Church visit, Mitad del Mundo visit

Day 3 Quito to Galápagos

Day 3 Quito to Tena

Day 4 Santa Cruz Island to Isabela Island

Day 4 Amazon Basin landmarks

››Fly to Santa Cruz ››Twin Craters visit ››Highlands of the Island visit ››View lava tunnels

››Travel to the Upper Amazon Basin region via Papallacta ››Papallacta volcanic hot springs visit ››Cross over the Eastern Andes and descend into Tena ››Amazon Animal Rescue Center visit

››Transfer to Isabela Island via boat ›› Wetlands visit: Playa del Amor, estuary tunnels, Wall of Tears visit

››Giant Tortoise Breeding Center guided visit ››Flamingo Lake walk Day 5 Sierra Negra Volcano excursion

››Full-day guided Sierra Negra Volcano hike ››Puerto Villamil beach time

Day 6 Isabela Island to Santa Cruz Island

›› Las Tintoreras visit: See marine iguanas, Galápagos penguins & Sally Lightfoot crabs

››Indigenous Kichwa community visit ››School visit ››Amazon jungle hike

Day 5 Whitewater rafting

››Napo River white water rafting guided excursion

Day 6 Tena to Baños

››Travel to the cloud forest town of Baños ››Balsa wood workshop and handicrafts demonstration ››El Pailon Del Diablo waterfall excursion ››Explore the Río Pastaza Canyon

Day 7 Baños landmarks

››Snorkling adventure in Las Tintoreras ››Transfer to Santa Cruz Island via boat ››Darwin Research Station guided visit

››Church of the Virgin of Agua Santa visit ››Tungurahua Volcano hike ››Enjoy free time in Baños

Day 7 Santa Cruz Island to Quito

››Transfer to Baltra Island via Itabaca Canal ››Fly to Quito

Day 8 End tour

››Fly home

Day 8 Baños to Quito

››Cotopaxi National Park visit ››Cotopaxi Volcano, Limpiopungo Lake ››Travel to Quito

Day 9 End Tour

››Fly home

Day 9 Return home

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GALÁPAGOS Santa Cruz(2) Isabela(2)

Quito(3)

ECUADOR

GALÁPAGOS Santa Cruz(1) San Cristobal(2) Isabela(3) Lobos

Quito(3)

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Puerto Rico

The inside scoop

Day 1 Hola San Juan

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ›› San Juan city walk: Museo de Casa Blanca, La Muralla, La

“Any time we were amongst the islands’ indigenous wildlife, the students realized how special this experience was for them.

In particular, the different snorkeling opportunities allowed them up-close interaction. I was truly impressed by their excitement, but also by their respect of the wildlife and the environment. They got it.”

Fortaleza

Day 2 San Juan landmarks

›› San Juan guided sightseeing tour: Antiguo Casino, El

Castillo San Cristobal, El Castillo del Morro guided visit, San Juan Museum, Convento de Santo Tomás, Iglésia San Jose, Catedral de San Juan, Pablo Casals Museum ››Optional zipline canopy tour

Day 3 Caribbean National Forest & Luquillo

››El Yunque Caribbean National Forest visit ››Travel to Luquillo via coastal route ››Luquillo beach free time ››Optional Bioluminescent Bay excursion

–Christine S., Galápagos Island Adventure 2015

Day 4 Secluded island adventure

››Island excursion & snorkel trip

Days 5–6 Ponce extension

Fly home or stay in Ponce. Highlights: Camuy Caves guided excursion, Parque de Bombas, Lions Fountain, Ponce Cathedral, Casa Alcaldia, Tibes Ceremonial Park visit.

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Ponce(1)

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Spanish Virgin Islands

Dominican Republic Highlights

Belize

Day 1 Hola Santo Domingo

Day 2 Belize City landmarks

Day 2 Santo Domingo landmarks

Day 3 Belize to San Ignacio

››Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› Santo Domingo tour director-led sightseeing tour:

Colonial District, Catedral de Santa María la Menor, Alcázar de Colón, Ozama Fortress, Malecon, Parque Tres Ojos visit ››National Aquarium visit

Day 3 Santo Domingo to Santiago

››Pomier Caves Anthropological Reserve visit ›› Santiago guided sightseeing tour: Centro Leon, El Monumento Santiago, Calle El Sol, Parque Duarte

Day 4 Santiago to Puerto Plata

››Leon Jimenez Cultural Center and Cigar Factory visit ››Traditional Dominican dance lesson ››Damajagua waterfall adventure

Day 5 Puerto Plata landmarks

›› Puerto Plata sightseeing tour: Fort San Felipe, Isabel de Torres visit, Parque Nacional La Isabela visit

››Canopy tour

Day 6 Puerto Plata

››Optional catamaran cruise & snorkeling excursion ››Free time at the beach

Day 1 Hello Belize City

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel ››Boat ride down the New River to visit Lamanai Ruins ››Travel to San Ignacio ››Canopy tour ››Explore River Caves in Cayo District

Day 4 Cayo District landmarks

››Xunantunich Ruins guided visit ››Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve guided visit

Day 5 San Ignacio to Ambergris Caye

››Belize Zoo & Tropical Education Center visit ››Travel to Ambergris Caye

Day 6 Ambergris Caye to Belize City

››Snorkeling tour of Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Alley ››Free time ››Travel to Belize City

Days 6–8 Extension to Ambergris Caye

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››Free time at the beach

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Day 8 End tour

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Ambergris Caye(1 or 2) Belize City(3) San Ignacio(2) Puerto Plata(3)

BELIZE

Santiago(1)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo(3)

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Beijing, Xi’an & Shanghai Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ni hao Beijing

››Meet your tour director

Day 3 Beijing landmarks

Explorica pro tip

››Tai chi exercise ›› Beijing guided sightseeing tour: Tiananmen Square visit,

“This collection is made for the experienced traveler who is ready to conquer their exotic dream destinations! Each itinerary is a true educational adventure for teachers and students who love the thrill of diving into new and exciting cultures.”

Day 4 Great Wall

–Meaghan Richards, Business Dev. Executive

Day 5 Beijing to Xi’an

Forbidden City visit, Summer Palace visit, Bird’s Nest, Water Cube, jade and pearl factory visit, local tea house visit ››Optional kung fu show

››Chinese doctor visit ››Great Wall of China visit ››Ming Tombs visit ››Featured meal: Peking duck dinner ››Temple of Heaven visit ››Beijing Zoo pandas visit ››Hutong tour ››Overnight train to Xi’an

Day 6 Xi’an landmarks

›› Xi’an guided sightseeing tour: Terracotta Warriors Museum visit, Banpo Village Ruins & Museum visit

›› Xi’an city walk: City Wall, Greater Wild Goose Pagoda visit ››Optional Tang Dynasty singing and dancing show Day 7 Xi’an to Shanghai

››Fly to Shanghai ›› Shanghai residential quarter walk: Residential quarters, local families visit

Day 8 Shanghai landmarks

›› Shanghai guided sightseeing tour: Yu Yuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple visit, silk factory visit

››Shanghai city walk: Bund, Children’s Palace, Nanjing Road ››Acrobatic show Days 9–11 Hong Kong extension

Fly home, or travel to Hong Kong for a two-day extension.

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Great Wall Beijing(3) Train(1) Xi’an(1)

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Shanghai(2)

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Japan Highlights Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Konichiwa Tokyo

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 3 Tokyo landmarks

›› Tokyo guided sightseeing tour: Senso-ji temple visit, Imperial Palace East Garden, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku District visit

››Shibuya Crossing ››Featured meal: tempura dinner Day 4 Tokyo to Hakone

››Travel to Hakone by bus ››Hakone excursion: Lake Ashi cruise, Mount Komagatake ››Overnight in a Ryokan

Day 5 Hakone to Takayama

››Travel to Matsumoto by bus ››Matsumoto Castle visit

Day 6 Takayama to Kyoto

›› Takayama guided sightseeing tour: Morning Market visit, Old City visit

››Shirakawa Village visit ››Travel to Kyoto by bus Day 7 Kyoto

›› Nara excursion: Nara Park, Todai-ji temple, Kasuga Grand Shrine

›› Kyoto guided sightseeing tour: Kinkaku-ji temple (Golden Pavilion) visit, Fushimi Inari Taisha visit, Sanjusangen-do temple visit ››Kimono show

Day 8 End tour

››Travel by bus to Osaka ››Fly home from Osaka

Days 8–10 Hiroshima and Miyajima extension

Fly home or travel to Hiroshima and Miyajima. Highlights: Memorial Peace Park and Museum visit, Hiroshima Castle visit, Yakisoba dinner, Senjokaku Pagoda visit, Itsukushima Shrine visit.

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Takayama(1) Bullet Train Kyoto(2) Hakone(1) Hiroshima(2) Osaka

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Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Chào ông Ho Chi Minh City

››Arrive late on day 2 or early on day 3

Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City landmarks

››Meet your tour director ››Vietnam War Cu Chi Tunnels visit ›› Ho Chi Minh City guided sightseeing tour: War Remnants Museum visit, Reunification Palace, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, City Hall

Day 4 Mekong Delta

››Thoi Son Island visit ››Mekong River jungle cruise

Day 5 Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap

››Fly to Siem Reap ››Tonlé Sap Lake cruise ››Floating villages visit ››Phnom Bakheng Hill ››View sunset at Angkor Wat

Day 6 Angkor Wat

››Angkor Wat guided sightseeing tour: Angkor Wat visit ››Angkor Thom visit ››Ta Prohm Temple visit ››Bayon Temple visit ››Old Market visit

Day 7 Siem Reap to Bangkok Day 8 Bangkok landmarks

›› Bangkok guided sightseeing tour: Grand Palace visit, Emerald Buddha, Temple of Dawn, Wat Pho

››Chao Phraya River cruise ››Featured meal: traditional Thai-style buffet dinner Day 9 Kanchanaburi

››Phra Pathom Chedi visit ›› Kanchanaburi guided sightseeing tour: War Cemetery

visit, Thailand-Burma Railway Center, the River Kwai bridge

Days 10–12 Southern Thailand extension

Fly home or stay in southern Thailand. Highlights: Khao Luang Caves, Khao Wang Palace visit, beach day in Hua Hin.

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THAILAND Bangkok(3 or 4)

Kanchanaburi(1) Khao Luang Caves

Angkor Wat

Siem Reap(2)

Hua Hin

CAMBODIA

TNA M

“As always, the experience was educational and worthwhile. The students and adults who traveled with us have been forever changed by their experience.”

VIE

The inside scoop

Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand

Ho Chi Minh(3)

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Australia & New Zealand Day 1 Start tour Day 2 International Date Line

››Lose a day as you cross the International Date Line

Day 3 Kia Ora Auckland

››Meet your tour director ››Travel to Auckland

Day 4 Rotorua landmarks

›› Rotorua guided sightseeing tour: Māori Cultural Centre visit, Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve visit, Skyline Gondola ride on Mt. Ngongotaha ››Agrodome visit ››Featured meal: Māori hāngi feast

Day 5 Rotorua to Auckland

››Waitomo Caves visit ››Glowworm Grotto visit

Day 6 Auckland to Sydney

›› Auckland guided sightseeing tour: War Memorial Museum visit, Tarlton’s Underwater World visit

››Fly to Sydney

Day 7 Sydney landmarks

›› Sydney guided sightseeing tour: Darling Harbour, the Gap, Opera House visit

››Bondi Beach excursion ››Optional surf lesson on Bondi Beach Day 8 Sydney cruise

››Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair ››The Rocks ››Sydney Harbour cruise

Day 9 Outside Sydney

››Optional sheep ranch & wildlife sanctuary full-day excursion

Days 10–13 Cairns extension

Fly home or travel to Cairns. Highlights: Cairns guided sightseeing, snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, and free time at the beach.

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Cairns(3) Great Barrier Reef

AUSTRALIA Sydney(4)

(2) Auckland(1) Rotorua(2)

NEW ZEALAND

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Best of South Africa Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hallo Johannesburg

››Arrive late on day 2 or early on day 3

Day 3 Gold Reef City & Lion’s Park

Activity highlight:

Sydney Harbour cruise With so much to see in Sydney, an enchanting harbour tour is your ticket to many of the area’s highlights. The Sydney Opera House, Point Piper, Darling Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are but a few of the attractions you’ll have the opportunity to view from the bustling harbour. With detailed descriptions from your tour guide, you’ll get an insider’s knowledge of all the city’s sites, including the many opulent waterfront homes that dot the “harbourside.”

››Meet your tour director ››Gold Reef City visit ››Lion’s Park visit

Day 4 Johannesburg to Mpumalanga

›› Bourke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window, Blyde River Canyon, Lisbon Falls

Day 5 Kruger National Park

››Kruger National Park guided excursion

Day 6 Kruger National Park

››Kruger National Park guided excursion ››Shangaan cultural village visit ››Featured meal: Shangaan dinner show

Day 7 Mpumalanga to Johannesburg

›› Johannesburg guided sightseeing tour: De Beers & George Harrison Park, University of Johannesburg (Rand Afrikaans University), Brixton Tower, Miner’s Monument, Civic Center ›› Soweto guided sightseeing tour: Mandela House, Freedom Square, Baragwanath Hospital ››Participate in a local soccer match

Day 8 Johannesburg to Cape Town

››Fly to Cape Town

Day 9 Cape Town landmarks

›› Cape Town guided sightseeing tour: Bo-Kaap Quarter, South African Museum, Castle of Good Hope

››Robben Island boat excursion

Day 10 Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain

›› Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain guided sightseeing tour: Boulders Beach visit, Table Mountain

››Funicular railway to Cape Point ››Cape Point Ostrich Farm visit ››Featured meal: farewell African feast Day 11 End tour

››Your flight home is overnight. You will return home on day 12.

Day 12 Return home

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(1) Kruger National Park Johannesburg(3)

(1)

Mpumalanga(3)

SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town(4 or 5)

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Make A Difference Gain life-enriching lessons in philanthropy by teaching local school children, creating sustainable gardens in developing nations and studying the ecology of an exotic corner of the globe. Become part of a greater good that benefits the indigenous peoples of each region and, most importantly, makes a difference.

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Explorica pro tip “It feels like it’s more important than ever for students to experience our Make A Difference tours because they are such a great blend of giving back and adventure.

Students will work hard—this is not a vacation—for a local organization, which we vet extensively, to help achieve their goal for sustainable change in the community.”

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Make a Difference:

Costa Rica Sun & Service

Dominican Republic

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Hola Santo Domingo

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 Hola San José

››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel

Day 2 Santo Domingo to La Romana

›› Santo Domingo tour director-led sightseeing tour:

Day 3 San José to Santos

Colonial District, Catedral de Santa María la Menor, Alcázar de Colón, Ozama Fortress, Malecon, Parque Tres Ojos visit ››Museum of Anthropology visit ››Travel to La Romana

››Travel to Santos ››Volunteer activities ››Optional canopy tour

Day 4 Santos day of service

››Bio coffee adventure ››Volunteer activities

Day 3 La Romana

›› Volunteer at Orfanato Niños de Cristo: visit an

Day 5 Santos to Coastal Puntarenas

orphanage and teach English, participate in arts & crafts projects, and play games with the children.

››Travel to coastal Puntarenas by 4x4

Day 6 Manuel Antonio excursion

››Manuel Antonio National Park guided visit

Day 7 Coastal Puntarenas to Arenal

Day 4 La Romana

›› Volunteer at Orfanato Niños de Cristo: visit an

orphanage and teach English, participate in arts & crafts projects, and play games with the children.

››Travel to Arenal ››Lake Arenal kayaking tour ››Hot springs visit

Day 5 Del Este National Park excursion

››Del Este National Park visit ››Hike the Padre Nuestro jungle trail ››Cueva de Chico visit ››Campo Padre Nuestro visit

Day 8 Arenal to San José ››Travel to San José

››Poás Volcano

Day 6 La Romana

Days 8–9 Whitewater rafting extension

Fly home or stay in San José. Highlights: whitewater rafting guided excursion.

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››Free day at the beach ››Optional La Romana safari adventure

Day 7 La Romana to Santo Domingo

››Zipline adventure ››Altos de Chavon visit ››Cuevas de las Maravillas visit ››Travel to Santo Dominto

Day 8 End tour

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Arenal(1)

Coastal Puntarenas(2)

San José(2 or 3) Santos(2)

COSTA RICA

Manuel Antonio

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Santo Domingo(3)

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Make a Difference:

Morocco

Tanzania

Day 1 Start tour

Day 1 Start tour

Day 2 Salam Casablanca

Day 2 Jambo Dar es Salaam

Day 3 Marrakech to Valley of Roses

Day 3 Dar es Salaam to Moshi

››Meet your tour director ››Welcome and safety orientation

››Meet your tour director ››Welcome and safety orientation

››Morocco acclimation day ››Tea ceremony ››Cooking demonstration with locals

››Travel to Moshi ››Begin community volunteer program

Day 4 Community volunteer program

››Continue community volunteer program

Day 4 Valley of Roses

››Volunteering in a Berber village ››Soccer game with locals ››Traditional Berber evening

Day 5 Community volunteer program

››Continue community volunteer program

Day 6 Community volunteer program

Day 5 Valley of Roses

››Help build a school in a Berber village ››Games with locals ››Traditional Berber evening

Day 6 Valley of Roses to Merzouga

››Camel ride into the desert ››Traditional nomadic lunch ››Desert survival skills orientation

Day 9 Arusha to Dar es Salaam

Day 8 Merzouga to Marrakech

›› Marrakech guided sightseeing tour: Koutoubia Mosque, Djemaa el-Fna Square

Day 10 End tour

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$4,188 $4,460 $4,690

$4,468 $4,600 $4,900

Day 10 End tour

Day 11 Return home

››Casablanca guided sightseeing tour

10/01/16–03/31/17

››Travel to Dar es Salaam ››Evening harbor walk ››Overnight flight home

Day 9 Marrakech to Casablanca

CHI

››Complete community volunteer program ››Celebration soccer match and meal ››Wildlife safari by 4x4 at Tarangire National Park ››Travel to Arusha ››Featured meal: Celebration dinner

Day 7 The Sahara Desert

NYC

Day 7 Community volunteer program

Day 8 Moshi to Arusha

››Evening walking tour of the souk

Dep. dates

››Continue community volunteer program

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$4,309 Starting price for 11 days Dep. dates

NYC

CHI

LA

LA

10/01/16–12/06/16

$4,355

$4,309

$4,402

$4,352

12/07/16–01/02/17

$4,915

$5,055

$5,172

$4,484

01/03/17–05/31/17

$4,362

$4,316

$4,409

$4,889

06/01/17–09/30/17

$4,922

$5,062

$5,179

Prices available from 107 airports throughout the U.S.

Prices available from 107 airports throughout the U.S.

Moshi(5)

MOROCCO

Casablanca(1)

Arusha(1)

TANZANIA Dar-Es-Salaam(2)

(1)

Marrakech(2) Valley of Roses(3)

Merzouga(2)

(1)

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North America

Discover how the New World became the

sprawling, culturally diverse civilization it is today. Explore the vast, majestic Alaskan frontier. Follow in the footsteps of the U.S. Founding Fathers along the Freedom Trail in Boston. Find out why New York is called the “City That Never Sleeps.” Witness Montréal’s winter wonderland of sparkling rooftops and powdery snow.

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NYC Landmarks of Manhattan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Washington, D.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Boston, NYC, Philly & Washington, D.C.. . . . . . . . 104 Québec & Montréal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Explorica pro tip “You don’t have to go far to experience diverse cultures. From small towns to big cities these itineraries will give students a new perspective on “home.” Puerto Rico has been particularly popular recently because it offers so much, so close, for a great price.”

–Amanda Cather, Program Consultant

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New York City: Landmarks of Manhattan Day 1 Hello New York

››Meet your tour director ›› Midtown walking tour: Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trump Tower, Times Square, Grand Central

››Empire State Building & Observatory visit Day 2 Downtown New York

››Ferry boat to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty ›› Lower Manhattan guided sightseeing tour: Trinity Church, Wall Street, 9/11 Memorial visit, Little Italy, Chinatown

››Optional Broadway show Day 3 Uptown New York

››Radio City Music Hall guided visit ››Metropolitan Museum of Art visit ›› Central Park walking tour: Cherry Hill, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Delacorte Theater

››Madison & Park Avenues ››Broadway show Day 4 New York City

››American Museum of Natural History visit

Days 4–5 New York City extension

Travel home or stay in New York City. Highlights: MoMA visit, United Nations & Hayden Planetarium visit.

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Flight

10/01/16–09/30/17

$737

$1,240

Central Park Times Square Empire State Building

NEW YORK

Wall Street

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Prices available from 107 airports throughout the U.S.

Washington, D.C. Day 1 Hello Washington

››Meet your tour director ›› Washington, D.C. evening guided sightseeing tour:

Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, National Mall, Tidal Basin, Martin Luther King Memorial, FDR Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, White House

Day 2 Washington, D.C. landmarks

››Mount Vernon excursion ››U.S. Capitol guided tour ››Supreme Court visit ››Holocaust Museum visit ››Optional Evening ghost tour

Day 3 Washington, D.C.

›› Arlington National Cemetery & Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima)

›› Smithsonian Museums visit: Options include the National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of American History, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Days 4–5 Washington, D.C. extension

Travel home or stay in Washington, D.C. Highlights: National Archives visit, Ford’s Theatre visit, International Spy Museum visit.

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Flight

10/01/16–09/30/17

$417

$982

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WASHINGTON D.C.

The White House Lincoln Memorial Capitol Building Arlington National Cemetary

Tour highlight:

See a show on Broadway Travel past the flashing billboards of Broadway and stop into a legendary theater for a performance you will never forget, whether it be “Wicked,” “Chicago” or “Phantom of the Opera.” This is one New York experience you don’t want to miss!

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Boston, NYC, Philly & Washington, D.C. Day 1 Hello Boston

››Meet your tour director ›› Freedom Trail walking tour: Old North Church, Paul Revere’s House, Boston Common, Old State House

››Featured meal: dinner at Faneuil Hall Day 2 Salem

››Boston Duck Boat guided sightseeing tour (seasonal) ›› Salem walking tour: Witch Trial Memorial, Old Burying Point

››Salem Witch Museum visit ››Optional evening ghost tour Day 3 Boston to New York

›› Midtown walking tour: Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Times Square, Grand Central

››Empire State Building & Observatory visit Day 4 Downtown New York

››Ferry boat to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty ›› Lower Manhattan guided sightseeing tour: Trinity Church, Wall Street, 9/11 Memorial visit, Little Italy, Chinatown

››Optional Broadway show

Day 5 New York to Washington, D.C.

›› Philadelphia excursion: “Rocky Steps,” Independence Hall visit, Liberty Bell Center visit

Day 6 Washington, D.C. landmarks

››U.S. Capitol guided tour ››Supreme Court visit ››Mount Vernon excursion ››Arlington National Cemetery & Marine Corps War Memorial ›› Washington, D.C. sightseeing: Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, National Mall, MLK Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, White House

Day 7 Washington, D.C.

››National Archives visit ›› Smithsonian Museums visit: Options include the Air and

Days 7–8 Washington, D.C. extension

Travel home, or stay an extra day in Washington, D.C.

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Bus and flight starting price for 7 days Dep. dates

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Flight

10/01/16–09/30/17

$1,070

$1,647

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NEW YORK

PENNSYLVANIA

MASS.

Boston(2)

New York City(2) Philadelphia

VIRGINIA

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Space Museum, Museum of Natural History, Museum of American History, Portrait Gallery, Museum of the American Indian, American Art Museum

Québec & Montréal Day 1 Bonjour Québec

››Meet your tour director ›› Québec city walk: Dufferin Terrace, Old Québec & Château Frontenac

››Featured meal: crêperie dinner Day 2 Québec City landmarks

›› Québec sightseeing: l’Escalier casse-cou (breakneck steps), Place Royale, Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Rue Saint-Jean

››Musée du Fort visit ››Plains of Abraham battlefield re-enactment ››Optional sugar shack excursion Day 3 Québec to Montréal

››Beaupré Coast panoramic tour ››Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré guided tour ››Montmorency Falls visit ››Village des Hurons visit ›› Montréal sightseeing: Old Montréal, McGill University, Place Ville Marie, Bell Center, Mont Royal

Day 4 Montréal landmarks

››Notre-Dame Basilica visit ›› Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology guided visit

››Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal ››Olympic Park Tower Observatory ››Montreal Science Centre visit Days 5–8 Ottowa and Toronto extension

Travel home or continue to Ottawa and Toronto. Highlights: Peace Tower, Embassy Row, Parliament Buildings & Changing of the Guard, Byward Market visit, Crime and Punishment Jail tour, Rideau Canal guided bike tour, National Gallery visit, Yonge Street, CN Tower visit, Niagara Falls excursion.

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QUÉBEC

ONTARIO

Ottawa(1)

Québec City(2)

Montréal(2)

Toronto(2)

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New Orleans Day 1 Bonjour New Orleans

››Meet your tour director ›› New Orleans city walk: French Quarter, Warehouse Arts District, Garden District

Day 2 New Orleans landmarks

››French Market visit ››Voodoo Museum visit ››Audubon Zoo visit ››Mississippi River riverboat cruise ››Audubon Aquarium of the Americas visit ››Riverwalk

Day 3 Plantations & bayou country

››Bayou country plantations excursion ››Barataria Preserve visit ››Preservation Hall evening jazz performance

Day 4 Lafayette Cemetery and au revoir

››St. Charles Avenue ››Lafayette Cemetery visit

Days 4–5 Make a Difference extension

Travel home or stay in New Orleans. Highlights: volunteer opportunity and a St. Charles avenue visit.

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Bus and flight starting price for 4 days Dep. dates

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Flight

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$705

$1,175

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New Orleans(3 or 4) LOUISIANA

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Baton Rouge

Chicago Day 1 Hello Chicago

››Meet your tour director ›› Chicago city walk: Lake Michigan, Michigan Avenue’s

The inside scoop “I have traveled with other companies, and Explorica wins every time. You are not a number with Explorica: they know you and you know them. They really have the students’ best interest at heart and aim to please.”

– Scott H., Boston, New York City & Washington, D.C. 2015

Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, Cloud Gate sculpture & Lurie Garden, Crown Fountain ››Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) visit

Day 2 Chicago landmarks

››Lincoln Park Zoo & Observatory visit ››North Avenue Beach ››Wrigley Field guided visit ››Adler Planetarium visit ››Navy Pier visit

Day 3 End tour

››Museum of Science & Industry visit

Days 3–4 Chicago extension

Travel home or stay in Chicago. Highlights: Art Institute of Chicago visit, Seadog River & Lake architecture tour (seasonal).

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Bus and flight starting price for 3 days Dep. dates

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10/01/16–09/30/17

$542

$1,085

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Lake Michigan

Chicago(2 or 3)

ILLINOIS

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GROUP LEADER REWARDS

Learn more: explorica.com/rewards

We appreciate the impact teachers make on young lives every day, and we commend your efforts with the most generous, most flexible rewards program in the industry.

Free travel You’ll always travel free when leading a tour, but at Explorica, that’s just the beginning.

Each trip you take earns you more Travel Points—a flexible currency you can redeem for cash or incredible rewards, including more free travel.

Free teacher trips

Free personal travel

Free training trip

Redeem your Travel Points for one of our exclusive teacher conventions and explore Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand, Ecuador and other exotic destinations with fellow teachers who love to travel.

If solo travel is more your style, you can redeem your Travel Points for personal travel. Take your pick of plane tickets and hotel rooms all over the world.

New to Explorica? We’ll help you prepare for your first tour in style with a free New Group Leader Training Trip to one our most popular international destinations—no points required. See page 7 for details.

Generous bonuses If you go above and beyond for us, we’ll do the same for you. Bonuses are just one of the many perks we developed based on input from our group leaders.

Referral bonuses

Big group bonuses

Loyalty bonuses

Refer a friend or colleague, and when they travel with us, you’ll receive a $1,000 referral bonus!

Recruit more than 25 travelers for your tour, and we’ll reward your hard work with a big group bonus of up to $2,000!

Lead two or more trips with Explorica and we’ll thank you with a generous loyalty bonus that grows with each trip you lead.

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INCREDIBLE REWARDS

How can you use your Travel Points? Take your pick. No one gives you more redemption options than Explorica. We even let you convert your points into student scholarship funds for your tour—an option you won’t find anywhere else.

Scholarships

Cash

Upgrades

Gift cards

Electronics

Travel

TOTAL FLEXIBILITY

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Convert points to cash Only Explorica gives you the freedom to redeem point rewards for cash, or convert cash stipends into points. It’s your reward, your way.

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Carry over competitor points If you’ve earned points with another company, we’ll honor a transfer of up to 1,000 points. And of course, you can still use the points at the other company

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Choose your own free place ratio At Explorica, you decide how many free chaperone spots you want, and we give you a stipend for any unused spots. You can take the cash, or convert it to Travel Points and redeem for rewards.

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We are now an accredited institution, just like your school. This means students can earn high school and college credit on applicable tours, and educators can receive professional development. Learn more: explorica.com/academic-credit

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with only 5 students AND elect to receive one free spot for a chaperone for every five additional students you enroll! (Details on inside back cover.)

Guaranteed best prices London & Paris

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April 13

June 12

$2,733

$3,064

EF

$2,800

$3,135

ACIS

$3,916

$4,266

Explorica

Enjoy all the same inclusions, but with the superior quality, personalized service, and authentic cultural experiences we’re known for—at prices that can’t be beat.

2018 tours

$200 off per student

Planning ahead? Book a 2018 tour by 10/31/16 and save $200 per student!

Tour and date guaranteed with 8

Explorica exclusive: We’ll lock in your departure when you enroll just 8 participants by 10/31/16.

Quadruple points

Book any 2018 tour by 10/31/16 and receive four times the Travel Points!

Prices based on April 13 and June 12, 2017 departures from NYC and include air-related taxes, fees, and surcharges. Explorica prices based on Guaranteed Travel Dates or Consolidated Tours with Explorica Extra Rewards and one chaperone per six paying participants. Prices valid at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Discounts and promotions are excluded from prices.