Tour basics
We're there for you from start to finish
EF makes planning and leading your school trip easy. We are your partner from the moment you call us to the time you arrive home. We work closely with you to determine your ideal educational travel experience, help you recruit students and answer parent and traveller questions. We also arrange all your tour logistics and then accompany you on tour 24 hours a day to ensure everything goes smoothly. And once you return home, we follow-up to hear about your adventure and listen to your feedback.
What's included?
Our unbeatable prices include:
- Round-trip airfare on major international airlines
- Your own 24-hour-a-day EF Tour Director with you on tour
- Superior tourist-class hotels with private bathrooms
- High-speed trains and air-conditioned luxury motorcoaches
- Hearty meals with a taste of local culture, including breakfast and dinner daily
- Entrance fees for sightseeing tours and special attractions
- Licensed local guides with expert knowledge about the sites you’ll visit.
What is a typical day like?
Here’s a glimpse at what your daily travel experience would be like on a school trip with EF to Paris. Just imagine the discoveries and memories your students will make.
6:30 a.m. - Bonjour, Paris!
The day begins with an early wake-up call. A full day of discovery awaits.
7:15 a.m. - Breakfast
A hotel breakfast may include bread and rolls, yogurt, cereal, orange juice, coffee, tea and cocoa.
9:00 a.m. - Guided sightseeing of Paris
This morning’s guided tour of the City of Light features the Arc de Triomphe, the elegant Champs-Élysées, the Place de la Concorde and, of course, the Eiffel Tower.
11:30 a.m. - Visit to Notre Dame
Step inside the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral to admire the stained-glass rose windows and seemingly weightless vaulted ceilings.
12:30 p.m. - Lunch
Lunch is free time for you and your students to find your own cafés or eateries, based on the Tour Director’s suggestions.
1:30 p.m. - Walking tour of Paris
During this afternoon’s stroll (led by your Tour Director) through the Latin Quarter, you and your students will experience the area’s bohemian spirit.
3:00 p.m. - Visit to the Louvre
Art history books come to life at the Louvre. The museum holds one of the world’s most spectacular collections, including the Mona Lisa
6:30 p.m. - Tarte flambée lesson
Tonight, delve into culinary history by learning to make a French favourite, tarte flambée.
10:30 p.m. - Bonne nuit!
Students go back to their rooms to rest up for tomorrow’s excursion to Versailles, Louis XIV’s opulent palace.