Designed by Professor Misty Sabol | 7 Days | June 2017

College Study Tour s

BERLIN: THE CITY EXPERIENCE

INCLUDED ON TOUR

Round-trip flights on major carriers; Full-time Tour Director; Air-conditioned motorcoaches and internal transportation; Superior tourist-class hotels with private bathrooms; Breakfast daily; Select meals with a mix of local cuisine.

Sightseeing: Berlin Alternative Berlin Guided Walking Tour

Entrances: Business Visit KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlinische Galerie (Museum of Modern Art) Topography of Terror Museum 3-Day Museum Pass BMW Motorcycle Plant Tour Reichstag Jewish Holocaust Memorial

Overnight Stays: Berlin (5)

NOT INCLUDED ON TOUR Optional excursions; Insurance coverage; Beverages and lunches (unless otherwise noted); Transportation to free-time activities; Customary gratuities (for your Tour Director, bus driver and local guide); Porterage; Adult supplement (if applicable); Weekend supplement; Shore excursion on cruises; Any applicable baggage-handing fee imposed by the airlines SIGN UP TODAY (see efcollegestudytours.com/baggage for details); Expenses caused by airline rescheduling, cancellations or delays caused by the airlines, bad efcst.com/1868186WR weather or events beyond EF’s control; Passports, visa and reciprocity fees YOUR ITINERARY

Day 1: Board Your Overnight Flight to Berlin! Day 4: Berlin

Day 2: Berlin Visit a Local Business Berlin's outstanding infrastructure and highly qualified and educated Arrive in Berlin workforce make it a competitive location for business. Today you will Arrive in historic Berlin, once again the German capital. For many visit a local business. (Please note this visit is pending confirmation years the city was defined by the wall that separated its residents. In and will be confirmed closer to departure.) the last decade, since the monumental events that ended Communist rule in the East, Berlin has once again emerged as a treasure of arts Receive a 3 Day Museum Pass and architecture with a vibrant heart. An unlimited 3-day museum pass is available to your group. Take advantage and visit some of the many museums Berlin has to offer! Walking Tour of Berlin (time permitting) Stroll among the cafés, restaurants and embassies of the elegant, Visit the KW Institute for Contemporary Art tree-lined Unter den Linden, sometimes known as the Explore the contemporary art institution whose philosophy is to not Champs-Élysées of Berlin. Your Tour Director will show you the city's have permanent collections,which allows for more artistic innovation most famous sites as you continue to the Reichstag, Germany's and creative programming. Parliament. The building, constructed in the late 19th century, was the seat of the Weimar Republic government until it was seized by the Visit the Berlinische Galerie (Museum of Modern Art) Nazis in 1933. Sir Norman Foster's glass dome, added to the top of The museum is one of the newest in the city, with art from Berlin the Reichstag between 1995 and 1999, is now one of the city's most dating from 1870 to the present day. recognizable landmarks, offering fantastic views of Berlin from its top. Overnight in Berlin Dinner is included this evening. Day 5: Berlin Overnight in Berlin Visit the BMW Motorcycle Plant Day 3: Berlin Today you will explore the inner-workings of the German automobile industry as you visit the birthplace of BMW motorcycles. Here you can Guided Sightseeing of Berlin see a first-hand account of cutting edge mechanical engineering and Ride past the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (left unrestored as a learn how BMW has solidified itself as one of the most recognized reminder of the ravages of war) and down the glittery names in the world of luxury vehicle manufacturing. Kurfürstendamm, Berlin's liveliest street. Pass the Rathaus Schöneberg, where 1,500,000 West Berliners flocked to hear Free Afternoon in Berlin President Kennedy's famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in 1963. On The remainder of the afternoon is yours to make some new your way to the Eastern sector, pass the Reichstag, former seat of the discoveries of your own in Germany's capital. Near Alexanderplatz, parliaments of the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Arrive at you may visit the TV Tower and observation deck, where visitors have the Brandenburg Gate, once the symbol of the undeclared Cold War, been taking in the ever-changing panorama of Berlin since 1969. and now the symbol of a reunited Berlin. It was at this gate that the Alternatively, you might choose to visit many of the various galleries famous images of East and West Berliners dancing atop the and museums. crumbling Berlin Wall were filmed and broadcast around the world. As you see where the Berlin Wall actually stood, imagine the bleak Overnight in Berlin watchtowers and piercing spotlights that guarded “the border” until November 1989. Journey down Unter den Linden, once considered Day 6: Berlin one of the world's most elegant boulevards. Visit the Jewish Holocaust Memorial See Checkpoint Charlie The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, more commonly See the site of Checkpoint Charlie, which once guarded the border known as the Holocaust Memorial, was designed by New York between East and West Germany. architect, Peter Eisenman. The controversial memorial was inaugurated in May of 2005. The Information Center is located under Visit the Topography of Terror Museum the "Field of Stelae" and contains four exhibition rooms, one of which Learn about the Third Reich reign of terror through a series of includes all of the known names of the Jewish victims. exhibitions displayed in the former headquarters of the Secret Police, and the Reich Security Office. Make sure to take some time to look at Visit the Reichstag the portion of the Berlin Wall that still stands here today. Today, visit the German parliamentary building. A fire destroyed much of the building in 1933. The cause of the fire is to this day unknown, Alternative Berlin Guided Walking Tour however, because the communists were blamed, the Nazi party Make like a hip local on this anthropological adventure. Take in gained more popularity and soon after gained power. The Berlin's underground artist communities, vibrant multicultural reconstruction was finished in 1999 and it is now open to the public. neighborhoods and more off-the-beaten-path sights. (Please note this visit is pending availability.)

Overnight in Berlin A farewell dinner is included this evening.

Overnight in Berlin Day 7: Return Home

Transfer to the Airport for Your Return Fight Your Tour Director assists with your transfer to the airport, where you'll check in for your return flight home.

Itinerary is subject to change

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