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Possibility Spread the word We give you everything you need to get students through partnership and parents excited about your trip and signed up, even in times of social distancing—that means At Explorica, we’re passionate about helping teachers make posters, invitations, a personalized website, and educational travel possible for their students. But we’re more than more! just a travel company—we’re your partner in travel. Get ready to go When COVID-19 shut down travel this spring, we sprang into Check out our webinars, tap into our network of action doing what we do best: putting our teachers, their experienced Explorica trip leaders for advice, and connect with your tour director before you go. students, and their families first. We continue to supplement our proven health and safety measures with additional protocols, practices, and training developed by our in-house Health and Safety team. As we evolve and refine what educational travel looks Relax, and enjoy the ride like in the future, rest assured that we’ll be right by your side every Your tour director meets you upon arrival at the step of the way, just like we’ve always been. destination and takes it from there; guiding your group, managing logistics, bringing the destination to life—so you can sit back and enjoy the trip right along with your students.

NEW TO EXPLORICA? Meet your personal program consultant to get started! TEAMING UP WITH 2 12 14 108 EXPLORICA [email protected] Working Together The places you’ll go Prepare to be inspired Wait, it gets better Take a look at what it’s like Learn more about the We offer more than 200 fully Explore sample itineraries from Each time you travel, you earn to take your students on WorldStrides family and customizable, all-inclusive some of our most popular special benefits to use however the adventure of a lifetime. our global support network. tours on all seven continents. destinations. you’d like. WHO WE ARE

Explorica + WorldStrides Safety and security With more than five decades of student travel experience underneath their belt, WorldStrides’ safety Working together for record is unmatched, and we’re proud to bring you access to their in-house Health and Safety team as well as the cross-functional Back to Travel Task Force. Led by Chief Experience, Health, and Safety Officer Terri Morgoglione, the Back to Travel group works THE BETTER behind-the-scenes to establish industry-leading safety measures that help you travel with confidence in this new environment, receiving guidance from the Centers Back in 2016, we joined forces with WorldStrides, the most trusted provider of educational travel for Disease Control (CDC), World Health Organization and experiences in the United States—and we haven’t looked back. As part of the WorldStrides (WHO), The George Washington Department of family, we’re able to provide the same fun and enriching travel experiences we’ve always created, Emergency Medicine, and other experts in the field. now backed by the industry’s best resources and a worldwide support network that spans more than 100 countries. To make a long story short, we’re the same great travel company, with the We certainly recognize the uncertainty presented added benefit of more than 50 years of educational travel experience. by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are working to ADAPTATIONS FOR adapt in ways that can allow young people, now and SAFETY into the future, to experience the inspiration and transformation that millions of students before them Safety briefing: Our staff will brief you when Your partner in education have experienced on our programs. you arrive on our new safety protocols, created in WorldStrides is the largest educational travel The values that underpin our commitment to health consultation with our Medical Director Dr. Neal Sikka. company in the industry, working with more and safety are unchanged: a dedication to scenario than 50,000 educators each year. With that Hygiene: We’ll provide you with disposable masks and contingency planning that relies on a rich network kind of stellar network, we’re able to provide to help meet requirements for face coverings, plus of partners, and a do-what-it-takes commitment to you with an extensive global support system, frequent breaks for hand washing. respond to whatever the world hands out. the best prices around, and even more incredible and inspiring destinations—with At the hotel: Our hotel partners are deep cleaning the same friendly faces and expert travel and modifying everything from check-in to the way Our promise to you specialists you know and love. you use the elevator. If a member of your group is diagnosed with COVID-19 while on an Explorica program, we will be there every Adjusted itineraries: We’ll adjust your schedule step of the way, from helping to secure the necessary to maximize your experiences each day to account care to covering the costs associated with quarantine. for new rules for capacity management and social distancing. Curriculum and academics Creating immersive and genuine On the motorcoach: New cleaning protocols and educational experiences is one of our top guidelines for loading and unloading procedures help priorities at Explorica, and our partnership TRAVEL WITH CONFIDENCE keep drivers and participants safe. with WorldStrides allows us to expand our Our new WorldClass Flexibility policy gives you academic offerings. WorldStrides is an Meals: When we’re selecting restaurants, we will flexibility for programs scheduled through Summer accredited institution, just like your school, use our local knowledge and strong relationships to and the Curriculum and Academics team The Curriculum and Academics team stands at the intersection of travel 2021, and our risk-free booking for 2022 travel lets choose spots following strict local guidelines and operates throughout the year to design and learning to ensure students find personal growth on every trip. you cancel with a full refund until March 31, 2021. hygiene practices. and grade coursework, develop workshops, manage the accreditation process, and Learn more at hand-select and train our professional explorica.com/travel-with-confidence tour directors.

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“I am so happy with Making travel totally possible Explorica. They listen to Explorica believes all students should have the opportunity to experience the world, so we provide a variety of resources to my needs as a teacher help you get more of your students traveling. who fundraises and works extremely hard to help

Financial assistance Scholarship funds kids go on these trips. To make travel a reality for as many Explorica offers scholarship opportunities students as possible, need-based financial throughout the year to further reduce the Plus, our hotels, meals assistance is avaliable for qualifying families. tour fee for your students—over $4 million in funds is awarded each year. and excursions were top notch! We felt very Personal fundraising pages Flexible chaperone ratio Explorica empowers each student to raise Our guaranteed best prices are based on catered to, especially money for their tour by giving them a S LU IVE one free chaperone spot with C X personal fundraising page on explorica. E every six paying participants; com. With an average donation of $100, if you don’t need that many, being able to suggest our students can quickly and easily raise adjust the ratio to whatever you’d like for significant funds. a lower tour fee! own free time activities. Hands down, the best Monthly payment plans Our easy, automated plans allow students student tour company to spread out their payments over the Ensure the lowest months leading up to their tour. As low as $149/month for international tours, this monthly payments around!” convenient feature helps more of your for your students by

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You all have been helpful, open, Yes—that’s included, too communicative, and understanding in a time that I sure has been chaotic While standard inclusions appear to be comparable across leading and stressful for you. I have talked to tour operators, Explorica gives you more for your dollar. When it many other teachers and families that comes to travel, the details matter. were supposed to have traveled with other companies, and hands down, you guys had the best refund policy, and were the most understanding and helpful of them all. So I appreciate it, and feel very confident moving Round-trip airfare Breakfast and dinner daily forward that, one day, we will travel We only works with the most reliable major You and your students will fuel up for airlines to ensure all tours arrive safely and your adventures with hearty breakfasts again, and it will be wonderful!” on time. and sample regional cuisine with filling, –L. Henkel, Program Leader affected by authentic dinners. Your tour director will the COVID-19 shutdown show you the best places for lunches and snacks along the way.

Accommodations Guaranteed quality hotels within 45 minutes of activities, so you have more All excursions and time in your day to see the things you came to see. All Explorica hotels offer guided sightseeing tours clean, safe and comfortable rooms with You’ll see more—and learn more—than private bathrooms—you can even upgrade you ever thought possible thanks to our for more amenities. professional, local guides who know our destinations inside and out. They amaze and educate with fun stories and little-known facts and share hidden local gems you couldn’t experience any other way. All transportation Explorica provides all transportation between cities and itinerary activities. Our clean, comfortable coaches follow the Full-time services of a strictest safety standards; and we opt for Tipping high-speed trains whenever possible, so professional tour director you spend less time in transit. Don’t worry about handling cash abroad—we want you to focus on Explorica’s top-rated professional tour directors are by your side every step of the way, managing spending time with your students. Tours every aspect of your tour. They are also local departing in 2021 and beyond will include safety experts, looking out for you and your tips for local guides and local bus drivers, group (learn more on page 8). But what you’ll and you’ll have the ability to add tips for love most is how they bring the destinations tour directors and long-distance bus drivers to life for your students, providing authentic, directly to the cost of your tour. engaging educational moments at every turn.

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Safety is Explorica’s first priority, and our record proves it— providing total peace of mind for you, your students, and your school. With us by your side, you can do this! UNPARALLELED ON-TOUR SUPPORT Trusted experience Total travel protection The entire Explorica team is by your side every We have been organizing safe and reliable No one wants to think about canceling step of the way to provide guidance and assistance. tours across the globe for 20 years. Plus, their trip, but sometimes life happens. as a WorldStrides organization, Explorica Explorica offers two trusted travel On top of that, as a WorldStrides organization, travelers benefit from 50 years of risk protection plans with a cash refund we have an expansive global support network—so, management experience as well as a option—not just credit for a future trip. no matter where you go, there is always someone worldwide network of support. Even better, as a member of the United nearby, ready to help in person ›› Proactive risk States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), our travelers’ investments are protected if the need arises. management by USTOA’s $1 Million Travelers’ Assistance Safety protocols are built into every Program. aspect of our operations. From rigorous Expert local tour directors who guide safety checks and detailed site visits ›› Explorica Travel you straight from the airport to continuous safety trainings, every Protection Plan precaution is taken to ensure each Our standard plan covers common participant has a safe and enjoyable 24/7 on-tour support mishaps like misplaced tickets or travel experience. passport, lost luggage, sickness, or injury during the tour. And, if you have to Exclusive online Tour Diaries cancel your tour due to a covered reason, for daily updates you will receive a full refund.

›› Travel Protection Industry-leading liability policy Industry leadership Plan PLUS for comprehensive coverage Explorica is a founding member of the SIV LU E Explorica’s exclusive, upgraded C X Student Youth Travel Association (SYTA) E plan adds coverage to the and is a long-standing, active member of standard plan, providing the the National Tour Association (NTA), the ability to cancel your tour for any reason European Tour Operators Association (up to 30 days before departure) and “I am extremely pleased with Explorica’s response to the (ETOA), the International Airlines Travel receive a cash refund. This is the only chaos created by the pandemic. It is reassuring that your Agent Network (IATAN), and other “cancel for any reason” policy in the company is obviously intent on protecting all of their clients trusted industry associations. industry. as well as taking into consideration the odd situation trip leaders are in at this point. I feel that the options provided are fair and well-thought out. The solutions Explorica Learn more about has offered are much appreciated and provide added our new WorldClass confidence about my initial decision to plan my current trip Flexibility Guarantee with your company.” explorica.com/travel-with-confidence –V. Kessler, impacted by Covid 2020 and postponed to 2021

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“AMAZING! We can’t say enough about how Flexible for more fun wonderful this tour was. There were so many elements and thoughtful touches. We left Explorica’s commitment to flexibility ensures you’re in control. From feeling like the tour was designed for us, with making small changes to designing an itinerary from scratch, you a personalized touch.” have the power to edit your tour with the click of a button. –Angela, high school coach, Italian Highlights 2019

Upgrade hotels See pricing instantly: Want more amenities or a location closer Hotel:  Standard  Standard Central  Upgrade to popular attractions? Explorica allows you to upgrade your hotel for a night or your + Add stay ahead day entire trip. Day 4 - May 07, 2022 - Royal London

Dinner:  Standard  Upgrade  Remove Add extra days Drag and drop activities from the list to modify your Want more time in your favorite city? Voilá! schedule: Choose how long you’d like to stay and Visit Tower of London  $$ | 30% what you’d like to do. Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe   Upgrade or remove meals You can opt for a special dining experience London Eye Millennium Wheel  $$ | 10%

or remove a meal for more freedom of Your free time = 55% Your activity time = 45% choice. + Add Paris extension Add or remove activities Decide where to go and what to see— Buckingham Palace Visit  $ | 20% you’re able to change individual activities Thames River Cruise  $$ | 20% or create an entirely custom tour. Globe Theatre Performance  $$ | 5% Enjoy a local snack  $ | 5%

Add an extension Victoria and Albert Museum  N/A | 25% See even more by adding one of our National Gallery Visit  N/A | 25% pre-planned itineraries or making Wimbledon Guided Tour  $$ | 30% your own.

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10 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com explorica.com • 1.888.310.7120 11 THE PLACES YOU’LL GO Latin America & The Caribbean p.78 NEW TOURS explorica.com/latinamerica explorica.com/new Costa Rica...... 80 Colombia Highlights...... explorica.com/CLB Costa Rican Adventure...... 82 Nashville...... NAS Costa Rica: Coast to Coast...... 83 Insider’s Costa Rica ...... ICO Mexico City & the Yucatán ...... 84 Insider’s Ecuador...... IEC Yucatán Adventure...... 85 Insider’s Peru...... IPR Peru: Incan Adventure...... 86 Galápagos Island Adventure...... 87 Ecuador: Andes & Amazon Adventure...... 87 El Salvador...... explorica.com/SAL Puerto Rico...... 88 Thailand...... THV Dominican Republic Highlights...... 89 Tanzania ...... TNZ Belize...... 89 Costa Rica...... CCT Havana Highlights ...... explorica.com/HAV Costa Rica in Depth...... CVD Northern Costa Rica ...... CRH Cuzco & Machu Picchu...... MPC Peru...... PRU Bolivia & Peru...... BAP Panama...... PMA North America p.100 Cuban Highlights ...... CHL explorica.com/northamerica The Yucatán & Mayan Riviera...... MEX NYC: Landmarks of Manhattan...... 102 Nicaragua...... NIC The world Washington, D.C...... 103 Nicaragua & Costa Rica...... NCR Costa Rica Highlights...... CTH Boston, NYC, Philly & Washington, D.C...... 104 Guatemala in Depth...... GID Québec & Montréal ...... 105 of Explorica Guatemala Highlights...... GUH New Orleans ...... 106 Galapagos Island Highlights...... GAH Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion National Parks. . .107 Barcelona, France & Italy...... 75 Argentina ...... ARG Boston...... explorica.com/BTN London, Paris & Central Europe...... 76 Buenos Aires & Iguazú...... BAI European Highlights...... 77 Boston: Colonial History...... BCH Brazil & Argentina...... BAA The Art of France & Spain. . . .explorica.com/ARS Boston & New York...... BNY London Essentials...... LON Brazil ...... BZL p.14 Paris, the Basque Country & Barcelona...... 73 New York City Essentials...... NYE Spain & Portugal Italy, Turkey Scotland & England...... EAS Chile...... CLE explorica.com/spain-portugal Insider’s New York City ...... NYI & Greece p.34 London, the Countryside & Edinburgh...... POT Amsterdam, Brussels & Paris...... 72 The Galápagos & Machu Picchu...... GMP Madrid & Andalusia...... 16 explorica.com/italy-greece London, York & Edinburgh ...... LTE Paris, Venice, Florence & Rome...... 68 Costa Rica: San José & Coastal Puntarenas. . .COP Isle of Manhattan...... NYS Madrid & Barcelona...... 18 Insider’s London...... ILD Italy & Spain...... IAS Spanish Studies in Mexico...... YOC New York City Arts ...... NYA Italian Highlights...... 36 Barcelona, Madrid & Andalusia...... 19 Dublin & the United Kingdom...... DUK Côte d’Azur, Florence & Rome...... CFR Washington, D.C. & New York City...... WNY Best of Italy...... 38 Spanish Highlights ...... 20 London & France...... LAF Washington, D.C. & Colonial Virginia ...... WAV Rome, Florence & Venice ...... 39 Insider’s Spain...... 21 Paris, the South of France & Italy ...... PSI Rome, Venice & Tuscany...... 39 p.56 p.90 Gettysburg & Washington, D.C...... GTW Madrid & Southern Spain...... 21 Central Europe Paris, Biarritz & Barcelona ...... PBB Go Farther Rome & Florence...... 40 explorica.com/centraleurope explorica.com/gofarther D.C., Philadelphia & New York City...... NPW Northern Spain...... 22 France & Germany...... FRG Insider’s Italy ...... 41 Philadelphia...... PHL Spain & Morocco...... 23 Germany, Switzerland & Austria...... 58 Paris, Milan & Rome...... PMR Beijing, Xi’an & Shanghai...... 91 Rome & Greece...... 42 Québec: Carnival...... QCC Madrid & the Costa del Sol. . . explorica.com/MCS Central European Cities...... 60 Paris, Switzerland & Italy...... PSY Japan Highlights...... 92 Florence, Rome & Athens Express ...... 43 Montréal...... MON Spain & Portugal...... SAP Germany, Switzerland & Italy...... 61 Prague, Vienna & Venice...... PVV Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand...... 93 Italy & Greece...... 44 Portugal & Spain...... PAS Budapest, Vienna, Prague & Munich...... 61 Italy, Austria & Germany...... GAI Australia & New Zealand ...... 94 Alaska ...... ALK Best of Greece...... 45 Lisbon & Porto...... POR Germany: West & East. . . . . explorica.com/GWE Switzerland & Italy ...... SAI Best of South Africa...... 95 Hawaii...... HWI Croatia, Ljubljana & Venice...... 46 Best of Spain...... BOS Berlin, Prague & Munich...... BPM London, France & Italy...... LFI Vietnam...... explorica.com/VIE Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion ...... GBZ Athens & the Aegean...... 47 Lisbon & Spain...... LAS Central European History...... CEH London, France & Spain ...... LFS Bangkok & Northern Thailand...... THA Civil Rights in the South ...... CVR Turkey & Greece ...... explorica.com/TRG Spanish Studies in Spain...... SOC Munich Essentials...... MUC STEM: London & Paris...... MAT Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi...... DUB Florida...... FLS Rome, Città Eterna...... RCE London, Paris & Barcelona...... LPS Barcelona...... BCN Switzerland, Bavaria & Austria...... SBA Delhi, Jaipur & Agra...... IND San Antonio...... SAT Athens, Florence & Rome...... AFR Madrid...... MAD Bavaria In Depth...... BID London, Paris & the Central Europe...... LCE Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka...... TKO Athens, Turkey & the Aegean...... AIA Atlanta...... ATL Madrid, Mallorca & Barcelona...... MMB Northern Germany...... NGM London, Paris & the Côte d’Azur ...... LPC Japan in depth...... JID Italy & Greece in Depth...... IGD Los Angeles...... LAN Northern Spain Highlights...... NSH Swiss Highlights ...... SWH London, Paris, Switzerland & Italy...... LPI Best of China...... BOC Italy, Meteora & Athens...... IMA Los Angeles & San Francisco...... LSF Germany: WWII History...... GEH London, Paris, Italy & Greece...... LPG Australia & New Zealand Highlights...... ANH Rome & the South of Italy...... RST London, Paris & Rome...... LPY San Francisco & Los Angeles...... SFL p.24 Australia ...... AUS France Northern Italy...... NIT Dublin, London & Paris...... DLP Hawaii, Australia & New Zealand ...... HAN Sacramento...... SCR explorica.com/france Taste of Italy ...... TOI European London, Paris & Madrid...... PLM New Zealand & Australia in Depth...... NAD San Francisco...... SFO Paris & the Loire Valley...... 26 Rome, Sicily & Greece...... RSG Combinations p.62 London, Paris & Berlin...... LPN Iceland...... ICE Western Canada...... WCA Paris, City of Light...... 28 Turkey ...... TRK explorica.com/eurocombos London & Amsterdam...... LAM Jordan...... JOR Canadian Maritimes...... CAM Insider’s Paris...... 29 Rome & Sicily...... RTS Madrid, Paris & Rome...... MPR Israel Highlights...... ISR London & Paris...... 64 Language Immersion: Paris...... 29 Madrid, Barcelona & Rome ...... MBR Moroccan Highlights...... MOR All tour prices in this catalog are per person and vary France & Italy...... 66 Paris, Brittany & Normandy...... 30 p.48 Madrid & Paris...... MAP Best of Egypt...... EGY by product, departure date, mode of transportation, Paris, Provence & the Côte d’Azur...... 31 Britain & Ireland Paris & Rome Express ...... 67 Germany, France & Spain...... GFS Beijing...... BEI departure airport and selected tour options. Additional explorica.com/uk-ireland baggage surcharges are not included. Prices at time of French Highlights...... 32 France, Switzerland, Austria & Germany. . . . . 67 Amsterdam & Paris...... AAP Beijing, Hangzhou & Shanghai ...... BHS Ireland, Wales & England...... 50 London, Paris & Italy...... 68 printing are subject to change. You can always see the Paris & the South of France...... 33 Benelux, Paris & London...... BPL Seoul, Busan & Gyeongju...... KRA most up-to-date price right on our website. French Studies in France...... explorica.com/FOC London Theater...... 52 The Art of France & Italy ...... 69 STEM: Greece & Italy...... MGI New York City & London Theater...... 53 Paris & Barcelona...... 70 Paris & the Côte d’Azur ...... PCA STEM: Germany & France ...... GAF p.96 Best of Ireland...... 54 London, Paris & Barcelona...... 71 Moscow & St. Petersburg...... RSS Make a Difference Best of France...... BOF explorica.com/difference Paris Essentials...... PAR Scotland & Ireland ...... 54 Paris, Côte d’Azur & Barcelona...... 72 Best of Europe...... BOE Taste of France...... FCT Ireland, Scotland & England...... 55 Paris, the Basque Country & Barcelona...... 73 Oslo, Copenhagen & Stockholm...... OCS Costa Rica Sun & Service ...... 98 New York City & Paris...... NYP London Soccer Experience. . . .explorica.com/LSE Spain & Paris ...... 73 Cinque Terre, Cote d’Azur & Barcelona . . . . .CCB Dominican Republic...... 98 Scotland...... SCO Italy, France & Spain...... 74 WWII US History: London, Ecuador...... 99 Best of the British Isles ...... BBI Spain, Italy & Greece ...... 75 Normandy & Germany...... WWU Mexico...... 99 12 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com explorica.com • 1.888.310.7120 13 Madrid & Andalusia...... 16 Madrid & Barcelona...... 18 Spain & Portugal Tour the capital of Spanish language Barcelona, Madrid & Andalusia...... 19 Spanish Highlights...... 20 and culture: visit the Royal Palace, see the famous Spanish masterpieces at Insider’s Spain...... 21 Madrid & Southern Spain...... 21 the Prado and try fresh, authentic tapas. Experience sun-drenched Andalusian Northern Spain...... 22 culture in Seville and Granada, view the 16th-century Belém Tower on a walk Spain & Morocco...... 23

through hilly, scenic Lisbon and watch your students blossom as they converse Explorica pro tip with locals in their native language. “Exploring Spain and Portugal is must-do. The two countries are right next to each other, yet visiting each is a vastly different experience. The Portuguese really welcome you and go out of their way to make sure you’re having fun (and your bellies are full!), and then you visit Spain where the cities are booming with art and music. It’s hard to not fall in love with the energy of everyone around you.”

–Maria Morrison, International Program Consultant

Lisbon, Portugal

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Tétouan dinner daily presence Alhambra Palace MOROCCO Granada sits on three gentle hills, Professional tour Professional which are dwarfed on a clear day by the majestic snowcapped director development credits peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Atop one of these hills sits the imposing but delicate Alhambra (all tours on page 12) MORE TOURS LIKE THIS palace. One of the best rewards of climbing up to see it is the view Madrid & the Costa del Sol Madrid, Mallorca & Barcelona 10-12 Days 10-12 Days of the city mixed in with orchards, explorica.com/MCS explorica.com/MMB tobacco fields, and poplar groves. 16 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/spain-portugal Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. Madrid & Barcelona Barcelona, Madrid Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid & Andalusia ››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel Day 1 Start tour ››Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Day 2 Hola Barcelona Plaza de España ››Meet your tour director ››Prado visit ››Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Day 3 Madrid landmarks Columbus Monument ›› ››Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Calle Mayor, Gran Vía, Featured meal: paella dinner Cibeles Fountain, Puerta de Alcalá, Columbus Square, Day 3 Barcelona landmarks Royal Palace visit ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, ››Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Church of Santo Tomé, St. Mary’s Synagogue Day 4 Barcelona to Madrid ›› Flamenco evening ››Zaragoza Cathedral visit Day 4 Madrid Day 5 Madrid landmarks ›› Optional El Escorial & Segovia guided excursion: ››Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus El Escorial visit, Segovia Alcázar visit Square, Royal Palace visit Day 5 Madrid to Barcelona via Zaragoza ››Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, ››Travel to Barcelona via Zaragoza Church of Santo Tomé ››Zaragoza Cathedral visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 6 Barcelona landmarks Day 6 Madrid to Seville ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, ››Mezquita guided visit Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Day 7 Seville landmarks ›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ››Seville guided sightseeing tour: Giralda Tower, Alcázar Columbus Monument visit, Columbus’ gravesite, Seville Cathedral visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner ›› ›› Seville city walk: Barrio de Santa Cruz Las Ramblas treasure hunt ››Flamenco evening Day 7 Gerona & Figueres Day 8 Seville to Costa del Sol ›› Optional Gerona & Figueres guided excursion: Dalí ››Alhambra guided visit Theatre-Museum visit ››Featured meal: paella dinner Day 9 Costa del Sol beach time ››Optional Morocco guided excursion: Ferry to Ceuta, Days 8–10 Extension to Costa Brava Tétouan sightseeing tour, lunch included Fly home or travel to the Costa Brava. Highlights: two days of free time at the beach. Days 10–12 Extension to Portugal Fly home or travel to Portugal. Highlights: Italica visit, Lisbon explorica.com/mab guided sightseeing, Fado evening. 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/bma 1.888.310.7120

(1) SPAIN Zaragoza Girona Zaragoza Segovia PORTUGAL Barcelona(2) Costa Toledo Madrid(2) El Escorial Barcelona(3) Brava(2) Madrid(3) Toledo AVE Lisbon(2) Explorica Exclusive: Córdoba SPAIN Seville(2) Guaranteed Tour Dates Italica Granada Get complete peace of mind that your trip will run on the Costa del Sol(2) (1) Ceuta date you choose. While other companies change your tour Tétouan or date if you don’t recruit enough participants, our exclusive MOROCCO guaranteed departures offer standard itinerary highlights and our signature high-quality meals and hotels—on the tour you want, on the date you choose. Just pick a tour, and we’ll take care of everything else.

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SPAIN (1) SPAIN (1) AVE Barcelona(2) SPAIN AVE Barcelona Salamanca(2) (3 or 4) Toledo Madrid(3) Barcelona(2) Madrid(2 or 3) Madrid(3) Aranjuez Valencia(1) Toledo Córdoba Valencia(2) Córdoba Seville(1) Granada(1) Seville(2) Granada(1) Ferry Costa del Sol(2) Ceuta (1) Tétouan MOROCCO Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 20 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/spain-portugal explorica.com/spain-portugal • 1.888.310.7120 21 Northern Spain Spain & Morocco Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hola Madrid Your partner, from Day 2 Hola Madrid ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor here to there ››Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, ››Prado visit Plaza de España › Day 3 Madrid landmarks What do teachers love most about us? ›Prado visit ››Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus That’s easy—our people. Our program Day 3 Madrid landmarks ›› Square, Royal Palace visit consultants are travel experts, and all are Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus ››Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Square, Royal Palace visit Church of Santo Tomé world travelers themselves. So when you tell ››Optional Toledo guided excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, ›› Flamenco evening them what you want for your students, they Church of Santo Tomé ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 4 Madrid to Burgos know exactly what to do, step by step, to ››Segovia Alcázar visit Day 4 Madrid to Costa del Sol ››Burgos sightseeing tour: Cathedral visit help you get them there. ››Alhambra guided visit Day 5 Burgos to Basque Region Day 5 Gibraltar ››Guggenheim Museum visit ››Gibraltar excursion: Rock of Gibraltar, Moorish Castle, Day 6 San Sebastián Tower of Homage ››San Sebastián sightseeing tour: Palacio de Miramar, Day 6 Costa del Sol to Fes harbor & Old Quarter ››Ferry to Tangiers ››Monte Igueldo Lighthouse visit ››Tangiers guided sightseeing tour Day 7 Basque Region to Barcelona Day 7 Fes landmarks ››Featured meal: tapas dinner ››Fes guided sightseeing tour: Fes el-Jdid Mellah, Royal Day 8 Barcelona landmarks Palace, Fes el Bali Medina, Karaouine Mosque ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Day 8 Fes to Casablanca Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit ››Volubilis Roman Ruins visit ››Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ››Rabat guided sightseeing tour: Mohammed V Mausoleum, Columbus Monument Hassan Tower, Royal Palace ››Featured meal: paella dinner Days 9–11 Extension to Marrakech Days 9–11 Extension to Costa Brava Fly home or travel to Marrakesh. Highlights: Casablanca & Fly home or travel to the Costa Brava. Highlights: 2 days of free Marrakesh guided sightseeing. time at the beach. explorica.com/sam explorica.com/nsp 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120

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Marrakesh(1) MOROCCO Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 22 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/spain-portugal explorica.com/spain-portugal • 1.888.310.7120 23 Paris and the Loire Valley ...... 26 Paris: City of Light...... 28 France Inspire your students with an unforgettable trip to one of the Insider’s Paris...... 29 Language Immersion: Paris...... 29 world’s premier travel destinations. Pose in front of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Paris, Brittany & Normandy...... 30 Paris, Provence & the Côte d’Azur...... 31 Museum. Then, discover the varied French landscape with added journeys to the French Highlights...... 32 country’s different regions—take a walk through the massive Palace of Versailles; Paris & the South of France...... 33

pay tribute at Normandy’s beaches; enjoy crêpes in the South of France. Explorica pro tip “There’s so much to see and do in northern France, but if you have the time, head south. Beyond the glamour of the French Riviera and the vibrant lavender fields of Provence, you’ll find picturesque small villages with Roman roads passing through, 300+ days of sunshine, and friendly, welcoming locals who speak with a unique twang.”

–Sabrina Enriquez, Director of Loyalty Programs

Carcassonne, France

24 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/france explorica.com/france • 1.888.310.7120 25 Paris & the Loire Valley “Everything with Explorica was terrific on our trip to France: the itinerary, the tour guide, the Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris office staff, the taking-care-of-every-detail, the ››Meet your tour director website, the responsiveness, choice of hotels ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit, Louvre visit for tour groups...I will always use Explorica!” ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks –Todd., French teacher, 2019 ››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 Discover the of ››Rouen sightseeing: Cathedral visit, Old Clock Latin Quarter ››Seine River cruise Paris, known for its bustling student Days 9–11 Extension to Lucerne life, hip bistros, and winding cobble- Fly home or travel to Lucerne. Highlights: Bern & Lucerne tour director-led sightseeing, Mt. Pilatus excusion, traditional Swiss stone streets. dinner with fondue. explorica.com/plv 1.888.310.7120 TOUR INCLUDES Round-trip Entrances to select airfare attractions

Ground Guided sightseeing (1) transportation and city walks Normandy(1) St. Malo(1) Paris(3) Rouen Hotel 24-hour TGV ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT Versailles Zurich Chartres accommodations emergency support Le Mans Loire Valley(2) Bern Lucerne(2) Breakfast and Worldwide Versailles SWITZ. The ultimate palace, Versailles dinner daily presence FRANCE was built by Louis XIII and housed the royal family and its groveling Professional tour Professional court from 1682, when Louis XIV director development credits the Sun King moved in, to the French Revolution. Everything in Versailles is worth a look, from MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) the 250-foot-long Hall of Mirrors, with themed salons (war and Best of France Taste of France peace) on either side, to Marie 15-17 Days 9-11 Days explorica.com/BOF explorica.com/FCT Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. Antoinette’s faux country hamlet. 26 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/france 28 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/pcl Big Ben,BuckinghamPalace, classicfish&chipsdinner. Fly homeortravel toLondon.Highlights:NationalGalleryvisit, Days 8–10 ExtensiontoLondon aris Day 7 aris Day 6 Day 5 oyal Paris Day 4 aris landmarks Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Paris, CityofLight

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› › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › › Featured meal:couscousdinner Seine Rivercruise Canal St.Martinsightseeing Père LachaiseCemeteryvisit P Featured meal:steakfritesdinner Picnic lunchintheJardin duLuxembourg Guided neighborhoodfoodietour P Featured meal:tarteflambéedinner Optional DeauvilleandHonfleurfull-dayexcursion Deauville &Honfleur Louvre visit Featured meal:lunchinMontmartre Learn toplaypétanquewiththelocals Montmartre sightseeing P Featured meal:boeufbourguignondinner Hall ofMirrors, Gardens Optional Versailles guidedexcursion: StateApartments, Vendôme, Opera House Militaire, LesInvalides,Conciergerie,Tuileries, Place Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, ChampdeMars, École Paris guidedsightseeingtour:Arc deTriomphe, P Featured meal:crêperie dinner Enjoy alocalsnack Marais districtvisit Meet yourtourdirector Bonjour P Start tour Deauville &Hon eur aris ENGLAND (1) Versailles London(2) FRANCE Eurostar Paris(6)

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29 Paris, Brittany Paris, Provence & Normandy & the Côte d’Azur Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris Day 2 Bonjour Paris ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit ››Louvre visit ››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks Day 3 Paris landmarks ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Vendôme, Opera House Opera House ››Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, ››Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens Hall of Mirrors, Gardens › Day 4 Paris to Normandy ›Seine River cruise ››Rouen sightseeing: Cathedral visit, Old Clock Day 4 Paris to Provence › Day 5 Normandy to St. Malo ›Avignon sightseeing: Palais des Papes, Pont d’Avignon ››Arromanches Museum visit Day 5 Provence landmarks ››D-Day beaches ››Provence sightseeing: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes ››Pointe du Hoc visit amphitheater visit Day 6 St. Malo landmarks Day 6 Provence to Côte d’Azur ››St. Malo interactive sightseeing activity: Church ››Calanques cruise of St. Vincent, Tomb of Jacques Cartier ››Nice sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais › ›Mont-St-Michel monastery visit Day 7 Monaco & Èze ›› Featured meal: crêperie dinner ››Monaco & Èze sightseeing: Prince’s Palace, parfumerie Day 7 St. Malo to Paris visit in Èze ››Chartres Cathedral visit Days 8–10 Extension to the Italian Riviera ››Seine River cruise Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa Days 8–10 Extension to Côte d’Azur aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion. Fly home or travel to Nice. Highlights: Monaco & Èze tour director- led sightseeing, Prince’s Palace, parfumerie visit. explorica.com/ppc explorica.com/pbn 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120

(1) Paris(2) (1) Versailles TGV Normandy(1) Paris(3) FRANCE St. Malo(2) Rouen Milan(1) ITALY Versailles Chartres Avignon Le Mans Monaco Genoa Explorica Exclusive: Provence(2) Eze TGV Cinque Guaranteed Tour Dates Côte d’Azur(2) Nice Terre FRANCE Italian Get complete peace of mind that your trip will run on the Riviera(1) Monaco date you choose. While other companies change your Eze tour or date if you don’t recruit enough participants, our Côte d’Azur(2) Nice 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. Just pick a tour, and we’ll take care of everything else.

(1) TGV Paris(2) FRANCE Versailles Biarritz(2) Loire Valley(2) Provence(1) Monaco Eze FRANCE St. Jean Nice Milan(1) de Luz ITALY Upgrade your meals Carcassonne(1) Côte d’Azur(2 or 3) Corsica(2) Provence(1) Monaco Genoa Eze Cinque Terre and hotels Montpellier(1) Italian Although our meals and hotels are already pretty Côte d’Azur(2) Riviera(1) 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. 7). Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 32 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/france explorica.com/france • 1.888.310.7120 33 Italian Highlights...... 36 Best of Italy...... 38 Italy, Turkey & Greece Take a trek back in time to the Rome, Florence & Venice...... 39 Rome, Venice & Tuscany...... 39 beginning of Western civilization with a visit to the beautiful Mediterranean coast. Explore Rome & Florence...... 40 Insider’s Italy ...... 41 ruins dating back to ancient Greece and Rome, see fascinating relics of Christian and Rome & Greece...... 42 Florence, Rome & Athens Express...... 43 Islamic history, and appreciate the rich artistic heritage of Florence, Venice, and Rome, Italy & Greece...... 44 all while enjoying unique regional cuisine at its source. Best of Greece...... 45 Croatia, Ljubljana & Venice...... 46 Athens & the Aegean...... 47

Explorica pro tip “Italy has so many incredible cities to visit that it can be hard to choose just one! I love our Italian Highlights tour for anyone visiting the country for the first time. From taking gondola rides in Venice to touring the Colosseum in Rome, this tour provides students a sampling of the best Italy has to offer. My personal favorite? Grabbing a gelato and strolling the winding streets around the Duomo in Florence.”

–Kelli Smith, Loyalty Coordinator

Dubrovnik, Croatia

34 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/italy-greece explorica.com/italy-greece • 1.888.310.7120 35 Italian Highlights Day 1 Start tour “Our hotels were always good and close to Day 2 Ciao Milan ››Meet your tour director & travel to Venice attractions. Sarah, our tour director, was super ››Check into hotel friendly and at the end of the trip, I felt like I made Day 3 Venice landmarks ››Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper a new friend. I have traveled with Explorica several headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration times, and I won’t dare to go anywhere else.” Day 4 Venice to Florence – Ernest., English teacher, 2019 ››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 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. Founded in 1340, Doge’s Palace was built as the residence for explorica.com/ite the leader of the former 1.888.310.7120 Venetian Republic.

Milan Venice(2) TOUR INCLUDES (1) Verona ITALY Round-trip Entrances to select airfare attractions Pisa Florence(2) Ground Guided sightseeing Assisi transportation and city walks

Rome(2 or 3) Hotel 24-hour accommodations emergency support Pompeii ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT Sorrento(1) Breakfast and Worldwide dinner daily presence Colosseum Ancient Rome lives on in its Professional tour Professional spectacular monuments, flavoring director development credits the frenetic present with tastes of the past. Get the inside scoop on the most spectacular, the MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) Colosseum, a grisly battle arena that seated more than 45,000 Northern Italy Language Immersion: Rome with an enormous retractable 9-11 Days 9-11 Days roof awning system that kept explorica.com/ explorica.com/ NIT LIR spectators cool on sunny days. 36 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/italy-greece Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. Best of Italy Rome, Florence Rome, Venice Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Florence & Venice & Tuscany ››Meet your tour director, travel to Florence & check into hotel Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner Day 2 Ciao Rome Day 2 Ciao Rome › › Day 3 Florence landmarks ›Meet your tour director ›Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› ›› ››Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona Piazza Navona headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa ›› di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather Day 3 Rome landmarks Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Day 3 Rome landmarks House Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, ››Ancient Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with ››Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit Whisper headsets: Colosseum visit, Forum Romanum visit, Leaning Tower ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner Piazza Venezia Day 4 Florence to Venice Day 4 Rome to Florence Day 4 Rome to Venice ››Travel to Venice via Verona ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ››Vatican City guided walking sightseeing tour with ››Verona tour director-led sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner Whisper headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel balcony, Verona Arena Day 5 Florence landmarks visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit ›› Day 5 Venice landmarks ››Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza Travel to Venice on the Frecciarossa (Italy’s fastest train) ››Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Day 5 Venice landmarks headsets: St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace visit Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s ››Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper Day 6 Venice to Assisi Bell Tower, Dante’s House headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s ›› ››Travel to Assisi Optional Pisa guided excursion: Baptistery visit, Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit Leaning Tower Day 6 Venice to Florence › Day 7 Assisi to Rome Day 6 Florence to Venice ›Travel to Florence on the Frecciarossa (Italy’s fastest train) ›› ›› ››Travel to Rome Transfer to Venice Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper ››Orvieto visit Day 7 Venice landmarks headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa ››Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, ››Venice guided sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather Piazza Navona St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit, glass-blowing workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House Day 8 Rome landmarks demonstration ›› Day 8 Venice to Milan Day 7 Tuscany highlights Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine ›› Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, ››Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena Volterra & San Gimignano excursion Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit ››Milan sightseeing: La Scala, Duomo, fashion walk Day 8 Florence to Rome via Siena ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner ››Travel to Rome via Siena Days 9–11 Extension to the Italian Riviera ››Siena guided excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Days 9–11 Extension to Sorrento Fly home or travel to the Italian Riviera. Highlights: Genoa Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St. Catherine, Fortezza Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: cameo workshop, aquarium visit, Cinque Terre guided excursion. Medicea Pompeii guided excursion, Capri & Blue Grotto excursion. explorica.com/rfv Day 9 End tour explorica.com/boi 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/rvt 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120

Verona Venice(2) ITALY Venice(2)

ITALY Milan(1 or 2) Verona Venice(2) ITALY Train

Train Genoa Florence(2) Florence(2) San Gimignano Cinque Terre Volterra Assisi(1) Florence(2) Siena Orvieto Pisa Customize your tour Italian Riviera(1) Assisi Rome(2 or 3) Rome(3) Create your own tour by adding any of the (1) Pompeii following activities in Florence: (1) (1) Rome(2) ›› Boboli Gardens visit Sorrento(1) ›› Local cafe stop ›› Uffizi Gallery guided tour ›› Cooking class ›› Charcoal drawing class ›› Watch a pizzaiolo make pizza

Milan ITALY (1) Milan

(1) ITALY Pisa Florence(3)

Assisi Florence(3)

Cortona Rome(3 or 4)

Pompeii Rome(3) Sorrento(1) 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

(1) (1) ITALY Milan

Florence(2) Pompeii Rome(2) Bari GREECE ITALY Rome(2) Sorrento(1) Athens(2 or 3) Delphi GREECE Ferry(1) Patras Customize your tour Delphi Olympia Tolo(1) Create your own tour by adding any of the Athens(3 or 4) Cruise(3) following activities in Athens: Cruise(3) Greek Islands ›› Acropolis Museum guided tour Greek Islands ›› Lycabettus Hill Funicular ›› Outdoor movie ›› Monastiraki bazaar ›› Ancient Agora 3D show and interactive exhibition visit ›› Plaka treasure hunt

Day 1 Start tour Toward the end of the trip, when we were Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Ciao Milan driven to Sounion and viewed Poseidon’s Day 2 Yassou Athens ››Meet your tour director Temple, a couple of students and I were ››Meet your tour director ›› ›› Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner talking, and they shared that they had Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Day 3 Florence to Rome never really connected Greece with the Hadrian’s Arch ››Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza Greek mythology until this trip.” Day 3 Athens landmarks della Signoria, Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, ››Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis Duomo visit, leather workshop, Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s visit, Temple of Athena Nike, Omonoia Square, Syntagma Bell Tower, Dante’s House – Marijane D., Best of Square, 2004 Olympic site Day 4 Rome landmarks Greece, 2019 Day 4 Athens to Delphi ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & ››Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum of Apollo visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit Day 5 Delphi to Tolo ›› Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, ››Travel to Tolo via Olympia Piazza Navona ››Ancient Olympia guided visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner Day 6 Tolo to Athens Day 5 Rome to Sorrento ›› ›› Travel to Athens Capri & Blue Grotto excursion ››Mycenae & Epidaurus guided excursion Day 6 Sorrento to Patras ››Corinth Canal ››Pompeii guided visit ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Overnight ferry to Patras ››Plaka treasure hunt Day 7 Patras to Delphi Day 7 Saronic Gulf cruise › Day 8 Delphi to Athens ›Saronic Gulf cruise excursion: Ports of call include Hydra ››Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple & Spetses of Apollo Day 8 Cape Sounion ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Cape Sounion guided excursion ››Plaka treasure hunt ››Temple of Poseidon Day 9 Athens landmarks Days 9–12 Aegean cruise extension › ›Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis Fly home on day 9, or take a 3-day Aegean cruise, starting day visit, Temple of Athena Nike › 8. Ports of call: Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), ›Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Santorini. Then come back to mainland Greece on day 11 for Hadrian’s Arch a Cape Sounion guided excursion. Days 10–14 Aegean cruise extension Fly home or take a 4-day Aegean cruise. Ports of call: Mykonos, explorica.com/bog Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion (Crete), Santorini. 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/iag 1.888.310.7120

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Milan Athens(5) ITALY Florence(1) Delphi(1) Mykonos Olympia Tolo(1) Patmos Rome(2) Pompeii GREECE Santorini Brindisi Cruise(3) Sorrento(1) Athens(2) Saronic Gulf Delphi(1) Ferry(1) Patras Cruise(4)

Greek Islands Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 44 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/italy-greece explorica.com/italy-greece • 1.888.310.7120 45 Croatia, Ljubljana Athens & the Aegean Day 1 Start tour & Venice Day 2 Yassou Athens ››Meet your tour director Day 1 Start tour ››Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Day 2 Zdravo Dubrovnik Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch ›› Meet your tour director Day 3 Athens landmarks Day 3 Dubrovnik landmarks ››Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis ››Dubrovnik guided sightseeing tour: Onofrio’s Fountain, visit, Temple of Athena Nike medieval city walls, Rector’s Palace, Old Pharmacy visit Day 4 Delphi landmarks Day 4 Dubrovnik to Split ››Delphi guided sightseeing tour: Delphi site visit, Temple ››Travel to Split of Apollo ›› Split guided sightseeing tour: Diocletian’s Palace visit, Day 5 Aegean cruise (departs Mondays only) Peristil Square, St. Duje’s Cathedral ››Depart Athens on four-day Aegean cruise Day 5 Split to Plitvice ››3 shore excursions of your choice included ››Travel to Plitvice via Zadar ››Mykonos visit ››Zadar old town visit ››Cruise overnight to Samos ›› Sea Organ Day 6 Samos to Rhodes Day 6 Plitvice to Ljubljana ››Samos visit ››Plitvice National Park visit ››Patmos visit ››Travel to Ljubljana ››Cruise overnight to Rhodes Day 7 Ljubljana landmarks Day 7 Rhodes to Crete ››Ljubljana guided sightseeing tour: Old town, Triple Bridge, ››Rhodes visit Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana Castle visit, Republic Square ››Cruise overnight to Crete Day 8 Ljubljana to Venice via Trieste Day 8 Crete to Athens ››Travel to Venice via Trieste ››Crete visit Day 9 Venice landmarks ››Santorini visit ›› ››Venice guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper Cruise overnight to Athens headsets: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Day 9 Cape Sounion Palace visit, glass-blowing demonstration ››Arrive in Athens ››Cape Sounion guided excursion: Temple of Poseidon Days 10–12 Extension to Rome Fly home or travel to Rome. Highlights: Pantheon, Vatican visit, Days 10–12 Extension to London Colosseum & Forum Romanum visit. Fly home or travel to London. Highlights: National Gallery visit, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, classic fish & chips dinner. explorica.com/cro 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/ata 1.888.310.7120 .

SLOVENIA Ljubljana(2) Trieste ENGLAND Venice(2) London(2) ITALY Plitvice(1) CROATIA Zadar (1) GREECE Split(1) Dubrovnik(2) Athens(4) Delphi Mykonos Rome(2) Cape Sounion Patmos Santorini (1) Rhodes Create your own Heraklion Cruise(4) 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. , Slovenia Ljubljana 46 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/italy-greece explorica.com/italy-greece • 1.888.310.7120 47 Ireland, Wales & England ...... 50 Britain & Ireland From the land that brought you tea and London Theater...... 52 New York City & London Theater ...... 53 crumpets, Arthurian legends, and the royal family, comes a group of tours that take Best of Ireland...... 54 Scotland & Ireland ...... 54 you on a journey through Britain and Ireland’s rich histories. Explore the magnificent Ireland, Scotland & England...... 55 sites and immerse yourself in all things British and Irish with excursions to the region’s biggest castles, its most prominent ruins, and its extensive museums. Explorica pro tip “I love our Ireland, Scotland, and England tour because it provides great value. In 11 days you are able to cover a lot of ground in the British Isles, and it’s the perfect mix of big cities and beautiful countryside—you’ll see Big Ben, the beautiful Lake District on your way to Edinburgh, and have a chance to kiss the Blarney stone!”

–Sarah Kanellis, Senior International Program Consultant – Account Manager

Snowdonia National Park, Wales

explorica.com/uk-ireland • 1.888.310.7120 49 Ireland, Wales & England “Our trip was well organized and our tour guide was great. He was willing to be flexible and tailor Day 1 Start tour the experience to our particular group. My students Day 2 Hello Shannon ››Meet your tour director will remember this for a lifetime!” Day 3 Ring of Kerry ››Ring of Kerry excursion –Cheryl., history teacher, 2018 ››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 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. explorica.com/iwe Visit a bog village and step back in 1.888.310.7120 time to see how workers cultivated peat for fuel at the foot of Ireland’s highest mountain range, the Mcgillycuddy Reeks.

TOUR INCLUDES ENGLAND IRELAND Round-trip Entrances to select Dublin(2) Holyhead (1) Shannon airfare attractions Stratford Killarney(2) North Wales(1) R Ground Guided sightseeing in WALES Oxford g Blarney of K Stonehenge transportation and city walks er ry Bath London (2 or 3) Hotel 24-hour accommodations emergency support ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT Breakfast and Worldwide dinner daily presence Buckingham Palace Originally built in 1703 as a Professional tour Professional townhouse for the Duke of director development credits Buckingham, this regal estate is now the London residence and administrative seat of the British MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) monarchy. The palace features more than 775 intricate rooms, Best of the British Isles London, Dublin & Edinburgh including 78 bathrooms, a post 15-17 Days 8-11 Days office, a movie theater, and a explorica.com/BBI explorica.com/LDE jeweler’s workshop. 50 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/uk-ireland Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. London Theater New York City Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello London & London Theater ››Meet your tour director ››London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Day 1 Hello New York City ››Meet your tour director Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester ›› Square, Soho Midtown city walk: Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s ››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Cathedral, Trump Tower, Times Square, Grand Central ››Empire State Building & Observatory visit Day 3 London landmarks ››London & Windsor guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Day 2 New York City landmarks ››Ferry boat to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster ›› Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Lower Manhattan guided sightseeing tour: Trinity Church, Wall Street, 9/11 Memorial visit Windsor Castle visit ›› ››Covent Garden treasure hunt Neighborhoods city walk: Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, SoHo Day 4 Royal London ››Optional Broadway show ››Tower of London visit ››Optional Thames River cruise & London Eye excursion Day 3 New York City ›› ››Broadway workshop West End theater performance ›› ››Featured meal: traditional curry dinner Radio City Music Hall guided visit ››MoMA visit Day 5 London ››Broadway show ››Optional Stonehenge & Bath guided excursion: Stonehenge visit, Pulteney Bridge, Roman Baths visit Day 4 New York City to London ››Central Park city walk: Cherry Hill, Strawberry Fields, Day 6 London art & theater ›› Belvedere Castle, Delacorte Theater British Museum visit ››Overnight flight to London ››Globe Theatre interactive workshop ››West End theater performance Day 5 Hello London ››London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Day 7 London ›› Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Soho Optional Oxford & Stratford guided excursion: Anne ››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Hathaway’s Cottage visit, Shakespeare’s birthplace visit ››Featured meal: Hard Rock Café dinner Day 6 London landmarks ››London sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Days 8–10 Extension to Paris Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral Fly home or travel to Paris. Highlights: Eurostar Chunnel crossing, ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre visit, Seine River cruise. Day 7 London art & theater ››British Museum visit explorica.com/lth ››Globe Theatre interactive workshop 1.888.310.7120 ››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 ENGLAND River cruise. Stratford explorica.com/nyl (1) Oxford 1.888.310.7120 Bath London(6) Stonehenge Eurostar NEW YORK New York City(3) Paris(2) ENGLAND FRANCE Customize your tour (1) Create your own tour by adding any of the London(4) following activities in Dublin: ›› Irish dance lesson Eurostar ›› James Joyce Centre visit Paris(2) ›› Gaelic pottery class ›› Guinness Storehouse visit FRANCE ›› Dublin Writers Museum visit ›› Play traditional Gaelic games

Call us at 1.888.310.7120 to get a price quote for your tour. Edinburgh, Scotland 54 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/uk-ireland explorica.com/uk-ireland • 1.888.310.7120 55 Germany, Switzerland & Austria...... 58 Central European Cities ...... 60 Central Europe Head to a region defined by two world wars, the Germany, Switzerland & Italy...... 61 birth of classical music, the seat of Protestantism, and the cold war that split Germany Budapest, Vienna, Prague & Munich...... 61

down the center . Also home to some of the most beautiful castles and mountains in the Explorica pro tip world, the countries of Central Europe will keep your students always looking up and “Central Europe is a fantastic choice for pondering the past . WWII buffs, architecture enthusiasts, and any traveler who wants to explore cities slightly off the beaten path . You will avoid the crowds of a Paris or Rome, and be absolutely awed by the powerful historical sites and diversity of cultures, landscapes, and languages ”.

–Kelsey Cook, Senior International Program Consultant

Mt Pilatus, Lucerne, Switzerland

56 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/centraleurope explorica.com/centraleurope • 1.888.310.7120 57 Germany, Switzerland & Austria “From our initial conversations until returning home, Explorica staff members were an absolute Day 1 Start tour pleasure to work with. Our tour to Germany was Day 2 Guten Tag Frankfurt ››Meet your tour director fantastic and my students returned with memories ››Rothenburg sightseeing tour: Marktplatz, Rathaus Day 3 Rothenburg to Munich they will treasure for years to come. We’ve already ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit started planning our next tour with Explorica!” Day 4 Munich landmarks ››Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, –Diane, geography teacher, 2019 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. Full of medieval cobbled lanes and explorica.com/gsa half-timbered houses, Rothenburg 1.888.310.7120 was the inspiration for the village in the animated musical Pinocchio.

(1) TOUR INCLUDES Cologne GERMANY Round-trip Entrances to select Frankfurt Rhineland(2) airfare attractions Rothenburg(1) Heidelberg(1) Ground Guided sightseeing Dachau Munich(2) AUSTRIA transportation and city walks Vaduz Neuschwanstein Lucerne(2) Hotel 24-hour LIECH. Innsbruck(1) SWITZ. accommodations emergency support

Breakfast and Worldwide dinner daily presence ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT

Professional tour Professional Neuschwanstein director development credits This elaborate castle was built atop a rock ledge over the Pöllat Gorge in the Bavarian Alps by MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) order of Bavaria’s King Ludwig II, referred to as “Mad Ludwig,” Bavaria in Depth Switzerland, Bavaria & Austria whose favorite pastime was 8-10 Days 9-11 Days midnight sleigh rides through the explorica com/. BID explorica com/. SBA countryside. 58 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/centraleurope Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. Central Germany, Budapest, Vienna, European Cities Switzerland & Italy Prague & Munich Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Guten Tag Berlin Day 2 Guten Tag Frankfurt Day 2 Helló Budapest ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Berlin city walk: Alexanderplatz, Nikolai Quarter ››Rothenburg sightseeing tour: Marktplatz ››Budapest city walk Day 3 Berlin landmarks Day 3 Rothenburg to Munich Day 3 Budapest landmarks ››Berlin guided sightseeing tour: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin ››Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Budapest guided sightseeing tour: Royal Palace, Matthias Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag Day 4 Munich landmarks Church visit, Fisherman’s Bastion ››Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit ›› ››Optional Danube River cruise ›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Optional Potsdam guided excursion: Cecilienhof Palace Nymphenburg Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Day 4 Budapest to Vienna visit, Sanssouci Palace visit Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Vienna city walk ››Alexanderplatz treasure hunt › ›Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit Day 5 Vienna landmarks Day 4 Berlin to Prague ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner ›› ›› Vienna guided sightseeing tour: Schönbrunn Palace Zwinger Museum visit Day 5 Munich to Venice visit, Parliament, Ringstraße, Hofburg, Opera House, St. Day 5 Prague landmarks Day 6 Venice landmarks Stephen’s Cathedral visit ›› ›› Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradˆcany (Prague ››Venice guided sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, Optional Mozart concert Castle), St. Vitus Cathedral visit Day 6 Vienna to Prague ›› Basilica, Doge’s Palace visit Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town ››Cesky Krumlov city walk Square, Jewish Quarter Day 7 Venice to Lucerne ››Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena Day 7 Prague landmarks Day 6 Prague to Krakow ››Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradˆcany (Prague Castle), ››Auschwitz Concentration Camp & Memorial visit Day 8 Lucerne landmarks ››Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal (Lion St. Vitus Cathedral visit Day 7 Krakow landmarks ››Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town ›› Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke Krakow guided sightseeing tour: Wawel Hill, Wawel Castle ››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion Square, Jewish Quarter & Cathedral visit, medieval market square, Drapers’ Hall ›› Day 8 Prague to Munich ›› Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Optional Wieliczka Salt Mine excursion ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: traditional Polish dinner Day 9 Lucerne to Heidelberg ››Cuckoo clock demonstration Day 9 Munich landmarks Day 8 Krakow to Budapest ››Heidelberg sightseeing: Heidelberg Castle & wine barrel ››Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg Day 9 Budapest landmarks visit Palace, Alte Pinakothek, Deutsches Museum, BMW ››Budapest guided sightseeing tour: Royal Palace, Matthias Headquarters, 1972 Olympic site, Frauenkirche, Neues Church visit, Fisherman’s Bastion Days 10–12 Paris extension Rathaus, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Optional Danube River cruise Fly home or travel to Paris. Highlights: Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin ››Optional Neuschwanstein Castle visit ››Featured meal: goulash dinner Quarter visit, Louvre visit, Seine River cruise. ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner Days 10–12 Vienna extension Days 10–12 Berlin extension Fly home or travel to Vienna. Highlights: Schönbrunn Palace visit, explorica.com/gsi Fly home or travel to Berlin. Highlights: Berlin Wall, Brandenburg St. Stephen’s Cathedral visit, wienerschnitzel dinner. 1.888.310.7120 Gate, Checkpoint Charlie Museum visit. explorica.com/cec explorica.com/bvm 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120 GERMANY

(1) (1) Frankfurt Berlin(2) Berlin(2) Paris(2) Potsdam POLAND Heidelberg(1) Rothenburg(1 ) Dresden Dachau GERMANY GERMANY Train Munich(2) Customize your tour Prague(2) Neuschwanstein Innsbruck Prague(2) CZECH REPUBLIC Krakow(2) CZECH REPUBLIC Create your own tour by adding any of the Lucerne(2) AUSTRIA FRANCE SWITZ. Cesky Krumlov following activities: Verona Dachau Vienna(2) Vienna(2) Venice(2) Munich(2) HUNGARY Berlin ITALY HUNGARY AUSTRIA ›› Berlin Zoo visit AUSTRIA Budapest(2) ›› Fernsehturm Berlin TV tower visit Budapest(2) ›› See a movie in German (1) Prague ›› See a Mozart concert ›› Communism Museum visit ›› Jewish Quarter guided tour

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60 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/centraleurope explorica.com/centraleurope • 1.888.310.7120 61 London & Paris ...... 64 France & Italy...... 66 European Combinations Enjoy the best of Paris & Rome Express...... 67 France, Switzerland, Austria & Germany...... 67 Europe, your way. Combine a visit to the baths of Budapest with a ride on a glass- London, Paris & Italy...... 68 The Art of France & Italy ...... 69 roofed canal boat in Amsterdam. Start your tour with a visit to the forest where Paris & Barcelona...... 70 London, Paris & Barcelona...... 71 the Battle of the Bulge unfolded, and end with a stroll down Paris’ Champs- Paris, Côte d’Azur & Barcelona ...... 72 Paris, the Basque Country & Barcelona . . . . . 73 Élysées. Watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, and enjoy Spain & Paris...... 73 Italy, France & Spain...... 74 a traditional Swiss fondue dinner. The options are endless. Spain, Italy & Greece ...... 75 Barcelona, France & Italy ...... 75 London, Paris & Central Europe ...... 76 European Highlights ...... 77

Explorica pro tip “When traveling in Europe, why not make the most of it? Visiting multiple cities and countries allows your students to experience different languages, customs, and scenery. Start in a bustling city like London or Paris and show your students an international metropolis, then travel through the Swiss Alps and gaze at the gorgeous green mountains and bright blue waterfalls. The diversity in what you’ll see in a single trip is awe-inspiring.”

–Haley Samiljan, International Program Consultant - Account Manager

Siena, Italy

62 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 63 London & Paris Day 1 Start tour “I have worked with Explorica for over 10 years Day 2 Hello London ››London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National now, and traveled all over the world with my Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Soho students. Their customer service is excellent ››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Day 3 London landmarks and our tour directors have been outstanding, ››London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Tower always making sure that every detail of our trip Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral is managed effectively.” ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion ››Featured meal: traditional curry dinner –Aisha, art teacher, 2019 Day 4 Royal London ››Tower of London visit ››Featured meal: dinner at Hard Rock Café ››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, 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, Champs- Élysées, 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 Fly home or travel to the Netherlands. Highlights: tour director-led sightseeing of Amsterdam, canal cruise, Anne Frank House. Visit Speakers’ Corner on explorica.com/lap the northeast edge of Hyde Park, 1.888.310.7120 where anyone can pull up a soapbox and orate to his or her heart’s content.

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Eurostar Thalys transportation and city walks

Hotel 24-hour ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT Paris(3) accommodations emergency support Versailles FRANCE Breakfast and Worldwide Paris guided sightseeing dinner daily presence Stroll grand boulevards with sweeping views of the city, pristine Professional tour Professional parks with trees planted in perfect rows, and narrow streets crowded director development credits with vendors selling flowers, pastries, and cheese. Spot chic locals strolling the Champs-Élysées, and look up at MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) the iron girders of the Eiffel Tower,

Benelux, Paris & London London & France built for the 1889 World’s Fair to 8-9 Days 10-12 Days commemorate the centenary of the explorica.com/BPL explorica.com/LAF French Revolution. 64 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. France & Italy Paris & Rome France, Switzerland, Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris Express Austria & Germany ››Meet your tour director ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit Day 2 Bonjour Paris Day 2 Bonjour Paris ››Louvre visit ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ››Check into hotel ››Paris city walk: Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter visit › › Day 3 Paris landmarks ›Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, ›Louvre visit ›› Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- ›› Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks ››Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of Day 3 Paris landmarks ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Mirrors, Gardens ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries ››Seine River cruise Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les ››Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Day 4 Paris to Côte d’Azur Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Palais Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ›› ››Travel to Nice on the TGV Garnier Seine River cruise ››Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall Day 5 Monaco, Èze & Nice Day 4 Paris to Lucerne via Bern ›› of Mirrors, Gardens ››Bern sightseeing Monaco & Èze sightseeing tour: Prince’s Palace, ››Featured meal: crêperie dinner parfumerie Day 5 Lucerne landmarks ››Nice sightseeing tour: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais Day 4 The art of Paris ››Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal ››Louvre visit Day 6 Côte d’Azur to Florence via Pisa ›› (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke ›› Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing tour ››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion Leaning Tower of Pisa & Baptistery visit ››Seine River cruise ›› ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Day 5 Paris to Rome Day 7 Florence landmarks Day 6 Lucerne to Innsbruck ››Fly to Rome ›› ››Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria, ›› Innsbruck sightseeing tour: Golden Roof, Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Triumphbogen, 1964 Olympic site Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather Piazza Navona workshop, Gates of Paradise ››Italian pizza dinner Day 7 Innsbruck to Munich ››Optional Siena excursion: Piazza del Campo, ››Neuschwanstein Castle visit Palazzo Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St. Catherine, Day 6 Rome landmarks ››Oberammergau excursion ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Fortezza Medicea Day 8 Munich landmarks Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, ›› Day 8 Florence to Rome Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit Nymphenburg Palace, Deutsches Museum, ›› Day 7 Rome Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, ›› 1972 Olympic site, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus Piazza Navona Optional Tivoli guided excursion: Villa d’Este visit ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner › Day 9 Rome landmarks ›Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Days 8–10 Sorrento extension Days 9–12 Berlin extension Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri & the Blue Grotto, Fly home or continue to Salzburg and Berlin. Forum Romanum visit Pompeii. ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner explorica.com/fsg Days 10–12 Sorrento extension explorica.com/epr 1.888.310.7120 Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii. 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/fai 1.888.310.7120 Berlin(2)

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FRANCE (1) Paris(2) TGV ITALY Dachau Munich(2) Versailles TGV Neuschwanstein FRANCE ITALY Salzburg Lucerne(2) Innsbruck(1) Bern LIECH. Monaco Florence(2) Tivoli SWITZ. Eze Pisa Rome(3 or 4) AUSTRIA Côte d’Azur(2) Nice FRANCE Siena Assisi Customize your tour Pompeii Rome(2 or 3) Create your own tour by adding any of the Sorrento(1) Pompeii following activities: Sorrento(1) 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. 7). Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 66 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 67 London, Paris & Italy Create your own The Art of Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Hello London perfect tour France & Italy › ›London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Want to do more than just upgrade or add Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square Day 1 Start Tour ››Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner onto our published tours? Give us a call Day 2 Bonjour Paris › Day 3 London landmarks to create a full custom tour. Your personal ›Meet your tour director and check into hotel ›› ››Paris city walk: Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, program consultant will guide you every step ›› Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter St. Paul’s Cathedral of the way, creating the perfect tour your Day 3 Paris landmarks ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion way—the opportunities are endless. ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Day 4 London to Paris Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries ›› ››Eurostar Chunnel crossing Louvre guided tour ›› ››Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing Paris city walk: Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter visit ›› ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Seine River cruise ›› Île de la Cité treasure hunt Day 4 Loire Valley › Day 5 Paris landmarks ›Optional: Loire Valley châteaux excursion ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Day 5 Paris to Florence Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries ››Giverny guided excursion (April–October only) ››Optional Versailles guided excursion ››Musée d’Orsay visit › Day 6 Paris to Florence ›Overnight train to Milan ››Louvre visit Day 6 Florence landmarks › Day 7 Florence landmarks ›Travel to Florence from Milan ›› ››Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria, Florence guided sightseeing tour: Palazzo Vecchio, Chiesa Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, Gates of Paradise, Dante’s House workshop, Gates of Paradise ›› ››Featured meal: traditional Italian pizza dinner Accademia visit Day 8 Florence to Rome Day 7 Florence ›› ››Uffizi Gallery guided visit St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› ››Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Optional Pisa guided excursion Piazza Navona Day 8 Florence to Rome › Day 9 Rome landmarks ›St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit ›› ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum Piazza Navona Romanum visit Day 9 Rome landmarks ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner ››Rome guided walking sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum Days 10–12 Sorrento extension visit, Forum Romanum visit Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii. ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner Days 10–12 Sorrento extension explorica.com/lpr Fly home or travel to Sorrento. Highlights: Capri and Pompeii. 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/art 1.888.310.7120 ENGLAND London(2) Giverny (1) Eurostar (1) Paris(3) Paris(2) Versailles Train(1) Train(1) Loire Valley Milan FRANCE Milan ITALY FRANCE ITALY Florence(1) Pisa Assisi Florence(2) Rome(2 or 3) Assisi Pompeii Rome(2 or 3) Sorrento(1) Sorrento(1) Pompeii Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 68 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 69 Paris & Barcelona Professional London, Paris Day 1 Start tour Day 2 Bonjour Paris development & Barcelona ››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel All educators receive free professional Day 1 Start tour ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, development for traveling with Explorica, Day 2 Hello London Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit ››Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter either as a program leader or a chaperone! ››London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery visit, Day 3 Paris landmarks Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square ›› ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Learn more: Featured meal: classic fish & chips dinner Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les explorica.com/academic-credit Day 3 London landmarks Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Palais ››London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Garnier Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, St. Paul’s ››Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall Cathedral of Mirrors, Gardens ››Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion › ›Featured meal: crêperie dinner Day 4 London to Paris Day 4 The art of Paris ››Eurostar Chunnel crossing ››Louvre visit ››Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, ››Montmartre tour director-led sightseeing Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit ››Seine River cruise ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 5 Paris to Barcelona Day 5 Paris landmarks ››Travel to Barcelona on the TGV ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- ››Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Columbus Monument ››Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Mirrors, Gardens › Day 6 Barcelona landmarks ›Seine River cruise ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Day 6 Royal Paris Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit ››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: paella dinner ››Montmartre sightseeing tour: Sacré Coeur, Place du Day 7 Gerona & Figueres Tertre, Moulin Rouge ››Optional Gerona & Figueres excursion: Dalí Theatre- Day 7 Paris to Barcelona Museum visit ››Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument Days 8–10 Costa Dorada extension ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Fly home or travel to Costa Dorada. Highlights: medieval Sitges visit, Costa Dorada beach time, flamenco evening. Day 8 Barcelona landmarks ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit explorica.com/pab ››Featured meal: paella dinner 1.888.310.7120 Days 9–12 Madrid extension Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Zaragoza cathedral visit, Prado visit, flamenco evening. (1) Paris(3) explorica.com/lps 1.888.310.7120 Versailles

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Toledo Madrid(3) Barcelona(2) SPAIN Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 70 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 71 Paris, Côte d’Azur Paris, the Basque Spain & Paris Day 1 Start tour & Barcelona Country & Barcelona Day 2 Hola Madrid ››Meet your tour director Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour ››Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor Day 2 Bonjour Paris Day 2 Bonjour Paris ››Prado visit › › ›Meet your tour director ›Meet your tour director Day 3 Madrid landmarks ›› ›› Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Île St. Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, ››Madrid guided sightseeing tour: Gran Vía, Columbus Louis, Latin Quarter visit Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit Square, Royal Palace visit ››Louvre visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ›› ›› Optional Toledo excursion: Toledo Cathedral visit, Church Dinner in Latin Quarter Day 3 Paris landmarks of Santo Tomé › Day 3 Paris landmarks ›Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Day 4 Madrid ››Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries ›› ›› Optional El Escorial & Segovia excursion: El Escorial visit, Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Optional Versailles guided excursion: State Apartments, Alcázar de Segovia visit Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Garden visit, Place Hall of Mirrors, Gardens ››Flamenco evening Vendôme, Opera House ››Seine River cruise ›› Day 5 Madrid to Barcelona Seine River cruise Day 4 Royal Paris ›› ›› Zaragoza Cathedral visit Day 4 Paris to Côte d’Azur Louvre visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner ››Travel to Nice on the TGV ››Montmartre sightseeing: Sacré Coeur, Place du Tetre, Day 6 Barcelona landmarks Day 5 Monaco, Éze & Nice Moulin Rouge ›› ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, ››Monaco & Éze tour director-led sightseeing: Prince’s Seine River cruise ››Featured meal: Crêperie dinner Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Palace, Parfumerie visit in Éze ››Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ››Nice tour director-led sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Promenade Day 5 Provence to Basque Country ›› Columbus Monument des Anglais Travel to Basque on the TGV ››Featured meal: paella dinner ››Biarritz sightseeing Day 6 Côte d’Azur to Provence Day 7 Barcelona to Paris ›› Travel to Provence Day 6 Basque Country ››Train to Paris ››Provence tour director-led sightseeing: Avignon, Pont du ››San Sebastián guided sightseeing tour ›› ›› Paris city walk: Notre Dame Cathedral, Latin Quarter visit Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit, Les Baux de Provence Bilbao excursion: Guggenheim Museum visit ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter Day 7 Provence to Barcelona Day 7 Basque Country to Barcelona Day 8 Paris landmarks ››Travel to Barcelona via Collioure ››Travel to Barcelona via Pamplona ›› ›› ›› Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Tapas dinner Pamplona sightseeing Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Day 8 Barcelona landmarks Day 8 Basque Country to Barcelona ››Optional Versailles excursion: State Apartments, Hall of ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Gaudí’s Sagrada ››Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, Mirrors, Gardens Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Day 9 The art of Paris ›› ›› Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería visit, Las Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ››Louvre visit Ramblas, Columbus Monument Columbus Monument ›› ›› ›› Seine River cruise Paella dinner Featured meal: tapas dinner ››Montmartre sightseeing Days 9–12 Madrid extension Days 9–11 Madrid extension ››Featured meal: dinner in Montmartre Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights include: Prado visit, Royal Fly home or travel to the Madrid. Highlights: Prado, Royal Palace, Days 10–13 Normandy extension Palace visit, and a Toledo guided excursion. and Flamenco evening Fly home or travel to Normandy. Highlights: Rouen Cathedral visit, D-Day beaches, Arromanches Museum. explorica.com/pcb explorica.com/pbb 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/saf 1.888.310.7120

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FRANCE TGV FRANCE Versailles Upgrade your TGV Provence(1) Monaco FRANCE Èze meals and Train Nice Basque Region(2) Collioure Côte d’Azur(2) Biarritz SPAIN SPAIN hotels Bilbao Pamplona Zaragoza AVE Barcelona(2) Although our meals and hotels are Barcelona(2) Madrid(2) Madrid(2) Zaragoza Toledo already pretty great, you can add a (1) Barcelona(2) course or a star for just a little extra. Madrid(3) SPAIN 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. 7). Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 72 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 73 Italy, France & Spain Customize your tour Spain, Italy & Greece Barcelona, Create your own tour by adding any of the Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Start tour following activities: Day 2 Ciao Rome Day 2 Hola Madrid France & Italy ››Meet your tour director ››Madrid city walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Prado visit › Rome Day 1 Start tour ›Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Day 3 Madrid landmarks Piazza Navona ›› Pompeii & Herculaneum guided excursion ›› Day 2 Hola Barcelona Madrid sightseeing: Gran Vía, Columbus Square, Royal › Day 3 Rome landmarks ›› 3D Rewind: Ancient Rome ›Meet your tour director and check into hotel Palace ›› ››Rome guided sightseeing tour: Vatican Museums & ›› See a movie in Italian ››Optional Toledo excursion: Toledo Cathedral, Church of Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Sistine Chapel visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Santo Tomé, flamenco evening Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument ››Tapas dinner Forum Romanum visit Barcelona Day 4 Madrid to Barcelona ››Featured meal: trattoria dinner ›› Montserrat guided excursion ›› Day 3 Barcelona landmarks Zaragoza Cathedral visit ›› Day 4 Rome to Florence ›› Casa Milà (La Pedrera) visit ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Gaudí’s Sagrada ›› Família, Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Forum Romanum Orvieto visit ›› Las Ramblas treasure hunt Day 5 Barcelona landmarks ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner ›› visit Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, ››Featured meal: Paella dinner Day 5 Florence landmarks Call us at 1.888.310.7120 or customize Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit ›› ›› Day 4 Barcelona to Provence Florence guided sightseeing tour: Piazza della Signoria, Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ›› Chiesa di Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather your tour online (see pg. 7). Columbus Monument Provence tour director-led sightseeing: Avignon, Nîmes workshop, Gates of Paradise ››Featured meal: paella dinner amphitheater visit, Les Baux de Provence › ›Optional Siena excursion: Piazza del Campo, Palazzo Day 6 Barcelona to Rome Day 5 Provence to Côte d’Azur ›› Pubblico, Duomo, Church of St Catherine, Fortezza ››Optional Sitges excursion Nice tour director-led sightseeing: Vieux Nice, Medicea ››Overnight ferry to Rome Promenade des Anglais, Pont du Gard visit Day 6 Florence to Côte d’Azur via Pisa Day 7 Rome Day 6 Day 6 Côte d’Azur--Florence ››Leaning Tower of Pisa & Baptistery visit ››Monaco & Èze tour director-led sightseeing: Prince’s ›› Day 8 Rome landmarks Nice sightseeing tour: Vieux Nice, Promenade des Anglais ›› Palace, Parfumerie visit in Èze Rome sightseeing: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel ››Featured meal: Italian pizza dinner Day 7 Côte d’Azur to Provence visit, St. Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum & Forum ››Monaco & Èze sightseeing tour: Prince’s Palace, Day 7 Florence Landmarks Romanum visit ›› parfumerie visit ››Featured meal: authentic trattoria dinner Florence guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper Day 8 Provence to Barcelona ››Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza headsets: Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Chiesa di ››Provence sightseeing tour: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes Navona Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, Duomo visit, leather workshop, amphitheater visit Day 9 Rome to Sorrento ››Featured meal: paella dinner ›› Gates of Paradise, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Dante’s House Capri & Blue Grotto excursion ››Optional Pisa guided sightseeing tour: Baptistery visit & Day 9 Barcelona landmarks Day 10 Sorrento to Patras ›› see the Leaning Tower of Pisa Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: La Sagrada Família, ››Pompeii guided visit Montjuïc Hill, Park Güell visit Day 8 Florence to Rome ›› Day 11 Patras to Tolo ››St. Francis of Assisi Basilica visit Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería, Las Ramblas, ›› ›› Columbus Monument Ancient Olympia guided visit Rome city walk: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, ››Featured meal: tapas dinner Day 12 Tolo to Athens Piazza Navona ››Mycenae & Epidaurus guided excursion Day 9 Rome Landmarks Days 10–12 Madrid extension ››Featured meal: Greek dinner in Plaka ››Rome guided walking sightseeing tour with Whisper Fly home or travel to Madrid. Highlights: Prado visit, Royal Palace headsets: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel visit, St. visit, flamenco evening. Day 13 Athens landmarks ››Athens guided sightseeing tour: Parthenon, Acropolis visit, Peter’s Basilica visit, Colosseum visit, Piazza Venezia, Forum Romanum visit Temple of Athena Nike ›› explorica.com/sfi ››Athens city walk: Plaka district, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Featured meal: Authentic trattoria dinner 1.888.310.7120 Hadrian’s Arch Days 10–12 Sorento and Rome extension Days 13–18 Aegean cruise extension Fly home or travel to Sorento and Rome. Highlights: cameo work- Fly home or go on a 5-day Aegean cruise. shop, pompei guided excursion, and Capri & Blue Grotto excursion. 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Athens(2 or 3) Greek Islands Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 74 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 75 London, Paris & European Highlights Day 1 Start tour Central Europe Day 2 Hallo Amsterdam ››Meet your tour director Day 1 Start Tour ››Featured meal: traditional Dutch pannenkoeken dinner Day 2 Hello London Day 3 Amsterdam landmarks ›› London city walk: Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National ››Amsterdam guided sightseeing tour: Canal guided Gallery visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Soho cruise, diamond factory visit, Anne Frank House visit Day 3 London landmarks Day 4 Amsterdam to Heidelberg via Cologne ›› London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, ››Heidelberg sightseeing: Castle & wine barrel visit, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower University Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral Day 5 Heidelberg to Munich Day 4 London to Paris ›› ›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Palace, Deutsches Museum, 1972 Olympic site, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit, Louvre visit Marienplatz Day 5 Paris landmarks ››Featured meal: Bavarian bratwurst dinner › ›Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Day 6 Munich to Venice Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Versailles, and more Day 7 Venice landmarks Day 6 Paris to Heidelberg via train ››Venice sightseeing tour: St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Day 7 Heidelberg to Munich Palace visit › ›Heidelberg tour director-led sightseeing: Heidelberg Day 8 Venice to Lucerne Castle & Heidelberg Tun barrel visit, University, Marktplatz ››Verona sightseeing: Romeo & Juliet balcony, Verona Arena Day 8 Munich Landmarks Day 9 Lucerne landmarks ›› Munich guided sightseeing tour: Residenz, Nymphenburg ››Lucerne sightseeing tour: Löwendenkmal Palace Gardens, Alte Pinakothek, Deutsches Museum, (Lion Monument), River Reuss, Kapellbrücke BMW ››Optional Mt. Pilatus excursion Headquarters visit, 1972 Olympic site, Frauenkirche, ››Featured meal: traditional Swiss dinner with fondue Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus ››Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial visit Day 10 Lucerne to Burgundy ››Dijon sightseeing Day 9 Munich to Vienna via Mozart birthplace in Salzburg Day 11 Burgundy to Paris Day 10 Munich to Vienna ››Featured meal: dinner in Latin Quarter ››Vienna guided sightseeing tour: Schönbrunn Palace visit, Day 12 Paris landmarks Ringstraße, Hofburg, Opera House, St. Stephen’s Cathedral ›› visit Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs- Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Day 11 Vienna to Prague ›› ›› Optional Versailles excursion Prague city walk: Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Old Town ››Seine River cruise Square, Jewish Quarter Day 13 Paris to London Day 12 Prague Landmarks ›› ›› London city walk: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Prague guided sightseeing tour: Hradcany (Prague visit, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square Castle), St. Vitus Cathedral visit Day 14 London landmarks ››London guided sightseeing tour: Buckingham Palace, Day 13 Prague to Berlin Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, St. Paul’s Cathedral ››Zwinger Museum visit ››Berlin city walk: Alexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Days 15–17 Dublin extension Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island Fly home or travel to Dublin. Day 14 Berlin landmarks ››Berlin guided sightseeing tour: Checkpoint Charlie, explorica.com/euh Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Victory Column 1.888.310.7120 Day 15 Return home explorica.com/lce 1.888.310.7120 (1) Dublin(2) NETHERLANDS IRELAND ENGLAND Amsterdam(2) London(2) GERMANY (1) ENGLAND What can I say? Travel changes people. It Eurostar Cologne Heidelberg(1) Paris(2) Berlin(2) provides perspectives beyond our own, and Versailles Munich(1) London(2) Lucerne(2) GERMANY it alters views, attitudes, and misconceptions Burgundy(1) Heidelberg(1) Prague(2) we have about other cultures. Travel is FRANCE SWITZ. Eurostar Train CZECH Verona Venice(2) Paris(2) REPUBLIC possible for my students because I use Versailles ITALY Munich(2) Vienna(2) Explorica to help me plan my trips. AUSTRIA FRANCE – Marion S., Germany & France 2019 Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 76 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/eurocombos explorica.com/eurocombos • 1.888.310.7120 77 Costa Rica ...... 80 Costa Rican Adventure...... 82 Costa Rica: Coast to Coast...... 83 Latin America Practice conversing with locals in South and Mexico City & the Yucatán...... 84 Yucatán Adventure ...... 85 Central America’s vibrant capital cities, brimming with native Latin American art, Peru: Incan Adventure...... 86 Galápagos Island Highlights...... 87 culture, and cuisine . Visit ancient Incan and Mayan ruins and discover the origins of Ecuador: Andes & Amazon Adventure...... 87 Puerto Rico ...... 88 the theory of evolution . Explore lush rainforests, catching a glimpse of some of the Dominican Republic Highlights ...... 89 exotic tropical birds and wildlife in their native habitat, all while enjoying some time Belize...... 89

in the sun . Explorica pro tip “Traveling to Costa Rica has long been a favorite for student groups because it provides travelers access to vast biodiversity, incredible scenery, and vibrant culture . It’s also a country with a longstanding commitment to education and a welcoming, friendly attitude toward the younger generation . Hopefully, groups will take back with them one of Costa Rica’s greatest assets, which is the realization that life is what you make of it ”.

–Sadie Jordan, Product Coordinator

Tulum, Mexico

78 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/latinamerica explorica.com/latinamerica • 1.888.310.7120 79 Costa Rica Day 1 Hola San José “Explorica more than delivered on our recent ››Meet your tour director ››Check into hotel trip to Costa Rica. Every excursion and cultural Day 2 San José to Arenal opportunity was engaging and informative. Our ››Travel to Arenal ››Arenal Volcano guide took very good care of my students. I could Day 3 Arenal landmarks ››Lake Arenal kayaking tour not have asked for anything more.” ››Hot springs visit ››Hanging Bridges excursion –Juan, science teacher, 2019 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 ››Optional surfing lesson 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. Set your sights on the Arenal explorica.com/cos Volcano, which last erupted in 1.888.310.7120 1968 and is one of the most active and impressive volcanoes in all of Central America .

Arenal(2) TOUR INCLUDES Round-trip Entrances to select Monteverde(2) San José(2 or 3) airfare attractions Sarapiquí River Ground Guided sightseeing Coastal Puntarenas(2) COSTA RICA transportation and city walks Manuel Antonio Hotel 24-hour accommodations emergency support ITINERARY HIGHLIGHT Breakfast and Worldwide dinner daily presence Monteverde Canopy Tour Soar through the treetops for Professional tour Professional the unmatched close-up of the director development credits New World’s best wildlife refuge. Harness yourself to cables that run between platforms high in the MORE TOURS LIKE THIS (all tours on page 12) trees, then step into thin air and zip from tree to tree. Experience a Insider’s Costa Rica Language Immersion: Costa Rica 9-11 Days 8-9 Days true birds-eye view from your new explorica com/. ICO explorica com/. LIC aerial perspective. 80 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/latinamerica Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. Costa Rican Costa Rica: Coast Adventure to Coast Day 1 Hola San José Day 1 Hola San José ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director and check into hotel › ›Check into hotel Day 2 San José to Tortuguero Day 2 San José to Tortuguero ››Travel to Tortuguero ››Travel to Tortuguero ››Tortuguero tour director-led sightseeing ››Tortuguero sightseeing ››Caribbean Conservation Cooperation Museum visit › ›Caribbean Conservation Cooperation Museum visit Day 3 Tortuguero Day 3 Tortuguero ››Canal tour ››Canal tour ››Tortuguero National Park visit ››Tortuguero National Park visit ››School visit Day 4 Tortuguero to Arenal Day 4 Tortuguero to Sarapiqui ››Travel to Arenal ››Travel to Sarapiqui ››Hot springs visit ››Sarapiqui river kayaking tour › Day 5 Arenal to Monteverde ›Red-eyed tree frog night walk ››Lake Arenal kayaking tour Day 5 Sarapiqui to Arenal ››Travel to Monteverde ››Travel to Arenal ››Optional horseback ride ››Optional bike ride to Lake Arenal › Day 6 Monteverde landmarks ›Hot springs visit ››Santa Elena Biological Reserve visit Day 6 Arenal to Rincón de la Vieja ››Plant your own tree ››Travel to Rincón de la Vieja ››Optional canopy tour ››Tenorio National Park visit Day 7 Monteverde to San José Day 7 Rincón de la Vieja ››Butterfly garden & ecological farm visit ››Horseback ride ››Travel to San José ››Optional canopy zip line tour Day 8 Rincón de la Vieja to Guanacaste Days 8–9 River rafting extension ››Travel to Guanacaste Fly home or stay in Costa Rica. Highlights: whitewater rafting ›› guided excursion. Free time on Guanacaste Beach Days 9–10 River rafting extension explorica.com/crv Fly home or stay in Costa Rica. Highlights: whitewater rafting 1.888.310.7120 guided excursion. explorica.com/crc 1.888.310.7120

Arenal(1) Tortuguero(2) Monteverde(2) Rincon de Santa Elena la Vieja(2) Sarapiquí River Sarapiquí(1) San José(2 or 3) Guanacaste Tortuguero(2) COSTA RICA (1 or 2) Arenal(1) San José(1) COSTA RICA

Our tour to Costa Rica with Explorica was all it was promised to be—an amazing adventure where we were able to immerse ourselves in a remote area of the rainforest, spot a sloth high in the tree, and see firsthand the biodiversity of the country .

–Gina S., Costa Rica Coast to Coast 2019 Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 82 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/latinamerica explorica.com/latinamerica • 1.888.310.7120 83 Mexico City & Yucatán Adventure Day 1 Hola Cancún the Yucatán ››Meet your tour director, travel to Valladolid and check into hotel Day 1 Hola Mexico City ››Welcome dinner › ›Meet your tour director and check into your hotel Day 2 Valladolid ››Mexico City city walk ›› ›› Ek’ Balam archaeological site guided visit Welcome dinner ››Flamingo-watching tour at Rio Lagartos Day 2 Mexico City landmarks ››Rio Lagartos beach time › ›Mexico City guided sightseeing tour: Zócalo, Day 3 Valladolid to Mérida Metropolitan Cathedral, Palacio Nacional, Templo Mayor ›› ›› Chichén Itzá guided visit Paseo de la Reforma ››Balankanche Caves guided visit ››Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe visit ›› ›› Ik Kil Cenote visit Teotihuacán guided excursion ››Travel to Mérida Day 3 Mexico City to Veracruz ››Yucatán dinner › ›Travel to Veracruz Day 4 Mérida ››Veracruz city walk ›› ›› Mérida Guided Sightseeing Tour: Government Palace visit, San Juan de Ulúa guided visit Cathedral visit, Progreso Beach Day 4 Veracruz to Villahermosa ››Chuburná mangrove kayaking tour › ›Travel to Villahermosa Day 5 Mérida to Playa del Carmen ›› Cacao Farm guided tour ››Cobá Archaeological site visit by bike Day 5 Villahermosa to Palenque ››Tulum guided visit ››Travel to Palenque ››Travel to Playa del Carmen › ›Agua Azul Falls visit Day 6 Playa del Carmen Day 6 Palenque to Campeche ››Playa del Carmen beach time ››Palenque guided sightseeing tour ››Snorkeling at Akumal bay › ›Travel to Campeche Day 7 Playa del Carmen ›› Campeche city walk ››Playa del Carmen beach time Day 7 Campeche to Mérida ››Optional Xcaret excursion › ›Travel to Mérida via Uxmal Day 7 End tour ››Uxmal guided visit ››Mérida city walk explorica.com/yua Day 8 Mérida to Playa del Carmen 1.888.310.7120 ››Travel to Playa del Carmen ››Chichén Itzá guided visit ››Ikkil Cenote visit Day 9 Playa del Carmen ››Playa del Carmen beach time ››Optional Tulum visit Day 10 End tour explorica.com/mcy Cancún 1.888.310.7120 Mérida(2) Playa del Carmen (3) Valladolid (2)

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Mérida(1) We offer the most generous, flexible rewards MEXICO MEXICO Uxmal Playa del Campeche(1) Carmen(2) program in the industry because we value Chichén Tulum Veracruz(1) Itzá the impact teachers make on young lives Mexico City(2) Palenque(1) Villahermosa(1) every day! ›› Incredible options ›› Total flexibility ›› Generous bonuses ›› Free travel

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Adventure This is such a great itinerary to get to Adventure & Amazon Adventure Day 1 Hola Lima know Peru . Machu Picchu is definitely Day 1 Hola Quito Day 1 Hola Quito ›› ›› ›› Meet your tour director the draw, but all of the smaller Meet your tour director and check into hotel Meet your tour director and check into hotel ››Check into hotel excursions—the time spent interacting Day 2 Quito landmarks Day 2 Quito landmarks Day 2 Lima landmarks ››Quito guided sightseeing tour: Independence Plaza, ››Quito guided sightseeing tour: Independence Plaza, ››Lima guided sightseeing tour: Government Palace, with locals at the markets, and the Government Palace, San Francisco Church visit, Mitad del Government Palace, San Francisco Church visit, Mitad del City Hall, Cathedral of Lima, Miraflores, San Isidro immersion into the Peruvian/Incan Mundo visit Mundo visit ›› San Francisco Convent visit culture shared with us by our tour Day 3 Quito to Galápagos Day 3 Quito to Tena ››Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology visit ›› ›› director and local guides—makes this Fly to San Cristóbal Island Travel to the Upper Amazon Basin region via Papallacta Day 3 Lima to Cuzco ››Interpretation Center visit ››Papallacta volcanic hot springs visit ››Fly to Cuzco a must for everyone!” ››Tijeretas Bay excursion: Coastal hike to Tijeretas Bay, ››Cross over the Eastern Andes and descend into Tena ››Cuzco guided sightseeing tour: Tambo Mach’ay, see Frigatebirds, rays, sea lions ››Amazon Animal Rescue Center visit › Qenko, Puca Pucara ›Playa Mann beach time Day 4 Amazon Basin landmarks ›› –Julie J., Incan Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit Day 4 La Galapaguera & La Loberia excursion ››Indigenous Kichwa community visit Day 4 Sacred Valley landmarks Adventure 2019 ››La Galapaguera visit: Observe giant tortoises endemic ››School visit ››Sacred Valley excursion: Ollantaytambo Fortress visit, to San Cristóbal Island and hike to El Junco Lake ››Amazon jungle hike › Pisac Indian Market ›La Loberia Beach excursion: Snorkeling at La Loberia Day 5 Whitewater rafting ›› Wildlife sanctuary visit Beach, see sea lions, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies ››Napo River whitewater rafting guided excursion & lava lizards Day 5 Cuzco to Machu Picchu Day 6 Tena to Baños ›› Train ride to Agua Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo) Day 5 San Cristóbal Island to Isabela Island ››Travel to the cloud forest town of Baños ››Explore Machu Picchu ››Transfer to Isabela Island via boat ›› ›› ›› Balsa wood workshop and handicrafts demonstration Hike to Intipunku Primicias Ranch visit: See giant tortoises and lava tunnels ››El Pailon Del Diablo waterfall excursion Day 6 Machu Picchu to Cuzco Day 6 Sierra Negra Volcano excursion ››Explore the Río Pastaza Canyon › › ›Machu Picchu free time ›Full-day guided Sierra Negra Volcano hike Day 7 Baños landmarks ›› ›› Transfer back to Cuzco Puerto Villamil beach time ››Church of the Virgin of Agua Santa visit Day 7 Cuzco to Lake Titicaca Day 7 Las Tintoreras excursion ››Tungurahua Volcano hike ››Travel to Puno ››Travel to Tintoreras via boat ››Enjoy free time in Baños › › ›Andahuaylillas Chapel guided visit ›Las Tintoreras visit: See marine iguanas, Galápagos penguins Day 8 Baños to Quito ››Raqchi Temple guided visit & Sally Lightfoot crabs ›› ›› ›› Cotopaxi National Park visit Shop at local ceramics market Snorkeling adventure: See green sea turtles, white tip reef ››Cotopaxi Volcano, Limpiopungo Lake Day 8 Uros Islands & Taquile Island sharks, rays & multicolored fish ››Travel to Quito › ››Wetlands visit: Playa del Amor, estuary tunnels, Wall of Tears ›Cruise to Uros Islands & Taquile Island Day 9 End Tour ›› visit Visit with indigenous Uros families ›› ››Fly home ››Hike Taquile Island Giant Tortoise Breeding Center guided visit ››Flamingo Lake walk Day 10 Return home Day 9 End tour ››Sillustani Temple guided visit Day 8 Isabela Island to Santa Cruz Island Days 9–14 Galápagos extension ›› ››Transfer to Santa Cruz Island via boat Fly to Lima ›› Fly home or fly to San Cristóbal Island. Highlights: Tijeretas Bay ››Fly home (arrive home on Day 10) Darwin Research Station guided visit excursion, La Loberia Beach excursion, Baltra Island. Day 9 Santa Cruz Island- to Quito explorica.com/per ››Transfer to Baltra Island via Itabaca Canal explorica.com/ecu 1.888.310.7120 ››Twin Craters visit ››Fly to Quito 1.888.310.7120 (1) Day 10 Santa Cruz Island- to Quito ››La Mariscal artisanal craft market visit ››Fly home Day 11 Return home PERU (1) explorica.com/gal Lima(2) Machu Picchu(1) 1.888.310.7120 Sacred Valley(1) Quito(3 or 4) Cuzco(2) Santa Cruz(1) Papallacta GALÁPAGOS Tena(3) Baños(2) Uros & Taquile Islands Santa Cruz(1) Quito(3) San Cristobal(2) San Cristobal(2) ECUADOR ECUADOR Puno(2) Isabela(3) Lobos

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Beijing, Xi’an & Shanghai...... 91 Japan Highlights...... 92 & Shanghai Go Farther Take your students on a truly unique journey with Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand...... 93 Day 1 Start tour Australia & New Zealand...... 94 our tours to Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Whether you’re spotting lions on an Best of South Africa...... 95 Day 2 Ni hao Beijing ››Meet your tour director African safari, meditating in a Japanese rock garden, or taking in the impressive Day 3 Beijing landmarks Explorica pro tip ››Tai chi exercise architecture on a tour of the massive Sydney Opera House, your students will gain ››Beijing guided sightseeing tour: Tiananmen Square visit, a brand-new perspective and come home forever changed by their experience. “Our Asia, Africa, and South Pacific tours are Forbidden City visit, Summer Palace visit, Bird’s Nest, perfect for teachers and students seeking Water Cube, jade and pearl factory visit, local tea house visit a truly unique experience. Each trip is an ››Optional kung fu show educational adventure perfect for travelers Day 4 Great Wall who are eager to immerse themselves in ››Chinese doctor visit ››Great Wall of China visit rich cultures while exploring extraordinary ››Ming Tombs visit destinations. Your students are sure to ››Featured meal: Peking duck dinner leave a fresh perspective on the world and Day 5 Beijing to Xi’an ››Temple of Heaven visit memories that will last a lifetime.” ››Beijing Zoo pandas visit ››Hutong tour ››Overnight train to Xi’an –Emily Kanakis, Senior Day 6 Xi’an landmarks ››Xi’an guided sightseeing tour: Terracotta Warriors International Program Museum visit, Banpo Village Ruins & Museum visit Consultant - Team Lead ››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, Tian Zi Fang visit ››Acrobatic show Days 9–11 Hong Kong extension Fly home, or travel to Hong Kong for a two-day extension. explorica.com/chi 1.888.310.7120

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90 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/gofarther Wat Phra Kaew Temple, Bangkok, Thailand explorica.com/gofarther • 1.888.310.7120 91 Japan Highlights Vietnam, Cambodia Day 1 Start tour Professional Day 2 Konichiwa Tokyo & Thailand ››Meet your tour director and check into hotel development Day 1 Start tour Day 3 Tokyo landmarks ›› Day 2 Chào ông Ho Chi Minh City Tokyo guided sightseeing tour: Senso-ji temple visit, All educators receive free professional ›› Imperial Palace East Garden, Meiji Shrine, Harajuku Arrive late on day 2 or early on day 3 District visit development for traveling with Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City landmarks ›› ›› Shibuya Crossing Explorica, either as a program Meet your tour director ››Featured meal: tempura dinner ››Vietnam War Cu Chi Tunnels visit leader or a chaperone! › Day 4 Tokyo to Hakone ›Ho Chi Minh City guided sightseeing tour: War Remnants ››Travel to Hakone by bus Museum visit, Reunification Palace, Saigon Notre-Dame ››Hakone excursion: Lake Ashi cruise, Mount Komagatake Learn more: Basilica, City Hall Day 4 Mekong Delta Day 5 Hakone to Takayama explorica.com/academic-credit ›› ››Thoi Son Island visit Travel to Matsumoto by bus ›› ››Matsumoto Castle visit Mekong River jungle cruise Day 6 Takayama to Kyoto Day 5 Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap ›› ››Fly to Siem Reap Takayama guided sightseeing tour: Morning Market visit, ›› Old City visit Tonlé Sap Lake cruise ›› ››Floating villages visit Shirakawa Village visit ›› ››Travel to Kyoto by bus Phnom Bakheng Hill ››View sunset at Angkor Wat Day 7 Kyoto ›› Day 6 Angkor Wat Nara excursion: Nara Park, Todai-ji temple, Kasuga ›› Grand Shrine Angkor Wat guided sightseeing tour: Angkor Wat visit ›› ››Angkor Thom visit Kyoto guided sightseeing tour: Kinkaku-ji temple (Golden ›› Pavilion) visit, Fushimi Inari Taisha visit Ta Prohm Temple visit ››Bayon Temple visit Day 8 End tour ››Old Market visit ››Travel by bus to Osaka ››Fly home from Osaka Day 7 Siem Reap to Bangkok Day 8 Bangkok landmarks Days 8–10 Hiroshima and Miyajima extension ››Bangkok guided sightseeing tour: Grand Palace visit, Fly home or travel to Hiroshima and Miyajima. Highlights: Emerald Buddha, Temple of Dawn, Wat Pho Memorial Peace Park and Museum visit, Hiroshima Castle visit, ››Chao Phraya River cruise Yakisoba dinner, Senjokaku Pagoda visit, Itsukushima Shrine visit. ››Featured meal: traditional Thai-style buffet dinner Day 9 Kanchanaburi explorica.com/jpn ››Phra Pathom Chedi visit 1.888.310.7120 ››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. (1) explorica.com/vct 1.888.310.7120

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VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh(3) Photo submitted by an Explorica traveler. Submit your own photos at explorica.com/photo. by an Explorica traveler. Photo submitted 92 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/gofarther explorica.com/gofarther • 1.888.310.7120 93 Australia Best of South Africa Day 1 Start tour & New Zealand Day 2 Hallo Johannesburg ››Arrive late on day 2 or early on day 3 Day 1 Start tour Day 3 Gold Reef City & Lion’s Park Day 2 International Date Line ›› ›› Meet your tour director Lose a day as you cross the International Date Line ››Johannesburg guided sightseeing tour: Constitutional Hill, Day 3 Kia Ora Auckland Carlton Centre, University of Johannesburg (Rand ››Meet your tour director Afrikaans University), Civic Center ››Travel to Auckland ››Apartheid Museum visit Day 4 Rotorua landmarks Day 4 Johannesburg to Mpumalanga ››Rotorua guided sightseeing tour: Maori Cultural Centre ››Bourke’s Luck Potholes, God’s Window, Blyde River visit, Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve visit, Skyline Canyon, Lisbon Falls Gondola ride on Mt. Ngongotaha Day 5 Kruger National Park ›› Agrodome visit ››Kruger National Park guided excursion ››Featured meal: Maori hangi feast Day 6 Kruger National Park Day 5 Rotorua to Auckland ››Kruger National Park guided excursion ››Waitomo Caves visit ›› ›› Shangaan cultural village visit Glowworm Grotto visit ››Featured meal: Shangaan dinner show Day 6 Auckland to Sydney Day 7 Mpumalanga to Johannesburg ›› Auckland guided sightseeing tour: War Memorial ››Johannesburg guided sightseeing tour: De Beers & Museum visit, Tarlton’s Underwater World visit ›› George Harrison Park, University of Johannesburg (Rand Fly to Sydney Afrikaans University), Brixton Tower, Miner’s Monument, Day 7 Sydney landmarks Civic Center ››Sydney guided sightseeing tour: Darling Harbour, the ››Soweto guided sightseeing tour: Mandela House, Freedom Gap, Opera House visit Square, Baragwanath Hospital ››Bondi Beach excursion ››Participate in a local soccer match › ›Optional surf lesson on Bondi Beach Day 8 Johannesburg to Cape Town Day 8 Sydney cruise ››Fly to Cape Town › ›Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair Day 9 Cape Town landmarks ››The Rocks ›› ›› Cape Town guided sightseeing tour: Bo-Kaap Quarter, Sydney Harbour cruise South African Museum, Castle of Good Hope Day 9 Outside Sydney ››Robben Island boat excursion › ›Optional sheep ranch & wildlife sanctuary full-day Day 10 Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain excursion ››Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain guided sightseeing Days 10–13 Cairns extension tour: Boulders Beach visit, Table Mountain ››Funicular railway to Cape Point Fly home or travel to Cairns. Highlights: Cairns guided sightseeing, › snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, and free time at the beach. ›Cape Point Ostrich Farm visit ››Featured meal: farewell African feast Day 11 End tour explorica.com/anc ››Your flight home is overnight. You will return home on day 1.888.310.7120 12. Day 12 Return home explorica.com/soa 1.888.310.7120

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Service project in Morocco

96 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/difference explorica.com/difference • 1.888.310.7120 97 Make a Difference: Make a Difference: Make a Difference: Make a Difference: Costa Rica Sun Dominican Ecuador Mexico Day 1 Hola Quito Day 1 Hola Cancún & Service Republic ››Meet your tour director ››Meet your tour director ››Welcome and safety orientation ››Welcome and safety orientation Day 1 Start tour Day 1 Hola Santo Domingo Day 2 Quito landmarks Day 2 Cancún to Mérida ›› Day 2 Hola San José Meet your tour director and check into hotel ››Quito guided sightseeing tour: Independence ››Progreso Beach ››Meet your tour director and check into hotel Day 2 Santo Domingo to La Romana Plaza, Government Palace, San Francisco ››Orphanage visit › Day 3 San José to Santos ›Santo Domingo tour director-led sightseeing tour: Church visit, Mitad del Mundo visit Day 3 Uxmal ››Travel to Santos Colonial District, Catedral de Santa María la Menor, Day 3 Yunguilla ››Uxmal guided excursion: Magician’s Pyramid, ››Volunteer activities Alcázar de Colón, Ozama Fortress, Malecon, Parque ››Yunguilla community project Governor’s Palace, Nunnery Quadrangle, Sound and ›› Tres Ojos visit Optional canopy tour ›› Day 3 Yunguilla light show at Uxmal Museum of Anthropology visit ›› ››Kabah guided visit Day 4 Santos day of service ››Travel to La Romana Yunguilla community project ››Bio coffee adventure Day 4 Mérida Day 3 La Romana Day 5 Quito to Chimborazo ››Volunteer activities ›› ››Volunteer in Mérida ››Volunteer at Orfanato Niños de Cristo: visit an Travel to Chimborazo › Day 5 Santos to Coastal Puntarenas ›› ›Mérida tour director-led sightseeing tour orphanage and teach English, participate in arts & Sumak Kawsay community project ›› ››Travel to coastal Puntarenas by 4x4 Government Palace visit, Cathedral visit, Plaza Mayor crafts projects and play games with the children. Day 6 Chimborazo ››Museum of Anthropology visit Day 6 Manuel Antonio excursion Day 4 La Romana ››Casa Condor community project ›› ›› Day 5 Mérida to Valladolid Manuel Antonio National Park guided visit ››Volunteer at Orfanato Niños de Cristo: visit an Chimborazo volcano visit ›› ››Forest hike Travel to Valladolid Day 7 Coastal Puntarenas to Arenal orphanage and teach English, participate in arts & ››Izamal visit ››Travel to Arenal crafts projects and play games with the children. Day 7 Chimborazo ›› ›› ›› Chichén Itzá guided visit Lake Arenal kayaking tour Day 5 Del Este National Park excursion Shobol Pamba community project ››Ikkil Cenote visit ››Hot springs visit › ››Quilla Pacari community project ›Del Este National Park visit Day 6 Valladolid to Playa del Carmen Day 8 Arenal to San José ››Hike the Padre Nuestro jungle trail Day 8 Chimborazo to Quito ›› ›› ›› Travel to Playa del Carmen via Dzitnup ››Travel to San José Cueva de Chico visit Balda Lupaxi community project ››Volunteer with local communities ››Poás Volcano ››Campo Padre Nuestro visit ››Balbanera church visit Day 7 Playa del Carmen Day 6 La Romana ››Colta Lake visit Days 8–9 Whitewater rafting extension ›› ››Playa del Carmen beach time ››Free day at the beach Travel to Quito Fly home or stay in San José. Highlights: whitewater rafting ››Tulum visit ››Optional La Romana safari adventure guided excursion. Days 9–14 Galápagos extension Day 8 End tour Day 7 La Romana to Santo Domingo Fly home or travel to the Galápagos. Highlights: Tijeretas ››Zipline adventure Bay excursion, Snorkeling at La Loberia Beach, and Darwin explorica.com/yup explorica.com/crs ››Altos de Chavon visit Research station guided visit. 1.888.310.7120 ››Cuevas de las Maravillas visit 1.888.310.7120 ››Travel to Santo Dominto explorica.com/ecv Day 8 End tour 1.888.310.7120 explorica.com/drv 1.888.310.7120

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multi-lingual streets of Montréal and New Orleans, our North American tours Explorica pro tip provide a rich, culturally immersive experience close to home. “Teachers love our North American tours because they give you so much for such a great price. You can experience a lot without going too far from home, and your students get such a kick out of learning that they don’t have to go overseas to experience diverse cultures.”

–Brendan McCoobery, Senior International Program Consultant

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

100 1.888.310.7120 • explorica.com/northamerica explorica.com/northamerica • 1.888.310.7120 101 New York City: Washington, D.C. Landmarks of Manhattan Day 1 Hello Washington ››Meet your tour director Day 1 Hello New York ››White House photo stop ››Meet your tour director ››Washington, D.C. evening guided sightseeing tour: ››Midtown walking tour: Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean Cathedral, Times Square, Grand Central War Memorial, National Mall, Tidal Basin, FDR Memorial, ››Empire State Building & Observatory visit Washington Monument Day 2 Downtown New York Day 2 Washington, D.C. landmarks ››Ferry boat to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty ››Mount Vernon excursion ››Lower Manhattan guided sightseeing tour: Trinity Church, ››U.S. Capitol guided tour Wall Street, 9/11 Memorial visit, Little Italy, Chinatown ››Supreme Court visit ››Optional Broadway show ››Optional evening ghost tour Day 3 Uptown New York Day 3 Washington, D.C. ››Radio City Music Hall guided visit ››Arlington National Cemetery & Marine Corps War Memorial ››Metropolitan Museum of Art visit (Iwo Jima) ››Central Park walking tour: Cherry Hill, Strawberry Fields, ››Smithsonian Museums visit: Options include the National Belvedere Castle, Delacorte Theater Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural ››Madison & Park Avenues History, National Museum of American History, National ››Broadway show Portrait Gallery, National Museum of the American Indian, Day 4 New York City Smithsonian American Art Museum ››American Museum of Natural History visit Days 4–5 Washington, D.C. extension Days 4–5 New York City extension Travel home or stay in Washington, D.C. Highlights: National Travel home or stay in New York City. Highlights: MoMA visit, Archives visit, Ford’s Theatre visit, International Spy Museum visit. United Nations & Hayden Planetarium visit. explorica.com/was explorica.com/nyc 1.888.310.7120 1.888.310.7120

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Times Square Lincoln Memorial Empire State Building Capitol Building NEW YORK Arlington National Cemetary

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Tour highlight: See a show on Broadway

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