Italy: Stresa | Switzerland: Interlaken | Austria: Seefeld | Germany: Munich
Includes airfare
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Program Director, however due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
Day 9 | $200 per person
Day 9 | $200 per person
Explore this unique Swiss landscape on a full-day tour. Tour Trummelbach Falls, glacial waterfalls that can be accessed via underground entrances. Discover the Lauterbrunnen Valley, or the "Land of 72 Waterfalls," and hear the thunder of all the waterways that crash down in this scenic valley. Take a ride on the Jungfraubahn train to Kleine Sheidegg, a mountain pass nearly 7,000 feet up renowned for its impressive views of the surrounding landscape, where you'll enjoy an included lunch before descending the mountain to return to Interlaken.
Day 11 | $175 per person
Day 11 | $175 per person
Enjoy a visit to historic Tratzberg Castle. Built at the beginning of the 16th century, this is one of Austria’s most well-preserved Gothic-Renaissance Tyrolean castles, with many of its original fittings and furnishings still intact from the original construction. Then, take a ferry across royal blue Achensee Lake, an oasis surrounded by the massive Karwendel and Brandenburg peaks of the Tyrolean countryside. After exploring Scholastica, a scenic town on the lake's northern shore, you will enjoy a traditional Tyrolean supper comprised of regional specialties and local flavors.
Day 13 | $145 per person
Day 13 | $145 per person
Germany’s Bavaria region has a distinct heritage, which you’ll see during a visit to the Oberammergau. You'll tour its theater, where a 2,000-person Passion Play is performed every ten years to thank God for sparing residents from the Black Plague, then set off on a discovery walk of the town with your Program Director. After lunch on your own and free time, head to Linderhof Palace, which was inspired by the construction of Versailles. You’re sure to gain a richer understanding of this region, which in turn will deepen the rest of your Alpine discoveries.
Day 5 | $150 per person
Day 5 | $150 per person
Join a full-day optional tour to Lake Orta, a scenic subalpine lake surrounded by picturesque ancient villages. Tour one of the nine Italian Sacri Monti, chapels built as pilgrimage sites, which are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Then enjoy a private boat ride to San Giulio Island, a rocky island in the middle of the lake that provides impressive views of the surrounding shore. Take a walk around the island before returning to the mainland for lunch and some time at leisure in Orta.