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Where we’re going

April 17-24, 2025
8 days

Explore Paris’s celebratory Arc de Triomphe and glittering Eiffel Tower, head south to Provence to stroll along narrow streets lined with terra cotta-roofed houses,and travel the Mediterranean coast to relax on one of Barcelona’s seven pristine beaches.

Paris, Provence & Barcelona Student Tour

Next up

Our itinerary day by day 🡪

And why…

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Tour Itinerary

DAY 1 | Overnight flight to France (Paris)

Begin your tour by boarding your flight to Paris�

DAY 2 | Bonjour Paris

Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Paris city walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter
Louvre visit
Dinner in Latin Quarter�

DAY 3 | Paris landmarks

Paris guided sightseeing tour: Arc de Triomphe, Champs Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries Garden, Place Vendôme, Opera House
Optional Versailles guided excursion — $80: State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Gardens of Versailles
Seine River cruise�

LOUVRE VISIT

EIFFEL TOWER

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Tour Itinerary

DAY 4 | Paris to Provence

Travel to Avignon on the TGV (one of Europe’s fastest train)
Avignon tour director-led sightseeing: See Palais des Papes, Pont d'Avignon

DAY 5 | Provence landmarks

Provence tour director-led sightseeing: Pont du Gard visit, Nîmes amphitheater visit, Les Baux de Provence�

DAY 6 | Provence to Barcelona

Travel to Barcelona via Collioure
Tapas dinner�

NIMES AMPHITHEATER

COLLIOURE

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Tour Itinerary

DAY 7 | Barcelona landmarks

Barcelona guided sightseeing tour: Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, Montjuïc Hill visit, Park Güell visit
Barcelona city walk: Mercat de la Boquería visit, Las Ramblas, Columbus Monument
Paella dinner

DAY 8 | End tour

Fly home

SAGRADA FAMILIA

PARK GUELL

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What’s included

Round-trip airfare

All on-tour transportation

Accommodation in triple or quad rooms with private bathrooms

Full breakfast daily

Hearty, authentic dinner daily

Entrance fees to attractions per itinerary

Guided sightseeing tours and city walks per itinerary

Full-time, professional Tour Director

Online Tour Diary^TM, so you can follow our journey from home

24-hour emergency service

Almost everything!

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Your responsibilities

Acquiring a passport and visa (if applicable)

Travel to and from the airport, for departure and arrival back home

Tips for our tour director and bus driver �(unless included)

Spending money for optional excursions, free time activities, lunches, beverages/snacks, and souvenirs

These costs vary and are not included in the tour fee:

These are all necessities each traveler will be responsible for during the tour—please plan accordingly for them.

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Passports & visas

Passports

Passports are needed 3 months prior to your departure date.
The application process takes 8-12 weeks, so plan accordingly.

Visas

Since requirements vary for each nationality, we recommend all travelers verify the individual requirements for their nationality with the local consulate for all the countries to be visited, or VisaCentral, Explorica’s partner for travel visas.

All travelers are responsible for securing the necessary documentation for travel. These pieces of documentation�may include a passport and visa.

Important note: Passports must be valid for at least six months after our scheduled return date.

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Easy ways to pay

Pay in full at enrollment

Entire trip paid upon registration
No remaining balance
Payment rendered manually

Automatic monthly�payment plan

$50 deposit paid upon registration
Balance divided into equal monthly installments
Payments charged automatically

Manual payment plan

$99 deposit paid upon registration
Balance divided into 4 installments
Payments rendered manually

Making it possible for every student to travel

Any plan can be paid with Visa, MasterCard (credit and debit), checks, electronic checking account payments, online banking and money orders. Payments can be made online, over the telephone, or by mail.

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Easy ways to pay

Fundraising support

Personal fundraising page on explorica.com
Easily request and accept credit card donations from friends and family

Financial assistance

Need-based support for qualifying families ($150 max, based on AGI - Adjusted Gross Income)
Confidential application at Explorica

Making it possible for every student to travel

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Get inspired!

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You can enroll your child through any of the following methods:�

Online at explorica.com/Heinzmann-7559�(most popular!)

By phone at 1-888-310-7121

By mail when you complete the paper application and send it to:

Explorica by Worldstrides

218 W. Water Street, Suite 400

Charlottesville, VA 22902

How to enroll

Sample Tour Center

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Enroll online at:

http://www.explorica.com/Heinzmann-7559

Questions? Please contact:

Program Leader: Karen Heinzmann

Email: Karen.heinzmann@thet.net

Thanks for joining us!

We look forward to traveling with you!

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Tour Costs (Grant $$ to cover tips, lunches and travel to Boston: reduces by $250)

$3600 - tour (Right now we are on a consolidated tour…)

$75 - tips (grant money)

$105 - lunches (grant money)

$165 - passport (adult)

$7.50 - travel authorization (ETIAS) (grant money)

$70 - transport to and from Boston (grant money)

~$3772.50 - total / FYI In 2018 estimated cost was $3566

Estimated cost does not include trip cancellation insurance; see next slide.

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Your responsibilities

Travel Protection Plan

Travel Protection Plan PLUS

Educational travel is an investment in your child’s future. We recommend you protect that investment with our Travel Protection Plan, which covers you for the following events:

A traveler’s injury, sickness, or death of a�family member
Theft of passport or visas
Flight cancellations due to strike or bad weather
Loss of luggage and personal effects
Trip cancellation or trip interruption due to covered reasons such as a covered sickness, illness, or injury
Trip cancellation or trip interruption due to terrorist acts, as defined

Along with providing you the same benefits as the Travel Protection Plan, our Travel Protection Plan Plus also includes the Cancel For Any Reason Benefit:

If you cancel 48 hours (2 days) or more before your scheduled trip departure date for any reason not otherwise covered by this policy, we reimburse you for 75% of the non-refundable cancellation fees which apply to your trip

Cost of plan is due in full at the time it is selected. �This plan must be selected before your final trip payment.

Cost of plan is due in full at the time it is selected. �This plan must be selected within 14 days of trip enrollment.

Learn more at

Optional travel protection

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The price is good through September 30.
If we don’t have a minimum of 14 sign-ups by 9/30, the trip will roll over to 2026 or be canceled. If the trip is canceled, all enrolled students will receive a full refund.
In the event the trip rolls over to 2026, all seniors (class of 2025) will receive a full refund.

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Fundraising

Siobhan Lopez will need to sign off on all fundraising.
Trip leaders can help guide the fundraising and organize the students, but we are looking for parents and guardians to do a lot of the heavy lifting!
With enough interest in the trip, I anticipate holding a fundraising meeting for parents and guardians at the end of June to get started.

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Right now

Sign up for the trip!!! (September 30)
Start working on your passport if you don’t have one.

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With opportunity comes responsibility!

Students traveling to Paris and Barcelona commit to attending two Power Hour sessions monthly.

First trip meeting for students planning to go with us, whether they’ve signed up or not: Thursday, 9/12. Students can choose to attend either PH1 or PH2. They may bring their lunch.