Student Travel Program

4 Day Trip

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The legacies of Pilgrims, revolutionaries, academics and literary greats abound as you travel through the brownstone-lined streets of Boston. Explore the sites of the American Revolution, and stroll around several of the city’s vibrant neighborhoods.

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Trip Itinerary:

Day 1: Boston

• Meet your Tour Director at your destination
• Take a walking tour of Charlestown and the North End
• Visit the Old North Church
• Visit the New England Holocaust Memorial
• Dinner at Quincy Market

Day 2: Boston - Lexington and Concord

• Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

• Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

• Lexington Battle Green
• Old North Bridge
• Author's Row

• Enjoy an evening activity

Day 3: Boston - Plymouth

• Visit Plimoth Patuxet Museums (April-October)

• Visit the Edward M. Kennedy Institute (November-March)

• Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge

Day 4: Boston - Salem

• Visit the Witch Dungeon Museum, Gallows Hill, or Witch Museum

• Visit the House of the Seven Gables

• Depart for home

6 Day Trip

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Take in the sights and sounds of the great outdoors with a visit to several National Parks. Then, experience the beauty of the American West as you stand on top of the nation’s most recognizable and stunning landscapes—the Grand Canyon.

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Trip Itinerary:

Day 1: Las Vegas

• Meet your Tour Director at your destination
• Travel to Kanab
• Visit Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
• See sand dunes that were formed by the erosion of pink-colored Navajo Sandstone

Day 2: Bryce Canyon National Park

• See the unique spire-shaped rock formations called hoodoos
• Take a short hike, such as Inspiration Trail or Sunset Trail, with your Tour Director

• Spend the evening stargazing while learning cultural stories and listening to Native American music

Day 3: Zion National Park

• Marvel at the massive sandstone cliffs from the floor of the canyon

• Take a short hike, such as the Upper Emerald Pool Trail, with your Tour Director
• Visit the Zion Human History Museum

Day 4: Page

• Visit Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

• Explore the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

• Stop for a photo at Wahweap Overlook, which offers sweeping views of Lake Powell

• Stop for a photo at Glen Canyon Dam

• Visit the Glen Canyon Dam Visitor Center

• Enjoy a Colorado River float trip (March-October)

• Raft through Horseshoe Bend and see Native American petroglyphs

• Travel to Flagstaff

Day 5: Grand Canyon National Park

• Visit Grand Canyon National Park

• Enjoy an IMAX film at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center
• Spend some time exploring the Grand Canyon with your Tour Director

• Visit the Lowell Observatory, where Pluto was discovered

Day 6: Sedona

• Travel to Sedona

• Stop for a photo at Oak Creek Canyon Vista Point

• Take a short hike to the Sedona Airport Overlook and marvel at red rock country

• Travel to Phoenix

• Depart for home

7 Day Trip

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Take advantage of round-the-clock daylight during the summer in this otherworldly place of dramatic beauty.Revel in the geothermal wonders of Iceland—Blue Lagoon hot springs, volcanic craters and subarctic fauna. From the capital Reykjavik you will travel the popular Golden Circle and see Gullfoss waterfall and the Geysir geothermal area. From there, continue on to the famous black-sand beaches of Vik and the Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur.

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Trip Itinerary:

Day 1: Fly overnight to Iceland

Day 2: Reykjavik

• Meet your Tour Director at the airport
• Enjoy breakfast before exploring Viking World
• Take a tour of Reykjavik

Day 3: Reykjavík and Hvolsvöllur area

• Take an excursion to Thingvellir National Park

• Visit Thingvellir National Park 

• Visit Gullfoss Waterfall and Geysir Geothermal area

• Visit a greenhouse powered by geothermal and hydroelectric energy

• Visit Icelandic horse stables

Day 4: Hvolsvöllur area

• Take an excursion in the Hvolsvöllur area

• Visit the Seljalandsfoss and Skógarfoss waterfalls
• Visit the Village of Vik
• Explore the famous black sand beaches of Vik

• Glacier Walk: Buckle up your crampons and take the coolest walk of your life - literally - on Sólheimajökull Glacier. 

• Visit the Skógarfoss Folkmuseum 

Day 5: Reykjavík

• Visit the state-of-the-art Lava Centre 

• Return to Reykjavík with a stop at a geothermal power plant

• Visit the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant

• Visit the National Museum  

Day 6: Reykjavik

• Take an excursion to Alftanes peninsula

• See Bessastaðir, official residence of the president 
• Visit Hafnarfjörður and Lake Kleifarvatn
• See geothermal activity in Krísuvík geothermal field 

• Visit the Blue Lagoon

Day 7: Depart for Home

8 Day Trip

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In Rome and Pompeii, your imagination doesn’t have to work hard to take you back to ancient times. From the 2,000-year-old Colosseum to the houses lining Pompeii’s perfectly preserved streets, history has been frozen in time. Your passage through the centuries continues under the gilded archways of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vatican City and in the natural beauty of Capri.

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Trip Itinerary:

Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

Day 2: Rome Meet your Tour Director at the airport

Day 3: Rome Take a guided tour of Rome. With your expert local guide you will visit:

• Colosseum
• Roman Forum
• Trevi Fountain
• Pantheon
• Piazza Navona
• Spanish Steps

Day 4: Rome Take a guided tour of Vatican City. With your expert local guide you will visit:

• Sistine Chapel
• St. Peter's Basilica

Day 5: Rome, Pompeii, Sorrento region

• Travel via Pompeii to Sorrento
• Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide
• Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

Day 6: Sorrento Region

• Take a guided tour of Capri
• Transfer to Sorrento
• Enjoy a boat cruise

Day 7: Sorrento region, Naples, Rome

• Travel via Naples to Rome
• Enjoy a hands-on authentic pizza making class

Day 8: Depart for home

4 Day Trip

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The 4-day/3-night Washington, DC Middle School Program is more than just a tour of DC’s famous monuments and memorials. Students examine the people, events, and debates surrounding enduring questions that have shaped our nation’s form of government. Guided by our highly-trained instructors, students have the opportunity to:

• Discuss the historic events that have shaped our nation through visits to DC’s must-see sites
• Engage with peers to debate the most pressing issues facing our nation in an exciting, hands-on Mock Congress
• Discover Capitol Hill and encounter our legislative process first-hand by visiting the congressional galleries
• Experience the world-renowned Smithsonian museums where our country’s history, art, and culture come alive
• Make lifelong friendships as they exchange ideas with students from around the country!