Final-year school trip to Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague: canals, the Reichstag, the Berlin Wall and Charles Bridge (8 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Amsterdam

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the time agreed with you, and drive to the Netherlands (about 200 to 300 km depending on your school).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Cruise on the Golden Age canals: the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht and the Prinsengracht.
• Lunch at your own expense, then walk from Dam Square to the Begijnhof and the flower market on the Singel.
• Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 2: Amsterdam, from Anne Frank to the Jordaan

• Visit to the Anne Frank House, where she wrote her diary during the occupation (on request).
• Walk through the Jordaan, its canals, courtyards and small markets, then lunch at your own expense.
• Visit to the Rijksmuseum and Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” (on request).
• Supervised free time in the Vondelpark and the centre.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Drive to Berlin

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and departure for Germany.
• Daytime drive via Osnabrück and Hanover (about 650 km, 8 hours excluding stops).
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival in Berlin in the early evening, check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 4: Berlin, past and present

• The Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.
• The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße, then Checkpoint Charlie.
• Lunch at your own expense, then interactive visit to the DDR Museum (on request) and walk along the East Side Gallery.
• At the end of the day, a visit up into the glass dome of the Reichstag (free, with prior registration).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: From Berlin to Prague

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Czechia via Dresden and the Elbe valley (about 350 km, 4½ hours).
• Lunch at your own expense on arrival.
• First taste of Prague: Old Town Square, the Astronomical Clock and Charles Bridge.
• Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: Prague, from the castle to the Vltava

• Up to Prague Castle and visit of the circuit including St Vitus Cathedral and Golden Lane (on request).
• Down through Malá Strana, the John Lennon Wall and Kampa Island, then lunch at your own expense.
• Cruise on the Vltava, with views of the castle and Charles Bridge.
• Supervised free time in the Old Town.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in Prague.

Day 7: Prague’s Jewish quarter and drive to Nuremberg

• Walk through Josefov, the old Jewish quarter, and visit to its synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Germany (about 300 km, 3½ to 4 hours).
• Arrival in Nuremberg in the late afternoon and short walk through the old town to the Hauptmarkt and the foot of the Imperial Castle.
• Overnight stop in or around Nuremberg, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 500 to 750 km) with regular stops.
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.