Final-year school trip to London and Paris: Westminster, the British Museum, the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre (5 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school, Eurotunnel and arrival in London

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Calais (about 2.5 to 3.5 hours depending on the departure point, excluding breaks).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• UK border controls in Coquelles, then Channel crossing by Eurotunnel to Folkestone (35 minutes; the UK is one hour behind Belgium) and drive to London (about 1.5 hours).
• Walk around Westminster: Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, then the South Bank of the Thames and the London Eye (on request).
• Check-in at the accommodation for two nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Royal London and the British Museum

• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (according to the schedule), then a walk through St James's Park.
• Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery (free admission).
• Free lunch, then a visit to the British Museum (free admission): the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and the Egyptian mummies.
• Supervised free time in Covent Garden and Piccadilly Circus.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: From London to Paris

• Departure after breakfast, photo stop at Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
• Drive to Folkestone, Eurotunnel crossing to Calais, then daytime drive to Paris (about 3 hours).
• Arrival in Paris in the late afternoon and check-in at the accommodation for two nights.
• Up to Montmartre: the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (free admission), the Place du Tertre and the view over Paris.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre

• The Trocadéro and the Eiffel Tower, with a trip up to the 2nd floor (on request).
• The Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, then the Place de la Concorde and the Tuileries Garden.
• Guided visit of the Louvre and the Mona Lisa (on request).
• Guided cruise on the Seine at the end of the day.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in Paris.

Day 5: Notre-Dame and return to Belgium

• Rooms vacated after breakfast.
• Free visit of Notre-Dame Cathedral, reopened in December 2024 (free admission), and a walk through the Latin Quarter.
• Departure in the early afternoon, daytime drive back to Belgium with regular breaks.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.