Final-year school trip to London and Paris: Westminster, the British Museum, Tower Bridge, Camden, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Montmartre (7 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in London

• Departure from your school very early in the morning, at the agreed time.
• Daytime drive to Calais (about 2½ to 3½ hours depending on where your school is), then ferry crossing of the Channel to Dover (about 1½ hours); the UK is one hour behind Belgium.
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Arrival in London in the early afternoon (local time) and a first look at the city at the foot of Tower Bridge.
• Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 2: Westminster, Buckingham and the British Museum

• Morning in Westminster: Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey (outside view).
• Walk through St James's Park to Buckingham Palace, with the Changing of the Guard on the days it takes place.
• Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery (free admission), then free lunch in Covent Garden.
• Visit to the British Museum (free admission): the Rosetta Stone and the Egyptian mummies, then a ride on the London Eye (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: The Tower of London, the South Bank and Camden

• Visit to the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (on request).
• Crossing of Tower Bridge and free lunch at Borough Market.
• Walk along the South Bank to Tate Modern (free admission) and the Millennium Bridge, facing St Paul’s Cathedral.
• Late afternoon at Camden Market.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in London.

Day 4: Ferry and arrival in Paris

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Dover (about 2 hours).
• Ferry crossing of the Channel to Calais (about 1½ hours); France is one hour ahead of the UK.
• Free lunch on board or during a break, then drive to Paris (about 3 hours, excluding breaks).
• In the late afternoon, up to Montmartre: the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (free admission) and the Place du Tertre.
• Check-in at the accommodation in Paris for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: The Eiffel Tower, the Seine and the Champs-Élysées

• Walk from the Trocadéro to the Champ-de-Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
• Trip up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower (on request).
• One-hour cruise on the Seine, then free lunch.
• Walk up the Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: The Louvre, Notre-Dame and the Marais

• Visit to the Louvre Museum and the Mona Lisa (on request).
• Walk through the Tuileries Garden, then free lunch.
• Visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, reopened in 2024 after its restoration (free admission), and a walk through the Latin Quarter.
• Late afternoon in the Marais: the Place des Vosges and the Hôtel de Ville.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in Paris.

Day 7: Return to your school

• Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
• Last morning in the Opéra district: the façade of the Palais Garnier and the free rooftop terrace of the Galeries Lafayette.
• Free lunch, then daytime drive back to Belgium, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.