Final-year school trip to Paris and London: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre, Westminster and the British Museum (8 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Paris

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the time agreed with you, and drive to Paris (about 300 km, 3½ to 4 hours depending on your school).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Lunch at your own expense, then visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, reopened after its restoration (free), and a walk on the Île de la Cité.
• Stroll through the Latin Quarter to the Panthéon and the Luxembourg Gardens.
• Check-in at the accommodation for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 2: From the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-Élysées

• Trip up the Eiffel Tower (on request).
• The Trocadéro, then lunch at your own expense.
• The Champs-Élysées and a climb up to the terrace of the Arc de Triomphe (on request).
• Cruise on the Seine, from the Pont de l’Alma to the Île Saint-Louis.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: The Louvre and Montmartre

• Visit to the Louvre, from the Mona Lisa to the Venus de Milo (on request).
• Walk through the Tuileries Garden, then lunch at your own expense.
• Afternoon in Montmartre: the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (free) and the Place du Tertre with its painters.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in Paris.

Day 4: From Paris to London

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Calais (about 290 km, 3½ hours).
• Ferry crossing of the Channel to Dover (about 1½ hours); the UK is one hour behind Belgium.
• Drive to London (about 125 km, 2 hours) and lunch at your own expense on board or on the way.
• Check-in at the accommodation for four nights, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 5: Westminster, Buckingham and the West End

• Morning in Westminster: Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey (exterior).
• Walk through St James’s Park to Buckingham Palace, with the Changing of the Guard on the days it takes place.
• Lunch at your own expense, then Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery (free).
• Ride on the London Eye (on request), then supervised free time in Covent Garden.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: The Tower of London and the South Bank

• Visit to the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (on request).
• Walk across Tower Bridge and lunch at your own expense at Borough Market.
• Walk along the South Bank to Tate Modern (free), then the Millennium Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral (exterior).
• Evening at a West End musical (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: The British Museum and Camden

• Visit to the British Museum (free): the Rosetta Stone, the Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures.
• Stop at King’s Cross station and its Platform 9¾.
• Lunch at your own expense at Camden Market, then a walk along Regent’s Canal.
• Supervised free time in the centre.
• Dinner and last supervised evening in London.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Dover (about 125 km, 2 hours).
• Ferry crossing of the Channel to Calais; clocks go forward one hour.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 2½ to 3½ hours), lunch at your own expense on board or during a stop.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.