AIFS Partnership Programs: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

London, England

Spring 2018

Optional Pre-Program Tour

The optional pre-program guided European orientation tour will begin in Paris and also visit Bruges and Brussels. Accommodation will be in tourist-class hotels or student residences with bed and breakfast included.

Sunday, January 17, 2016
Depart the US for Paris

Monday, January 18, 2016 (Night in Paris)
Arrive in Paris, where you will be met at the arrivals area of the airport by an AIFS representative and transferred by coach to your hotel. If you are traveling independently to Paris, please make your way directly to the hotel. You will have the afternoon free to explore or sleep! In the evening, you will enjoy a boat trip along the river Seine. Then, spend the night in your Paris hotel.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
A professionally guided tour takes in many of the famous sights and monuments of Paris – the elegant Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and Eiffel Tower. The afternoon is free for even more sightseeing or shopping. Then, spend another night in your Paris hotel.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Morning guided tour of the Louvre art gallery. Lunchtime departure by coach for Bruges. In Bruges, you will have an evening walking tour where you can soak up the atmosphere of this beautiful city. Then, spend the night in a Bruges hotel.

Thursday, January 21, 2016
Free morning in Bruges. Lunchtime departure for Brussels - then, a guided afternoon sightseeing tour of Brussels. Spend the night in a Brussels hotel.

Friday, January 22, 2016
Free morning in Brussels. In the afternoon, travel to London by Eurostar train. Upon arrival in London you will be transferred to your accommodation.

The pre-tour cost includes bus transfers, accommodation in tourist class hotels on a bed and breakfast basis, train tickets, Brussels – London and the services of a tour manager throughout the tour. Transatlantic airfare is not included. If you have any questions about the tour arrangements, please email our Student Advisors at studentinfo@aifs.co.uk.