FRANCE | Exchange Program

10 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS

 

ITINERARY:

DAY 1: DEPART

  • Fly through the night to Paris.

DAYS 2 & 3:  WEEKEND WITH HOST FAMILIES  

  • Bienvenue en France! Your Forum Tour Manager will meet you at the airport to help you transfer to the French school.
  • Upon arrival at your partner school, have a short orientation and meet your pen pals.
  • You will find out that French is more than a textbook language. You will meet French people and have an excellent opportunity to practice your French in real-life situations during your stay in France.
  • Spend the day with your exchange partner and their family.

DAY 4: EXCHANGE PROGRAM

  • Attend school with your pen pals. Activities and workshops may be organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the French school).
  • Enjoy the afternoon with your exchange partners and their families.

DAY 5: PARIS 

  • This morning, catch the RER train to Paris.
  • Upon arrival, meet with your Forum Tour Manager.
  • Visit Le Louvre, one of the world’s greatest museums, covering the finest European paintings, sculptures and art from the Middle Ages to the beginnings of Impressionism.
  • Take some free time for lunch.
  • Next, let’s go admire the view from the third floor of the Tour Eiffel on Le-Champs-de-Mars Square.
  • After, board a glass-topped Bateau Mouche and enjoy a refreshing cruise.
  • Next, head back to your partner school. Return home your families for dinner and night accommodation.

DAY 6: EXCHANGE PROGRAM 

  • This morning, attend school with your pen pals. Activities and workshops may be organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the French school).
  • Enjoy the afternoon with your exchange partner and their families.

DAY 7: LOIRE VALLEY

  • Today, meet your Forum Tour Manager at the school and travel to the Loire Valley.
  • Visit the gothic Château d’Amboise, registered as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Discover this emblematic monument and its landscaped gardens.
  • Continue with a visit to the Backstage.
  • Enjoy a special lunch at La Cave Aux Fouées (subject to availability).
  • This afternoon, visit Château du Clos Luce, where Leonardo da Vinci lived for the last three years of his life.
  • Return home to your families for dinner and night accommodation.

DAY 8: EXCHANGE PROGRAM 

  • This morning, attend school with your pen pals. Activities and workshops may be organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the French school).
  • Spend the afternoon with your exchange partners and their families.

DAY 9: SATURDAY WITH HOST FAMILIES

  • Spend Saturday with your exchange partners and their families.

DAY 10: DEPART

  • Today, say “au revoir” to your host family and transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.

Bon voyage et à bientôt!

 

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