Cuba
Cuba Students visiting Cuba (full week excursion) have the opportunity to experience the cities of Havana, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara, which few Americans have been fortunate to visit.
Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya Students visiting the Riviera Maya (multi-day excursion) in the state of Quintana Roo experience local living in the quiet fishing villages away from the tourist bustle in this region.
Architecture of Antoni Gaudi: Sagrada Familia, Palau Güell, and the Park Güell
Architecture of Antoni Gaudi: Sagrada Familia, Palau Güell, and the Park Güell The works of Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi mark the city and transformed the development of architecture in the region. The Güell family patronized Gaudi and gave his imagination free reign at their personal and professional sites. We will visit two of these, marking…
Les Plages (The D-Day beaches)
Les Plages (The D-Day beaches) The events of the two Great Wars remain in the French collective consciousness — nowhere more so than Normandy, which received the brunt of the destruction. This excursion ends at the American Cemetery situated above Omaha beach.
Bayeux
Bayeux Bayeux houses the famous embroidered Bayeux Tapestry, a two-hundred-and-thirty foot long fabric, which depicts the events of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings.
Mont St. Michel and St. Malo
Mont St. Michel and St. Malo Mont Saint-Michel is a small island covered in buildings, shops, and restaurants — with a wonderful view. Saint-Malo was once a fortress on the water, but now the town has grown far beyond its original borders. The place oozes medieval charm, and its many nearly packed restaurants attest to…
Auschwitz
To many, the Nazi Death Camps at Auschwitz embody the Holocaust. Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women, and children lost their lives in this place. Walking through this site provides a student with a glimpse into one of humanities worse atrocities.
Old Jewish Quarter
Old Jewish Quarter Students will have the opportunity as a group to visit the world-famous Jewish Quarter in Prague. This is one of the best preserved collections of synagogues, historical buildings, and monuments in the whole of Europe, documenting the history of Jews in central Europe before the Holocaust.
Flamenco Show at the Palau de la Musica Catalana
Flamenco Show at the Palau de la Musica Catalana Dance performance is set in the extravagant Modernist concert hall. The stained glass and glazed tile are a feast of their own.
Mwanza/ Serengeti Wildlife Safari
Mwanza/ Serengeti Wildlife Safari A flight to Mwanza takes us to the banks of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and the second largest freshwater lake in the world, for an excursion that provides a blend of historic, nature, cultural, social, and national expeditions. It includes: a day of Rock City Tour; a day of wildlife…