Switzerland & Paris · 11 Nights / 12 Days
Grand Switzerland & Paris Science and Culture Tour | 11 Nights / 12 Days
School-focused study tour with day-wise timings and learning outcomes. Route: Lucerne (4N) → Geneva (2N) → Paris (5N).
11 Nights / 12 DaysLucerne (4N) → Geneva (2N) → Paris (5N)Detailed daily timetableSchool-group custom quote
Why this is an educational tour — not a normal holiday
This school programme connects museum and attraction visits to structured subject outcomes, observation activities and brief daily reflections. The aim is for students to explain what they have learnt, rather than simply ticking off sightseeing points. Accompanying teachers/escorts organise headcounts, safe group movement and a supervised nightly routine.
Learning focus: Alpine research, transport, European history
Major proposed visits: Rhine Falls • Titlis • Jungfrau region • Lake Geneva • CERN exhibitions • Louvre • Versailles
Day-wise, hour-wise student itinerary
Tables are intended to help parents and principals understand the movement of the group. All times marked * are planning targets, not confirmed reservations; delays and weather may require an alternate sequence. B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner, S = snack/short break.
Day 1: Zurich entry and Rhine Falls
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight arrival | Airport / arrival logistics | Airport reception, Rhine Falls viewpoint with coach transfer subject to flight timing. | – |
| 14:00* | Hotel, rooming and rest | School-group check-in, passports/medical contacts verified. | L* |
| 16:30* | First learning experience | Lucerne arrival and guided lakeside orientation. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner, safeguarding and recap | Dinner, safety and educational-journal briefing. | D |
| 21:30* | Hotel headcount | Teacher/escort register, buddy check and scheduled curfew. | – |
Learning outcome: Introduce Swiss hydrology and group travel roles.
Day 2: Mobility systems in Lucerne
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Swiss Museum of Transport museum learning programme when reserved. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Lucerne Chapel Bridge and old-town observation; optional lake cruise when included in quote. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Dinner and engineering worksheet review. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Evaluate public transport networks and city planning.
Day 3: Mount Titlis and alpine environments
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Transfer to Engelberg and weather-conditional mountain cable car. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Altitude/climate workbook, supervised attractions appropriate to age and conditions. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Dinner and glacier change reflection. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Distinguish elevation effects, mountain ecosystems and ice safety.
Day 4: Interlaken and Jungfrau region
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Interlaken scenic rail/coach study of glacial valleys and rail corridors. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Grindelwald viewpoint or selected mountain rail excursion; Jungfraujoch only if separately preconfirmed in quote. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Return to Lucerne and evening student map challenge. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Explain glacial landscapes and complex alpine transport systems.
Day 5: Swiss Riviera and lake ecology
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00* | Breakfast and group briefing | Attendance and passport/baggage checks before route transfer. | B |
| 08:00* | Travel / main morning activity | Travel to Montreux/Chillon, with Château de Chillon entry if prebooked. | – |
| 12:45* | Escorted lunch stop | Pre-arranged meal / safe meal break suited to coach or rail movement. | L |
| 15:00* | Arrival / afternoon learning visit | Lake Geneva shoreline geography and onward check-in around Geneva. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner and review | Dinner, group discussion on water transport and tourism. | D |
| 21:30* | Overnight headcount | Teacher/escort attendance and next-day briefing. | – |
Learning outcome: Compare historic fortifications, lake trade and habitat conservation.
Day 6: Geneva and global science
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | CERN Science Gateway public exhibitions/activities; workshops and guided access only if explicitly accepted by CERN. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | United Nations district exterior study and Geneva old-town cultural walk. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Dinner and science ethics debate. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Introduce particle physics communication and international cooperation.
Day 7: Geneva to Paris
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00* | Breakfast and group briefing | Attendance and passport/baggage checks before route transfer. | B |
| 08:00* | Travel / main morning activity | Rail departure for Paris with checked group reservations. | – |
| 12:45* | Escorted lunch stop | Pre-arranged meal / safe meal break suited to coach or rail movement. | L |
| 15:00* | Arrival / afternoon learning visit | Hotel check-in and relaxing Seine riverbank walk as time permits. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner and review | Dinner, curfew and Paris safety orientation. | D |
| 21:30* | Overnight headcount | Teacher/escort attendance and next-day briefing. | – |
Learning outcome: Reflect on rail networks and international transport systems.
Day 8: French science and innovation
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie interactive gallery visit. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Parc de la Villette design and urban landscape field observation. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Dinner and data-storytelling challenge. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Discuss how museums translate complex science for diverse ages.
Day 9: Louvre masterpieces and urban forms
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Louvre timed entry and guided/supervised age-appropriate gallery choice. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Tuileries and Place de la Concorde civic spaces walk. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Evening visual-art mini-exhibition. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Develop critical viewing and museum research skills.
Day 10: Versailles: statecraft and gardens
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Palace of Versailles prebooked group visit, subject to open areas and queues. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Garden geometry and estate water management observation. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Dinner and debate about monarchy and institutions. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Connect landscape design to power, mathematics and French history.
Day 11: Eiffel engineering and farewell
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast & learning briefing | Breakfast, buddy and attendance register; recap the day’s subject question. | B |
| 09:30* | Morning educational visit | Eiffel Tower area with optional summit admission only if ticketed. | – |
| 12:45* | Lunch / student welfare break | Escorted group lunch with hydration, allergy checks and a short rest period. | L |
| 14:30* | Afternoon study / attraction | Seine architecture walk and a supervised final team presentation. | S |
| 19:00* | Dinner / evening experience | Farewell dinner, certificates and parent report. | D |
| 21:30* | Room checks and curfew | Final attendance; modified curfew for officially scheduled evening attraction. | – |
Learning outcome: Compare nineteenth-century engineering with present-day infrastructure.
Day 12: Paris departure
| Indicative time | Activity | What students do / experience | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30* | Breakfast and room check | Breakfast, hotel checkout and passport reconciliation. | B |
| As booked | Departure logistics | Airport transfer with sufficient school group processing time. | – |
| Flight time | Airline departure | Depart on booked flight. | – |
Learning outcome: Complete a Swiss–French comparative STEM and humanities portfolio.
Proposed school-group inclusions
- Accommodation in a school-approved 3- or 4-star category, room sharing to be finalised.
- Breakfast, planned group lunches and dinners unless flight times make a meal inapplicable.
- Escorted private ground/rail transfers as indicated, luggage management and tour manager support.
- Prebooked admissions for the ticketed attractions specifically included in the final signed quotation.
- Tour worksheets, short evening recap and a participation certificate format.
Quoted separately / conditions
- International flights, visas, travel/medical insurance and GST/TCS, unless stated otherwise in quote.
- Premium add-ons, ride upgrades, shopping, minibar and other personal spending.
- Research-lab/university staff access, workshops and group visits requiring separate permissions.
- Teacher travel/stay costing, rooming, adult supervision ratio and medically required arrangements.
- Any specific attraction not available on school travel dates will be replaced only with school approval.
Student safeguarding: Final coach seats, hotel rooming, medical/allergy roster, emergency helpline, parent updates, adult-to-student supervision ratio and high-risk attraction restrictions must be agreed with the school before travel. A starting estimate is one adult for ten students, but the actual ratio can be stricter by age/destination. University admissions interactions and research facility tours are not guaranteed.
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School and parent FAQs
Are these regular sightseeing holidays?
No. Each route includes defined subject-linked learning outcomes, observation sheets and end-of-day discussions in addition to selected attractions and cultural sites.
Will the timetable be followed exactly?
Times are indicative. Queues, opening hours, traffic, weather, flight schedules and school-age safety requirements can change the sequence; the final confirmed operational itinerary will be shared before departure.
Who accompanies the school students?
A tour manager and school-nominated teachers or approved escorts are planned. As an initial planning benchmark, the proposal uses approximately one responsible adult per ten students, but the final ratio is determined by student ages, school policies, activity risk and destination requirements.
Are flights, visas, hotels and entry tickets included?
A written group quotation will itemise flights, visa assistance, insurance, hotel category, meals, coaches, guide services, entry tickets and taxes. No price or inclusion is guaranteed by this sample itinerary alone.
Can schools request vegetarian or Jain meals?
Yes. Please share dietary, allergy and medical requirements before quote finalisation so the operating team can check suitable arrangements; availability must be confirmed.
Are university visits and special educational workshops guaranteed?
No. Access to campuses, labs, institutional staff and school-group workshops often requires separate advance approval and may be unavailable. A suitable alternative is offered when permissions cannot be obtained.
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