Bonjour Paris
Why You’ll Love This Trip
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Day 1 | Departure
En route to Paris. Meals Included: None
Day 2 | Paris
Bienvenue à Paris! Get acquainted with this graceful city's cobblestoned streets, charming cafés, and vibrant neighborhoods. Stroll through Montmartre to the white domed Sacré-Coeur. Meals Included: None
Day 3 | Paris
Revel in the enchanting "City of Lights" while you stroll down the Champs-Elysées. Enjoy the priceless treasures of the Louvre, visit the awesome Cathédrale de Notre-Dame, and so much more! Take in the city by night during your Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise. Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 4 | Family Stay
Travel to your Family Stay community to begin your five day immersion! Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Days 5 - 8 | Family Stay
Immerse yourself in French culture by experiencing everyday life with your host family! It’s your opportunity to use your language skills in real-life situations and make new friends. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 | Paris
Enjoy one last day of shopping and sightseeing in incredible Paris. Seek out a lesser known but equally interesting attraction such as the Musée Marmottan Monet, housing Claude Monet's 1872 Impression, Sunrise, the painting for which the Impressionist movement was named. Relax with your travel partners at the Xperitas farewell dinner. Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 | Return
Transfer to the airport, depart for the United States. Meals Included: Breakfast
Price Includes
Price Excludes
- Increase in air cost due to requests for specific travel dates or airline
- Costs incurred due to late or missed flights
- Passport, visa or other document costs
- Transportation to/from departure city
- Any meals not indicated on itineraries
- Spending money and gifts
- Any fees associated with advanced seating assignments
- Small-group supplement when group has fewer than 10 participants
- Tips for guide(s) and/or bus driver(s)
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Spring Payment Schedule
Billing and Payments: Xperitas will email a bill for the final payment approximately three weeks before it is due. For all other payments please refer to this schedule. A payment reminder will be sent to you via email a week before a scheduled payment is due. Payments can be made by credit/debit card via the Xperitas portal or by check or money order payable to Xperitas.
Cancellations: Any cancellation made through October 1, 2025 will receive a refund of the amount paid minus a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations made after this date will be calculated on an individual basis at the time of cancellation and follow the schedule and terms below.
Payment Schedule
Spring Programs: March and April, 2026 |
|
June 15 (Early Bird); October 1, 2025 (Final) |
$500 due with application* |
November 1, 2025 |
$1000 |
December 1, 2025 |
$1000 |
January 15, 2026 |
Balance |
*Once the online application and $500 deposit are submitted and processed, participants will receive enrollment confirmation.
Cancellation Schedule
Spring Programs: March and April, 2026 |
|
Date of Cancellation |
Refund Amount |
Cancellations received through October 1, 2025 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $100 adminstrative fee* |
October 2 - November 14, 2025 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $250 administrative fee* |
November 15, 2025 or later |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $500 administrative fee* AND any air/land expenses incurred by Xperitas (Varies by program and cancellation date) |
30 days prior to departure |
No refund possible |
*This fee is to help cover the cost of organizational resources incurred in the planning of the language/cultural immersion experience.
Summer Payment Schedule
Billing and Payments: Xperitas will email a bill for the final payment approximately three weeks before it is due. For all other payments please refer to this schedule. A payment reminder will be sent to you via email a week before a scheduled payment is due. Payments can be made by credit/debit card via the Xperitas portal or by check or money order payable to Xperitas.
Cancellations: Any cancellation made through October 15, 2025 will receive a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations made after this date will be calculated on an individual basis at the time of cancellation and follow the schedule and terms below.
Payment Schedule
Summer Programs: May, June, July, August, 2026 |
|
June 15 (Early Bird); October 15, 2025 (Final) |
$500 due with application* |
November 15, 2025 |
$1250 |
January 15, 2026 |
$1250 |
March 15, 2026 |
Balance |
*Once the online application and $500 deposit are submitted and processed, participants will receive enrollment confirmation.
Cancellation Schedule
Summer Programs: May, June, July, August, 2026 |
|
Date of Cancellation |
Refund Amount |
Cancellations received through October 15, 2025 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS $100 adminitrative fee* |
October 16 – November 30, 2025 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $250 administrative fee* |
December 1, 2025 or later |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $500 administrative fee* AND any air/land expenses incurred by Xperitas (Varies by program and cancellation date) |
30 days prior to departure |
No refund possible |
*This fee is to help cover the cost of organizational resources incurred in the planning of the language/cultural immersion experience.
Enrollment Information
All activities to be paid on-site using entrance fee allowance provided, unless listed in Program Inclusions.
The order of this itinerary and all itinerary items are subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances that may arise prior to or during the program.
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Entrance to Pont du Gard
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- 3 full-day bus excursions
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Musée d'Orsay
- Arc de Triomphe
- Crêperie dinner
- Châteaux de Chambord et Châteaux de Chenonceau
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Pont du Gard
- Guided tour of a perfume factory & historical museum
- 3 Full-day bus excursions
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Versailles
- Arc de Triomphe
- Musée d'Orsay
- Musée Rodin
- Les Invalides
- Catacombes de Paris
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
- Sainte-Chapelle
- Conciergerie
- Centre Pompidou
- Palais des Papes
- Musée Océanographique de Monaco
- Jardin Exotique de Monaco
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Musée du Louvre
- Flamenco Show
- La Sagrada Familia
- Park Güell
- Museu Picasso
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Telefèric de Montjuïc
- Casa Batlló
- Casa Mila
- Entrance to Tour Eiffel
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Group activity of your choice from the following options: tickets to the Atelier des Lumières, access to the Montparnasse Tower Observatory, or a cooking class where you'll prepare Flammekueche, a specialty from the Alsace region.
- Ticket to Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise
- Entrance to Musée du Louvre
- Castle tour
- Guided bike tour Munich
- Entrance to Nymphenburg Palace
- Guided tour of Neuschwanstein Castle
- Suggested activities that can be covered by entrance fee allowance:
- Olympic Park Tower
- Deutsches Museum
- BMW Museum