Rencontres du Nord au SudExplore France from top to bottom! Start your program in the City of Lights and explore it all, from the Louvre to Notre Dame. Practice your language skills while being immersed in the bustling capital city, then enjoy a few days of la vie en famille and learn what French life is really like. Spend your two final days in the stunning Côte d’Azur southern region before heading home. |
Program Overview12 DaysTeacher Led Family Stay: From $3,999.00 pp from |
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Program Itinerary
| Day 1 Departure | |
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En Route to Paris |
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| Included meals: None | |
| Day 2 Paris | |
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Bienvenue en France! Revel in the enchanting “City of Lights” while you stroll down the Champs-Elysées, enjoy the priceless treasures of the Louvre, visit the awesome Sacré-Cœur atop Montmartre and enjoy a stunning view of the city below. In the evening, enjoy a group welcome dinner. |
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| Day 3 Paris | |
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Take the métro to the Place St. Michel and lunch on your own in the quaint Latin Quarter. Enjoy afternoon visits to la Cathédrale de Notre Dame, la Sainte Chapelle and La Conciergerie. Learn the history l’île de la Cité, where the city of Paris was founded. Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower and get a bird’s eye view of the city. |
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| Included meals: Breakfast | |
| Day 4 Paris | |
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Visit the Musée d’Orsay and take in its wide collection of impressionist art. Descend into the depths of the city and see eerie ossuary of Les Catacombes de Paris, which houses the skeletal remains of more than six million of Paris’ early inhabitants. Take in the city by night during your Bateaux Mouches Seine river cruise. |
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| Included meals: Breakfast | |
| Day 5 En route to Family Stay | |
| Take a train to either the city of Lyon or Toulon and begin your five day family stay! | |
| Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner | |
| Day 6 - 9 Family Stay | |
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Put your language skills to work while experiencing everyday life with a French family! |
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| Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | |
| Day 10 Nice | |
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Say au revoir to your host family and head to Nice, the capital of the Côte d’Azur. Unwind and get acquainted with Nice, one of the crown jewels of the Côte d’Azur. Stroll through the Place Rossetti, the heart of this city or visit the Promenade des Anglais and la Vielle Ville with its maze of narrow pedestrian streets and vividly colored buildings. |
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| Included meals: Breakfast | |
| Day 11 Nice | |
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Take the train a mere 20 minutes down the coast and visit the small principality of Monaco for the day. See the changing of the guards at the Palais du Prince and walk through the narrow streets of Vieux Monaco, overlooking the beautiful harbors. Return to Nice to enjoy a group farewell dinner on final evening in France. |
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| Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner | |
| Day 12 | |
| Included meals: None | |
The Family Stay Experience®
We believe that spending time with a family, speaking their language and participating in their customs is the best and most authentic way to experience another culture. It’s also what makes our programs different from any other travel experience. After 50 years of arranging family stays, we’re no longer surprised when our participants say that spending time with a family was the best part of their experience!
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Non-Profit | Since 1972 | 100 Host Communities & Growing Xperitas is a community of lifelong intercultural learners who believe in a world built on deeper understanding between cultures. Our values are reflected by our commitment to increasing accessibility to language immersion programs. We provide aid and merit-based scholarships to qualified participants. Xperitas also achieves this goal by providing grants to schools, better helping to promote global communication through language learning. |
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