Catalog Tour · Europe

Paris and the Alps

Paris, the Swiss Alps, and Bavaria in ten days — this tour traces a diagonal across western Europe that most student groups never attempt, moving from French café culture and Haussmanian boulevards to the cow-bell quiet of central Switzerland and finally into the beer-hall grandeur of Munich. The through-line is contrast: students who stand beneath the Eiffel Tower on Day 3 will be watching the Alps emerge outside the motorcoach window by Day 5, and finishing the week in a city where the language, the food, and the architecture have shifted again entirely.

Duration10 days · 9 nights
CountriesFrance · Switzerland · Germany
Cities4 stops
Group size6 – 80+ travelers
What makes us different
  • City-center hotels
  • Authentic local meals
  • Career Tour Directors
  • 4.9★ on Trustpilot
  • Family-owned since 1992
Chateau d'Ouchy, Lausanne
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Notre Dame
Neuschwanstein Castle
Destination guide: Paris →

Arrival Paris

  • Arrival transfer

Dinner

Overnight

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“I have always appreciated how flexible we are able to be on Passports tours. This is one of the main reasons I have decided to continue traveling with the company. Thank you for another great trip!”

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · March 2026
Overall

“I can not say enough about the excellent staff at Passports! They made organizing and executing this trip a breeze! It was so well organized and accommodating — I would totally recommend Passports as the tour company for student travel.”

Passports post-tour evaluation · Group leader · April 2026
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