Travel for Teens: Paris and the South of France

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Travel for Teens offers a fun and authentic travel experience for teens that goes beyond merely sight-seeing and bus tours. With native trip leaders to guide groups through host countries, Travel for Teens offers unparalleled access to the world of teen travel. Trips feature choices in activities and isn’t bound to rigid schedules which enriches each individual experience. Programs provide for every taste and interest.

To get the most out of the traveling experience, Travel for Teens requires little to no bus time and stays in authentic hotels or homestays and avoids bland chain hotels. Immersion into the culture is a top priority for each trip and maximizes the experience. Travel for Teens hopes to make tour members more competent, confident and prepared for a world outside of their comfort zone.

Trip Description

Paris is the world’s legendary city, home to artists and emperors, writers and composers, and site of some of the most important events in history. Explore this rich and diverse country both in big city and the green countryside.

Start off the trip with a week in Paris, one of the world’s most splendid capital cities. Experience all the wonder and excitement that makes the city so famous. Enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the 12th largest fashion house in Paris, take cooking lessons at a French chef's house, climb the steps of Montmartre, shop the famous names along the Champs Elysees, climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, explore the vastness of the world’s largest art collection at the Louvre and admire the masterpieces of the Impressionists at the Musee D'Orsay. Marvel at Paris from the top of the iron wonder of the Eiffel Tower. Along the way, discover the delights of French cuisine and the charm of the city’s historical neighborhoods. Shop along Paris’ legendary commercial streets, sample crepes from curbside vendors and take in the spellbinding atmosphere of a city like no other.

Leaving behind the City of Lights, head to Nice, on the French Riviera, to chill out on its sprawling crescent beach and enjoy the Mediterranean in midsummer. You’ll have to option to take a day trip to Monaco, where you will see its elegant casino, and to visit the hilltop town of Eze or Grasse with its famous perfume factories. Comparing the South of France to Paris will shows how varied and complex France really is - which will you like more, the romance and elegance of Paris or the laid-back charm of the French Riviera?

As with all TFT trips, the journey through France is led by guides who know this region intimately. Their expertise allows you to plan a safe trip that abounds in options, so that you can take in the parts of French culture that appeal to you most.

Staff Overview

All staff members undergo extensive interviewing, training, and ongoing evaluation. All counselors are certified in first-aid and CPR. Very few new staff are hired each year due to high retention rate. Trip leaders do not lead a trip without prior experience as a TFT counselor. With few exceptions, students are fully supervised on all of our journeys. Most staff members have lived in the countries they are leading each trip in and are able to offer deeper insights into the culture and lifestyle.

Setting & Accommodations

Travelers will stay in authentic hotels close to the center of each city to maximize the cultural experience. Travel for Teens tries to avoid staying in chain hotels to encourage immersion into each specific region.

Safety Standards

Travelers are under staff supervision at all times except select hour to hour and a half shopping trips. While on the mountains professionals supervise and teach correct technique to avoid injury. Travel for teens analyzes every aspect and detail of each trip and goes over contingency plans and emergency numbers for each country. Each site and hotel is visited and approved before bringing a group and first aid kits are always on hand. English-speaking doctors are on hand most of the time, but when they are not the bilingual staff act as interpreters.