14-Day Program | This unique French and Spanish language immersion experience begins for your student group upon your arrival in Paris! Explore all of Paris including the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Eiffel Tower while French students practice thier language skills immersed in French culture. From there your student group splits off to enjoy a few days with their host family and learn what French or Spanish life is really like. Our unforgettable Family Stay Experience® allows students to become temporary locals and appreciate everyday life in France or Spain. Language skills learned in the classroom come to life in this in-depth language immersion travel experience. Next you are off to Barcelona, The "City of Gaudí" where Spanish language students get to practice their skills. While in Spain’s most cosmopolitan city, visit the Museu Picasso, and ramble along La Rambla, a pedestrian wonderland of shops and street performers. All travel dates are tentative, pending teacher approval and airline confirmation.
Program Overview
14 Days
Teacher Led
Family Stay:
From $4,569.00 pp from
Features
Round-Trip Airfare Overnight Accommodations In-Country Transportation Insurance 24/7 Emergency Support While Abroad
Program Itinerary
Day 1Departure
Enroute to Paris, France.
Included meals:
None
Day 2Paris
Arrive in Paris and spend the day in the French capital with your teachers to see the places, monuments, quartiers and museums you’ve been learning about in your French classes. Discover the city’s most impressive monuments, from the magnificent Arc de Triomphe at the top of the Champs-Élysées, to Napoleon’s final resting place at Les Invalides, to the Gothic façade of Notre-Dame. Finish the day with an Xperitas welcome dinner.
Included meals:
Dinner
Day 3Paris
Continue to discover the sights and sounds of the French capital with your teachers. View Paris from a different perspective with a boat ride on the Seine River. Visit the Louvre and discover the many famous masterpieces that call it home. From its beginnings as a royal fortress to its current status as the world’s most visited art museum, the Louvre has long been at the center of Parisian culture and home to a collection of 35,000 works of art from around the world.
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 4Paris
Enjoy the Place du Tertre in Montmartre. There, you'll find artists covering every square inch of the square. Ascend the Eiffel tower which is nicknamed “the iron lady”! It is both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world!
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 5En route to Family Stay
Explore Paris at your own pace, perhaps checking out Sainte-Chapelle, a Gothic chapel adorned with 1,113 dazzling stained-glass windows. Then, hop on the train and travel to your family stay community. Meet your host family and get ready for your total immersion experience.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - 10Family Stay
Immerse yourself in the 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.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11Barcelona
Say au revoir/adiós to your host family in the morning. You’re off to Barcelona, the “City of Gaudi”. Spend the day exploring on foot. Walk along La Rambla and enjoy finding your way around the labyrinth that is the Barri Gótic.
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 12Barcelona
Today is the day to take in all of Antoni Gaudi’s masterpieces. Visit the astounding Sagrada Familia Cathedral and then head to Park Güell to see his beautiful mosaic masterpieces. In the evening, enjoy a flamenco show.
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 13Barcelona
Spend your final day exploring Barcelona. Stroll along the Passeig de Gràcia and be sure to spot Casa Batlló y Casa Milà! Visit the Museu Picasso and end your trip with a farewell dinner.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Dinner
Day 14Return
Transfer to the airport for your return to the United States.
Included meals:
Breakfast
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!
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.
