The Holocaust in Europe
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
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Day 2: Berlin
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Berlin
With your Field Director you will see:
- Unter den Linden, Berlin’s most elegant boulevard
- Reichstag, an iconic landmark and home to Germany's national legislature
Enjoy dinner in Berlin
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Day 3: Berlin
Take a guided tour of Berlin
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Brandenburg Gate, Germany's iconic landmark representing peace and unity
- Kurfürstendamm, a famous avenue that’s lined with shops, hotels, and restaurants
- Remains of the Berlin Wall, a physical and ideological divider now covered in political graffiti
Visit the Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz Memorial, a former meeting place for senior Nazi officials which is now a museum
Stop to take a photo at Checkpoint Charlie, a station that guarded the border between East and West Germany
Visit the Topography of Terror Museum, a history museum located on the site of buildings that served as the headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS
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Day 4: Berlin
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Berlin on your own
Visit the Jewish Museum and explore 2,000 years of German-Jewish history at this museum
🔹 Guided learning: Gain insight into life on both sides of the Iron Curtain when you participate in an illuminating panel-led discussion
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Day 5: Berlin • Warsaw
Travel by train to Warsaw, Poland’s capital city which was mostly destroyed in World War II and rebuilt using photographs and paintings as reference
Take a walking tour of Warsaw
With your Field Director you will see:
- Gestapo headquarters, where insurgents were taken for questioning
- Pawiak Prison, where anyone suspected of opposing the Nazis was sent
Enjoy dinner in Warsaw
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Day 6: Warsaw
Visit the Warsaw Ghetto Monument commemorating the heroic efforts of the Jewish resistance fighters
Tour the Jewish Ghetto with an expert local guide, which was established in 1940 as a way to isolate the Jewish population from the rest of the city
Visit the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews to discover the social, religious, and political diversity of Polish Jews, highlighting events from the past to the Holocaust to today
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Day 7: Warsaw • Kraków
Travel to Kraków, the only major Polish city to escape devastation during WWII
Take a guided tour of Kraków
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Wawel Hill and Cathedral, where Polish kings were crowned and Pope John Paul II once served as archbishop
- Glowny Square, passing beautiful Sukiennice Cloth Hall and the Jagiellonian University
Visit Wawel Cathedral, where kings were crowned and Pope John Paul II once served as archbishop
Enjoy dinner in Kraków
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Day 8: Kraków
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Auschwitz and Birkenau with an expert local guide, where upwards of 1.5 million people died; walk through its barracks that serve as a chilling reminder and observe a moment of remembrance
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Day 9: Krakow • Prague
Travel to Prague, former capital of the Holy Roman Empire
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Day 10: Prague
🔹 Guided learning: Tour Prague with an expert local guide
Walk down the Golden Lane and see eleven historical buildings that mark it
Visit St. Vitus Cathedral, a Gothic cathedral where Czech Kings and Queens are coronated
Tour the Jewish Quarter with an expert local guide, and learn about the impact of Nazi occupation
Explore the Jewish Museum
Visit the Jewish Cemetery, one of the largest in Europe
Visit the Spanish Synagogue, designed in a Moorish style
Tour the Old-New Synagogue, Europe's oldest active synagogue
Enjoy dinner in Prague
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Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 11: Prague • Nuremberg • Munich
Travel via Nuremburg, the site of the Nazi war-crime tribunals, on your way to Munich
🔹 Cultural engagement: Tour Nuremberg with your Field Director and see architecture built up from the stone foundations bombed by the Allies during the war
Enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich
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Day 12: Munich
Take a guided tour of Munich
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Olympic Games
- Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs
- Marienplatz, Munich's main city square
Take a WWII-focused walking tour of Munich
🔹 Guided learning: With an expert local guide, visit and reflect at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, which today serves as a memorial museum and a stark reminder of the darkest chapter in this country’s long story
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Day 13: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Germany
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Day 2: Berlin
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Berlin
With your Field Director you will see:
- Unter den Linden, Berlin’s most elegant boulevard
- Reichstag, an iconic landmark and home to Germany's national legislature
Enjoy dinner in Berlin
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Day 3: Berlin
Take a guided tour of Berlin
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Brandenburg Gate, Germany's iconic landmark representing peace and unity
- Kurfürstendamm, a famous avenue that’s lined with shops, hotels, and restaurants
- Remains of the Berlin Wall, a physical and ideological divider now covered in political graffiti
Visit the Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz Memorial, a former meeting place for senior Nazi officials which is now a museum
Stop to take a photo at Checkpoint Charlie, a station that guarded the border between East and West Germany
Visit the Topography of Terror Museum, a history museum located on the site of buildings that served as the headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS
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Day 4: Berlin
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Berlin on your own
Visit the Jewish Museum and explore 2,000 years of German-Jewish history at this museum
🔹 Guided learning: Gain insight into life on both sides of the Iron Curtain when you participate in an illuminating panel-led discussion
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Day 5: Berlin • Warsaw
Travel by train to Warsaw, Poland’s capital city which was mostly destroyed in World War II and rebuilt using photographs and paintings as reference
Take a walking tour of Warsaw
With your Field Director you will see:
- Gestapo headquarters, where insurgents were taken for questioning
- Pawiak Prison, where anyone suspected of opposing the Nazis was sent
Enjoy dinner in Warsaw
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Day 6: Warsaw
Visit the Warsaw Ghetto Monument commemorating the heroic efforts of the Jewish resistance fighters
Tour the Jewish Ghetto with an expert local guide, which was established in 1940 as a way to isolate the Jewish population from the rest of the city
Visit the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews to discover the social, religious, and political diversity of Polish Jews, highlighting events from the past to the Holocaust to today
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Day 7: Warsaw • Kraków
Travel to Kraków, the only major Polish city to escape devastation during WWII
Take a guided tour of Kraków
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Wawel Hill and Cathedral, where Polish kings were crowned and Pope John Paul II once served as archbishop
- Glowny Square, passing beautiful Sukiennice Cloth Hall and the Jagiellonian University
Visit Wawel Cathedral, where kings were crowned and Pope John Paul II once served as archbishop
Enjoy dinner in Kraków
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Day 8: Kraków
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Auschwitz and Birkenau with an expert local guide, where upwards of 1.5 million people died; walk through its barracks that serve as a chilling reminder and observe a moment of remembrance
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Day 9: Krakow • Prague
Travel to Prague, former capital of the Holy Roman Empire
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Day 10: Prague
🔹 Guided learning: Tour Prague with an expert local guide
Walk down the Golden Lane and see eleven historical buildings that mark it
Visit St. Vitus Cathedral, a Gothic cathedral where Czech Kings and Queens are coronated
Tour the Jewish Quarter with an expert local guide, and learn about the impact of Nazi occupation
Explore the Jewish Museum
Visit the Jewish Cemetery, one of the largest in Europe
Visit the Spanish Synagogue, designed in a Moorish style
Tour the Old-New Synagogue, Europe's oldest active synagogue
Enjoy dinner in Prague
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Day 11: Depart for home
Add more days
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Day 11: Prague • Nuremberg • Munich
Travel via Nuremburg, the site of the Nazi war-crime tribunals, on your way to Munich
🔹 Cultural engagement: Tour Nuremberg with your Field Director and see architecture built up from the stone foundations bombed by the Allies during the war
Enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner in Munich
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Day 12: Munich
Take a guided tour of Munich
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium, built for the 1972 Olympic Games
- Residenz, the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs
- Marienplatz, Munich's main city square
Take a WWII-focused walking tour of Munich
🔹 Guided learning: With an expert local guide, visit and reflect at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, which today serves as a memorial museum and a stark reminder of the darkest chapter in this country’s long story
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Day 13: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
What's Included
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Transportation
Various modes of transport are tailored to your program. While some transfers are included, others may come at additional cost.
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable lodging will be waiting for you at your destination.
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Select meals
Enjoy a combination of included meals and the freedom to explore local cuisine on your own.
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End-to-end support
Your dedicated EF team helps secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides enrollment tools, and helps establish your program’s ongoing presence on campus.
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EF Global Learning Toolkit
We offer various tools to help educators facilitate student growth abroad and on campus, including academically enriched travel programs, industry engagement opportunities, global learning resources, and a Global Competencies Assessment tool.
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Guided exploration
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides: natural historians who provide cultural insights to enhance learning moments throughout the program.
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Field Visits
Experience academics in action during engaging visits with relevant organizations, thought leaders, and partners.
