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What's Included

Our itineraries reflect 40 years of experience in crafting exceptional educational tours. That means we know exactly how to make the best of your time abroad—incredible destinations, immersive activities, centrally located hotels, and smart, well-traveled tour managers who ensure your educational goals are met. Here are some of the exceptional features of this tour.

ACIS Guarantees

We have high standards, which is why we take care to include these features in every tour.

Round-Trip Flights

Leave the airlines to us.

3- or 4-Star Hotels

After a busy day, comfort is key.

Centrally Located Hotels

Save the commuting time, beat the morning crowds and keep right on exploring after dark when your hotel is in the heart of the city.

Daily Breakfast and Dinner (unless otherwise noted)

Delicious, authentic, multi-course dinners at local restaurants with meal times tailored to maximize your experience.

24-Hour Tour Manager

Part guide, part educator, part engineer, part mind-reader, part magician—ACIS Tour Managers are your travel partner.

Start Exploring

Never wait hours at the airport to share a transfer with other later groups.

Service Guarantee

We're so sure you're going to love your tour, we guarantee it!

Global Network

24/7 on the ground support whenever and wherever you need it.

All Local Transportation

Urban transportation is on us, allowing you to explore each destination with ease.

Personal Headsets Included Throughout Tour

Participants will have unlimited access to personal headsets so that local guides and ACIS Tour Managers can more easily communicate with the group along the way.

Exceptional Experiences

Our tours are designed to help you and your students be in the moment and experience everything the world has to offer.

Shakespeare Workshop at the Globe Theatre

Shakespeare Workshop at the Globe Theatre

All the world may be a stage, but to get an authentic feel of Shakespeare's theater it is essential to visit the reconstructed Globe Theatre. Tour the Globe and then attend a workshop, conducted by professional actors, that introduces you to both the plays of Shakespeare and the conditions in which Elizabethan actors worked. End your visit by performing a scene from one of the Bard's masterpieces.

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All the world may be a stage, but to get an authentic feel of Shakespeare's theater it is essential to visit the reconstructed Globe Theatre. Tour the Globe and then attend a workshop, conducted by professional actors, that introduces you to both the plays of Shakespeare and the conditions in which Elizabethan actors worked. End your visit by performing a scene from one of the Bard's masterpieces.

London Dinner Voucher

London Dinner Voucher

The 20th century was marked by a large degree of immigration into England, and as a result you can find the very best ethnic restaurants throughout London, including Indian, modern Asian, traditional British, Italian, South American and more. This special London dinner voucher allows you to choose from one of the city's myriad culinary influences.

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The 20th century was marked by a large degree of immigration into England, and as a result you can find the very best ethnic restaurants throughout London, including Indian, modern Asian, traditional British, Italian, South American and more. This special London dinner voucher allows you to choose from one of the city's myriad culinary influences.

Shakespearean School Day

Shakespearean School Day

Step into the very schoolroom where William Shakespeare once sat as a pupil and wrote his first sonnet. Shakespeare's teacher will transport you back into Tudor times as you brush up on your Latin, try your hand at writing with a quill pen, and become immersed in stories of the Bard and his family while you admire the building's historic medieval wall paintings.

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Step into the very schoolroom where William Shakespeare once sat as a pupil and wrote his first sonnet. Shakespeare's teacher will transport you back into Tudor times as you brush up on your Latin, try your hand at writing with a quill pen, and become immersed in stories of the Bard and his family while you admire the building's historic medieval wall paintings.

London by Bike Tour

London by Bike Tour

Lace up your sneakers for a fun two-wheeled tour of some of London's most iconic highlights crossing the Thames from the London Eye, to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, to the Cabinet War Rooms, Horse Guard Parade, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, and Westminster Abbey. You'll get an up-close feel for the essence of London thanks to guided commentary and photo stops along the route, as you safely navigate around the city by bike as many locals do.

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Lace up your sneakers for a fun two-wheeled tour of some of London's most iconic highlights crossing the Thames from the London Eye, to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, to the Cabinet War Rooms, Horse Guard Parade, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, and Westminster Abbey. You'll get an up-close feel for the essence of London thanks to guided commentary and photo stops along the route, as you safely navigate around the city by bike as many locals do.

London Theater Backstage Tour

London Theater Backstage Tour

Go behind the scenes at one of London's renown theaters. Walk in the footsteps of famous actors and directors, marvel at the imagination of set designers, recognize the important role of props and costumes and perhaps even witness rehearsals in action. Depending on the theater visited, your tour may focus on the engineering that goes into theater architecture or aspects of stage technology such as set mechanisms, hoisting systems and sound and lighting. Alongside any focus, the opportunity to tour backstage at an active and working theater gives you an insider's look at what it takes for the show to go on.

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Go behind the scenes at one of London's renown theaters. Walk in the footsteps of famous actors and directors, marvel at the imagination of set designers, recognize the important role of props and costumes and perhaps even witness rehearsals in action. Depending on the theater visited, your tour may focus on the engineering that goes into theater architecture or aspects of stage technology such as set mechanisms, hoisting systems and sound and lighting. Alongside any focus, the opportunity to tour backstage at an active and working theater gives you an insider's look at what it takes for the show to go on.

London Tour with Guide

London Tour with Guide

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral

Two London Theater Performances

Two London Theater Performances

Tower of London

Tower of London

London Eye

London Eye

Christ Church College

Christ Church College

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Royal Shakespeare Company Theater Performance

Royal Shakespeare Company Theater Performance

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle

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Itinerary

This itinerary is the starting point for your tour, but it’s not set in stone. If there are days you would like to change, or specific places you’d like to go, we can work with you to create a personalized program that fits the needs of you and your students.

Day 1: Overnight Flight

Depart from the USA.

Day 2: London

Welcome to London! Meet your ACIS Tour Manager and begin to explore the city's unique neighborhoods. You may want check out the street markets along Portobello Road in Notting Hill; explore the paths of Hyde Park or the mansions of nearby Belgravia; visit museums in South Kensington; or stroll along the artsy South Bank.

Day 3: London

This morning, learn about London's majestic past and fast-paced present on your guided sightseeing tour. See Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Along the way, our guide will point out more landmark sites like the Gherkin, the Shard, and the Cheese Grater—all new buildings changing the London skyline. Another highlight of the day is a tour inside St. Paul's Cathedral. Sir Christopher Wren's architectural masterpiece is an enduring symbol of London, the seat of the Church of England and famed for its dome and Whispering Gallery. If you have time, your ticket includes access to climb to the top of the dome. Tonight enjoy a theater performance in London's famous West End.

Day 4: London

Visit the famed Tower of London this morning. Since its construction, the castle has been used as a treasury, palace and prison—today it houses 1,000 years of Royal history and the Crown Jewels. Then, all the world may be a stage, but to get an authentic feel of Shakespeare's theater it is essential to visit the reconstructed Globe Theatre along the Thames Embankment. Attend a workshop, conducted by actors, that introduces you to both the plays of Shakespeare and the conditions in which Elizabethan actors worked. If treading the boards at the Globe doesn't get you soaring, your subsequent timed reservation at the London Eye certainly will. On your 30 minute “flight” to a height of 443 feet, you'll be amazed at how the London landscape unfolds below you and the engineering marvel of the Eye itself. Tonight you'll get a chance to choose your cuisine and dine like the locals with restaurant vouchers and our insider tips on the neighborhood's best places to go.

Day 5: London

Get your imagination fired up for today's visit to Oxford, including a tour of Christ Church College where Lewis Carroll penned Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and also where many memorable scenes from the Harry Potter movies were filmed (note the Great Hall, the inspiration for Hogwarts Hall). We then continue to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare's Birthplace, followed by a step back into Tudor times with a visit to Shakespeare's Schoolroom for an interactive lesson as though you were the Bard yourself—brushing up on Latin, writing with a quill, exploring sonnets, and more. After a pre-theater dinner, experience a performance by the world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (in the event that it is unavailable, a play in London's West End will be substituted). We return to London in the evening.

Day 6: London

Learn about England's royal family today with a visit to Windsor Castle. One of the world's oldest and largest occupied castles, it has been home to British kings and queens since William the Conqueror in the 11th century. Then return to London for an up-close look at London's iconic treasures on a guided London by Bike tour, including views of the Big Ben, the Horse Guard Parade, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and more. As you cycle and stop for photos, your guide's commentary will bring the history of what you are seeing to life. Dinner tonight is a London classic: fish and chips. Perhaps follow this with an evening stroll under the giant illuminated billboards of Piccadilly Circus.

Day 7: London

The morning is free for last-minute souvenir shopping in Harrods or a visit to the British Museum, home to an astounding 150 million items including the Rosetta Stone and sculptural friezes from the Parthenon. This afternoon awaken your inner thespian during a London theater backstage tour. Your entertaining guide will share performance secrets and provide an insider's look at all the contributing pieces to a thriving and active production facility. Celebrate on your final night abroad with a theater performance in one of London's many world-class venues.

Day 8: Departure

Depart for the USA.



Optional Extensions and Extra Nights:

Further immerse yourself in the culture and delights of England's capital with an extra night in London, including the services of your ACIS Tour Manager.

Price This Tour

Price This Tour

Optional Extras

Ultimate-Plus Protection Plan

Most Enhanced health coverage, program interruption, baggage delay/loss and travel delay protection while on tour. Plus, enhanced medical/job loss cancellation refund policy

Rate $400

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Ultimate Protection Plan

Enhanced health coverage, program interruption, baggage delay/loss and travel delay protection while on tour. Plus, enhanced medical/job loss cancellation refund policy

Rate $280

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