1543838XF

Preparing fordeparture

Confirmed dates and itinerary

Coverage

Optional excursions

Passports and visas

Emergency contacts

Tipping

Spending money

Packing

Flights

Arrival

Tour Director

Hotels

Rooming

Meals

Your resources

Tools to travel with

A world of support

Our Confirmed Tour: 4/16/15 – 4/23/15

Our Confirmed Departure Date: 4/16/15

Our Confirmed Return Date: 4/23/15

Our itinerary:

For just $155 your plan covers:

Illness and accident

Baggage and property

Tour cancellation and interruption

Flight delay

24-hour access to an

English-speaking representative

Sign up for trip insurance with EF today!

Call EF Customer Service at 800-665-5364

All-Inclusive Coverage Plan

Optional

excursions

Visit Chartres and the Loire Valley

Participate in an art activity

Visit Money’s Giverny

The deadline to enroll on any new

optional excursions will be 50

days prior to departure.

(Your Tour Director may offer

additional optional excursions

while on tour. Ask you Tour

Consultant for offerings and

approximate cost.)

All travelers are responsible for securing necessary documentation

Carry a copy of your passport

with you and also leave a copy

at home.

Some destinations may require

travel visas.

Any additional info required by teacher

Passports and visas

Valid passports are required

for all travelers.

Name and gender listed

on your EF account must exactly

match passport information.

Passports must be valid for

6 months after tour.

Non-U.S. citizens may require

special visas or other travel

documents.

EF will use the emergency contact list if they need to communicate

any information while we’re on tour.

Emergency contacts cannot be traveling with this group and must

be available for the duration of the tour.

Confirm your emergency contacts at least 30 days prior to departure.

Make sure your information is correct and up to date.

All changes can be made on your personalized website.

If you are contacted with an emergency, call the next person

on your list to relay the information.

Emergency contacts

Bus driver:

$3 per day per participant

$3 per day x 3 days

of tour = $9 per person

Tour Director:

$6 per day per participant

$6 per day x 7 days

of tour = $42 per person

Local guides:

$1-2 per local guide

per participant

Tipping

Total: $55 per traveler

ATMs are the best way to get money.

Don’t bring traveler’s checks, which

can be difficult to cash.

Notify your bank or credit card

company that you’ll be abroad.

Bring the equivalent of $50 - 60 in the

currency of your arrival destination.

We are responsible for our lunches

and tipping.

Spending money

Packing

Pack light: We will be responsible

for loading our own luggage on

and off the bus and into hotels.

You are responsible for any

luggage handling fees charged

by the airlines. See the fees at

eftours.com/baggage

Carry any valuables or

medications in your

EF backpack or carry-on.

Pack a change of clothes

in your carry-on in case

your luggage is lost.

A full packing list can be found

in the Tour Handbook or

at eftours.com/packinglist

In-flight meal requests

Contact the airlines at least

72 hours prior to departure.

Baggage allowance

Confirm baggage allowance

with each airline before

departure. You’re responsible

for any associated fees.

eftours.com/baggage

Seat assignments

Our seats will be assigned

at check-in.

Your ticket

Frequent flier miles cannot

be accrued, and tickets

are not eligible for upgrade.

Flights

We’ll meet our Tour Director once

we have cleared customs and

claimed our baggage.

We might have to wait

at the airport for other groups.

We will start the tour right away

and won’t check in to our hotel until

the end of the day.

Staying awake throughout the

arrival day is the best way to beat

jet lag. Taking a nap might make

you feel worse.

Arrival

Our dedicated Tour Director will be

with us the whole time to handle

logistics and provide suggestions

for activities.

All Tour Directors are trained to

handle challenging situations and

emergencies that might arise.

Tour Directors have 24-hour

access to local EF offices, as well

as our worldwide and North

American headquarters.

Tour Director

Hotels

Generally, hotel rooms are smaller than in the U.S.

Most hotels will not have air conditioning or elevators.

Wi-Fi will not always be available, and when it is there may be a fee.

Late check-ins may be necessary.

Students are roomed 3-4 per room in a combination of twin and shared

double beds.

Adults will share twin rooms with other adults.

Students may be roomed with EF travelers from different schools.

Rooming

Meals Breakfast typically includes cereal,

bread, juice, coffee and tea.

Lunch is on our own.

Dinners will be a mix of local cuisine

and familiar dishes and will be a

preset meal for our entire group,

rather than ordering from a menu.

Food portions are smaller than they

are in the U.S.

Table water is included; other

beverages are an additional cost.

Bottled water is included in countries

where it is deemed necessary.

Inform us of any allergies.

Tour Handbook:

You should have received this 30 days

after enrollment.

Safety Handbook:

Look for it in the mail about 50 days

prior to departure.

Personalized website:

Log in to watch destination videos,

review your itinerary and find hotel and

flight information as it becomes

available.

Your resources

EF Backpack: Great for your carry-on

bag or for use during the day.

Emergency Calling Instructions

card: How to reach the local

equivalent of 911 while abroad.

Tools to travel with

Only dial this number in the event of an emergency.

A world of support

EF Emergency Service Team numbers

From the U.S.: 800-637-8222

While abroad: 001-617-619-2913

eftours.com/1543838XF

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to

experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and

without fear for newer and richer experience.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT