Here is a list of the costs for which you need to be prepared concerning our trip to France.
Part 1: EF Costs
To see the important costs to our travel company, EF Tours, view the itinerary, costs, reviews and more, click here . If/when you are ready to enroll, click "Enroll Now" and follow the instructions. Click here to view the EF booking conditions.
Notes:
1. Costs that you owe to EF Tours
are due 110 days prior to departure - February 27, 2025 (if you pay manually) or 25 days prior to departure - May 23, 2025 (if you use the Monthly Payment Plan ). Adults are eligible to enroll, too. If you click "Price Details" (directly under the price quote), you will see the cost for adults.
2. The Global Travel Protection Plan is optional. However, it is the default option when you enroll. If you choose not to have this plan, you must declare so when you enroll. Each traveler/parent will make the decision on that independently. For more information on the GTPP, click here .
3. The $100"8-day stay ahead" fee is due to our variation from the tour package in order to accommodate the Cholet Exchange portion of the trip.
Part 2: Other important costs (not to EF)
Passport fees Please go here
to see the rates and to apply or renew online.
Transportation from Paris to Cholet and then from Cholet to Paris. This cost is still to be determined. We will either take a train from CDG (the Paris airport) to Cholet and back to Paris, or a bus from CDG to Cholet and a train back to Paris. My estimate on the price for each person is $100 - $150.
Tips for bus driver and tour director. For our bus driver, a tip of $3 per student per day is customary. For our Tour Director, who will accompany us throughout the EF portion of our trip, the tip is $6 per student per day. I will determine that amount and collect it in the spring of 2019.
The tour cost includes breakfast and dinner each day. Lunch is not included. Beverages at dinner are not included.
Admissions to places not included in the tour (for example, going up the Eiffel Tower is not included, since not everyone wants to do that).
Shopping money. This is different for everybody. Depending on your shopping habits, perhaps between $15 - $40 per day.
As far as Cholet expenses are concerned, the host families pick up many of the major costs (meals), but you may need to cover some admissions and transportation fees. We will have a better idea on that in the spring of 2025.
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