Overview
Explore an intellectual-packed 5-day Boston College Tour featuring visits to MIT, Harvard, Boston University, RISD, Yale & Borwn and iconic city landmarks like the Freedom Trail and Fenway Park.
Itinerary
•Arrive in Boston, where your CE Tours staff and professional tour director will welcome you to the birthplace of the American Revolution.
•Enjoy lunch at the historic Quincy Market before stepping back in time along portions of the Freedom Trail, exploring landmarks including Boston Common, Faneuil Hall, the Old State House, and Park Street Church.
•Take in sweeping views of the city from the View Boston Observation Deck at the Prudential Center before enjoying dinner at Eataly Boston.
•Your tour director will assist with hotel check-in in the Boston area.
•Breakfast and then touring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and learn about one of the world's leading institutions for science, engineering, and technology.
•Continue to the MIT Museum for an interactive STEM experience exploring cutting-edge innovation and scientific discovery.
•Enjoy lunch at the Student Center.
•Meet researchers during the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard's Meet a Scientist program, gaining firsthand insight into careers in biomedical research and innovation (subject to availability on Thursdays and Fridays).
•Mental challenges and group questing at Boda Borg
•Dinner in Boston's historic North End, followed by an evening stroll through the neighborhood before returning to the hotel.
•Hearty breakfast at the hotel.
•Discover the traditions, academics, and student life at America's oldest institution, Harvard University. Participate in a student-led walking tour for a unique perspective on campus life and history.
•Enjoy lunch in Harvard Square before heading across the river to BU
•Spend the afternoon exploring the campus of Boston University and compare different university environments and opportunities.
•Enjoy dinner while cheering on the Boston Red Sox or a historic Fenway Park tour (schedule permitting).
•Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
•Travel to Providence, Rhode Island.
•Tour Brown University and explore its renowned Open Curriculum, historic campus, and vibrant student community.
•Lunch like a student on or near campus.
•Visit the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) campus and museum, discovering the intersection of creativity, design, and innovation alongside one of the nation's premier Ivy League neighbors.
•Dinner in downtown Providence.
•Your tour director will assist with hotel check-in in the Providence area.
•Breakfast at the hotel and organize luggage for return travel home.
•Travel to New Haven, Connecticut.
•Tour Yale University* and experience its iconic Gothic architecture, residential college system, and world-class academic programs.
•Enjoy lunch near campus before exploring the Yale University Art Gallery or the Yale Peabody Museum (subject to availability).
•Depart for the airport for your return flight home, reflecting on an inspiring journey through some of the nation's most prestigious universities.
**activities and restaurants are subject to availability
