Study Abroad in Berlin: Cultural Excursions
Included in your program fee is a range of activities which will take you outside Berlin and deepen your social, historical and cultural understanding of Germany. Students have the opportunity to be partnered with a German student, to practice their German and to get to know locals.
Week-Long Excursion: In Germany in the Fall 2020 and around Europe in Spring 2021
Included in program fee
Explore Germany/Europe during an exciting mandatory trip that includes:
- Accommodations
- Round-trip transportation
- Breakfast throughout
- Entrance fees and professionally guided tours
- Accompanying representative from Freie Universität Berlin
- Students have a choice of two excursions, each of which travels to cities. Exact locations are announced prior to the start of the semester.
Quedlinburg and Wernigerode (2-day trip) – Fall only
Included in program fee
Discover the quintessential medieval German town of Quedlinburg and close by Wernigerode. Visit includes:
- Accommodations
- Round-trip transportation
- Breakfast throughout
- Guided walking tour
- Entrance to castle and cathedral
- Free time to explore
Potsdam (day trip)
Included in program fee
Take a trip to the royal city of Potsdam, a UNESCO World Heritage site and former summer residence of the German Emperors. Visit includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Guided tour and entrance fees
Dresden (day trip) – Fall only
Included in program fee
Visit the well-known and picturesque city of Dresden (which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site), situated near the Czech border in a valley on the River Elbe. Visit includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Entrance to a museum
- Famous sites in the old city such as the opera house “Semperoper,” and the reconstructed church “Frauenkirche”
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Striezelmarkt Christmas markets
Quedlinburg (day trip) – Spring only
Included in program fee
Discover the quintessential medieval German town of Quedlinburg. Visit includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Guided walking tour
- Entrance to castle and cathedral
Weekend Excursion to the Baltic Sea (2 days)
Included in program fee
Spend two days in Stralsund and Rügen during a trip from Berlin that includes:
- Accommodations
- Round-trip transportation
- Breakfast throughout
- Sightseeing and walking tours
- Entrance to the Oceanographic Museum
Dates and itineraries for all excursions are tentative and subject to change.
