The opportunity to travel to Europe with a group of peers is right at the tip of any Auburn students' fingers.
The European Grad Trip makes that opportunity a reality.
This year marks the sixth annual trip.
"The graduation trip is sponsored through the Auburn Alumni Association and it's not like a study abroad trip or faculty-led trip," said Grace Perry, senior in marketing and student travel ambassador for the Auburn Alumni Association. "The trip is about earning your independence and seeing what the European culture is all about."
The European Grad Trip offers backpacking across Europe, going on a budget trip and studying abroad.
The trip is planned through Baltimore-based AESU World Travel, an international tour operator.
"It's $2,345 for the 10 days, and then there is the optional six-day extension to Greece for an extra $935," Perry said. "So basically, the travelers are getting 16 days in Europe for $250 [per day], a deal which is incredible because it includes three and four star hotel stays, one dinner in each city, most breakfasts, transportation and museum passes."
Stops during the first 10 days include London, Paris, Milan, Rome and the Vatican City.
"On day 10, you either travel home or go to the Sorrento Peninsula which is on the Amalfi Coast, which probably has the most crystal-clear water you will ever see," Perry said. "After visiting Pompeii, you go on an overnight ship to Greece with everyone until traveling to Athens on the 15th day."
The trips accept students younger than 30 years old.
For more information, the Auburn Alumni Association will hold an informational session Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 4-5 p.m. in Student Center Room 2310A.
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