Pre & Post Trips

After a successful launch (when following the International Geography Championships, 82 students, parents, family members, and friends joined 12 IAC staff for a week-long tour from Vienna to Berlin), IAC Journeys returns for Summer 2025 with two amazing trips to explore France! We’re presenting a 3-day pre-tour of the highlights of Normandy and Brittany: two of France’s most historic and picturesque regions. Then, after the Olympiad concludes, we’ll take a full week to explore the South of France with stops in Lyon, Cannes, Nice, and many other beautiful cities and sites along the way. We hope that you will consider joining us for these two unique journeys that are specifically designed with our students and their families in mind.

Please note that from November-February, we will periodically be in France scouting hotels, bus companies, sites, and other aspects of these trips. The summaries below are initial draft itineraries and will likely change somewhat by the time we open registration. Registration is now open for the Post-Tour, and will open in February for the Pre-Tour. Space is limited: we’re putting an initial cap of 190 participants on the pre-trip, and 130 participants on the post-trip (not including our staff). Costs will be announced when registration opens. For further information on both tours, click on the links below. For questions, please email tour leader and IAC Executive Director, David Madden directly at david@iacompetitions.com.

Please note that these are family tours. Participants do not need to be otherwise taking part in the Olympiad or have any prior experience with International Academic Competitions. However, you must have a child 18 years old or younger who is also coming along on the tour to take part in it, as these tours are specifically designed for families with children who are interested in the geography, history, and culture of France. Students coming unaccompanied to the Olympiad are unfortunately not allowed to participate on the tours.