Day 1 - students arrive in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  After being picked up at the airport by our staff and getting checked into the hotel, you'll have some free time to enjoy the hotel's pool.  An evening pizza party will give you time to get acquainted with other Rotary exchange students before heading to Nickelodeon Universe for an evening of fun.

Day 2 - Put on your most comfortable shoes!  We're headed shopping!  The Mall of America is the largest indoor shopping mall in the U.S.  Today you can shop on your own or with your fellow exchange students but make sure that what you buy will fit into the luggage that you brought.  This evening our group will take the light rail to downtown Minneapolis where the group to have dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.  After a rockin' good time at dinner, you'll head over to Gameworks where interactive games, simulators and attractions will have your head spinning in a good way.

Day 3 - When the Mall opens we'll be waiting!  You'll have no problem finding plenty to do as there are 520 stores and over 50 restaurants in the Mall of America.  There is 7 kilometers of store fronts on the three levels of the mall.  The temperature inside is a constant 70° F (22° C)

Snow or shine, this evening we'll head across the street to the WaterPark of America  where you can surf on a Flow Rider Surf Simulator, catch a wave in the Lake Superior wave pool as well as take on America's longest indoor raft ride at ten stories tall and over a mile long.

Day 4 - Today is your last chance to find those bargains!  After searching out the best sales, you'll head to the Underwater Adventures Aquarium.  It is the world's largest underground aquarium where you can view an incredible collection of over 4,500 species of sea creatures from a 300 foot long underground glass tunnel.  After you finish shopping, you'll want to get everything packed up and have some free time around the pool with your new friends.

Day 5 - Homeward bound!  Today you'll head back to your host city full of fun memories and overflowing luggage.

In addition to the welcome pizza party, breakfast is included every day.  You will need to bring extra money to purchase lunch and dinner each day.

PLEASE NOTE:  We do our best to establish our travel itinerary early, but there can be circumstances beyond our control that force us to make changes. Please realize that itineraries are not guaranteed as circumstances often change at the last minute.