Paris featuring the African American Experience

June 05 - 13, 2027

Length: 9 days

Region(s): Europe

Activity Level: Activity indicator paw

Type: Land, Small Group Tours

Walk the streets of Paris through a different lens on a journey that traces the lives, legacies, and lasting influence of African American expatriates in the City of Light. Through thoughtfully curated excursions, gain a deeper perspective on the freedoms and opportunities they found here after World War I, while also enjoying Paris’ storied arrondissements, celebrated cuisine, vibrant jazz scene, and a magical evening cruise along the Seine, with ample free time to explore on your own.

Operated by AHI Travel

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Tour Highlights

Join guided excursions that illuminate the history and impact of African American writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals who made Paris their home in the years following World War I, gaining insight into why they moved to France and how they forever influenced French culture.
Learn how neighborhoods, cafés, and clubs in the city became spaces of creative freedom and cultural exchange unavailable in the United States at the time.
Stroll through some of Paris’ most storied arrondissements, taking in elegant boulevards, lively squares, and atmospheric side streets.
Sample classic Parisian cuisine in inviting cafés and restaurants, with opportunities to seek out contemporary Black-owned establishments and neighborhoods shaped by the African diaspora.
Spend an evening enjoying inspiring jazz in the city that nurtured generations of African American musicians and performers.
Glide along the Seine on a nighttime cruise, admiring Paris’ illuminated monuments and bridges reflected on the water.
Enjoy generous free time to visit museums, monuments, and neighborhoods of personal interest, or to simply linger at a café and watch Parisian life unfold.

* Cal lecturer’s participation cannot be guaranteed and is contingent upon a minimum number of paying travelers.

Activity Level 2

What to expect: These trips often travel by motor coach, ship, or train. Touring days may include full-day motor coach excursions or extended periods of standing and walking during city tours, museum visits, and/or outdoor activities. Travelers should be able to board transportation, walk over sometimes-uneven terrain, and climb a few flights of stairs, occasionally without handrails or assistance. Elevators are not always available. Outings last 2–4 hours most days.

Suitable for: Travelers who are able to comfortably walk two to four miles, or 4,600–6,900 steps, each day.