Chicago Trip
April 17 – 19, 2026
IMPORTANT TRAVEL DETAILS: All participating students must arrange flights departing on April 17, 2026 and arriving ORD on April 17, 2026 between 7 am and 1 pm. On April 19, 2026, all flights must depart ORD between 2 pm – 10 pm. Chicago trip is accompanied by ISE, SMG and CASE chaperones with a professional tour guide. Please use following weblink to connect with Flightfox.
Terms and Conditions
To confirm, parent’s signed authorization form is required within 10 days from reservation. Please make a reservation using trip calendar by entering your program reservation code. Airfare is not included in the trip.
Remaining balance is due by February 1, 2026 with flight and medical insurance information. Cancellation charge is 100% of trip price if cancellation is made after Feburary 1, 2026. If flight information and signed waiver form are not turn-in by February 1, 2026, reservation will be cancelled and refunded less $300 initial non-refundable deposit. Non-payment by Feburary 1, 2026 will result in reservation cancellation without refund. Once reservation is cancelled, there is no credit to future services nor refund.
Late arriving students on delayed flights will be met by ISE/SMG chaperone and connect with the main group from Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown River North. Late arriving students are financially responsible for ORD transfer to connect with the main group.
Full refund is provided in case of trip cancellation due to insufficient sign-ups. Minimum of 28 student reservations to operate Chicago Trip.
All roommate requests must be arranged in advance by emailing roommates request to info@usastudenttour.com with roommate names. Single triple and quad occupancy reservation/payments are allowed once roommate requests are made and accepted by USA Student Tour.
Trip Itinerary –
- HOTEL: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown/River North
- Day 1, Friday April 17 – Chicago
- 2 pm Students meet chaperones and tour guide @ ORD terminal
2:15 pm Depart Chicago Airport for Chicago city tour including Hyde Park, U of Chicago, Frank Lloyd Wright’s House, Soldier Field, Millenium Park, Magnificent Mile ( Michigan Avenue) and Gold Coast. Chicago Deep Dish Pizza dinner
Chicago 360 visit
9 pm Hotel check-in with Courtyard Downtown Chicago North River - Day 2, Saturday April 18 – Chicago
- Hotel Continental Breakfast
Mid morning Chicago architectural tour
TBA Lunch on own with McDonald’s Global Restaurant
Mid Afternoon AIA Architectural boat tour
Late Afternoon Lakeshore Drive and Route 66 stops
TBA Dinner on own in Navy Pier
8:30 pm Arrive hotel - Day 3, Sunday April 19 – Chicago
- Hotel Continental Breakfast
Hotel check-out for Museum of Science and Industry visit
Mid afternoon airport drop off
Price per person
28 student reservations required to operate this trip
$935 Quad occupancy (4 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$995 Triple occupancy (3 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
$1085 Double occupancy (2 students in a room with 2 queen beds)
For quad & triple occupancy, all roommates must be pre-arranged by students. Single quad & triple occupancy reservations are not accepted without pre-arranged roommates by students.
Prices Include:
- 2 night accommodations with Courtyard Downtown Chicago North River
- Private coach transportation
- Professional step on guide
- 2 hotel continental breakfasts
- 1 group dinner Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
- Admissions: Chicago 360, AIA Architectural boat tour and Museum of Science and Industry
- Driver gratuity
- Fuel surchage, toll and bus parking
- All taxes
Prices Do Not Include:
- Meals and beverages (except where mentioned)
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
- Hotel and airport baggage gratuities
- Tour guide gratuity
Completed in 2004, Millennium Park has become cultural center of Chicago with iconic art, architecture and landscape design. One of its major attractions is Cloud gate sculpture (“The Bean”) became the symbolic structure of Chicago.
Highway 66, better known as Route 66, was first constructed in 1924 connecting Chicago to St, Louis. With leisure travel increase and migration to the west, this legendary highway was extended 2400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica.
75 minute boat tour through Chicago River showcases Chicago’s well known sites as well as hidden treasures. Architectural Boat tour is led by architecture expert highlighting some of the Chicago’s new and majestic buildings.
The Crown Fountain is a reflecting pool designed by Spanish artist Jaume Piensa. This interactive public art is 232 feet long and 48 ft wide displaying the faces of 1000 Chicago residents.
Located in Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain has become Chicago’s front door. Buckingham Fountain design was inspired by the Latona Basin at Versailles but it is twice the size of its French counterpart.
Completed in 1916, Navy Pier has become a must see landmark in Chicago. It has one of the largest Ferris wheels in the world towering over 200 feet with many entertainment, dining and shopping choices.
