Make A Difference tour collection

Our Make a Difference tours take you off the sidelines and into life-changing service opportunities. You will work alongside your hosts to positively improve their community. Students will encounter lessons in philanthropy by teaching schoolchildren, creating sustainable gardens by improving local agriculture and studying the ecology of an exotic corner of the globe. Become part Read More …

What are Guaranteed Travel Date Tours?

Exclusively at Explorica, we offer an alternative to traditional group travel called Guaranteed Travel Dates. It’s our answer to the industry standard “one size fits all” model of traveling with your students, and many of our group leaders tell us it’s their preferred way to travel. TRADITIONAL GROUP TRAVEL Tours with Explorica (and all other Read More …

New tour: Seoul, Gyeongju & Busan

On this Explorica tour, Seoul, Gyeongju & Busan, you’ll get an in-depth experience of South Korea. Seoul, South Korea’s capital city, is a sprawling metropolis where ancient meets hyper-modern; Skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture art installations juxtapose the prevalent Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. Gyeongju, on South Korea’s southeast coast, is known for Read More …

Meet a mentor: Linda E.

Teacher to Teacher (T2T) is the Explorica training and mentorship program for new group leaders. We give you the opportunity to join a vibrant community and connect with teachers from across the country who share your passion for education and belief that travel is an invaluable life experience for all who partake in it. One Read More …

100th anniversary of the U.S National Park Service

On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established. This “Organic Act” states that “the Service thus established shall Read More …

Video: Students visit London with Explorica

Show your students the birthplace of Western Civilization on one of Explorica’s immersion tours across Europe. See all the sites of London, from the Thames to Trafalgar Square. There’s Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abby and St. Paul’s Cathedral. It’s a trip they’ll never forget.

Limericks & legends: The literary legacy of Dublin

Ireland’s legacy, aside from Guinness and those charming accents, may come down to the number of successful wordsmiths it has churned out over the years. Named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010, Dublin has served as the birthplace, home and inspiration for many revered poets, playwrights and novelists of the past three centuries: Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, George Read More …

Video: Students visit Paris with Explorica

Want to climb the Eiffel Tower? Visit the Mona Lisa? Stroll along the Seine? Join an educational tour to Paris with Explorica. Beyond the Louvre and the Champs-Élyseés lies another side of Paris not visible from its landmarks. Play pétanque, follow in the footsteps (and forks) of Parisian foodies and wander through the Canal Saint-Martin neighborhood.

Experience windows into the soul

You will witness a miracle. At least that’s what the towns-people still say about the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres. This resolute structure has survived lightning, great fires, Viking attacks, and bombing during both World Wars. And though the pure Gothic architecture, towering spires, and 4,000 carved figures on the famous porches are all sights Read More …

Heckle like a groundling!

A rowdy audience throws words and food at the players. Actors play into the unruly crowd. From moments of chaos to moments of pure drama, this is not your high school’s Shakespeare. If you think you’ve got an idea of what Shakespearean London was like, prepare to relearn your lines. You and your students will have a chance to study Shakespeare and bring his Read More …