The Best Travel Advice from our Staff

At Explorica, we all have the travel bug! Our dedicated staff is passionate about all kinds of travel, whether it’s an educational trip to Europe or a solo adventure across Latin America. We asked around the office for our colleagues’ best travel tips and put them into this list so you can pack, travel, and Read More …

6 Travel-Themed Valentines for Your Special Someone

Looking for a unique Valentine’s message for the frequent flyer in your life? We put our best travel puns to the test and created these printable, shareable, travel-inspired Valentine’s Day greetings just for you. Whether you choose to drop one in the mail, slip one under the door, or post on Facebook for all your Read More …

You Asked, We Answered: 10 Questions About Student Travel

The benefits of working with a group travel company like Explorica to create and organize your educational tour are numerous, and we know you’ll have tons of questions along the way. We picked ten of our most popular questions from parents, students, and teachers and broke them down here, just for you. Keep calm and Read More …

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played an integral part in the American Civil Rights Movement. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15th, 1929, MLK Jr. was known for his non-violent tactics and fight for equality and human rights. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan deemed the third Monday of Read More …

Explorica Expeditions: Amsterdam, Paris, and London

Mary C. is a Project Manager on the marketing team in our Boston headquarters. She recently traveled to Europe with an Explorica group and is here to tell us all about it!     Most tourists flock to Europe during the warm summer months, but I was lucky enough to go on a trip to Read More …

Why take students abroad? The benefits of educational travel

What are the benefits of student travel? There are the obvious ones, of course: students who travel are immersed in foreign languages, become inspired by new and exciting experiences abroad, and encounter historical landmarks and world geography firsthand.   In short, student travel is educational, allowing students to experience history and culture that they only Read More …

Leslie & European Highlights — A student ambassador story

The following post was written as a part of our Explorica Student Ambassador program. Our student ambassadors documented and shared their Explorica travel experiences and had the chance to reflect on their journeys after they returned. To see more of their time abroad, visit the #ExploricaStudentAmbassador hashtag on Instagram. Leslie and her group traveled on Read More …

TKay & Ecuador – A Student Ambassador Story

The following post was written as a part of our Explorica Student Ambassador program. Our student ambassadors documented and shared their Explorica travel experiences and had the chance to reflect on their journeys after they returned. To see more of their time abroad, visit the #ExploricaStudentAmbassador hashtag on Instagram. TKay discovered her Explorica trip through Kids Read More …

Abbie & Peru — A student ambassador story

The following post was written as a part of our Explorica Student Ambassador program. Our student ambassadors documented and shared their Explorica travel experiences and had the chance to reflect on their journeys after they returned. To see more of their time abroad, visit the #ExploricaStudentAmbassador hashtag on Instagram. Before this trip, I had only Read More …