Group Leader Spotlight: Kimberly

Kimberly wanted to give her students the experience of educational travel, but had many apprehensions: No one else in her school led trips, and at just 23 years old, she worried that parents might not take her seriously. “I look like I’m 15,” she jokes, “and I’d never been outside the country.” She knew she needed to find a supportive travel company that Read More …

Make a difference in Costa Rica

Do you enjoy a nice, steaming (or iced) cup of coffee every once in a while (or all the time)? If you live in the United States (or Canada), there’s an 83% chance you do. After water, coffee is the most popular beverage in the world and, after crude oil, it’s the most valuable legally Read More …

Group Leader Spotlight: Davena

For Davena, travel and education go hand in hand. Her first trip to France was a two-year stay with her university’s exchange program, which inspired her career as a French teacher. So when it came to sharing her love of French culture as an educator, taking her students to France was almost a given. “You Read More …

Group Leader Spotlight: Jeffrey

Over the course of his 15 years leading student trips, Jeffrey has developed a love of exploring the road less traveled. He is a life-long learner with a passion for history, so he chooses tours that will enrich his students’ understanding of the world, as well as his own. “I tell my juniors at the beginning of every year that my goal is Read More …

Explorica joins WorldStrides family

BOSTON, MA—January 12, 2016—Explorica, Inc., a leading provider of educational student tours around the world, has joined with WorldStrides, the largest educational travel company in the United States. Founded in 1967, WorldStrides provides industry-leading global educational programs to more than 400,000 students from more than 5,000 K12 schools and universities each year. “Joining WorldStrides presents Read More …

Photo Contest Feature – A View into Peru

This June our fellow Explorican, Bonnie B., joined us on our Peru: Machu Picchu adventure!  She was fortunate enough to capture the moment below of her daughter, Savannah, in the landmark’s lower plaza.  The pic was voted as the Best Local Interaction photo from our 2015 Photo Contest by Explorica staff. Savannah, she says, is “crazy about Read More …

2015 Photo Contest Winners!

Wow! Exploricans, you’ve done it again. Thank you for submitting such fantastic images to our annual photo contest. It was incredibly difficult to choose just a handful of winners from the hundreds of great images we received, but here are the photos that stood out from the rest: Category: Most immersive photo Photographer: Laura L. Arenal, Costa Rica   Category: Best use of Read More …

Explorica’s 2014 summer photo contest winners

The results of our 2014 photo contest are in! Thank you to everyone who submitted. We received so many fantastic submissions this year, it was tough to choose just one winner for each category. Most immersive photo The winner of the grand prize for “Most Immersive Photo” is Isabella from Ontario. Isabella’s photos were so Read More …

Michelle Obama shares the educational benefits of travel

Want advice about traveling abroad? Just ask the First Lady! First Lady Michelle Obama (aka FLOTUS) speaks to students about her experience traveling as a student, and why she believes more U.S. students should be traveling across the world. Also, she clears up any concerns about her daughters skipping school to visit foreign countries—they have Read More …

World Travel: The Nathan World Tour

Meet Nathan, an English and Theater teacher/talk show host with an affinity for tzatziki sauce & an approach to travel unlike any other! Nathan shares a deep connection with the world around him and is motivated by his faith to experience as much of it as possible.  From acting in an NBC movie as a rapper Read More …