New tour! Make a Difference: Cuzco & Machu Picchu

Get the perfect balance of adventure and altruism in the heart of the Peruvian Andes on Explorica’s new tour, Make a Difference: Cuzco & Machu Picchu. Once the capital of the ancient Inca empire, Cuzco and the mountain citadel Machu Picchu are steeped in Spanish colonial history. When you aren’t exploring the vast archaeological remains, Read More …

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 …

Go farther tour collection

Get a fresh perspective on the world and bring your lessons to life on an international immersion adventure your students will never forget. Stand in awe at the altar of the magnificent Taj. Experience the world’s longest sight line from distant Slættaratindur, the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands. With over 200 tours in 75 Read More …

New tour to Costa Rica

On this new itinerary, Costa Rica: Coast to Coast, you’ll see Costa Rica from the Pacific to the Caribbean, and experience the highlights of this biodiverse Latin American country. Get up close and personal with the famous turtles of Tortuguero. Experience the Sarapiqui River by kayak and continue your active adventure with a thrilling mountain Read More …

Latin America tour collection

Jump right into the language and local culture on our sun-filled Latin American tours. Soar above the Costa Rican rain forest canopy on a zip line. Climb to the top of the ancient Incan citadel, Machu Picchu. Dance to merengue music in the Dominican Republic. Witness the remarkable beauty and ecological diversity of the Galapagos. Read More …

Explorica general FAQs

We stay in close contact with our group leaders and tour directors throughout the entire trip-planning process; from the first phone call to returning home, we are there every step of the way. Here are a few of the frequently asked questions that we get during the planning process: Do you give group leaders an Read More …

European combinations tour collection

With countless cities to choose from, you can see the best of Europe, your way. Enjoy the baths of Budapest. Hop on a glass-roofed canal boat in Amsterdam. Stand where the Battle of the Bulge was fought in the Ardennes forest. Join the colorful chaos and excitement on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas. Wander down Paris’s Champs-Élysées Read More …

New tour! Oslo, Copenhagen & Stockholm

There’s no shortage of beautiful green spaces, royal palaces, state-of-the-art museums and rich ancient history in Scandinavia. In Oslo, leap back in time and walk amongst the mighty Vikings and their precious ships. Copenhagen is an old maritime city, with quaint canals that set the scene for many of Denmark’s charming fairy tales. Copenhagen, too, Read More …

Central Europe tour collection

Explore the medieval village of Krakow and its tales of dragons. See where Mozart lived, composed and performed in Vienna. Remember the victims of the Holocaust at Auschwitz. Learn the secrets behind German engineering at the BMW factory in Munich. See the wall that once divided a nation and became a work of modern art Read More …