This article was originally featured in Explorica’s 2012 fall magazine. We’ll be sharing 20 life-changing travel experiences throughout the season. Transform your students’ lives (and maybe your own) with any of these exceptional educational travel experiences. Come Face to Foot with Napoleon Maybe your students have seen it miniaturized within an art or history textbook. Perhaps you’ve even displayed Read More …
Say “pura vida” to the monkeys, sloths and parrots as the plentiful wildlife will surely put a smile on your face. Then spread joy on a visit to local students where you’ll truly sense the jovial culture of ticos. Can’t get enough? Add a splash of white water rafting! Our new tour takes you from Read More …
This larger than life flower puppy was snapped by an Explorica traveler in front of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa, Spain. Check out our amazing tours to Spain & Portugal!
Go to the centre of the earth. Then walk in the footsteps of Darwin, and see centenarian giant tortoises around a volcanic archipelago. Just when you get your head around the theory of evolution, take a mind-blowing hike in the cradle of Incan civilization… Our new tour to the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu is Read More …
Jesse is the CEO of TripLingo, which has partnered with Explorica to create TalkLocal, a mobile language learning app that helps Explorica travellers to quickly dive into a language and make the most of their time on tour. [hs_action id=”1403″] I remember clearly the excitement of myself and my classmates in 2003 as we prepared Read More …
Did you know that ancient Romans brought drama to England? But it didn’t take center stage until the 16th century. Take your students and discover how the theatrics play out today with these must-do educational travel activities… 1. Shakespeare’s Stratford Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage.” And he was obviously a firm believer considering Read More …
Yesterday we announced the winners of the photo contest, and now we’d like to show you the winning photos. So, let’s hear it for the winners, and enjoy these wonderful photos! 1st Place – Sarah Yeung – We Love Paris
All of the submissions are in for our Spring 2012 Photo Contest and now it’s time to vote for your favourites! You can vote once a day for each entry until May 16th – so head on over to our Facebook contest and vote now. Here are the top 3 contenders as of this Friday: Read More …
When on an educational tour what’s one of the best ways to learn about another culture? Try simply chatting with the locals. We know, sometimes breaking the ice can be a tad awkward. So, here are a few suggestions on how to open up dialogue, and perhaps, make a friend along the way. 1. Show Read More …
