As you enter the Opera Garnier, you’re immediately struck by an aura of mystery. Crystal candelabras illuminate gilded cherubim with an ethereal, golden glow throughout the expansive halls, and you feel like you’ve stepped into a dream. You make your way to the iconic double staircase, climbing its white marble steps. As you take your seat, Read More …
Business Development Manager Phil Todisco recently went on a Group Leader Training tour to Italy and shared some insights from his time abroad: Lunch on tour with Explorica is on you, and here’s why! Student travel is quickly becoming an affordable extension of today’s classroom. The opportunity to see new cities, cultures and countries is Read More …
Christian never dreamed she’d be able to travel with her students. “I work at a special needs school,” she explains. “Our students are high functioning, but not everything in a standard catalog tour makes sense for us.” She researched a number of different companies and became frustrated that their itineraries were completely set. “Many of our kids are severely ADHD or on the Read More …
Step just a few miles outside Havana and you’ll find Jaimanitas, a seaside village full of fishermen, farmers and other working-class citizens. But this is no ordinary fishing village. Visitors come from far and wide to witness this unique, living village of art and to meet the artist himself, José Fuster. Jaimanitas wasn’t always a Read More …
Move over, Disney World. Hogwarts is the new most magical place on earth. As you walk through the Great Hall for the first time, you see Dumbledore standing at the podium, flanked by the Hogwarts staff dressed in their best robes. The table is set for dinner, and you suspect that somewhere freshly baked pumpkin pasties are waiting to be consumed. Welcome to Hogwarts. Since Read More …
Perry is a lawyer by trade, but history and travel are his true passions. “If I could make a living as a historian, I would do it,” he jests. Perry has walked in the footsteps of famous historic figures all across Europe, and has designed more than a dozen history-specific tours. But Perry wasn’t always so worldly. “I was 41 before I visited Read More …
Lonely Planet recently named Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the best city to visit in the United States in 2016. So what makes Philadelphia the best? Philly had a banner year in 2015 and was crowned as the US’s first and only World Heritage City. From the history of Independence Hall to the beauty in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Read More …
