There is only one month left for you to enter our annual photo contest. Submit your best photos by August 15th for your chance to win big. Submit your photos here! This year’s grand prize, a $300 Amazon Gift Card, will be awarded for the best photo of students with their teacher having an amazing time on tour. Plus, Read More …
Join our Spanish language tours and immerse your class in the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Roam the busy streets of Madrid or of the equally bustling metropolis of Barcelona, stopping to see Gaudí’s brilliant works of architecture along the way. Travel to Latin American locales like Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Peru for a sunny Read More …
On June 6, 1944, a massive Allied force of more than 160,000 soldiers crossed the English Channel to engage in Operation Overlord on the 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline of Normandy. There were five landing zones, given special code names that have become forever ingrained in the identity of the region: Juno Beach (Canada); Read More …
For the first time in Explorica’s history, a group of travelers went on an expedition to Antarctica. We spoke with Mary Jo Westlake and Cricket Guyer, the co-leaders of the trip from Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, MN, about this experience of a lifetime. What brought you to Explorica? We had the opportunity, as Read More …
Explorica’s unique online Tour Diary allows family and friends of Explorica tour participants to check in on their loved ones and follow along with their tour. This private trip log is maintained by each group’s Tour Director, an area resident and expert in the local customs and language. Each day, they update the Tour Diary Read More …
In most cinematic renditions of World War II, the main events are illustrated with explosions and guns and soldiers bunkered down on the Western front. Movies portray war heroes like General Patton, MI6 spies like James Bond. Yet not all of the Allied achievements were action-packed and explosive enough to grace the silver screen with Read More …
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 …
It’s the kind of life you may have glimpsed only in the movies. On the silver screen, the life of a desert nomad might seem romantic, adventurous, and enviable….Find out what it’s really like for a migrant member in a Moroccan Berber tribe and help preserve a way of life now threatened by desertification on Read More …
The City of Brotherly Love (which is Philadelphia‘s literal translation from its Greek origins) is proud of its deep history. Home to the busiest port of the original thirteen colonies, it also served as the nation‘s capital while Washington D.C. was under construction. Take a step back in time along Philly’s cobbled streets and check Read More …
Pura vida! The “Rich Coast” is filled with it. It’s a life philosophy in Costa Rica, a toast, a blessing… It can mean hello, goodbye, thank you and you’re welcome depending on the occasion. Some say that the Costa Rican slogan, literally the “pure life,” came from the surfers and Ticos (the local name for Read More …
