{"id":6811,"date":"2017-04-19T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=6811"},"modified":"2017-03-30T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:55:21","slug":"students-expect-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/students-expect-tour","title":{"rendered":"Students: What to expect on tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><b>BEFORE YOU GO<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve finished signing up, you\u2019ll get the information you need to explore your Tour Center\u2014your online one-stop shop for all things related to your tour. Come here to make payments, receive important reminders, find out hotel and flight information, and more. This is also where you can access your personal fundraising page. It enables you to raise money, like a GoFundMe page, for your tour quickly, easily, and entirely online. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><b>BON VOYAGE<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you know it, it will be time for your adventure to begin! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve arrived at your first destination, you&#8217;ll meet your tour director. They&#8217;re regional experts, fluent in all your tour&#8217;s languages and local customs. They&#8217;ll take care of all the on-tour details, while also filling you and your friends in on the best lunch spots, nearest bank locations, or can&#8217;t-miss destinations. Try to get to know your tour director, this is the person who can make a good tour into a great one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of your tour director and local guides, you&#8217;ll participate in cultural immersion activities, eat authentic meals, and meet locals to get a truly authentic experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what a sample day could look like in Paris:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6812 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sample-day-in-Paris.jpg\" alt=\"Sample day in Paris\" width=\"539\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sample-day-in-Paris.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sample-day-in-Paris-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see what it\u2019s like? Check out this awesome video from an actual Explorica tour:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/122926784\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Madrid\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then, just as quickly as it started, it will be time to come home with a head full of memories\u2014and a suitcase full of souvenirs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><b>WELCOME BACK!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve returned, it&#8217;s time to share&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend getting together with your friends for a fun, post-tour event to swap stories, photos and memories. And don&#8217;t forget to share your amazing experiences with the world by participating in Explorica\u2019s annual photo contest! Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/photo\" target=\"_blank\">explorica.com\/photo<\/a> or check out the blog for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEFORE YOU GO Once you\u2019ve finished signing up, you\u2019ll get the information you need to explore your Tour Center\u2014your online one-stop shop for all things related to your tour. Come here to make payments, receive important reminders, find out hotel and flight information, and more. This is also where you can access your personal fundraising <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/students-expect-tour\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,63],"tags":[58,128,12],"class_list":["post-6811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explorica-news","category-students","tag-educational-travel","tag-student-travel","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6811"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6844,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6811\/revisions\/6844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}