Training trips

New to Explorica? Qualify to attend our Program Leader Training and get to know the company on a free trip. Meet other teachers who love to travel, get insider tips from Explorica staff and a veteran Program Leader on leading student tours, and still have plenty of time to explore on your own.

For teachers planning international tours

Qualified Program Leaders can start their journey here: Request to reserve a spot 

Destination Date Deadline One Free Place Two Free Places
Rome Jan. 16-20, 2025 CLOSED 8 enrollments 28 enrollments 
Costa Rica* Jan. 16-20, 2025 CLOSED  8 enrollments  28 enrollments 
Paris* Feb. 13-17, 2025  CLOSED 8 enrollments 28 enrollments 
London* April 17-21, 2025  CLOSED  10 enrollments  28 enrollments 
Mexico City May 22-26, 2025  Jan. 31, 2025  10 enrollments  28 enrollments 
Playa del Carmen July 10-14, 2025  Feb. 15, 2025  5 enrollments  24 enrollments 
Madrid Nov. 7-11, 2025 May 31, 2025  5 enrollments 24 enrollments 
London* Nov. 7-11, 2025  May 31, 2025  5 enrollments  24 enrollments 
Munich Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 2, 2026  June 15, 2025 10 enrollments 28 enrollments 
Rome Jan. 15-19, 2026  Sept. 30, 2025 8 enrollments 28 enrollments 
Paris* Feb. 12-16, 2026  Oct. 31, 2025 8 enrollments 28 enrollments
Mexico City April 2-6, 2026  Nov. 30, 2025 8 enrollments 28 enrollments
Costa Rica* May 21-25, 2026 Jan. 31, 2026 8 enrollments 28 enrollments


Program Leader Training trips are limited to program leaders who are new to Explorica. Reservations are first come, first-served based on the completion of the request form as well as qualification with full-paying participant enrollment. Trips often fill prior to the advertised registration deadlines. The PLT you select must depart prior to the departure of your first Explorica tour. Limit one PLT per program leader, and one guest, if the enrollment qualifications are met. Guests are only permitted for Program Leaders who qualify through group size requirements. We are only able to accommodate guests that appear on the PLT roster. A program leader traveling on a PLT may not travel on an Explorica Convention until they have enrolled travelers on a tour in a following year. Qualifications differ for groups traveling within the U.S. or Canada. Other conditions may apply. 

Trips departing July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 are only available to program leaders with their first educational tour departing August 1, 2024-July 31, 2025. Trips departing July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 are only available to program leaders with their first educational tour departing August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026.

*On Costa Rica, Paris, and London Program Leader Trainings, our team will host an interactive session for professional development. By participating in the tour and session, you will earn a professional development certificate.



For teachers planning North American tours

Request to reserve a spot 

Destination Date Deadline One Free Place Two Free Places
Philadelphia Feb. 14-17, 2025 CLOSED 15 enrollments for flight groups
20 enrollments for bus groups
10 additional enrollments   



Program Leader Training (PLT) trips are limited to program leaders who are new to Explorica. Reservations are first come, first-served and trips may fill prior to the advertised registration deadlines. The PLT you select must depart prior to the departure of your first Explorica tour. Limit one PLT per program leader, and one guest, if the enrollment qualifications are met. A program leader traveling on a PLT may not travel on an Explorica Convention during the same tour year. Other conditions may apply.

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