Educational Travel Photo of the Week: 95th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge

This week’s educational travel photo of the week was taken by Explorica Canada’s President, Evan Wood at the Wellington Quarry. During the morning ceremony before heading to the Vimy Ridge Memorial site, Explorica travellers had the honour of meeting the Governor General Johnston and Minster of Veterans Affairs, Steven Blaney.

Three Must-Dos on a Science Class Trip to the U.S. Pacific Coast

Add three parts Pacific Coast to one part science and you’ve got an excellent formula for a science class trip. Join Explorica at Yosemite National Park, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Point Reyes National Seashore and discover how easily fun and science go together. 1. Make Yosemite National Park a must-do. It’s as big as Read More …

Spring Photo Contest

We’re excited to announce our Spring Photo Contest, launching today. If you have great photos from your travels, enter them and you could win a $500 Amazon giftcard! It’s simple to enter: Head over to facebook.com/exploricacanada/app_id Fill out the entry form and upload your photo entries (you can enter up to 7) Invite your friends Read More …

Get to Know: Student Tours to Dublin, Ireland

Sometimes culture hangs in the air when walking about a foreign city. But in Dublin, you might find it’s firmly stuck in the ground. That’s thanks to the stories surrounding every statue strewn about Ireland’s capital—starting with well-known ones springing from the likenesses of literary legends. For example, on North Earl Street, you’ll encounter a Read More …

Get to Know: Student Tours to The Loire Valley

Our ‘Get to Know’ blog series gives you an in-depth look at the people, places and activities that make educational tours amazing.  Today’s post features the Château de Chenonceau, one of the most beautiful landmarks in France, and a destination available on our popular Paris & the Loire Valley tour. Commonly called ‘Ladies House’, or Read More …

Get to Know: South Africa

  Our ‘Get to Know’ blog series gives readers an in-depth look at the people, places and activities that make educational tours amazing.  Today’s post features a destination available on our popular South Africa tour. uger National Park is one of the largest safari parks in Africa sprawling across more than 7,500 square miles. Containing Read More …

Educational Travel Tip Tuesday: Staying in Touch on Tour

Sharing your top travel moments instantly with your loved ones back home is easy with technology but can mean less cash in your pocket for souvenirs. (Suddenly postcards sound better, right?) Check out Explorica’s tips for keeping in touch on the cheap and maybe you can have the best of both worlds.

We’ve done a little redecorating!

Welcome to Explorica’s updated blog! Whether you’re new to the blog or a long-time reader, starting today you’re going to see a number of enhancements. Let’s start with a quick tour of the new layout.  Above this post, you can see four new blog post audiences—so whether you’re a teacher, student, parent, or just want to get the Read More …