Trips Spotlight
Staff Favorites | Summer on Sale | New Trips | City Stay Tours | Sustainability-focused Trips | Destination Inspiration
With 200+ educational tours to destinations around the world, we believe we have a trip for everyone. And if we don’t, we’ll customize one right for you! Below are just few that we’d like to shine a light on—a mix of staff favorites and new tours.
Staff Favorites
Is picking a favorite trip like picking a favorite child? Nearly! Through some serious arm twisting, six of our program consultants chose some of their favorites. They all wanted to remind you that what’s perfect for them might not be perfect for you, so let’s talk!
Le Grand Voyage
Trouville (2) • Loire Valley (1) • Paris (2) • Provence (1) • Cote D’Azur (2)
“…the perfect combination of the north, the south, Paris, and it also pops out to the Loire Valley” – Beth
Iberian Voyage
Madrid (2) • Seville (2) • Lisbon (3)
“It’s awesome for all teachers, especially history teachers, Spanish teachers.” –Scott
Paris, Switzerland and Munich
Paris (3) • Engelberg (2) • Munich (3)
“An incredible itinerary that allows you to visit five different countries in ten days!” – Meg
Sustainability in Italy
Rome (3) • Tuscany (1) • Montecatini (2)
“Our sustainability in Italy tour is just outside the box creative” – Tricia
Insider’s Costa Rica
San José (1) • San Carlos (2) • Monteverde (2) • Puntarenas (2) • San José (1)
“I lived [in Costa Rica] for a couple years with my family. This program—you can’t go wrong.” –Cara
The Inca Trail
Lima (2) • Sacred Valley (1) • Aguas Calientes (1) • Cuzco (1) • Puno(2)
“It’s the quintessential Peruvian experience…” – Tom
Summer on Sale
Mid-July is when the crowds start to thin — it’s a great time to travel! To make it extra great, we’re taking $400 off select trips when you travel July 13-October 14, 2026 and register your participants by December 1, 2025.
New Trips
To meet teachers needs, ACIS is constantly innovating and improving. We develop new trips to feature new destinations, new combinations of cities, new activities and new themes.
Best of Morocco
Casablanca (1) • Fes (2) • Rabat (1) • Marrakech (3)
- Meknes Sightseeing Tour
- Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts
- Moroccan Cooking Lesson
- Agafay Desert Nomadic Community Exchange
Nurturing Minds in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam (1) • Morogoro (5) • Vuma Hills (1) • Dar es Salaam (1)
- Five-day Cultural Exchange with SEGA Students and Leaders
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- Uluguru Mountains Hike with Guide
- Game Drives in Mikumi National Park
Moroccan Community and Culture
Marrakech (5) • Agafay (1) • Marrakech (1)
- Medersa Ben Youssef
- Amazigh Full-Day Indigenous Community Exchange
- Essaouira Tour with Guide
- Agafay Nomadic Camp Dinner and Desert Tents Overnight
Portugal, Galicia and Madrid
Lisbon (2) • Porto (2) • Santiago de Compostela (2) • Madrid (2)
- Jerónimos Monastery
- University of Coimbra
- Porto Tour with Guide
- Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Culture and Conservation in Panama
Panama City (3) • Chitré (2) • Azuero Peninsula (2) • Panama City (1)
- Panama Canal Miraflores Visitor Center
- Emberá Indigenous Village Visit
- Chitré Mask Making Workshop
- Azuero Peninsula Conservation Service Project
Cultures of Japan Past and Present
Osaka (1) • Kyoto (3) • Tokyo (2)
- Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
- Kimono Dressing Experience
- Sumo Wrestling Workshop
- Dine Your Way Evening in Tokyo
El Camino
Madrid (1) • Sarria (1) • Portomarín (1) • Palas de Rei (1) • Arzúa (1) • O Pino (1) • Santiago de Compostela (2)
- Madrid Tour with Guide
- Prado Museum with Guide and Reservation
- Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
- Santiago de Compostela Tour with Guide
Insider’s Panama
Panama City (3) • Chitré (2) • Pacific Coast (2) • Panama City (1)
- Emberá Indigenous Village Visit
- Visit with Local Students in Panama
- Surfing Lesson on Panama’s Pacific Coast
- Panamanian Folklore Show and Dinner
Empires of Türkiye
Istanbul (2) • Cappadocia (2) • Pamukkale (1) • Kusadasi (2)
- Topkapi Palace and Rüstem Pasha Mosque
- Özkonak Underground City
- Turkish Pottery Workshop
- Ephesus Archaeological Museum and House of the Virgin Mary
Budapest, Vienna and Istanbul
Budapest (2) • Vienna (2) • Istanbul (3)
- Budapest Tour with Guide
- Belvedere Museum
- Istanbul Spice Bazar Tour and Tasting
- Ebru Marbling Workshop
El Yucatán
Mérida (5)
- Celestún Mangroves Boat Ride
- Mayan city of Uxmal
- Ruins of Chichén Itzá
- Salsa Making Lesson
The Heart of Mexico
Mexico City (5)
- Archaeological ruins of Teotihuacán
- Mexican Sacred Heart making workshop
- Frida Kahlo Museum
- Sonora and San Juan Market Visits
Mexico City, Puebla and Oaxaca
Mexico City (3) • Puebla (2) • Oaxaca (2)
- Oaxacan Clay Figure Making Workshop
- Pyramids of Teotihuacán
- Frida Kahlo Museum
- Monte Albán Archaeological Site
Costa Rica Conservation and Biodiversity
San José (1) • Sarapiquí (2) • Aguas Zarcas (1) • San José (1)
- Community and Reforestation Service Project
- Arenal Volcano Private Reserve Hike
- Biodiversity Kayaking Excursion
- Organic Pineapple Farm Tour
Youth Leadership Pura Vida
San José (2) • San Carlos (2) • Guanacaste Coast (2)
- Leadership Workshop at Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation
- Global Exchange with a Youth Soccer NGO
- Global Exchange with Local Students
- Leadership Workshop with a Sustainable Beekeeping Organization
City Stay Tours
Short and sweet and budget friendly—our City Stay Tours allow you to get to know one city intimately over five full days of exploration.
El Madrileño
Madrid (7)
- City sightseeing with stops at Teatro Real Opera House, the Royal Palace and Plaza Mayor
- Authentic tapas dinner
- Guided Prado Museum Visit
- Flamenco lesson and show
Le Parisien
Paris (7)
- City sightseeing with stops at Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe and Les Invalides
- Guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay
- Versailles palace tour and garden bike ride
- Boat cruise along the Seine
- Pétanque lesson
Il Romano
Rome (9)
- Guided tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum
- Pizza making lesson
- St. Peter’s Basilica tour with custom ACIS audio guide
- City walking tour through Piazza Navona and Trastevere
Der Berliner
Berlin (7)
- City sightseeing with stops at the Reichstag Dome and Brandenburg Gate
- Tour of the 1936 Olympic Stadium
- Street art workshop
- Climbing the Imperial Steps at Berlin Cathedral
The Londoner
London (7)
- Tower of London with Opening Ceremony
- West End Theater Performance
- London Eye
- Globe Theatre Tour
Sustainability-focused Trips
ACIS’ Sustainability Tours are designed to showcase activities, organizations, transport and food movements that align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, alongside traditional sightseeing fun.
Sustainability in Italy
Rome (3) • Tuscany (1) • Montecatini (2)
- Beekeeping workshop at a community-run urban garden in Rome
- United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- Farm-to-table lunch
- Geothermal nature park and museum tour
- Locally-owned sustainable textile company visit
- Tuscan Pasta making lesson
Sustainability in Spain
Madrid (4) • Barcelona (3)
- Madrid street art workshop
- Matadero Madrid
- Bike tour of the Madrid Río and Casa de Campo urban parks
- Bee Farm and Beekeeping Museum
- Non-profit community restaurant dinner in Barcelona
- Barcelona urban regeneration bike tour
- Barcelona Fisherman’s Village workshop and lunch
Sustainability in London
London (6)
- London by bike tour
- Shoreditch street art walking tour
- Barbican Centre Conservatory
- English countryside foraging tour
- Brighton visit and Sea Shanty singing lesson
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park art and biodiversity tour
Sustainability in Northern France
Paris (3) • Loire Valley (3) • Paris (2)
- Bio-Inspired exhibits at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
- Fontainebleau Château and forest biodiversity tour
- Organic goat dairy farm visit and cheese tasting
- Loire River kayaking
- French locavore cooking lesson
- Villandry Château and organic gardens tour
- Good Planet Foundation workshop
Destination Inspiration
Can’t decide where to go? Get a taste for life on an ACIS tour in some of our most popular educational travel destinations.
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