• Small Groups

    Large tours require lots of compromises. Our trips are private and limited to 15 students so that we can provide great flights, stay at popular little hotels in the heart of the city, restaurants are delighted to see us at the door and provide fast and friendly service, and we can quickly adapt the itinerary to the particular mix of personalities on the trip.

  • Great Teachers

    Essential for the successful delivery of educational excellence on our tours, our team of Group Directors is comprised of highly-qualified American Teachers who are well respected in their community and loved by their students. Most are World Language Teachers who have lived, studied, and worked abroad. All are carefully selected and trained, provided with free travel and reimbursed for their time.

  • Independence

    We provide our students with an unprecedented level of independence on our trips. We firmly believe that the most effective and efficient way to learn anything is to practice it in the real world, with a small group of friends who are willing to collaborate, and a mentor who can provide additional guidance. So we transfer responsibility for the most interesting tasks to the students, and they love it!
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The Challenge

For half a century teachers and students looking for affordable approach to travel have found themselves being blended into a large group.
On such trips you lose personal control over the experience, it's not your private trip. You go where you're told, see what you're told, eat when and where you're told. If you're lucky, you'll get along with the other groups. Either way, you're doing everything with them.
It's an affordable approach, but it's frustrating.
Rather than offer yet another travel program that takes a herd of completely dependent students to as many places as possible, we offer a program that develops a small group of students into independent travelers.

Our Approach

Personal Attention
We focus on the journey and the destination equally, helping each student appreciate the importance of every item on our itinerary while presenting them with opportunities to perfect their skills along the way. This requires significant personal attention, so we limit the number of students on our trips.
Freedom, Opportunity, Responsibility
We reserve flights, accommodations, and important activities in advance. When and where to make the remaining reservations on the itinerary becomes part of the groups unique journey. This immensely engaging "independent traveler" experience is only possible with a small group of students and a well trained Group Director.
Structure and Advice
Every group travels with one of our personally trained Group Directors, a carefully selected teacher who knows the destination and appreciates our trip objectives for the students. By your side during the day and staying at your hotel each night, with 24/7 support from our offices, your Group Director is well positioned to ensure your students have a successful trip!
Bottom Line
You will not find a better travel program for a small private group of students at a more affordable price.

Affordable Private Trips

We offer packaged private trips across a range of budgets to a wide variety of destinations. Most trips have between 8 and 15 students.
If you have less than 8 students, we can usually couple you with another teacher. If you have more than 15 students, please call us!
Madrid + Toledo + Segovia
Madrid + Basque Country
Madrid + Barcelona
Seville + Cordoba + Granada
Puerto Rico + Vieques
Paris + Versailles
Paris + Loire Valley
Paris + Cȏte d'Azur
Vieux-Québec
Grand Finale du Carnaval
Rome + Florence
Rome + Florence + Venice
Beijing + Xi'an
The Rhineland
London + Oxford

Exceptional Accommodations

Our accommodations all have 4 features in common: They are Central, Comfortable, Clean, and Secure.
Take a morning stroll with your students and spend some quality time enjoying a local bistro or café at the heart of each city you visit.
Here are 5 of our favorite accommodations:
Hostal Persal
Madrid
Le Nouvel Orleans
Paris
Hotel Melia
Ponce
Hôtel Clarendon
Vieux-Québec
Hotel Sant Agustí
Barcelona

Fabulous Restaurants

What happens if you combine hungry teenagers, a generous budget, and freedom to select restaurants? Great food at great prices.
Here are 5 of our favorite establishments:
Taberna Pompeyana
Madrid
Au Piano Muet
Paris
Café Café Cocina Criolla
Ponce
Le Grand Café
Vieux-Québec
Pintxos Night
Donastia

Passionate Teachers

We're particularly proud of our Group Director Team. They're all world language teachers, so it should come as no surprise that they've lived and studied abroad, are avid travelers, and have passion for passing along their knowledge. If you're interested in becoming a Group Director mention it before you travel and we'll arrange for one of our founders to travel with you, there's no better screening process!
Peter Schmidt
Alexandra Place
Cheryl Berman
James "Tad" Williams
Ana Mendiburu

Self-Organizer Support

Whether you need flights only, a mix of flights, accommodations or ground support, a great price on travel insurance, or help managing student enrollments and payment, we're here to help. Let us take some of the organisational load off your shoulders.
Group Flights
Travel Insurance
Online Enrollment
Trip Website
Invoicing
Custom Trip