Safaris Tour & Trip Reviews

In the 36 years that I have traveled with ACIS I have continued to be impressed with the level of service and attention to continuous improvement demonstratd by the travel professionals within the ACIS staff. Moreover, ACIS does listen to its customers-group leaders as well as student traveler, to enhance the travel experience. The emphasis on genuine learning opportunities as well as often frank discussions of the "why" behind the "what" elevate the ACIS product to so much more than sightseeing and shopping. As long as I travel with students I will choose ACIS.

ACIS provides the best combination of freedom and safety. My kids enjoyed seeing some sites off the itinerary, but equally enjoyed the guided tours. What a great way to safely see the world!

In travel, you get for what you pay. ACIS offers the best in student travel through high quality tours, tour guides, meals, etc. I left other travel companies because I did not trust them. I am glad I found ACIS because I know my students will get the ultimate experience possible in travel.

The withdrawal process from N European ACIS tour was painful but ACIS, especially Heidi Petit, was helpful. Our 18 year relationship with ACIS should speak louder than words regarding the respect we have for this company.

My 16th trip with ACIS to France went perfectly!

Our ACIS Italy trip was wonderful. Food, flights, and hotels were very good, sometimes perfect. Our guide Edward could not be improved upon. What few issues arose were dealt with promptly and efficiently remedied. There was an excellent balance between guided tours and free time. I highly recommend ACIS.

I am not sure why I am receiving this email, because I have not yet taken my trip! Makes me wonder if ACIS is really paying attention to what is going on!

The training trip that I went to in Barcelona Spain was fantastic! If that trip is anything like the one that I will take with students this summer, it will be wonderful! The stories that the staff told, the information that was given by veteran teachers, and hearing the philosophy of the CEO of the company in person, left me feeling super confident in the abilities of a ACIS.

There are plenty of other tour companies, with slightly cheaper prices, but none come close to the quality of service before, during , and following travel. Other companies cut corners, or nickel and dime kids along the way. Not ACIS.

Having traveled with ACIS for the past ten 10 years with students and adults to Spain, France, Italy, Costa Rica, Greece, Japan, Israel, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Ireland, to name just a few, I can confidently say they are an exceptional travel company offering my students (and adults!) the absolute best in educational travel. Safety and high-quality trips are what I want for me and my travelers and ACIS delivers each and every time.

My co-teacher leaders, our middle school students, and their parents could not have been more pleased with our travels to Athens and the Aegean last summer. In fact, all the other five trips (China, Ecuador/Gálapagos Islands, Scandinavia, Glory of the Hapsburgs, Peru, we have enjoyed with ACIS have featured incredibly memorable and appropriate itineraries for our students. The choices ACIS made for our tour managers were outstanding! Lucy Ryan and Lucie Pluschke totally "made" our travels so successful with their intelligent insights and active leadership. They will be hard acts to follow, but we know we will get the best tour managers in our continued travels with ACIS. One other factor that has made our adventures life-changing is the support we receive from the Boston office of ACIS. Alicia Fortier has been our lifeline, problem solver, creative consultant, sounding board, and good friend since 2010. My contacts with Cara Solle Corson, Heidi Pettit, Jessica Ricci, Jill Federschneider, Julie Fratarcangeli and others we have met at various Global Conferences make bookings and traveling with ACIS a no-brainer. Go and Enjoy with ACIS!

I recently had the opportunity to travel with other teachers to Iceland on a MLK Weekend Global Conference. I have traveled to various countries with students over the last 10 years, and I've attended several global conferences along the way. ACIS never fails to impress me with their attention to details and the quality of trips that they provide. This trip to Iceland was no different! It was my first trip to the country, but I have a feeling it will not be my last! It was such an amazing destination - the scenery was breathtaking, the people were super friendly, and there was always something fun to do! I hope to return one day with a group of my own.

I have thoroughly enjoyed each trip taken with ACIS and cannot imagine traveling with another tour company. From the decision to travel to the return to the United State, ACIS is thorough and dependable. When people ask me about traveling with students, I get so excited and can barely contain myself as I describe how wonderful the experience is and I give all the credit to ACIS. I have learned more that I ever thought possible and have had some of the best experiences ever. ACIS has kept us safe, shown us amazing sites, provided us with exceptional modes of transportation, informative tour guides, and delicious cuisine. I have never even considered working with another company. My answer to inquires from other companies is, "until ACIS proves me wrong, I won't try another company." Sherrie Callaway

From the trip consultant to the tour manager to the CEO, Peter Jones, ACIS interacts with the group leader, assistants, and participants to provide the best trip information, advice, and itineraries. There simply is no better travel company!

I travel with students annually and have done so for a decade. After experiences with others, ACIS has become the only travel company I use when taking students overseas. Each trip I've taken feels like the peak experience and that the next one will be a let down; then I travel the following year and it's another amazing experience! ACIS' commitment to excellence ensures that every tour is comfortable, educational, and rewarding. Our latest trip, visiting Athens, Delphi, Sorrento/ Pompeii, and Rome, was another fine example of what I've come to expect. The staff in Boston were wonderful to work with when setting up the trip. Our tour manager on the trip was impeccable: friendly, professional, and seemingly everywhere at once. Our bus drivers were welcoming and absolutely safe. The comfortable, clean hotels were all within a short walk of the Acropolis, the Colosseum, or the town's piazza. Local guides were friendly and vibrant fonts of information, bringing the sites to life for the students. Food was fresh, tasty, and abundant. In sum, the trip was perfect. I'm completely sold on ACIS and I wouldn't go anywhere else.