Solid Friendly Service
Solid Friendly Service

ACIS Educational Tours is a provider of educational travel opportunities designed specifically for teacher-led student groups. The company focuses on creating enriching travel experiences that empower educators to expose their students to diverse cultures and global perspectives beyond the classroom. Through a variety of customizable tour packages, ACIS aims to enhance students' learning through real-world experiences, fostering personal growth and cultural awareness. The primary customers of ACIS are teachers, school administrators, and educational institutions seeking to organize meaningful travel experiences for their students. With dedicated program consultants and experienced tour managers, ACIS ensures that every aspect of the trip is well-planned and executed, allowing educators to focus on the educational aspects of travel. By prioritizing safety, educational value, and logistical support, ACIS Educational Tours strives to offer exceptional student travel programs.
ACIS Educational Tours receives high praise from many customers, who highlight the exceptional planning and execution of their trips. Reviewers frequently commend the knowledgeable and friendly tour guides, as well as the centrally located hotels that enhance the travel experience.
Many express satisfaction with the well-organized itineraries, noting that their trips to destinations like Paris, Costa Rica, and Italy were memorable and enriching for students. However, some customers report issues with trip cancellations and delays in refunds, which have caused frustration. Despite these concerns, the overall sentiment remains positive, with a significant majority of travelers expressing their intent to continue using ACIS for future educational tours.
Summary generated with AI from recent reviews
Each source counts by its number of reviews. Only reviews written by people are scored.
| Source | Rating | Reviews | Weight | 6-mo | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trustpilot Imported Trustpilot reviews | 4.6 | 737 | 100% | +0.5 | ● Low |
Monthly average rating from reviews written by people · latest review Jul 2025.
| Month | Average | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | 5.0 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Nov 24 | — | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | — | 0 |
| Mar 25 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Apr 25 | 5.0 | 2 |
| May 25 | — | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 5.0 | 4 |
| Jul 25 | 4.9 | 7 |
Share of positive (4–5★) and negative (1–2★) reviews mentioning each topic · based on the 500 most recent reviews.
“I can't imagine traveling with a better company”
“When ACIS canceled the trip, they promised a full refund”
Same method for every company: overall rating, legitimacy checks, the average rating of reviews mentioning each area and the 6-month trend · Travel Agencies.
| Company | Overall | Legit | Service | Value | Quality | Trend | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 out of 5 (good) | 100 out of 100 | 4.6 out of 5 (good) | 3.9 out of 5 (good) | 4.9 out of 5 (good) | −1% | 737 | |
| 4.9 out of 5 (good) | 100 out of 100 | 5.0 out of 5 (good) | — | — | — | 1,109 | |
| 4.6 out of 5 (good) | 100 out of 100 | 4.5 out of 5 (good) | 4.6 out of 5 (good) | 4.2 out of 5 (good) | — | 1,069 | |
| 4.8 out of 5 (good) | 100 out of 100 | 4.9 out of 5 (good) | 4.6 out of 5 (good) | 5.0 out of 5 (good) | — | 1,050 | |
| 4.8 out of 5 (good) | 100 out of 100 | 4.8 out of 5 (good) | 3.4 out of 5 (fair) | — | −1% | 1,014 |
Bottom line: ACIS Educational Tours is #5 of 5 on overall rating in this group. On value, Alfa Travel scores higher (4.6 vs 3.9).
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Solid Friendly Service
I have been leading groups with ACIS since the 1980’s. Each year I have been amazed by how the company uses group leader suggestions to improve experiences. They have been able to optimize each tour so as to hit every mark. I know it is meaningful since I have many many students and adults travel with me over and over. I have a few that have taken at least 5 trips. After a two year absence from travel, I am now filling a group for 2022. I can’t wait to travel with ACIS again. You have changed my life and my participants lives for ever.
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I have been traveling with ACIS since 1982 and have never been disappointed. From the time of planning and organizing my trip to the end of the trip, the team at ACIS has been exceptional. I highly recommend this company for not only monetary value but also for educational value.
Rescheduling our trip was a breeze! ACIS was so flexible about changing our dates, and let us wait up to the very last second to make our final decision about postponing. I am ALWAYS impressed by the swift communication by our trip coordinator, Jeannie Page, and she and the company work so hard to make the process as streamlined as possible. I am constantly recommending ACIS to my colleagues as the best educational travel company, I cannot stress enough how professional and knowledgeable they are. This pandemic messed up three of my personal trips scheduled for 2020, but working with ACIS for my student trips was easy as can be. I cannot recommend this company enough!
Since I was a middle schooler myself, I’ve had the privilege of traveling with ACIS. Now as a teacher, and with the help of ACIS, I’ve had the opportunity to introduce my own students to the transformative nature of travel. As someone who has traveled far, wide, and often I can attest to the incredible and unparalleled opportunities that ACIS provides. Not only are their trips carefully crafted to give participants a well-rounded education of culture, history, and appreciation of the environment, they do so with human values at the center.
Cara Solle has been extremely helpful navigating this past year and a half as we made decisions regarding the summer 2021 trip. I know we lost some participants, but I am hopeful to gain some more when school resumes in person in the fall for our new departure in summer of 2022.
The multiple times I've traveled through ACIS were exceptional experiences from start to finish. I have traveled with other companies, but will never again. The service is outstanding and the people are responsive and delightful!
I have used ACIS for 8 of my nine overseas trips. They have listened to my requests and accommodated me without fail, offered private tour buses for my groups (usually we have about 25 students per group), and we have always had top notch hotels and food offerings at each location we have toured. The tour managers have been super knowledgeable, offered hints and suggestions whenever time permitted adding something in, and have been uniformly FANTASTIC!
Traveling with ACIS combines learning, adventure, and fun. We have had great experiences on all 14 student trips to England, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Japan, and Australia. The tour managers know their way around each destination, teach us about the history and culture of each site, and they know how to have fun with my students. I also love the cultural activities that we do (making pizza, painting ceramics) that give my kids a chance to physically connect with the places we visit. When challenges come up, ACIS has my back. That's why I can't wait for our next trips to Italy and Iceland next year!
ACIS always, always, always delivers a top-quality product with top-quality service. I cannot recommend them enough for educational travel. Whether your are a new traveler or highly experienced, they will make your trip accessible, exciting, and as flawless as possible.
Our school has traveled with ACIS for over 20 years. We continue to use them because they understand the unique idea of "Educational Travel". They help our students understand the context where history happens and the culture that these places provide. They are professional, they love working with kids and they take care of the details so we can just enjoy and learn. I wouldn't travel with anyone else. Eric Vande Berg Eastview High School Apple Valley, MN
I have been teaching for 31 years and traveling with ACIS for 17. I did try other travel companies but none can even come close to ACIS. From start to finish, they are there to listen and support you. Preplanning is at YOUR leisure and they are prepared to customize trips and make suggestions based on what your participants want. I cannot say enough about the Tour Managers- professional, helpful, knowledgeable, kind and masters of managing. I have been to 8 countries with them and ignited travel fever in 176 participants. Some of them have returned as chaperones after graduating! ACIS treats their teachers well. They keep their programs fresh, cultural and are expanding more and more into sustainable tourism, service learning and leadership tours. I give ACIS an A+.
We had the most fantastic trip to Greece! Traveling in February to Athens, we met our tour manager and dove right into the itinerary. Our group consisted of 47 students and 5 chaperones. The ancient sites were breathtaking. All of our tour guides were knowledgeable and knew how to engage high school learners. Jeff, our tour manager, kept us moving but magically knew when it was time to take it a little easy. The accommodations were clean and comfortable and the food was unforgettable!! Jessica, our state side ACIS contact was extremely helpful throughout the entire organization process. Her enthusiasm always keeps me going. I cannot think that any aspect of the trip could have been better! Even the February Greek weather was great! It was warm and we had snow capped mountains in the background of our pictures.
I have been traveling with ACIS for years, and their reaction to traveling during the pandemic underlines the reason why. They have been extremely communicative, there was never a question of what the policies were, and what the deadlines were. In fact, they were extremely generous in their refund policies. In a time where they could have easily stuck to their written policies, they went above and beyond and led the industry in terms of balancing business and fairness. I continue to choose to travel with them because of these reasons and look forward to our Italia 2020 trip in 2022!
I loved my Europe travel experience with ACIS and highly recommend them! We took a middle school group to Italy for the first time and it was awesome! Our guide was so knowledgeable, organized and fun, the kids loved him! Our program manger was helpful, encouraging, and flexible when some changes had to be made. She made arrangements to accommodate us, and get the best deal! We loved her too! A great experience for the students, parents and us! I look forward to more ACIS adventures! Thank you!
I used ACIS for the first time last year after running tours with another company for 15 years. I will never go back. Hotels are truly central, the meals are substantial and the guides are excellent. The pre travel support I received from my Tour Consultant, Jeannie, made the planning of our trip so much easier than their competitor. But here's where ACIS really stands out to me. We were in country in March 2020, two days before the Covid travel shut down. Long story short, things changed within days after our departure. You can tell a lot about a company by how they respond during a time of crisis. ACIS shined. We had our new flights within hours and we all got home safely. Even though they didn't have to, they even kicked back the money to my travelers for the day we missed in Madrid. Even with all of this, my travelers had a life changing travel experience. As a matter of fact, I just received a text message from a graduated traveler thanking me for her travel experience and how much it changed her life. There are other travel companies out there, many probably cheaper. Please remember this - you get what you pay for. Are you really in London if it takes two train rides to get into the center of the city? How much time do you lose in the city because you have to catch the last train? I wish I realized this 15 years ago. Don't make the same mistake I did.
I have been working with Jeannie Page during the pandemic to make our trip to Quito and the Galapagos Islands happen. We have had to reschedule the trip three times due to the timeline of the disease. Each time, Jeannie has been amazing. She has organized group zoom meetings with a tour guide from Ecuador to inform my 30 participants about how our trip is going, the support ACIS is providing, and how the pandemic is looking in Ecuador. This has created a great deal of comfort for my participants and 90% of them are traveling with me this summer. Her quick response to my questions and genuine concern about how I am doing creates an environment of support during these stressful times. I highly recommend ACIS and Jeannie to help you through the process of traveling with students in this new enviornment.
I have taken my art students on two trips with ACIS to France and Spain and have had nothing but the best experiences! Having been to most of the cities we traveled to before, I can tell you that our tours hit all the best/most important spots, the food that was planned for us was fantastic, the hotels were in excellent locations and they were all very nice—just the kind of places I would stay if I were booking on my own. In Spain we had the option to pay extra for a flamenco show and we were so glad we did! It was positively electric and everyone who went said that it was the highlight of their trip. Our tour guides (Angelique on the first trip and Susana on the second) were extremely knowledgeable, interacted so well with the kids, and did everything they possibly could to maximize our experience (from adding extra stops on our tours to special spots for ice cream after dinner). My students absolutely adored them! As a teacher, I also appreciated their concern and efforts for everyone's safety and wellbeing. Thanks, ACIS, for a fantastic experience!
ACIS Educational Tours is a provider of educational travel opportunities designed specifically for teacher-led student groups. The company focuses on creating enriching travel experiences that empower educators to expose their students to diverse cultures and global perspectives beyond the classroom. Through a variety of customizable tour packages, ACIS aims to enhance students' learning through real-world experiences, fostering personal growth and cultural awareness. The primary customers of ACIS are teachers, school administrators, and educational institutions seeking to organize meaningful travel experiences for their students. With dedicated program consultants and experienced tour managers, ACIS ensures that every aspect of the trip is well-planned and executed, allowing educators to focus on the educational aspects of travel. By prioritizing safety, educational value, and logistical support, ACIS Educational Tours strives to offer exceptional student travel programs.
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