Since 1978 ACIS, the American Council for International Studies, has been a leader in quality educational travel for middle and high school students and their teachers. We believe in the power of travel to open students' eyes and change their lives—and every detail of our educational tours is carefully crafted to help make it happen.
Written by the business, not verified by us.ACIS Educational Tours (acis.com) has a 4.5 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 100 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Travel & Vacation and its reputation is excellent. 89% of reviews are 4 stars or higher and 4% are 1 star; The business has replied to 100% of negative reviews. Last updated 2026-08-11.
Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Travelers frequently praise the professional tour guides for being exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly, and wonderfully well-organized, ensuring that every daily excursion runs smoothly. Customers also appreciate the carefully planned itineraries, comfortable accommodations, and diverse cultural activities that make each international trip truly memorable for all participants. Some reviewers were not happy with certain logistical issues, such as uncomfortably hot bus conditions or poorly managed venue arrangements during scheduled events. A few other people also felt that travel schedules occasionally involved overly long coach rides, limited free time flexibility, or stressful meeting moments.
Auto-generated from all reviews of this business. For reference only.David was great, everything was incredibly easy. The only thing is that we would've wished for a bit more time in Vilnius and more performances if possible. Also, would've preferred more time to explore the city rather than the trampoline park. The food workshops were fantastic! As an admin, I would've appreciated more communication prior to the trip. More meetings, dates, timelines. I felt a little unsure of what my responsibilities were and what I needed to do.
Wonderful, well planned
Great efforts to set up performances and advertise. Good accommodations and transportation Great tour leader Interesting locations and history
Our guide Jon was the most outstanding guide I have ever had, in every way possible. If the rating were 1-10, I’d give him a 12
The tour guide, John Perry, was excellent.
This was a wonderful experience. The cities we stayed in were beautiful. Our guide Helena Guerra was so kind, helpful and informative. She gave us so much history everywhere we went. Our driver, we called him Mido, was so helpful with all of our luggage and transportation. We were kept well informed for months about the itinerary and plans. We got reminders of what we needed to do before travel and what to bring. We were also well informed during travel of what to expect every day. Fabulous trip!
To be totally honest, the actual trip for my daughter was a nightmare due to medical issues that landed her in a hospital in Venice. However, ACIS people were fabulous to work with! Carlotta in Rome helped me day and night whenever I was lost or didn’t know how to navigate the system. Brita was very supportive of me and helped me from the stateside. Laura helped me coordinate flights and getting to the hospital in Venice. I couldn’t have done it without them. Thank you so much!
Our guide John Perry was the best. He was respectful and always positive. His knowledge of history was astonishing and made the sights even more relatable. Amazing over all trip!
The tour was great. Highlights were timed entries, tour manager and bus service. Hotels (except for Sorrento) were not great. Food was okay but didn’t have slot of greens.
The hotels were wonderful, especially the breakfasts! Unfortunately the heat was almost unbearable, but I know you can’t control that. Do you have trips in the spring and fall?
I really enjoyed touring parts of South America and learned a lot about their culture.
Jo Lurie is who made this experience great,
It was really amazing! I got to see so many diffrent historical sights and scenery around the Europe. My only negative thoughts was how I was unprepared with how busy we would be, but nonetheless it was very fulfilling and I had a great time.
Well thought out itinerary. Great activities/sites. Food was good and a focus was placed on food common to the area we were in. Appropriate amount of down time. Highly recommend.
The tour was informative and extremely well managed. There was flexibility because of the heat wave and there was attentiveness to the needs of our group. So I very much appreciated the fast pivots when needed. Room for improvement. I wish we could have attended a concert or an opera with the kids. And our food was not always the best. Long dinners in the heat with similar meat and potato menus over and over again were tiresome. Our tourguide was excellent.
Excellent guide, hotels and program.
Great experience, our tour coordinator was very helpful.
Our tour guide Zayneb is always the BEST part of our trip. She is so knowledgable and inspires confidence in our students. Other than Zayneb...our hotels weregreat! Awesome locations with lovely rooms and friendly staff. Working air conditioning also a HUGE plus. Our tours were great too! Our meals were not great as they had traditional English/Irish food. (Not known for their cusine ) Our last dinner in London was not great. The restaurant was not suited to handle our group of 23. Te BEST night we had was our final night in Dublin at The Merry Ploughboy. Everyone had a great time and the musicians invited our students up on stage for pictures after the show.
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