Weekend Trips | Intermediate Program

Where Will Your Exploration Take You?
Our trips offer you an amazing opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of Boston and the New England area. Each weekend, you will choose from 15-20 different cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities, including sight-seeing, theater trips, outdoor adventures, and on-campus staff-led clinics.


Choices for Your Trips
Boston Museum of Science, Six Flags New England, Quincy Market, Whale Watch, Blue Man Group, Boston Harbor Cruise, M.I.T. Museum, New England Aquarium, Boston Duck Tours, Kayaking on the Charles River, Museum of Fine Arts, New England Revolution Soccer, Hiking Mt. Monadnock, Crane Beach, Cake Decorating Clinic, Trapeze School, Indoor Skydiving


Overnight Trip to New York City and Yale University
Traveling in the comfort of a chartered coach, you'll leave Wellesley College on Saturday morning and end up in the heart of the Big Apple. There, you'll experience the sights and energy of Times Square on your way to a Broadway matinee. (First session students will see Mamma Mia, and second session students will enjoy Phantom of the Opera.) In addition to the show, you and your friends will tour NBC studios, dine at a popular New York restaurant, and enjoy a twilight harbor cruise that will take you past Lady Liberty and around Manhattan Island. After a night in a hotel outside the city, you'll head to Connecticut for a tour of the Exploration Senior Program at Yale University. Lunch will be a picnic with pizza from the famous Pepe's in New Haven, followed by a restful trip back to Wellesley.
Trip Cost: $285

Note About New York City Trip: This trip leaves on Saturday morning and returns on Sunday, taking the place of regular weekend trips. Students must sign up in advance and will be charged an additional $285 to cover the cost of this special overnight. All lodging, transportation, meals, tickets, and organized events, other than spending money, are included in the price of the trip. Please note that space for this trip is limited, and available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Conversation From Our Summer Site


Matt from Pennsylvania matt from pennsylvania

Matt, in his second summer at Explo, says that you can learn a lot about history on a kayaking trip -- and get a good workout while you're at it!


What trips have you gone on?
My first weekend I went to Minute Man Park and kayaking. I actually thought learning about Lexington and Concord was pretty enjoyable. I’ve never been a big history buff, but I went and it was fun. Then we went kayaking on the Charles River, which was a lot of fun. A lot of fun . . . and a good workout. And then we went to Six Flags the next day. I loved that, and the lines weren’t that long. And then this last weekend, four days ago, I went on the overnight trip to New York. That was a lot of fun. I love New York. We got to walk around Times Square; we saw Wicked; we stayed in a hotel room. It was a lot of fun. We got to see tons of the city; I always love the city. The actors and actresses in Wicked were fantastic.


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