We had a great trip overall. I really enjoyed our tour guide, Jeff. He did a great job working with me and ensuring the days were going as I wanted them to go. We especially loved the day in Gettysburg, PA including the buffet dinner at The Farmhouse, visiting the Library of Congress, The night tour of the monuments and memorials, and we really loved bowling at Pinstripes. The hotel was exceptional! We all had large and spacious suites and the breakfast in the morning was great! Some concerns were that the first day was especially hard since we all barely slept, arrived to the airport at 4AM and after an eventful flight with two medical emergencies on board, we landed and immediately went to Arlington National Cemetery. This was a great experience, but we really should have had a chance to eat lunch before all that uphill walking. We had two students nearly pass out that morning. Obviously this was not particularly the fault of the company, but we just need to make sure the kids are getting enough fuel to do those higher energy activities, especially on the first day. On the 3rd day of the trip, we started the day at the Spy Museum, which we really enjoyed, but after that there was a Tornado Watch and it caused the entire city to shut down. We barely even had rain and so our entire afternoon was basically cancelled and we missed out on two key museums - the Holocaust Museum and the Natural History Museum. Again, the company is not in control of the weather, but we were certainly disappointed on that day. The bowling turned the day around and we did a bit of an evening scenic tour with Jeff in the night, which we really enjoyed. Finally, on the last day, we missed out on the U.S. Capital tour because the city was SO PACKED and busy due to all the closures the day before. We were very disappointed to miss that. We feel that the company should have booked us a much later flight. Every year our flights home are usually later in the evening like 7PM, but our flight left at 5:30PM. So we had to be at the airport by 3:30 which really cut into the day. If we had a later flight, we could have still done the U.S. capital tour so that is something I would be sure the company remembers for future trip planning. Finally, if we work together again in the future, PLEASE ensure that there is a place for students to register for the trip and adults to register for the trip (like a drop down or a different link) so that the different payment totals can be reflected from the beginning.

By Alexis H for Corner Lake Middle School - Washington, D.C. Trip on Mar 27, 2026

Good experience for children. Host was very professional

By JAIME C for Corner Lake Middle School - Washington, D.C. Trip on Mar 27, 2026

We had an INCREDIBLE trip! Our tour director Annie was amazing. She was so knowledgeable, easy to work with, flexible, funny and made our trip so enjoyable. We had a big group of people with a few issues (sickness, tornado watch, etc) and she managed us with ease. We would 100% recommend ETC to everyone!