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Culturally-immersive adventure and community service programs for students ages 12-22 and teacher-led school trips in 20+ countries
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“Named Best Youth Travel Operator three out of the last four years.”

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Why Rustic Pathways?
Experience
Founded in 1983, Rustic Pathways was named the Best Youth Travel Operator three of the last four years by The World Youth Student Education & Travel Confederation. More than 95% of students recommend us to friends and family.
Impact
All of our community service initiatives contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development goals. Nearly 98% of students demonstrated growth in at least one of our 10 Student Learning Outcomes last year.
Safety
More than 10,000 students travel with us every year and return home safely after immersive experiences that include end-to-end student supervision by trained professionals. We maintain a student-to-leader ratio of no more than six-to-one.

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Community service, adventure, or a mix of both? Closer to home or across the world? Base house or homestay? Whatever you’re looking for, Rustic Pathways has the right type of travel experience for every student.

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Are You an Educator?

Rustic Pathways creates customizable teacher-led trips for school groups. Work with us to design the experience that meets your students’ service and academic goals.

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Are You Looking for a Gap Year?

Rustic has teamed up with Verto Education to offer traditional gap year semesters and credit-bearing experiences that also include acceptance to one of Verto’s partner colleges.

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Go Behind the Scenes with Rustic Pathways Students

The main reason to travel with Rustic is to have a completely transformative experience; it will change the way you look at the world and the way you interact with people on a daily basis. I loved my program and the people that I met so much. It made me much more appreciative of the small things that I had at home like access to drinkable water. It also made me grow personally as I became more independent and more unafraid to be myself.

Quote by: Angela Tan | Los Angeles, California Sacred Valley Service in Peru

From beginning to end, the experience was professional, efficient, exciting and fulfilling. Having never traveled such a distance before, Lark might have had justifiable anxiety. However, the information Rustic provided along with the support parents received, allayed any fears we might have had.

Quote by: Kimberly White, Lark's mom | Chesapeake, Virginia Sun, Sand, and International Service in Fiji

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