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Medical And Pre-Med Teen Tours
Medical professionals agree teens should never shadow doctors or touch patients. Here is what an ethical pre-med program does instead, and how we ranked the ones that get it right.
Language Immersion Teen Tours
Language immersion teen tours include daily lessons, homestays, practicing the target language with native speakers in everyday situations. Explore Rustic Pathways Spanish, French, Arabic, and Mandarin programs for school groups that build real fluency, and how to pick the one that fits.
Cultural Immersion Teen Tours
Homestays, language practice, and cooking with people who live there, in Thailand, Peru, Japan, and the Dominican Republic. What separates this from sightseeing.
5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Summer Program
Five questions worth asking any summer program before you pay a deposit. Safety systems, supervision, who leads the trip, and what your teen comes home with.
Explore Student Travel by Theme
Start with what your teen cares about, whether that is animals, photography, global health, or language, and work back to a program. A browse-by-theme index, ages 14–18.
11 Best Tips For Transformational Travel
Looking to transform? Check out this post to find 11 tips for transformational travel and become a more thoughtful traveler during any authentic travel program.
Service Learning School Trip to New Orleans
It's been many years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but some communities never fully recovered. Students from Southern California learned why during a week designed for lessons outside the classroom.
Trip Before Scroll: Rustic Pathways Cell Phone Policy
Trip Before Scroll is Rustic Pathways' phone policy for open-enrollment Student Travel: devices are stored securely during daytime programming and handed back after the final scheduled activity.
Why I Left My 9 to 5 Job for a Summer in Fiji
As part of our summer internship program, seasoned Rustic alum Elizabeth Ronzio joined the team as our Fiji Communications Coordinator! Here’s what she has to say about her summer living and working at our Eco-Lodge. “Just over three months ago I was at a point in my career where I wasn't learning enough, there was…
How Much Does Student Travel Cost? Avoid Surprise Expenses And Hidden Costs
Rustic Pathways programs cost $1,995–$13,680; in 2026 they averaged $4,495 for two to three weeks. What program tuition covers, and what it does not.
Student Travel: Types, Costs, Safety, and How to Choose a Program
Student travel sends students abroad to learn through service, adventure, and cultural immersion. Compare types, costs ($1,995 to $13,680), ages, credit, and safety. Run by Rustic Pathways since 1983 across 38 countries.