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Spring Break School Trips

These school travel programs run 7 days or fewer, a length that fits a spring break or another school holiday. Your school chooses the travel dates.

Each program is a starting point. We adjust the dates, length and focus to your school’s learning goals. Open any program to see the day-by-day itinerary, or use the filters to narrow the list.

Days follow each sample itinerary and may include travel to or from the destination. Destination nights exclude flights and nights at home. Your proposal confirms the dates and overnight plan.

181 programs found

Students walk a village path in Turrialba alongside local children
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Spanish Language Immersion

Days
7
From
$3,385

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spanish classes in Turrialba, with ziplining and whitewater rafting on the Pacuare.

Students sit beside the Reflecting Pool, looking toward the Washington Monument.
Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days and four nights in Washington, DC, with African American history, the three branches of government, Arlington, and the Tidal Basin memorials. Study American History collections and Holocaust evidence on day 4; arrival-day sightseeing depends on the flight time.

Washington DC 44 destination nights

The 16th Street Baptist Church exhibit inside Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Alabama Atlanta · United States

Civil Rights in the American South

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Civil-rights history across Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery and Atlanta.

Birmingham 2 · Montgomery 2 · Atlanta 26 destination nights

White Hall at Tuskegee University, a historic campus building visited on the HBCU College Exploration route
Alabama Atlanta · United States

HBCU College Exploration

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days across Atlanta, Tuskegee and Montgomery, visiting four historically Black colleges and universities with their own admissions teams and weighing academic fit against what each one costs.

Atlanta 3 · Montgomery 25 destination nights

Atlanta’s skyline above the city’s interstate roads.
Alabama Atlanta · United States

Atlanta Science, Arts and Civil Rights

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days in Atlanta, connecting the Civil Rights record with marine biology, fossils, presidential decision-making and puppetry. Five nights in one hotel leave four full days for the city.

Atlanta 55 destination nights

Sea lions hauled out on a rock stack in the fjord.
Alaska Anchorage And Kenai · United States

Alaska: Glaciers, Fjords and Marine Science

Days
7
From
$3,500

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days between Anchorage and Seward, opening at the Alaska Native Heritage Center and running through Exit Glacier, a six-hour day in the Kenai fjords and the teaching modules at the SeaLife Center.

Anchorage 2 · Seward 3 · Anchorage 16 destination nights

Two people swimming in clear turquoise water beside large rocks and a wooden deck.
Days
7
From
$2,800

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work through Berat, Gjirokaster and Butrint, two living Ottoman cities and a UNESCO archaeological site in one loop, then cross the Llogara Pass to the Ionian coast.

Tirana 1 · Berat 1 · Gjirokaster 1 · Sarande 1 · Himare 1 · Durres 16 destination nights

A gondola cabin climbs above a groomed ski piste with skiers on it, between forested slopes.
Andorra · Europe

Pal Arinsal and Caldea

Days
6
From
$2,795

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students ski Pal Arinsal across four mornings of instruction, with afternoons in the resort town and a closing session at Caldea.

Pal Arinsal 55 destination nights

Days
5
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work at up to 2,500 meters on glacial erosion and deposition, sampling Vall d'Incles and reading moraines down to Andorra la Vella.

Soldeu 44 destination nights

Melbourne city towers rise behind the Yarra River and the Southbank promenade
Australia · South Pacific

Melbourne Civics, Arts & Culture

Days
6
From
$2,745

USD per student · international airfare extra

Read Australia's cultural capital through its galleries, laneways, First Peoples history, and sporting life.

ANZAC Parade runs across Lake Burley Griffin toward Parliament House in Canberra
Australia · South Pacific

Canberra Civics & Democracy

Days
6
From
$2,745

USD per student · international airfare extra

Study how a nation governs itself at Parliament House, the War Memorial, and Questacon in the purpose-built capital.

The Sydney Opera House lit at dusk with the harbour dark in the foreground
Australia · South Pacific

Sydney Cultural Immersion

Days
6
From
$2,745

USD per student · international airfare extra

A six-day run across Sydney's icons, Taronga Zoo, Bondi, and a UNESCO World Heritage day in the Blue Mountains.

Days
6
From
$2,800

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work through Salzburg on the film locations, the fortress and the Salzwelten salt mine, spend a half day alongside a community partner, and take the train to Vienna for Mozarthaus and the Schönbrunn gardens.

Salzburg 55 destination nights

A small palm-covered caye ringed by shallow turquoise water off the Belize barrier reef, with boats moored offshore.
Days
7
From
$3,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day marine science itinerary centers on five nights at a research station on St. George’s Caye. Students learn coral reef survey methods, monitor sea turtles and dolphins, conduct fieldwork at Hol Chan Marine Reserve, and finish with cave tubing on the Caves Branch River.

Research station, St George's Caye 5 · Hotel in Belize City 1 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day itinerary combines rainforest ecology, Maya history, and marine exploration across inland Belize and Caye Caulker. Students learn plant medicine and bird banding at the T.R.E.E.S. research base, visit Altun Ha, explore Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley, and complete an island cleanup on Caye Caulker.

Cabins at the T.R.E.E.S. research base 3 · Hotel on Caye Caulker 3 · Flight home 17 destination nights

A stone arch bridge with a tower at each end crosses a green river below a bare, sunlit hillside, trees and white blossom in the foreground.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Siege to Street Art

Days
7
From
$2,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days, with the outbound flight counted as day one and five nights on the ground. Students study the siege in Sarajevo, base in Mostar for the war museum, the coffee and copper workshops and a full day painting a mural with local artists, take Split as a day trip, and fly home from Sarajevo.

Hotel in Sarajevo 1 · Hotel in Mostar 45 destination nights

Boston’s downtown skyline across the harbor.
Boston · United States

Historical Boston

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days in Boston giving three full days to the Revolution, to Lexington and Concord, and to what independence did and did not deliver afterwards.

Boston 44 destination nights

MIT’s Great Dome in Cambridge, the setting for the STEM route; museum access is separate.
Boston · United States

Boston STEM and Innovation

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days on one Boston base, built around a single design question students carry from the MIT Museum through the Museum of Science to a final prototype review.

Boston 55 destination nights

Harvard Square in Cambridge; specific campus visits depend on the school’s proposal.
Boston · New York City · Philadelphia · United States

Northeast College Exploration

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four campus appointments across public and private institutions, with paid counselor-led affordability and fit work. Two nights per city, one direction, and an open-jaw departure give Philadelphia substantive inclusion without adding a return drive.

Boston 2 · New York City 2 · Philadelphia 26 destination nights

Boston’s Seaport waterfront, the starting city for the Boston–New York route.
Boston · New York City · United States

Boston–New York: Revolution, Immigration and City Life

Days
7
From
$3,320

USD per student · international airfare extra

Connect revolutionary history with immigration and urban life.

Boston 3 · NYC 36 destination nights

Sugarloaf Mountain rising over Guanabara Bay at sunset, seen from the water past a marina of moored sailboats.
Brazil · South America

Rio de Janeiro and Petrópolis

Days
7
From
$3,865

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Rio de Janeiro's historic center, learn at a samba workshop, travel through Tijuca Forest to Corcovado, spend a day on the coast, and visit Petrópolis, returning to the same Rio de Janeiro hotel every evening.

Rio de Janeiro 6 · Flight home 17 destination nights

A freshly groomed piste at the Bansko ski area, with the snow ridges of the Pirin under cloud behind.
Days
6
From
$2,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly into Sofia, drive south to Bansko in the Pirin range, and spend four days with ski and snowboard instructors on the pistes above the town, with Bansko's old town, snow tubing and a traditional Bulgarian dinner around the lessons.

Hotel in Bansko 5 · Flight home 16 destination nights

The stone walls of Belogradchik Fortress climb between red sandstone towers under a pale sky.
Days
4
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly into Sofia, drive northwest to Belogradchik under the Balkan Mountains, and spend three days on the rocks, in the cave and on the lake of one valley before the drive back to the airport.

Hotel in Belogradchik 3 · Flight home 14 destination nights

The striped arcades and domed church of Rila Monastery inside its courtyard, with a forested slope behind.
Days
4
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students stay in Sofia throughout, walk the capital's cathedral and Roman streets on the first day, run the Struma in rafts and visit Rila Monastery on the second, and spend the third in Plovdiv before flying home on the fourth.

Hotel in Sofia 3 · Flight home 14 destination nights

Days
5
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Learn about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge history at memorial sites in Phnom Penh before traveling to Kampong Cham for an extended village stay. During this 5-day program, students spend three nights with host families and work alongside the community on a locally selected service project.

Hotel, Phnom Penh 1 · Homestay, Kampong Cham 34 destination nights

The Fairmont Château Frontenac rises above the snow-dusted rooftops of Old Québec's lower town.
Canada · North & Central America

Québec: French in Everyday Life

Days
6
From
$2,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly into Montréal, practice French in a booked lesson and in the city, then move to Québec City for three nights of history, language and a Québécois cultural meal.

Hotel in Montréal 2 · Hotel in Québec City 3 · Flight home 16 destination nights

Soldier Field and the Museum Campus on the Chicago lakefront from the air.
Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

A full science day, an architecture workshop and river cruise, Great Lakes learning, and a contrasting natural shoreline.

The bronze lion outside the Art Institute of Chicago on Michigan Avenue.
Chicago · United States

Chicago: Art, Museums and Civic Life

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Art Institute and Field Museum collections, Chicago History Museum, Hull-House and neighborhood fieldwork.

A giant panda sits among green bamboo, holding a leafy stalk to its mouth with both front paws.
Days
7
From
$2,575

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students are based at a panda conservation center outside Chengdu for four days of hands-on animal care and research support, then close the program in the city.

Conservation center 5 · Chengdu 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights each in Bogotá and Medellín, connecting Colombia's resource economy with the history, art and infrastructure of both cities.

Hotel in Bogotá 3 · Hotel in Medellín 3 · Flight home 17 destination nights

The Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg with its twin apsidal ends and arcade.
Colonial Virginia · United States

Colonial Williamsburg: Revolution and Its Legacies

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days and four nights in Williamsburg, with Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Compare Powhatan, English and West Central African perspectives without adding another hotel base.

The Pocahontas statue at Historic Jamestowne, where students examine archaeological evidence.
Days
7
From
$2,815

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights in Williamsburg add Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield and a second Colonial Williamsburg day for Black community history, trades and the Art Museums. The price starts at $2,815 per student.

The rotunda of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, visitors gathered below.
Colonial Virginia · Washington DC · United States

Williamsburg, Baltimore and Washington

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights: two in Williamsburg on the colonial capital and the labor that ran it, one in Baltimore on the war of 1812 and the harbor, then three in Washington on the institutions. The route runs north in the order the history did.

Williamsburg 2 · Baltimore 2 · Washington or Arlington 26 destination nights

Colorful coral formations and reef fish in clear blue tropical water.
Cook Islands · South Pacific

Rarotonga: People, Food and the Reef

Days
7
From
$2,300

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students investigate one island in greater depth, connecting cultural interpretation, food systems and the coastal environment. The group bases in Rarotonga for 7 days and 6 nights, with no domestic flight.

Accommodation, Rarotonga 6 · Flight home 17 destination nights

A school group throws its arms up in front of the community project it has just finished
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Turrialba Community Service

Days
7
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Service with the community in the mountain town of Turrialba, ending on the Pacuare.

A hand holds a sliced starfruit picked on the farm tour
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Turrialba Adventure & Culture

Days
6
From
$2,540

USD per student · international airfare extra

Service with a local school through the afternoons; canyoning, a canopy tour, a waterfall hike and class II and III rafting in the mornings.

Days
7
From
$2,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students compare Split and Dubrovnik, then explore the smaller settlements and rural traditions that connect these celebrated coastal cities, with three nights in each.

Hotel in Split 3 · Hotel in Dubrovnik 3 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Examine Czechia's twentieth-century history, citizenship, and democratic change through Prague and excursions to Terezín and Nižbor. This 7-day program uses historical sites and evidence to help students understand how conflict, memory, and political change shaped modern Czechia.

Hotel in Prague 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,195

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Czechia's business, engineering, product design, and industrial heritage through Prague and excursions to Mladá Boleslav and Nižbor. This 7-day program connects students with Czech manufacturing and craftsmanship while examining how products move from design to production.

Hotel in Prague 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

Stay in Copenhagen for 7 days while exploring the capital and taking day trips to Roskilde and Helsingør. Experience Danish design, Viking history, science, literature, and historic castles without changing hotels.

Days
7
From
$2,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Cairo, Giza, Luxor, and Deir el-Medina while studying Egypt's ancient history, archaeology, engineering, and cultural geography. This 7-day program combines major historical sites with manageable travel logistics for a comprehensive introduction to Egypt.

Hotel in Cairo 3 · Hotel in Luxor 2 · Hotel in Cairo 1 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,195

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Estonia from a single Tallinn base while connecting the country's medieval history with its modern digital society. The seven-day itinerary combines Tallinn's historic and creative districts with the forests and wetlands of Lahemaa National Park.

Hotel in Tallinn 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,480

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights, four in Tallinn and two in Helsinki, with a daytime ferry across the Gulf of Finland between them. Students explore Estonia's historic trading capital, its recent history, and the Lahemaa coast, then use a sea fortress and Helsinki's public buildings as a focused comparison.

Hotel in Tallinn 4 · Hotel in Helsinki 26 destination nights

Two dirt tracks fork across a green hilltop toward a low ridge, under a sky filled with heaped white clouds.
Eswatini · Africa

Trails and Living Culture

Days
7
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students begin with two nights in the Malolotja highlands, where they hike, navigate trails, and examine the surrounding habitats. They then spend four nights in the Ezulwini and Mlilwane area visiting the Ngwenya glassworks, exploring Mantenga, meeting community hosts, and taking part in a craft workshop in Malkerns.

Lodge, Malolotja area 2 · Lodge, Ezulwini 46 destination nights

Days
6
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spend six days based in Momi Bay, combining community service, cultural activities and environmental learning. Explore the Sigatoka Sand Dunes, connect with local communities and help build household sanitation infrastructure in Bavu Village.

Eco-lodge base, Momi Bay 5 · Flight home 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$4,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights in Finnish Lapland, three at Levi and three in Rovaniemi. Students study Arctic ecology, climate, northern livelihoods, and responsible animal tourism through a husky farm, a snowshoe ecology route, the Arktikum science museum, and a reindeer husbandry host, with two flexible aurora opportunities.

Hotel in Levi 3 · Hotel in Rovaniemi 36 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,730

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights from one Helsinki base. Students run a week-long inquiry into how a public library, a science center, a national park, and a sea fortress each support learning, and close with a design challenge of their own.

Hotel in Helsinki 66 destination nights

Rows of golden croissants and pastries fill the woven baskets of a bakery display window, each labeled with a small price tag.
Days
7
From
$3,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spend seven days exploring Paris through its art, food, history, and everyday culture. The itinerary combines landmarks such as the Louvre and Versailles with hands-on experiences including watercolor painting and sustainable cooking.

Paris 6 · Flight home 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,845

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel from Frankfurt and the Paulskirche to Cologne Cathedral, cruise the Rhine, then continue by rail to Berlin for the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, and Potsdamer Platz. The route links the first elected German national assembly at the Paulskirche with the Bundestag at the Reichstag, where students visit the chamber and glass dome.

Frankfurt 1 · Cologne 1 · Berlin 2 · Frankfurt 15 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,515

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students use Freiburg as a base to study shared streets in the old city, housing and transport in Vauban, a Black Forest bioenergy village, and forest and water. Each session asks students to examine how a system works and who it serves, from street design to energy ownership and the limits of field measurements.

Freiburg 66 destination nights

A split-rail fence and red autumn foliage on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Gettysburg · United States

Gettysburg: Civil War and Memory

Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four days and three nights in Gettysburg, with a Licensed Battlefield Guide, documented town history and a cemetery source study. Arrival and departure days protect the two full learning days.

The Pennsylvania Memorial on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Gettysburg · United States

Gettysburg: Medicine and Leadership

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days and four nights in Gettysburg, adding Seminary Ridge’s hospital galleries, Shriver family history and Eisenhower’s farm to the battlefield and cemetery. This longer route costs $2,325 per student.

Days
5
From
$2,400

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days and four nights in one hotel. Students investigate how geography, natural habitats, and a strategic position on the Strait shaped Gibraltar, with the Upper Rock, a marine day, and the town each given its own day.

Hotel in Gibraltar 44 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,330

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights across two hotel bases. Students compare Gibraltar and southern Spain through landscape, history, language, and everyday cultural life, with three nights on the Rock and three in Málaga.

Hotel in Gibraltar 3 · Hotel in Málaga 36 destination nights

A school group descends a switchback trail below the canyon rim.
Grand Canyon Flagstaff · United States

Good Works and the Grand Canyon

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Two host visits, a canyon overnight and a final Phoenix gateway night.

Phoenix 1 · Flagstaff 3 · Tusayan 1 · Phoenix 16 destination nights

A student looks across the Grand Canyon’s layered rock walls.
Grand Canyon Flagstaff · United States

Canyon Field Science and Culture

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Two South Rim field days, museum cultures and public astronomy, with two Tusayan nights.

Phoenix 1 · Flagstaff 1 · Tusayan 2 · Phoenix 15 destination nights

The Acropolis of Athens at sunset, the Parthenon and Erechtheion on the rock above the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, framed by pines.
Greece · Europe

Echoes of Empire

Days
6
From
$2,440

USD per student · international airfare extra

Based in Athens for all six days, this itinerary combines the Greek capital's classical landmarks with excursions to Aegina, Corinth, Mycenae, and Nafplio. Students visit the Acropolis and its museum, travel by ferry to an island, and explore major sites that connect ancient history with Greek culture.

Athens 55 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,060

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend seven days exploring Crete, with stays in Heraklion and Chania. The itinerary covers archaeology, marine biology, food systems, and environmental science through visits to Knossos, CretAquarium, Apokoronas, and the Botanical Park of Crete.

Heraklion 3 · Chania 36 destination nights

Women in woven skirts and embroidered blouses sitting and standing under an open shelter, winding thread and working cloth.
Guatemala · North & Central America

The Living Maya: Patzún, Pop'Abaj, and Lake Atitlán

Days
7
From
$3,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four days in Patzún and neighboring Pop'Abaj, exploring the local market, grinding maize in a community kitchen, and working on a project defined by the community. They then continue to Lake Atitlán for ceramics in San Antonio Palopó, visits to lakeside villages, and time with a women's cooperative kitchen.

Patzún lodging 4 · Lake Atitlán 26 destination nights

Several pairs of hands sorting red and green coffee cherries spread on a tarpaulin, with a woven basket in the foreground.
Guatemala · North & Central America

Magma and Resilience: Antigua and Pacaya

Days
6
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students stay in Antigua throughout the program, visiting a coffee cooperative on the volcanic slopes, planting trees at a macadamia farm, and practicing Spanish while exploring prices at a local market. They also trek across Pacaya's basalt flows with a guide to study the volcano's geology and surrounding landscape.

Antigua 55 destination nights

A spacecraft on display inside a hangar at Space Center Houston.
Houston · United States

Houston Space and Innovation

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days based in Clear Lake, with three consecutive Space Center U engineering course days for ages 15–18. The course allocation and curriculum must be confirmed before travel.

The Houston Museum District from the roof of the Glassell School of Art.
Houston · United States

Houston Science, History and Arts

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days based in central Houston, linking spacecraft, fossils, energy systems, human health and art with the San Jacinto battlefield and Houston Ship Channel.

Days
7
From
$2,040

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights in one Budapest hotel. Students take Buda, Pest and the Jewish-heritage district on separate days, complete an upcycling design project, spend a day in the riverside town of Szentendre, and present a public-space proposal on the last night.

Hotel in Budapest 66 destination nights

A rocket and shuttle mockup on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville.
Huntsville · United States

Huntsville Space and Engineering

Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four days in Huntsville, reading the hardware at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and then building, testing and redesigning in an independent-educator workshop.

The Saturn V rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.
Huntsville · United States

Huntsville Space, History and Ecology

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days from one Huntsville hotel base: keep the space museum and engineering workshop, then add the Botanical Garden, Burritt, Constitution Hall and Monte Sano.

Five people in cold-weather jackets and work gloves stand in a line on open ground beside a lava field, holding up a long tangle of green fishing rope they have collected, with a filled sack on the ground in front of them.
Days
7
From
$5,400

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days out of Reykjavík. The week takes the Golden Circle and the Hellisheiði geothermal plant, runs east to the glacier lagoons under Vatnajökull, and gives two full days to organized conservation work in Icelandic protected areas.

Reykjavík area 66 destination nights

The broken white snout of a glacier fills the middle of the frame in ridges and crevasses, with a dark rock face and cloud above it and grey meltwater in front.
Iceland · Europe

Geology Field Study

Days
7
From
$4,650

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days from one Reykjavík base. The week runs the Reykjanes lava fields, the Thingvellir rift and the Golden Circle, walks the Sólheimajökull glacier on the south coast, goes into the Raufarhólshellir lava tunnel and hikes to the Reykjadalur hot river.

Reykjavík 66 destination nights

Dozens of thin waterfalls run out of the base of a mossy lava cliff and down into a river, spread along the rock face rather than falling from one point.
Days
5
From
$3,095

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days that cross four landscapes. The week opens on the fresh lava of the Fagradalsfjall flows, runs the south coast for the glacier and the black sands, takes the Golden Circle and the Thingvellir rift, and turns west for the hot springs, waterfalls and craters around Borgarnes.

Reykjavík area 1 · South Iceland 1 · South/West Iceland 1 · West Iceland 14 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,105

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Central Java through Yogyakarta's historic sites, temples, and artistic traditions. Students visit Borobudur, Prambanan, and the Kraton Palace and take part in hands-on batik and painting workshops.

Yogyakarta 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,190

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Dublin on manuscripts, literature, biography and performance, then coach to three nights in Kilkenny for the castle, a hosted farm or fiber session, a making workshop and a student-built heritage trail before returning to Dublin Airport.

Hotel in Dublin 3 · Hotel in Kilkenny 36 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,265

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Dublin on independence, public memory and migration, coach north across the border to three nights in Belfast for the Titanic Quarter, a facilitated multi-perspective history day and the Giant's Causeway, and fly home from Belfast.

Hotel in Dublin 3 · Hotel in Belfast 36 destination nights

Days
4
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Hiroshima and Miyajima through history, testimony and guided reflection.

A wooden gate and fence surround a traditional samurai house beneath autumn foliage
Japan · Asia

Feudal Culture

Days
5
From
$2,270

USD per student · international airfare extra

Kanazawa through castle design, kendo, gardens and cultural exchange.

Days
7
From
$2,535

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days and six nights on the ground.

Hotel in Amman 3 · Hotel in Wadi Musa 2 · Hotel at the Dead Sea 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,455

USD per student · international airfare extra

Three nights in Almaty cover the bazaar, a craft or cooking workshop and the cable car to Shymbulak, then the coach heads east through Charyn Canyon to two nights near the lower Kolsai Lake before a final Almaty night ahead of the flight home.

Hotel in Almaty 3 · Guesthouse near Kolsai 2 · Hotel in Almaty 16 destination nights

Three elephants, one of them a calf, walk through green scrub with a white egret at their feet.
Days
7
From
$3,680

USD per student · international airfare extra

The itinerary begins in Nairobi with visits to the Giraffe Centre and National Museum, followed by three nights near Amboseli National Park. Students spend two full park days observing elephants, wetlands, and wildlife habitats and return to Nairobi to present their findings.

Hotel, Nairobi 2 · Lodge, Amboseli area 3 · Hotel, Nairobi 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,130

USD per student · international airfare extra

Based in Luang Prabang for six nights, students explore local food systems, textile traditions, and cultural heritage through visits to a buffalo dairy farm, Ock Pop Tok, and Living Land Farm. The seven-day itinerary also includes Wat Xieng Thong, Kuang Si Waterfall, and a slow-boat trip on the Mekong River.

Luang Prabang 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,440

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students examine Lao culture and wildlife conservation during seven days divided between Luang Prabang and the Elephant Conservation Center. Guided forest activities and observation-based elephant fieldwork complement visits to Wat Xieng Thong, the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center, and Kuang Si Waterfall.

Luang Prabang 2 · Elephant Conservation Center 2 · Luang Prabang 26 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,125

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Riga's history and cultural heritage before traveling into Latvia's wetlands and the Gauja valley. Over seven days, students visit Ķemeri, Jūrmala, Turaida, and Cēsis while studying environmental science, history, and cultural heritage in urban and outdoor settings.

Hotel in Riga 4 · Hotel in Cēsis 26 destination nights

Downtown Los Angeles, the starting point for the cultures route.
Los Angeles Southern California · United States

Southern California Cultures

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Cultural geography, communities and coastal context.

Los Angeles 3 · Ventura 2 · Los Angeles 16 destination nights

The Hollywood Sign on the hillside above Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Southern California · United States

Los Angeles Film and Creative Industries

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore how films are made and interpreted, then apply those ideas to a student production.

The Santa Monica Pier and Pacific Park Ferris wheel at dusk.
Los Angeles Southern California · United States

Los Angeles Science, Art and Coast

Days
7
From
$2,815

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days from one Los Angeles base, with separate days for Exposition Park, Hollywood and Griffith Observatory, the Westside, Long Beach and the historic downtown.

Los Angeles 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,640

USD per student · international airfare extra

Based in Sliema for six nights, this seven-day itinerary examines Malta through its historic cities, archaeological sites, and coastal communities. Students visit Valletta, Mdina and Rabat, Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, Għar Dalam, Marsaxlokk, and Birgu while using buildings, artifacts, and landscapes as evidence of the island's past and present.

Sliema 6 · None; the group departs 06 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,730

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day program uses Malta as the setting for communication, journalism, and English-language study, combining teaching sessions with field assignments in Valletta, Mdina, Rabat, and Birgu. Students apply their classroom work as they observe, interview, research, and report on Maltese places and culture, building toward an assessed final product.

Sliema 6 · None; the group departs 06 destination nights

The stepped face and central stairway of a large stone pyramid, with visitors climbing it in a line.
Mexico · North & Central America

Makers of Mexico

Days
7
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Makers of Mexico takes students from Mexico City and Teotihuacan to Cuetzalan, where they spend four nights learning alongside Nahua and Otomi communities. Students explore traditional crafts and production through hands-on activities while connecting social studies, Spanish, and service learning to daily community life.

Mexico City 2 · Cuetzalan 4 · Flight home 17 destination nights

A wide waterfall dropping into a turquoise river gorge between limestone cliffs hung with greenery.
Mexico · North & Central America

Huasteca Potosina

Days
6
From
$2,595

USD per student · international airfare extra

Spend six days exploring the Huasteca Potosina, from swimming in the Puente de Dios cenote to hiking rivers, visiting the Sótano de las Golondrinas, and traveling by boat to Tamul Waterfall. Spend three days with Teneek communities through shared meals, service projects, and an embroidery workshop before visiting Xilitla and the Edward James gardens.

Aquismon 4 · Xilitla 1 · Flight home 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$4,485

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Monaco's relationship with the Mediterranean through marine science, history, and urban design while staying six nights in the principality. The itinerary combines an Oceanographic Museum workshop and studies of Monaco-Ville, Port Hercule, and Mareterra with excursions to Villefranche-sur-Mer and Èze in France.

Monaco 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,690

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students develop their French through four mornings of private instruction in Nice, then apply their language skills in markets, museums, cooking activities, and everyday interactions. Two excursions to Monaco add opportunities to explore Condamine, Monaco-Ville, and the Oceanographic Museum while practicing French in real-world settings.

Nice hotel, France 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Art and design guide this journey along the French Riviera, with students based in Nice and Menton and spending two days exploring Monaco. Visits to collections and cultural sites across all three destinations are paired with hands-on making sessions that connect art history with students' own creative work.

Nice hotel, France 3 · Menton hotel, France 36 destination nights

Two rounded granite boulders the size of small buildings stand a few steps apart on a grassy slope, with several people walking through the narrow gap at their base and open hills running away behind them.
Days
6
From
$2,175

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work on educational enrichment and infrastructure projects at a public school in Ulaanbaatar with local students, then move out to Terelj National Park for a hike to a Buddhist monastery and a day with a herder family.

Ulaanbaatar 1 · Hostel, then ger 2 · Terelj ger 1 · Ulaanbaatar 15 destination nights

Terracotta-roofed houses lining the water's edge beneath steep mountains in the Bay of Kotor.
Days
7
From
$2,250

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day itinerary combines Montenegro's coastal heritage with hands-on study of tourism and freshwater environments. Students explore Kotor and Perast, develop a visitor-focused heritage project, and examine Skadar Lake before concluding the journey in Podgorica.

Kotor/Tivat area 4 · Podgorica 26 destination nights

Sea nettles in the Monterey Bay Aquarium jelly gallery.
Monterey Central Coast · United States

Central California Marine Science

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Marine science from a single Monterey base, with time for depth.

San Jose 1 · Monterey 4 · San Jose 16 destination nights

Visitors study the jellyfish displays at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Monterey Central Coast · United States

Central Coast Ecology and Agriculture

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days from a Monterey base, linking ocean science with Carmel Mission and Salinas Valley farming.

Monterey 55 destination nights

A student observes moon jellies in an aquarium display.
Monterey Central Coast · United States

Monterey Marine Science Short Trip

Days
3

USD per student · international airfare extra

Three days for regional coach groups, with the Aquarium, Pacific Grove Museum and Point Lobos.

Monterey 22 destination nights

Wildlife and landscape in Gorongosa National Park.
Days
7
From
$5,140

USD per student · international airfare extra

Gorongosa National Park provides the setting for an in-depth look at ecology, conservation biology, and ecosystem recovery. Students spend four nights at Chitengo during this seven-day itinerary, with two full floodplain safari days and a scheduled night drive focused on the park's wildlife and changing ecosystem.

Beira 1 · Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park 4 · Beira 16 destination nights

The green copper hull of the NEMO Science Museum rising out of the water in Amsterdam under a flat grey sky.
Days
7
From
$3,680

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore how the Netherlands manages water through science, engineering, and urban design, with visits to NEMO Science Museum, the Maeslantkering storm barrier, and Kinderdijk. The seven-day itinerary travels from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and connects historic water-management systems with modern approaches to flood protection and city planning.

Amsterdam 3 · Rotterdam 36 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,890

USD per student · international airfare extra

Art and design shape this seven-day journey through Amsterdam, Delft, and The Hague, where students study major Dutch collections and examine how artists represent people and place. Visits to the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum lead into a hands-on painting workshop at Royal Delft and a focused visit to the Mauritshuis.

Amsterdam 3 · Delft 36 destination nights

The white steel arch of the John Frost bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem, with the town, its church tower and a wooded ridge in autumn colour behind.
Days
7
From
$3,540

USD per student · international airfare extra

This seven-day history itinerary examines the Netherlands during World War II through sites connected to occupation, persecution, resistance, and liberation. Students travel from Amsterdam to Vught and the Arnhem region, visiting the Anne Frank House and historical and memorial sites in Arnhem, Oosterbeek, and Groesbeek.

Amsterdam 3 · Arnhem 36 destination nights

A school group rides an airboat across a Louisiana bayou.
New Orleans · United States

New Orleans: Culture and Resilience

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Culture, environment, and community resilience.

St Louis Cathedral above Jackson Square at dusk.
New Orleans · United States

Rebuilding New Orleans

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

A sustained environmental service placement, with each host confirming the project, student ages, and dates before booking.

A saxophonist plays on a French Quarter street.
New Orleans · United States

New Orleans: History, Music and Ecology

Days
7
From
$2,815

USD per student · international airfare extra

A full WWII Museum day, French Quarter history, jazz, and visual art, followed by wetland and Gulf ecosystem studies.

Times Square screens above the crowd at street level.
New York City · United States

NYC Cultures and History

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Immigration, neighborhoods, and identity with time for depth.

New York City 66 destination nights

A painted mural covering the flank of a Manhattan building.
New York City · United States

NYC Theater and Performance

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Five days in New York with two included Broadway performances and three workshops and rehearsal blocks with working professionals.

New York City 44 destination nights

Four students sit at the edge of the Reflecting Pool looking toward the Washington Monument.
New York City · Washington DC · United States

DC–New York: Citizenship and Immigration

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days and five nights: three nights in Washington studying citizenship, Congress, and public memory, then two nights in New York with Liberty Island, Ellis Island, and Broadway. A full coach-transfer day connects the cities.

Washington / Arlington 3 · New York City 25 destination nights

Auckland's harbour with the Sky Tower above the city skyline and a red-sailed yacht on green water.
New Zealand · South Pacific

North Island Culture and Service

Days
7
From
$2,590

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students are welcomed onto a marae at Welcome Bay, work on heritage-area restoration for two days, then travel through Te Puke to Whakatāne for a second marae stay, Mataatua Wharenui, and a hāngī.

Auckland 1 · Papamoa Beach lodging 1 · Welcome Bay marae 2 · Whakatāne marae 1 · Rotorua lodging 1 · Flight home 17 destination nights

A scenic view of Lake Ohrid from a hillside village, with clear water below wooded slopes.
North Macedonia · Europe

Skopje, Ohrid and Living Heritage

Days
7
From
$2,245

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore North Macedonia's history, culture, and landscapes on a seven-day journey through Skopje, Matka Gorge, Ohrid, and St Naum. Students experience the capital's layered heritage, spend three nights beside Lake Ohrid, and take part in cultural activities including a traditional paper-making demonstration.

Skopje 2 · Ohrid 3 · Skopje 16 destination nights

A narrow alley between old stone and stucco buildings in a historic town center.
North Macedonia · Europe

Ancient Cities and Pelister Forests

Days
7
From
$2,270

USD per student · international airfare extra

Ancient history and mountain landscapes shape this seven-day itinerary from Skopje to Stobi, Bitola, Heraclea Lyncestis, Pelister National Park, and Kruševo. The program combines archaeological sites and historic cities with three nights in Bitola and a guided hike through Pelister's forests.

Skopje 2 · Bitola 3 · Skopje 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$4,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore the Hardanger region through fieldwork focused on water, climate, and the relationship between people and the surrounding landscape. Based primarily in the Hardanger area, students investigate rivers, waterfalls, and local communities while developing geography and environmental science skills.

Bergen 1 · Kinsarvik and Hardanger area 4 · Bergen 16 destination nights

A red timber cabin sits alone in a green mountain valley beneath snow-streaked peaks and low cloud.
Days
7
From
$4,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Outdoor education takes center stage as students travel from Bergen to Voss and explore the surrounding fjord landscape. Supervised paddling, team challenges, and a fjord-and-rail journey help students develop outdoor skills while examining geography, weather, and group decision-making.

Bergen 1 · Voss 4 · Bergen 16 destination nights

Solid rocket boosters standing above the palms at Kennedy Space Center.
Orlando Space Coast · United States

Florida Space and STEM

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Space science and engineering challenges.

Titusville 2 · Orlando 35 destination nights

Lake Eola and the Orlando skyline, the base for the performing-arts program.
Orlando Space Coast · United States

Florida Performing Arts

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

A performing-arts cohort with contracted instruction.

Orlando 44 destination nights

Space Shuttle Atlantis, studied during the coast and ecosystems route’s Kennedy Space Center day.
Orlando Space Coast · United States

Florida Coast and Ecosystems

Days
7
From
$2,815

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow water from inland springs to the Indian River Lagoon, with a full Kennedy Space Center day between field studies.

Orlando 2 · Titusville 2 · Cocoa Beach 26 destination nights

Container ships queued to transit a set of canal locks.
Panama · North & Central America

Canal, Rainforest and Living Culture

Days
7
From
$2,675

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Panama's history, ecosystems, and living cultures while staying in Panama City for six nights. The seven-day itinerary combines the Panama Canal and Casco Viejo with rainforest field study, Gatún Lake, an Emberá community visit, marine science, and Panamanian cooking.

Panama City 66 destination nights

Philadelphia City Hall above the surrounding streets in autumn.
Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four days in Philadelphia giving two full days to the founding documents in the district where they were written, with no Gettysburg or Washington commute attached.

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia · Washington DC · United States

Philadelphia–DC: Founding Ideals and Government Today

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students read the founding documents where they were written, carry a question to Washington, and argue it in a facilitated committee hearing before revising it against the memorials. Six days and five nights, two nights in Philadelphia and three in Washington DC, joined by one direct coach transfer.

Philadelphia 2 · Washington DC 35 destination nights

Brick row houses along Elfreth’s Alley in Philadelphia.
Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days based in Philadelphia connect the Declaration and Constitution with the Revolution, Black community leadership, and changing ideas about justice. Four full learning days leave time for museum evidence, neighborhood walks, and student discussion.

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days in Philadelphia link hands-on science with archaeology, medicine, and Benjamin Franklin’s print culture. Students test explanations with exhibits and artifacts, then apply engineering and robotics ideas in a teacher-led design activity.

Boathouse Row illuminated beside the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days based in Philadelphia connect art and architecture with immigration, literature, and the city’s performance traditions. Four full days combine careful looking in museums with public art and neighborhood history.

Days
7
From
$2,470

USD per student · international airfare extra

Gdańsk provides a single base for studying Poland's Solidarity movement, Baltic history, and maritime science. Day trips connect students with Malbork Castle, Gdynia, Sopot, and science exhibits at Hevelianum.

Gdańsk 66 destination nights

Students hold out wide skirts and dance opposite four Bomba dancers on a sand yard, a drummer seated at the right and a Puerto Rican flag filling the foreground.
Puerto Rico · North & Central America

San Juan, Living Culture and Eastern Ecology

Days
7
From
$3,925

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work through Old San Juan and a funded Bomba workshop in Loíza, then move to the eastern coast for El Yunque rainforest, a Laguna Grande bioluminescent bay kayak trip, and a day of snorkeling near Icacos Island.

San Juan 3 · Río Grande 36 destination nights

A small group of students stands in long grass among young plantain trees while a guide in a cap talks and points into the planting.
Puerto Rico · North & Central America

Mountain Food, Forests and Community Energy

Days
7
From
$3,520

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students trace a Puerto Rican meal from an Old San Juan cooking class into the mountains around Adjuntas, where a working coffee farm, a public forest school and Casa Pueblo's solar project are one continuous argument about how a town feeds and powers itself.

San Juan 2 · Adjuntas 3 · San Juan 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,345

USD per student · international airfare extra

The Danube Delta introduces students to wetlands, wildlife, and water-dependent communities. Guided boat trips and field activities take students from Bucharest to Tulcea to examine habitats, waterways, and regional geography.

Bucharest 2 · Tulcea 3 · Bucharest 16 destination nights

A still mountain lake surrounded by green hills, with clouds overhead.
Days
7
From
$5,810

USD per student · international airfare extra

Mountain gorilla conservation anchors this seven-day itinerary through Kigali, Musanze, and Volcanoes National Park. Students connect Rwanda's history with wildlife biology and conservation ethics through the Kigali Genocide Memorial, gorilla-focused learning in Musanze, and a permit-dependent ranger-guided gorilla trek.

Kigali 2 · Musanze 3 · Kigali 16 destination nights

Tower Bridge beside Old Sacramento on the Sacramento River.
Sacramento Gold Country · United States

California History and Gold Country

Days
4
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore railroad expansion in Old Sacramento and pan for gold at Coloma. Two full learning days connect migration and mining with their consequences for people and rivers.

Sutter’s Mill reconstruction and its tailrace at Coloma beside the American River.
Sacramento Gold Country · United States

California Government, Gold and Railroads

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow California’s growth from government and settlement to gold discovery, mining towns, and railroads. A Sacramento base gives each part of the story its own day.

Old Sacramento Waterfront sign above the historic river district included in the civics route.
Sacramento Gold Country · United States

California Civics and Public Decisions

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Study a bill at the Capitol, compare public records with museum interpretation, and test a legal argument in a mock trial.

Historic mining machinery at Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley.
Sacramento Gold Country · United States

Northern Mines and the American River

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare hard-rock and hydraulic mining, investigate fish conservation, and connect Folsom Dam with the American River watershed. Travel north through Auburn to Grass Valley and Nevada City.

Johnson’s Livery Stable at Columbia State Historic Park in the southern Gold Country.
Sacramento Gold Country · United States

Southern Gold Country Caves and Towns

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare two limestone caverns, surface mining machinery, and the streets of Gold Rush towns. An Angels Camp base gives each cave a separate day, with time for geological observation.

The arcaded convento walkway at Mission San José in San Antonio.
San Antonio Hill Country · United States

San Antonio Ranch and Leadership

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Care for horses, explore the Alamo and mission grounds, and follow water underground at Natural Bridge Caverns.

The limestone facade of the Alamo in downtown San Antonio.
San Antonio Hill Country · United States

Missions, Texas History and Natural Systems

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow mission irrigation, the Texas Revolution, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, then compare the region’s caves and cultural collections.

Illuminated limestone formations inside Natural Bridge Caverns.
San Antonio Hill Country · United States

Springs and Urban Ecology

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Connect limestone caves with Edwards Aquifer springs, compare habitats, and investigate how San Antonio uses its urban landscape.

A weathered granite boulder and the surrounding landscape at Enchanted Rock.
San Antonio Hill Country · United States

Hill Country Geology and Heritage

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Study Enchanted Rock’s granite, Fredericksburg’s German heritage, and the Pacific War, then follow caves and creek habitats near Boerne.

Old Point Loma Lighthouse above the coast at Cabrillo National Monument.
San Diego · United States

San Diego: Ocean, Shore and Estuary

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare open water, rocky shore, and wetland habitats through aquarium teaching, a floating classroom, and repeated field observations.

San Diego’s downtown skyline and working harbor.
San Diego · United States

San Diego: Coast and California History

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow the Pacific’s influence on San Diego through La Jolla, historic ships, wildlife conservation, Old Town, and Chicano Park.

USS Midway Museum on San Diego’s waterfront.
San Diego · United States

San Diego: STEAM and Maritime History

Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Trace flight, propulsion, and human invention from an aircraft carrier and historic ships to Balboa Park’s science and cultural museums.

Balboa Park’s arcaded architecture and lily pond beside its gardens.
Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare animal habitats at the city zoo and Safari Park, then investigate plant adaptations in Encinitas.

Suspension cables and a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, studied on the science day.
San Francisco Silicon Valley · United States

Silicon Valley: Computing and Innovation

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Test forces at the Golden Gate Bridge and Exploratorium, trace computing in Mountain View, and develop a prototype at The Tech Interactive in San José. Six days use one San Francisco Peninsula hotel base.

A San Francisco cable car on a steep city street.
San Francisco Silicon Valley · United States

San Francisco: Cultures and Environment

Days
6
From
$2,790

USD per student · international airfare extra

Read migration history in Chinatown and North Beach, investigate the bay from the Exploratorium and Embarcadero, and compare Muir Woods ecology with Mission District public art.

Lake Crescent beneath forested slopes in Olympic National Park.
Seattle Olympic · United States

Pacific Northwest Forests and Watersheds

Days
7
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days between Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula, following water from the city storm drain to Lake Crescent and the restored Elwha.

Seattle 2 · Port Angeles 3 · Seattle 16 destination nights

Pike Place Market, where students investigate food budgets and the local economy.
Seattle Olympic · United States

Seattle Aviation and Science

Days
6
From
$2,410

USD per student · international airfare extra

Study aircraft at the Museum of Flight, test ideas at Pacific Science Center, and connect Puget Sound to Seattle’s transport systems.

Seattle 55 destination nights

A Washington State ferry crossing Elliott Bay beside the Seattle waterfront.
Seattle Olympic · United States

Puget Sound Marine and Coastal Ecology

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow the Salish Sea from the Seattle waterfront to Bainbridge Island, Suquamish, and the Ballard fish ladder, using observations to examine coastal stewardship.

Seattle 44 destination nights

Colorful glass sculpture at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle.
Seattle Olympic · United States

Seattle Arts, History and Design

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Read Seattle through music, glass art, immigration stories, and public architecture, moving from Seattle Center to Lake Union and the Chinatown–International District.

Seattle 44 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,645

USD per student · international airfare extra

French-language learning anchors a Dakar-based itinerary focused on Senegalese history, art, and daily life. Students combine structured French instruction with museums, cultural experiences, Gorée Island, and an excursion to Bandia.

Days
7
From
$2,290

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Serbian history, geography, and culture through field studies in Belgrade and Novi Sad. The itinerary connects city landmarks, Danube landscapes, Krušedol Monastery, Sremski Karlovci, and the Nikola Tesla Museum across a seven-day journey.

Belgrade 3 · Novi Sad 2 · Belgrade 16 destination nights

The Marina Barrage dam at dusk, its long deck lit and lined with white canopies, people walking and cycling along it with the reservoir on one side and the sea on the other.
Days
7
From
$2,470

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days in one city with no internal flights and no hotel changes. The week runs workshops at the ArtScience Museum, Marina Barrage and Gardens by the Bay, a robotics build, Science Centre Singapore, a production facility and EON Reality, and closes on Sentosa Island at the S.E.A. Aquarium.

Hotel, Singapore 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,400

USD per student · international airfare extra

Banská Štiavnica anchors a seven-day study of Slovakia's mining history, engineering, and earth science. Students connect the historic mining town and its reservoir system with Bratislava, Devín, and the wooden church at Hronsek.

Bratislava 2 · Banská Štiavnica 3 · Bratislava 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,315

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eastern Slovakia provides the setting for a seven-day exploration of architecture, religious history, and science. The itinerary links Košice and Bardejov with the wooden churches of Hervartov, Ladomirová, and Bodružal.

Košice 2 · Bardejov 3 · Košice 16 destination nights

A panoramic view of a riverside city with a hilltop castle above red-roofed buildings.
Days
7
From
$2,950

USD per student · international airfare extra

River systems shape this seven-day journey through Ljubljana, Bovec, and Tolmin. Students study freshwater habitats and river environments while combining field science with guided rafting and outdoor education in the Soča Valley.

Ljubljana 1 · Bovec lodging 3 · Ljubljana 2 · None; the group departs 17 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,600

USD per student · international airfare extra

Environmental connections guide students from Ljubljana's urban landscape to Slovenia's karst region and Adriatic coast. The seven-day itinerary examines water systems, caves, wetlands, salt pans, and coastal communities through earth science, environmental science, and cultural studies.

Ljubljana 3 · Portorož 3 · None; the group departs 17 destination nights

Students sit cross-legged in rows on the floor of a temple hall during a Buddhist practice session
South Korea · Asia

Ancient & Modern Cultures

Days
5
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students in boots work a flooded solar salt field with wooden rakes alongside local farmers
Days
6
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work on a craft project around a table with a Korean instructor
Days
6
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Days
6
From
$2,095

USD per student · international airfare extra

Art and architecture connect Madrid, Toledo, and Barcelona across this six-day itinerary. Students visit the Prado, explore Toledo's walled old city, and travel to Barcelona to experience the Gothic Quarter and Sagrada Família.

Madrid 3 · Barcelona 25 destination nights

Rows of tea bushes covering rolling hills, cut by a winding dirt road.
Days
7
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Tea production shapes this seven-day itinerary based primarily in Kandy. Students study manufacturing at the Ceylon Tea Museum, examine worker history, and walk a section of the Pekoe Trail through Sri Lanka's tea-growing landscape.

Negombo 1 · Kandy 4 · Negombo 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,160

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students read Stockholm through its ideas: a walk through Gamla Stan, a reserved morning at the Nobel Prize Museum, and the raised warship at the Vasa Museum.

Stockholm 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$4,565

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly directly into Kiruna, above the Arctic Circle, for a week built around ice, snow, and a Sámi cultural institution.

Kiruna 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,680

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore southern Taiwan through geology, marine science, Buddhist culture, and outdoor adventure in Kaohsiung and Kenting. The itinerary connects uplifted coral landscapes and living reefs with nature walks, aquarium study, river tracing, rappelling, and coastal activities.

Kaohsiung 2 · Kenting 3 · Kaohsiung 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,490

USD per student · international airfare extra

Northern Taiwan introduces students to the connections between urban culture, traditional crafts, history, and coastal geology from a single base in Taipei. Students explore the National Palace Museum, Jiufen, Yehliu, Keelung, and Dadaocheng while completing hands-on craft activities and examining Taiwan's northern coast.

Days
7
From
$2,355

USD per student · international airfare extra

Elephants, reforestation, and village homestay

Island Hopping and Marine Ecology, a Rustic Pathways school program in Thailand.
Days
7
From
$2,265

USD per student · international airfare extra

Island hopping in Southern Thailand

Days
7
From
$2,245

USD per student · international airfare extra

First Aid Certification in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Marine Field Study, a Rustic Pathways school program in Thailand.
Thailand · Asia

Marine Field Study

Days
6
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Physical Education · Biology

Field LAB, a Rustic Pathways school program in Thailand.
Thailand · Asia

Field LAB

Days
6
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Biology · Environmental Science

Days
5
From
$1,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Environmental Science · Biology

Days
7
From
$2,500

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students land in Cappadocia and stay for six nights in one region, reading volcanic geology directly through valley walks, an underground city, and a hands-on pottery workshop. Seven days and six nights on the ground, starting and ending at the Cappadocia airports.

Cappadocia 66 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,040

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students read Dubai as a trading port through the Creek and its souks, then move to Abu Dhabi for the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a funded Louvre Abu Dhabi school session, and a mangrove boardwalk at Jubail.

Dubai 3 · Abu Dhabi 36 destination nights

Days
7
From
$2,570

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students open in Sharjah for its museums and heritage quarter, spend a day at the Mleiha Archaeological Centre, then cross the Hajar Mountains to Fujairah for its fort and coastline.

Sharjah 4 · Fujairah 26 destination nights

The dome of St Paul's Cathedral above Southwark Bridge, the Thames lit at sunset
United Kingdom · Europe

Island of Words

Days
6
From
$2,260

USD per student · international airfare extra

The nave of Salisbury Cathedral looking east between carved choir stalls
United Kingdom · Europe

Cipher and Stars

Days
6
From
$2,260

USD per student · international airfare extra

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the River Avon at Stratford, a punt on the water
United Kingdom · Europe

Midlands and the Peak District

Days
7
From
$2,260

USD per student · international airfare extra

Tower Bridge over the Thames at dusk
Days
7
From
$3,130

USD per student · international airfare extra

The Gothic Revival facade and pinnacles of the Houses of Parliament
United Kingdom · Europe

London and Beyond

Days
7
From
$3,130

USD per student · international airfare extra

A low grey granite mausoleum stands across a wide empty ceremonial square under an overcast sky, with a uniformed guard standing at attention in the foreground and palms along the far edge.
Days
7
From
$2,485

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days that open in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, Hoa Lo prison, the Military Museum, then fly south to Ho Chi Minh City for the Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum and the Cu Chi tunnels, and close in the Mekong Delta with the communities who lived through the fighting on the waterways.

Hanoi 2 · Ho Chi Minh City 46 destination nights

The fountain and pillars of the World War II Memorial.
Washington DC · United States

DC in Three Days

Days
3

USD per student · international airfare extra

Three days and two nights in Washington or Arlington, with a reserved Capitol visit, one Smithsonian museum, the Mall memorials, and Arlington National Cemetery. This route requires an arrival early enough for the memorial walk and a late departure after Arlington.

Washington or Arlington 22 destination nights

Students talk together outside the Lincoln Memorial.
Washington DC · United States

DC Essentials

Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four days and three nights in Washington or Arlington, with a reserved Capitol tour, one Smithsonian museum, the memorials, and Arlington. Arrival and departure days leave time for travel and rest.

Washington or Arlington 33 destination nights

The United States Capitol, where the program studies Congress.
Washington DC · United States

DC Civic Leadership

Days
4

USD per student · international airfare extra

Four days and three nights in Washington or Arlington, with Congress, the National Archives, and paid civic facilitation. Students prepare testimony in a hired classroom and test it in a 90-minute committee-hearing simulation.

Washington or Arlington 33 destination nights

The African elephant in the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History.
Washington DC · United States

DC: Science, Space and Conservation

Days
5
From
$2,325

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare early flight and spacecraft, read fossils and ocean evidence, and investigate animal conservation. Five days and four nights in Washington or Arlington include the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia and a leader-facilitated disaster-resilience exercise.

Washington or Arlington 44 destination nights

Washington’s National Mall and museum district, viewed from above.
Washington DC · United States

DC: Art, Language and Diplomacy

Days
5
From
$2,010

USD per student · international airfare extra

Read artworks, investigate persuasive language, and test competing intelligence reports. Five days and four nights in Washington combine Smithsonian and National Gallery collections, the International Spy Museum, Planet Word, and the diplomatic neighborhoods.

Washington 44 destination nights

Giant sequoias in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove.
Yosemite · United States

Yosemite Field Science

Days
7
From
$3,420

USD per student · international airfare extra

Seven days connect Yosemite Valley geology, Mariposa Grove fire ecology, and conservation history, with four nights in Yosemite Valley or El Portal and a Fresno night at each end.

Fresno 1 · Yosemite Valley / El Portal 4 · Fresno 16 destination nights

Days
7
From
$3,755

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students start and end in Victoria Falls, with three nights at a Hwange lodge in between for game drives and a Painted Dog Conservation visit.

Victoria Falls 2 · Hwange Main Camp area 3 · Victoria Falls 16 destination nights

The Angels Landing monolith seen from the Zion canyon floor; the chain route is not part of this itinerary.
Zion Bryce · United States

Utah Parks and Field Science

Days
7
From
$2,720

USD per student · international airfare extra

Read Zion’s sandstone canyons and Bryce’s limestone hoodoos through guided walks and field notebooks.

Las Vegas 1 · Springdale 2 · Bryce Canyon City 2 · Las Vegas 16 destination nights

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