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STEM School Trips

These school travel programs connect science, technology, engineering and math to real places, through fieldwork, site visits and hands-on projects.

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.

208 programs found

Days
9
From
$2,525

USD per student · international airfare extra

A 9-day program that pairs the full Thai Elephant Conservation Center program at Lampang with three days on the Andaman coast: Ao Nang beaches, a night market, and a private longtail boat out to snorkel the islands.

A blue-footed booby stands on dark lava rock beside breaking surf, its bright blue feet and long grey bill clearly visible.
Days
8
From
$3,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend six nights exploring Santa Cruz and Isabela through wildlife study and outdoor activities. They observe giant tortoises, visit the Charles Darwin Research Center, kayak, snorkel, surf and explore volcanic landscapes.

Hotel beside Quito airport 1 · Hotel, Santa Cruz Island 1 · Glamping, Isabela highlands 1 · Hotel, Puerto Villamil, Isabela 2 · Hotel, Santa Cruz Island 27 destination nights

Students sit low in a black gondola smiling back at the camera, with the water and the ochre wall of a narrow canal behind them.
Italy · Europe

Science Meets Art

Days
8
From
$3,590

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students trace the Renaissance as engineering as well as art, from Leonardo in Milan through Brunelleschi's dome and the Accademia in Florence to Pisa's leaning campanile and three days in Venice.

Milan 2 · Florence 3 · Venice 2 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Giraffes and zebras gather around a muddy waterhole on open green grassland, with more zebras grazing back toward a line of bush on the horizon.
South Africa · Africa

Ranger Conservation and Safari

Days
10
From
$3,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Conservation shapes this ten-day itinerary from the Cradle of Humankind to Karongwe Game Reserve. Students visit fossil dig sites before spending four days at Karongwe learning about wildlife and conservation through game drives, bush walks, and ranger-led activities.

Cradle of Humankind 2 · Karongwe Game Reserve 5 · At home 18 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

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

Iguazú Falls seen from the Argentine walkways, with a rainbow standing in the spray above the river.
Argentina · South America

Buenos Aires and Iguazú Falls

Days
9
From
$4,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work through Buenos Aires, the Paraná Delta and a gaucho estancia, then fly north to a wildlife rehabilitation center and the Argentine side of Iguazú Falls.

Buenos Aires 4 · Puerto Iguazú 26 destination nights

The jagged blue-white front of Perito Moreno Glacier stretching back to snow mountains under low cloud.
Argentina · South America

Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Chile

Days
15
From
$6,535

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four days in Buenos Aires on memory, identity and a partner-school exchange, then fly to El Calafate for Perito Moreno Glacier and cross into Chile for four days on the W Trek in Torres del Paine.

Buenos Aires 4 · El Calafate 2 · Torres del Paine 1 · Las Torres 1 · Los Cuernos 1 · Paine Grande 2 · Puerto Natales 112 destination nights

Students stand chest-deep in a turquoise lagoon in snorkel gear, a sand cay behind
Australia · South Pacific

Reef & Rainforest Adventure

Days
9
From
$4,350

USD per student · international airfare extra

Snorkel two coral systems, explore tropical rainforest, and raft the Tully River.

Students crouch beside a kangaroo resting on grass at a wildlife park
Australia · South Pacific

Zoo & Wildlife Conservation

Days
8
From
$3,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Work beside wildlife professionals, study rehabilitation, and meet Australia's native species.

Days
8
From
$3,735

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students start in Munich, move south into the Bavarian Alps for snowshoeing, tobogganing, archery, igloo building, two ski days and hands-on avalanche training, and cross into Austria for a day in Salzburg's Old Town.

Munich 2 · Alpine lodge, Bad Reichenhall 57 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,735

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students start in Sarajevo with the siege and the tunnel that supplied the city, move to Mostar for Herzegovina and a coffee workshop, give two full days to a local environmental partner, then cross into Croatia for the Dalmatian coast at Split.

Sarajevo 1 · Mostar 4 · Split 27 destination nights

Days
9
From
$4,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work the Second World War through the ground it was fought on, from the Jasenovac memorial and the Kozara battlefield to Sutjeska National Park, Tito's bunker and the closing morning in Sarajevo.

Zagreb 1 · Banja Luka area 1 · Program-approved lodging 1 · Mostar 3 · Sarajevo 17 destination nights

Coral heads and reef fish in clear shallow water on a Barbados reef.
Barbados · North & Central America

Bridgetown and Carlisle Bay: Reef and Wreck

Days
8
From
$3,735

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students dive Carlisle Bay Marine Park with a certified dive operator on two days, snorkel the west-coast turtle shallows on a third, walk Bridgetown and Kensington Oval, and cross to Bathsheba and the Animal Flower Cave.

Program-approved 7 · No program night 18 destination nights

Days
9
From
$4,200

USD per student · international airfare extra

This nine-day itinerary travels from Amsterdam to Paris, with three days in Belgium focused on science and technology.

Amsterdam 2 · Brussels 3 · Paris 38 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

Stone houses with grey slab roofs stand beside a turquoise river where it pours out of a cave at the foot of a sheer cliff.
Days
8
From
$2,895

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days and seven nights on the ground. Students begin in Sarajevo with the siege and the tunnel, base in Mostar for the Herzegovina countryside and two service days with a local partner, then cross into Croatia for two nights in Split.

Hotel in Sarajevo 1 · Hotel in Mostar 4 · Hotel in Split 27 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

A giraffe's head and neck rise against a pale sky above a wide river and a green floodplain, its tongue out.
Days
8
From
$3,895

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Chobe National Park by vehicle and by boat, examine the salt-pan landscape near Nata, and spend two nights in a community-run Okavango Delta camp reached from Maun, before flying home from Maun.

Lodge, Kasane 2 · Lodge, Nata 1 · Hotel or lodge, Maun 1 · Tented camp, Okavango Delta 2 · Accommodation, Maun 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

A wide waterfall drops in several channels over a dark cliff into a deep gorge, spray rising against green forest on both sides.
Days
9
From
$6,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students begin at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, cross into Botswana for three nights beside Chobe, then fly into an Okavango Delta camp for three nights of guided wildlife and habitat study, before connecting home through Maun.

Hotel, Victoria Falls 2 · Lodge, Kasane 3 · Tented camp, Okavango Delta 3 · Flight home 19 destination nights

A hyacinth macaw's blue head and shoulders in close profile, its yellow eye-ring and beak patch bright against green forest behind it.
Brazil · South America

Rio, Amazon, Pantanal and Bonito

Days
16
From
$6,195

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Rio de Janeiro's mountains and cultural traditions, stay in an Amazon rainforest lodge, observe Southern Pantanal wildlife, and follow Bonito's clear rivers, connecting urban life, forests, wetlands and freshwater conservation.

Rio de Janeiro 3 · Manaus 1 · Amazon lodge, Rio Negro 3 · São Paulo 1 · Southern Pantanal 3 · Bonito hotel or pousada 3 · São Paulo 1 · Flight home 116 destination nights

An aerial view of a turquoise spring-fed river winding through dense green forest near Bonito, its clear water bright against the surrounding wetland.
Days
10
From
$3,895

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four nights in the Southern Pantanal observing wildlife from land and water, then travel to Bonito for guided river flotation and freshwater landscape study.

Campo Grande 1 · Southern Pantanal 4 · Bonito hotel or pousada 3 · Campo Grande 1 · Flight home 110 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

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

Moraine Lake's turquoise water below the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park.
Canada · North & Central America

Canadian Rockies: Mountains, Water and Wildlife

Days
8
From
$2,850

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly into Calgary, follow water from glacial landscapes through lakes, rivers and canyons across Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho and the Icefields Parkway, and return to Calgary for the final night.

Hotel in Banff 2 · Hotel in the Lake Louise area 4 · Hotel in Calgary 1 · Flight home 18 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.

A red funicular car sits on a steep track running straight up a hillside packed with small houses in green, blue, yellow and cream.
Chile · South America

Lakes District and Chiloé Island

Days
9
From
$3,733

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Chile's volcanic landscapes, temperate rainforests, and coastal culture on a nine-day journey from Santiago through the Lakes District and Chiloé Island. Students use Puerto Varas as a base to visit Lake Llanquihue, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, Osorno Volcano, and Ancud, then finish with the heritage quarter and street art of Valparaíso.

Santiago 1 · Puerto Varas 4 · Valparaíso 16 destination nights

Three sheer granite towers rise out of a snow-streaked cirque above a pale green meltwater lake, with a lone figure standing on the rocks at the shoreline.
Days
10
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore the landscapes and ecosystems of Patagonia on a ten-day journey from Santiago through southern Chile and Argentina. Students encounter wildlife in the Strait of Magellan, trek in Torres del Paine National Park, study glaciers at Grey Lake and Perito Moreno, and visit El Chaltén before finishing in Buenos Aires.

Santiago 1 · Punta Arenas 1 · Puerto Natales 3 · El Calafate 2 · El Chaltén 1 · Buenos Aires 19 destination nights

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

A wooden boat travels a calm Amazon waterway near Puerto Nariño, forest crowding both banks.
Days
8
From
$2,500

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days and seven nights on the ground.

Airport-area hotel, Bogotá 1 · Hotel in Leticia 1 · Hotel in Puerto Nariño 3 · Hotel in Leticia 1 · Hotel in Bogotá 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

A wide panorama of jagged, forest-covered interior peaks under low cloud.
Days
10
From
$3,900

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students compare two island environments and investigate how food, settlement, tourism and marine resources connect. The route runs Rarotonga to Aitutaki and back to Rarotonga over 10 days and 9 nights, with two final nights back on Rarotonga before the flight home.

Accommodation, Rarotonga 4 · Accommodation, Aitutaki 3 · Accommodation, Rarotonga 2 · Flight home 110 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

Palm trees lean over a quiet beach at golden hour, with a line of surf breaking on the outer reef in the distance.
Days
8
From
$3,300

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students experience both islands through a shorter introduction to culture, geography and lagoon environments. The route runs Rarotonga to Aitutaki and back to Rarotonga over 8 days and 7 nights, with one final night on Rarotonga before departure.

Accommodation, Rarotonga 3 · Accommodation, Aitutaki 3 · Accommodation, Rarotonga 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Arenal volcano framed by a garden arch and banana leaves under a clear sky
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Sarapiquí Ecological Research

Days
8
From
$3,665

USD per student · international airfare extra

Tropical biology from the La Selva Biological Station, in the Sarapiquí rainforest.

A school group sits on rocks at the base of a tall rainforest waterfall
Costa Rica · North & Central America

Cloud Forest & Pacific Coast

Days
8
From
$3,385

USD per student · international airfare extra

A service day in La Fortuna, then the hanging bridges at Arenal, the Monteverde cloud forest and Manuel Antonio National Park.

Days
8
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore how coastal cities and island communities depend on the Adriatic, comparing historic trade, food production and present-day tourism across Split, three nights on Korčula, and Dubrovnik.

Hotel in Split 2 · Hotel in Korčula 3 · Hotel in Dubrovnik 2 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel from the capital through Croatia's lake country to the Adriatic, investigating how water and geology influence landscapes, settlements and tourism across Zagreb, the Plitvice region, and three nights in Split.

Hotel in Zagreb 2 · Hotel near Plitvice 2 · Hotel in Split 3 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Students plant tree seedlings at a reforestation nursery, working row by row.
Days
9
From
$3,650

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Cuba's conservation efforts during nine days of field study, service learning, and travel across western and central Cuba. Students work alongside local conservation specialists on reforestation and mangrove restoration while visiting Havana, Las Terrazas, Lomas de Banao, and Trinidad.

Havana 1 · Charco Azul ecolodge 1 · Las Terrazas eco-lodge 1 · Lomas de Banao ranger station 2 · Tunas de Zaza ranger station 1 · Havana 28 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.

A student in a mask and snorkel vest glides underwater with arms spread above a school of striped fish, as other snorkelers kick at the surface overhead.
Dominican Republic · North & Central America

Marine Life and Coastal Restoration

Days
8
From
$2,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students build and monitor coral structures with FUNDEMAR marine biologists, walk a turtle beach at night on Isla Saona, and replant mangroves with rangers in Los Haitises National Park.

Hotel, Bayahibe 3 · Isla Saona 1 · Eco-lodge, Sabana de la Mar 2 · Hotel, Santo Domingo 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Days
9
From
$5,095

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Ecuador's cloud forest and Galápagos Islands while studying conservation, ecology and tourism. They experience community life in Yunguilla before visiting Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal to examine wildlife and marine ecosystems.

Homestay, Yunguilla 2 · Hotel near Quito airport 1 · Guesthouse, Santa Cruz 2 · Guesthouse, San Cristóbal 27 destination nights

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

A white river cruise ship sails along a wide river beneath tan desert cliffs.
Days
8
From
$3,195

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Cairo and Giza before traveling from Aswan to Luxor on a three-night Nile cruise, with stops at Philae, Kom Ombo, and Edfu. This 8-day program connects Egypt's ancient history with the Nile's role in geography, water management, and heritage conservation.

Hotel in Cairo 2 · Aboard the cruise, Aswan 1 · Aboard the cruise, toward Edfu 1 · Aboard the cruise, Luxor 1 · Hotel in Luxor 1 · Hotel in Cairo 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,795

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Cairo, Giza, and Luxor before crossing the Eastern Desert to Hurghada on the Red Sea. This 8-day program combines ancient Egyptian history and geography with biology, coastal ecology, and sustainable tourism.

Hotel in Cairo 3 · Hotel in Luxor 2 · Hotel in Hurghada 2 · Flight home 18 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
8
From
$2,440

USD per student · international airfare extra

Beginning in Tallinn, students travel through Estonia and Latvia to study medieval history alongside the region's forests, rivers, wetlands, and coastal environments. The eight-day route includes Lahemaa National Park, Cēsis, the Gauja River, Riga, Ķemeri, and Jūrmala, giving the group substantial time outdoors as they travel south.

Hotel in Tallinn 3 · Hotel in Cēsis 2 · Hotel in Riga 27 destination nights

Granite boulders scattered across dry highland grassland, with a few thatched buildings and two radio masts on the ridge under a blue sky.
Days
8
From
$2,165

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore cultural sites in the Ezulwini Valley and examine how they present Eswatini's heritage and contemporary life. They then spend two nights in the Malolotja highlands studying habitats on foot before finishing with two nights of ranger-led game drives at Hlane in the eastern lowveld.

Lodge, Ezulwini 3 · Lodge, Malolotja area 2 · Camp, Hlane 27 destination nights

A zebra faces the camera at close range, ears forward, with soft green bush blurred behind it.
Eswatini · Africa

Conservation Safari

Days
8
From
$2,515

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students learn a consistent method for recording wildlife observations during three nights at Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. They use the same method during ranger-led activities at Mkhaya and Hlane, compare how the three reserves manage wildlife and visitors, and finish by developing a conservation budget proposal.

Camp, Mlilwane 3 · Camp, Mkhaya 2 · Camp, Hlane 27 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
8
From
$3,050

USD per student · international airfare extra

Combine three days of village school service with conservation experiences across Fiji's Coral Coast. Work alongside local teachers before exploring mangroves, rainforest and the reefs of the Mamanuca Islands.

Hotel in Korotogo 5 · Hotel in Nadi 2 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Days
11
From
$3,295

USD per student · international airfare extra

Travel from the Nausori Highlands to the Yasawa Islands on an eleven-day cultural and service journey. Stay in a remote village and complete construction service before heading to Naviti Island for reef and island exploration.

Eco-lodge base, Momi Bay 1 · Village base house, Nausori Highlands 3 · Eco-lodge base, Momi Bay 1 · Safari tents, Naviti Island 2 · Eco-lodge base, Momi Bay 18 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

Days
10
From
$4,615

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore three distinct regions of France on a 10-day journey through Paris, Normandy, and Provence. Students experience Parisian landmarks and museums, visit the Normandy landing beaches, and discover the Roman history and Mediterranean landscapes of southern France.

Outbound flight 1 · Paris 4 · Avignon 3 · Airport hotel, CDG 1 · Flight home 110 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,930

USD per student · international airfare extra

Roman heritage, art, and Mediterranean landscapes shape this eight-day journey through Provence. Students travel from Avignon to Marseille while exploring Roman engineering, participating in a painting workshop, and experiencing the Calanques coastline and southern French culture.

Avignon 4 · Marseille 3 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,735

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students start in Munich, then move to Bad Reichenhall for snowshoeing, tobogganing, archery, igloo building, and two days of skiing. Avalanche training puts students on the mountain with transceivers, probes, and shovels, where they run a timed burial search and learn what the transceiver reading means.

Munich 2 · Alpine lodge, Bad Reichenhall 57 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

Students stand together on a walking safari and watch a group of elephants gathered in low green bush ahead of them.
Days
9
From
$3,795

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students learn Ghanaian instruments, songs, and dance over several days with the Bizung Band in Tamale, close the block with a concert, and then move to a safari camp for walking, canoe, and driving safaris.

Accra 1 · Tamale 3 · Mole Safari Resort 2 · Accra 17 destination nights

A group of village children push a laughing student along a dirt path in a yellow wheelbarrow.
Ghana · Africa

Volta Village Service

Days
9
From
$2,895

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in one Volta Region village on community service and ecotourism study, then hike Ghana's highest peak and stop for a safari on the way back to Accra.

Accra 1 · Tafi Atome 3 · Wli 2 · Accra 17 destination nights

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 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

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 embroidered blouses talking on a wooden lake dock beside moored passenger launches, with a volcanic ridge across the water.
Guatemala · North & Central America

Maya Highlands: Antigua, Lake Atitlán, and Pacaya

Days
8
From
$3,995

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore colonial Antigua and the Kaqchikel capital of Iximché before continuing to Lake Atitlán for two half days of agroecological work and a morning with a Tz'utujil weaving collective. The eight-day program concludes with a trek across the volcanic landscapes of Pacaya.

Antigua 2 · Panajachel 3 · Antigua 27 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 student is fitted with gloves for volcanic-terrain work on a lava field.
Hawaii · United States

Kona Service and Adventure

Days
8
From
$3,720

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days on one Kona base, returning twice to the same food-access host, with farm work on the Kohala side and structured reef time in between.

A National Park Service ranger speaks with students at the USS Arizona Memorial.
Hawaii · United States

Oʻahu History and Ecology

Days
9
From
$3,860

USD per student · international airfare extra

Nine days on Oʻahu for Hawaiian monarchy, Pearl Harbor, reefs, rainforest and Polynesian cultures, with time for each museum and a full North Shore day.

ʻŌhiʻa grows through the solidified lava lake on the floor of Kīlauea Iki crater.
Days
8
From
$3,720

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days from Kona to Hilo for reef science, Hawaiian land relationships, dry-forest restoration and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

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
8
From
$2,425

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend four nights in Budapest reading how a river city manages its water, then three nights at Balatonfüred studying the Tihany peninsula and the pressures of lake tourism, and finish with a policy proposal built on their own field evidence.

Hotel in Budapest 4 · Hotel in Balatonfüred 37 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

Students and caretakers washing an elephant under a shaded shelter.
Days
8
From
$2,555

USD per student · international airfare extra

Six days at the Agra Bear Rescue Facility give students hands-on experience caring for rescued bears and elephants alongside Wildlife SOS staff. The program also includes bird surveys on the Yamuna, a visit to the snake-rescue community at Sapera village, and the Taj Mahal.

New Delhi 1 · Base house, Agra 5 · New Delhi 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

A tall, curved bamboo penjor decoration arches above an ornately carved stone temple gateway, framed by tree branches against a partly cloudy sky.
Days
8
From
$2,195

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Bali through cultural experiences, community partnerships, agriculture, and conservation. Students visit temples and cultural sites, spend two days alongside a local school, work with rice farmers, support sea turtle conservation, and finish the journey in Ubud.

Sanur 2 · Homestay or guesthouse, Tabanan 2 · Eastern Bali 1 · Saba Beach 1 · Ubud 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,585

USD per student · international airfare extra

Travel from Bali's forested highlands to its northern coast while studying the island's terrestrial and marine environments. Students explore the Munduk region, learn about highland ecosystems, practice snorkeling skills, and experience the reefs around Menjangan Island and West Bali National Park.

Sanur 1 · Munduk 2 · Pemuteran 3 · Sanur 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,880

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Dublin on manuscripts, literature and migration, coach west by way of Clonmacnoise to three nights in Galway for Connemara and the city, and end with the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher before a final night in Ennis close to Shannon Airport.

Hotel in Dublin 3 · Hotel in Galway 3 · Hotel in Ennis 17 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

A school group stands together on a sunlit square in front of the tiered stone arches of a Roman amphitheater, several students holding paper shopping bags.
Italy · Europe

Alpine Magic

Days
8
From
$3,590

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students base in Trento for six nights and go out each day to Bolzano, Verona, Monte Bondone and the Dolomites, then finish with a day in Venice.

Trento 6 · Venice 1 · Flight home 18 destination nights

Teen travelers stand on the steps below the vermilion main hall of Senso-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo, beneath a large purple noren banner.
Days
8
From
$3,080

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare Tokyo and Kanazawa through transit, craft, design and public space.

Days
8
From
$2,910

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students move north to south from Amman and Jerash through Madaba to a full day at Petra, one night at a Bedouin-hosted camp in Wadi Rum, and two nights at the Dead Sea, where the week ends with a water study and their own presentations.

Hotel in Amman 2 · Hotel in Wadi Musa 2 · Camp in Wadi Rum 1 · Hotel at the Dead Sea 27 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,875

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights beside Petra with two consecutive entry days at a challenge level a guide has assessed, two nights at a Bedouin-hosted camp in Wadi Rum with a full field day, and a last night in Madaba before flying home from Amman.

Hotel in Amman 1 · Hotel in Wadi Musa 3 · Camp in Wadi Rum 2 · Hotel in Madaba 17 destination nights

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

Days
8
From
$4,755

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend two nights at Naivasha studying freshwater ecology before traveling to the Maasai Mara for two full days of guided wildlife observations. The itinerary concludes in Nairobi with group presentations based on evidence collected throughout the trip.

Hotel, Nairobi 1 · Lodge, Naivasha 2 · Lodge, Maasai Mara area 3 · Hotel, Nairobi 17 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
8
From
$4,165

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights near Nanyuki and two full days studying conservation management at Ol Pejeta Conservancy. They then travel to Naivasha to compare conservancy practices with freshwater ecosystem management before returning to Nairobi for final presentations.

Hotel, Nairobi 1 · Lodge, Nanyuki area 3 · Lodge, Naivasha 2 · Hotel, Nairobi 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,385

USD per student · international airfare extra

This eight-day itinerary takes students from Luang Prabang into the Nam Ou River valley to study the geography, waterways, and communities of northern Laos. The route includes Nong Khiaw, the 100 Waterfalls trail, Muang Ngoi, and Kuang Si Waterfall before returning to Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang 2 · Nong Khiaw 3 · Luang Prabang 27 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 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
8
From
$2,380

USD per student · international airfare extra

Travel from Kuala Lumpur through Ipoh to George Town to examine how trade, migration, religion, and food have shaped Malaysia's west coast. Historic districts, cultural sites, Batu Caves, and Entopia connect the region's human geography with its natural environments.

Kuala Lumpur 2 · Ipoh 2 · George Town 37 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,090

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Sabah from Kota Kinabalu to Sepilok and the Kinabatangan River through wildlife, rainforest, and conservation experiences. Students visit orangutan and sun bear rehabilitation centers, study rainforest ecology, and observe river wildlife in Borneo's tropical habitats.

Kota Kinabalu 1 · Sepilok 2 · Kinabatangan 2 · Kota Kinabalu 27 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,440

USD per student · international airfare extra

Discover Sarawak through Kuching and the limestone landscapes of Gunung Mulu National Park. Museum collections, the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, and Mulu's cave systems introduce students to the region's cultures, conservation work, geology, and biodiversity.

Kuching 3 · Mulu 3 · Kuching 17 destination nights

A closed cenote: a cavern of stalactites over still turquoise water, with daylight falling through an opening in the roof.
Mexico · North & Central America

Maya Ruins and Cenote Adventure

Days
8
From
$4,495

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore eight days of Maya history, archaeology, and natural landscapes across the Yucatan Peninsula. Bike through Coba, explore Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah, and Ek Balam, spot flamingos at Celestun, and rappel into a cenote beneath the limestone landscape.

Tulum 2 · Merida 4 · Riviera Maya 1 · Flight home 18 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

An aerial view of a mountain-ringed bay lined with red-roofed coastal towns.
Days
8
From
$2,550

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Montenegro's varied landscapes on an eight-day journey from the Bay of Kotor through the Cetinje-Lovćen highlands and Skadar Lake to Durmitor National Park. Students connect geography, environmental science, history, and culture through historic sites, lake exploration, and guided hiking.

Kotor/Tivat area 2 · Cetinje 2 · Žabljak 2 · Podgorica 17 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

A glacial lake reflecting forested peaks beneath storm clouds in a national park.
Montenegro · Europe

Durmitor and Northern Forests

Days
8
From
$2,415

USD per student · international airfare extra

Field-based learning takes students into northern Montenegro to compare the forests of Biogradska Gora National Park with the mountain environment around Durmitor and Black Lake. Over eight days, students investigate ecology and geography through repeated field observations, outdoor activities, and a practical weather-decision exercise.

Podgorica 1 · Kolašin 2 · Žabljak 3 · Podgorica 17 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

Days
8
From
$3,560

USD per student · international airfare extra

Explore Mozambique's marine ecosystems through field-based learning in Tofo Bay and Barra, with two scheduled ocean safari opportunities. The eight-day itinerary includes five nights in Tofo Bay and built-in flexibility for weather conditions that can affect marine activities.

Maputo 1 · Tofo Bay 5 · Maputo 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,140

USD per student · international airfare extra

Travel overland from Maputo to the wild coast while exploring Mozambique's history, culture, protected landscapes, and marine environment. Over eight days, students visit Mafalala, Maputo National Park, and Ponta do Ouro, combining cultural learning and wildlife experiences with a scheduled ocean or boat session.

Maputo 2 · Maputo National Park 2 · Ponta do Ouro 2 · Maputo 17 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

Days
8
From
$3,730

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students move from Windhoek into the Namib Desert for two nights at Sesriem, then to the Atlantic coast at Swakopmund for three nights of dune ecology and coastal history.

Windhoek 1 · Sesriem 2 · Swakopmund 3 · Windhoek 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$4,005

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel north from Windhoek to Otjiwarongo for a Cheetah Conservation Fund education visit, then base at Etosha for three nights of guided game drives at fixed waterholes.

Windhoek 1 · Otjiwarongo 2 · Etosha south, 3 · Windhoek 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$3,720

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students travel from Windhoek into the Namib for two nights at Sesriem, then south to Aus for three nights of desert interpretation, Kolmanskop's abandoned mining buildings, and colonial Luderitz.

Windhoek 1 · Sesriem 2 · Aus 3 · Windhoek 17 destination nights

Trekkers with day packs walk single file along a narrow trail through a mossy, close-grown forest.
Days
10
From
$2,745

USD per student · international airfare extra

Trek through the Annapurna foothills on a multi-day route connecting mountain villages and teahouses, with four nights spent on the trail. The journey also includes Kathmandu, two days of whitewater rafting, time in Pokhara, and a sunrise hike to Poon Hill.

Kathmandu 1 · Riverside 1 · Pokhara 2 · Hile teahouse 1 · Ghorepani teahouse 1 · Deurali teahouse 1 · Pokhara 1 · Kathmandu 19 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

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.

The Oculus and the towers at the World Trade Center site.
New York City · United States

NYC Museums, Science and Civics

Days
8
From
$3,215

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days from one New York City base, with separate days for the harbor, civic memory, The Met, natural history, international diplomacy, and the West Side.

New York City 77 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

Auckland's skyline and harbour seen from a grassy volcanic crater rim in late afternoon light.
New Zealand · South Pacific

North Island Photo and Cultural Adventure

Days
8
From
$2,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work north from Auckland through the Bay of Plenty and the Waikato to the Bay of Islands, with a marae night, a conservation project, Hobbiton, and two days at Waitangi.

Tauranga 1 · Bay of Plenty marae 1 · Hamilton 1 · Auckland 1 · Waitangi 3 · Flight home 18 destination nights

A jagged snow-dusted range lit pink at sunset above a lakeside town and its hillsides.
New Zealand · South Pacific

South Island Glacier Adventure

Days
8
From
$2,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students base in Queenstown above Lake Wakatipu, cross the Crown Range to Lake Wanaka, then travel to Franz Josef for Lake Matheson and a hike up the glacier valley along the Waiho riverbed.

Queenstown 3 · Franz Josef lodging 1 · Queenstown 3 · Flight home 18 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

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

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

A weathered colonial-era building with wrought-iron balconies in a historic quarter.
Panama · North & Central America

Canal and El Valle Cloud-Forest Foothills

Days
8
From
$3,025

USD per student · international airfare extra

Travel from Panama City to the highlands of El Valle de Antón on an eight-day journey connecting the Panama Canal with the country's natural landscapes. Students explore the capital and canal before spending three nights in the crater highlands for environmental and biological field study.

Panama City 3 · El Valle de Antón lodging 3 · Panama City 17 destination nights

Modern skyscrapers along the waterfront skyline of a coastal capital.
Panama · North & Central America

Canal and Boquete Cloud Forest

Days
8
From
$3,775

USD per student · international airfare extra

Combine Panama City's history and the Panama Canal with three nights in the cloud-forest highlands of Boquete. This eight-day itinerary uses domestic flights to reach western Panama, where students explore mountain ecosystems and connect environmental science with the region's agricultural landscapes.

Panama City 3 · Boquete lodging 3 · Panama City 17 destination nights

An Amazon lagoon in Peru at sunset, palms silhouetted against the orange sky and mirrored in still water
Peru · South America

Machu Picchu & the Amazon

Days
9
From
$3,645

USD per student · international airfare extra

Mountains, rainforest, Machu Picchu

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.

Days
8
From
$2,390

USD per student · international airfare extra

Groups travel from Cebu to Bohol to explore the Chocolate Hills, the Loboc River, tarsier conservation, and coastal ecosystems. The eight-day itinerary combines earth science and marine biology with a licensed reef excursion before returning to Cebu to examine the city's colonial port history.

Cebu 1 · Panglao / Bohol 4 · Cebu 27 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,935

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Palawan's connected cave, mangrove, and reef ecosystems on an eight-day journey through Sabang and Puerto Princesa. Groups visit the Underground River, paddle through mangroves, and study reef ecology in Honda Bay, with a weather-buffer day built into the itinerary.

Manila 1 · Sabang 2 · Puerto Princesa 3 · Manila 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,980

USD per student · international airfare extra

Groups spend four nights in Banaue among the mountain landscapes and communities of the Ifugao highlands. Guided walks through the Batad and Hapao rice terraces and a visit to the National Museum Cordillera connect the eight-day itinerary with history, cultural geography, and environmental engineering.

Manila 1 · Banaue 4 · Cauayan 1 · Manila 17 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,820

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Holocaust history, Jewish heritage, and Polish culture across Kraków and Warsaw. Visits connect historical sites and museums with science experiences at the Wieliczka Salt Mine and Copernicus Science Centre.

Kraków 4 · Warsaw 37 destination nights

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

Days
8
From
$2,845

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students examine Polish geology, geography, and Highland culture across Kraków and the Tatra Mountains. Field experiences connect the Wieliczka Salt Mine with Zakopane, Kościeliska Valley, and Gubałówka.

Kraków 2 · Zakopane 4 · Kraków 17 destination nights

Tightly packed old town houses in ochre, red, blue and white with terracotta roofs climb a slope, and the twin stone bell towers and rose window of a large cathedral rise behind them under a blue sky.
Days
9
From
$3,065

USD per student · international airfare extra

Nine days that begin in Porto and end in Madrid, with the first half working north to south through Portugal, from the riverside center and a day in Guimarães to Lisbon and a Setúbal market morning about sustainable fishing. The second half crosses into Andalusia for Seville and Córdoba, with an evening train north for the final night.

Porto 3 · Lisbon 2 · Seville 2 · Madrid 18 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

A long curve of surf running onto an empty sand beach backed by dense palms, with forested green hills rising behind and open water to the right.
Puerto Rico · North & Central America

Vieques: Island Ecology and Bioluminescence

Days
8
From
$4,340

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students cross to Vieques by passenger ferry for three nights of coastal ecology and a guided Mosquito Bay kayak trip, then return through Río Grande for a last day in El Yunque.

San Juan 2 · Vieques 3 · Río Grande 27 destination nights

A small white mountain lodge with a red roof sits alone on a steep, rocky alpine slope beside a parked car.
Days
8
From
$2,705

USD per student · international airfare extra

Field research introduces students to Carpathian ecosystems, wildlife, and conservation around Zărnești. Students conduct repeated observations, visit the Libearty Bear Sanctuary, and present their research findings in Bucharest.

Bucharest 1 · Zărnești area 4 · Bucharest 27 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

Days
8
From
$3,115

USD per student · international airfare extra

Rwanda's cultural and natural heritage shapes this eight-day journey from Kigali through Byimana and Huye to Nyungwe National Park. Students examine national history, artisan livelihoods, and forest ecology through the Kigali Genocide Memorial, an Azizi Life workshop, Huye's ethnographic museum, and field activities in Nyungwe.

Kigali 2 · Huye 1 · Nyungwe gateway 3 · Kigali 17 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

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.

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

Days
8
From
$2,880

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Senegal's history, geography, and ecology across Dakar, Gorée Island, Saint-Louis, and Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary. The itinerary connects historic sites and urban culture with three nights in Saint-Louis and an exploration of the northern wetlands.

Dakar 2 · Saint-Louis 3 · Dakar 27 destination nights

Days
8
From
$2,960

USD per student · international airfare extra

Coastal communities introduce students to Senegal's history, ecology, and food systems from Gorée Island to the Saloum Delta. The journey combines mangrove waterways, local food traditions, and coastal environments across Joal-Fadiouth, Ndangane, Bandia, and Somone.

Dakar 2 · Ndangane lodging 3 · Somone 27 destination nights

The Merlion statue spouts water into Marina Bay in front of the Esplanade theatres and the towers of the central business district under a clear morning sky.
Singapore · Asia

The Singapore Model

Days
8
From
$2,730

USD per student · international airfare extra

Eight days in a single city, so no day is spent moving between regions. The week opens on the physical city model at the Singapore City Gallery, works outward through the heritage districts, Marina Bay and Sentosa, and closes on a factory tour at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and a campus tour at the National University of Singapore.

Hotel, Singapore 77 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
8
From
$2,940

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Slovakia's history, geography, and natural landscapes from Bratislava to the High Tatras and Košice. The journey connects Devín, mountain field studies, Spiš Castle, Levoča, and two historic cities across eight days.

Bratislava 2 · High Tatras 3 · Košice 27 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 calm alpine lake with a small church on an island, framed by forested mountains.
Days
8
From
$3,375

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Slovenia's geography across Ljubljana, the Julian Alps, the karst region, and the Adriatic coast. The eight-day itinerary connects alpine landscapes, Postojna Cave, and coastal environments through field-based geography, earth science, and environmental science activities.

Ljubljana 2 · Bohinj area lodging 3 · Portorož 2 · None; the group departs 18 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

Two zebras stand on a dirt road that winds up through green grassland, with scattered bushes and grazing animals on the hills behind them.
South Africa · Africa

History and Safari Adventure

Days
11
From
$5,905

USD per student · international airfare extra

The eleven-day itinerary connects South Africa's apartheid history with its wildlife and landscapes. Students visit historical sites in Johannesburg and Soweto, explore Kruger National Park on safari, and fly to Cape Town for Table Mountain, District Six, Langa, and the Cape Peninsula.

Johannesburg 2 · Kruger National Park 2 · Cape Town 4 · At home 19 destination nights

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

An aerial view of Sigiriya rock fortress, with the terraced ruins of the summit palace above the surrounding forest.
Sri Lanka · Asia

Kingdoms and Elephants

Days
8
From
$2,395

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students explore Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle by climbing Sigiriya rock fortress and taking a guided elephant safari at a national park. In Kandy, the group visits the Temple of the Tooth and Royal Botanic Gardens.

Negombo 1 · Sigiriya and Habarana 3 · Kandy 2 · Negombo 17 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
8
From
$2,270

USD per student · international airfare extra

Wildlife, history, and landscape connect the main stops on this eight-day route through Udawalawe and Sri Lanka's southern coast. Students take a guided safari in Udawalawe National Park, explore Galle's Dutch-era fort and a public folk museum, and visit Geoffrey Bawa's Lunuganga garden.

Negombo 1 · Udawalawe 2 · Galle 3 · Negombo 17 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
8
From
$3,565

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students set a baseline in Stockholm, then move west to Falun for a guided tour of the Falu Mine's Great Pit, once a major source of Sweden's export wealth.

Stockholm 3 · Falun 3 · Stockholm 17 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
9
From
$4,555

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students experience Switzerland’s alpine environment through scenic rail journeys, mountain excursions, and exploration of car-free communities. The itinerary combines cultural activities with opportunities to study mountain geography, environmental changes at different elevations, and daily life in the Swiss Alps.

Lausanne 2 · Zermatt 2 · Interlaken 2 · Zurich 17 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
8
From
$2,820

USD per student · international airfare extra

Cultural exploration takes students from Taipei to Sun Moon Lake and Taichung through history, food, and environmental study. Students examine museum collections and urban heritage, experience local food traditions, explore the landscapes around Sun Moon Lake, and visit the National Museum of Natural Science.

Taipei 3 · Sun Moon Lake 2 · Taichung 1 · Taipei 17 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.

A school group stands under the wooden Uhuru Peak summit board on Kilimanjaro with their arms raised.
Tanzania · Africa

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Days
11
From
$6,395

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students trek the Machame Route to Uhuru Peak over seven days, then recover in Moshi and spend a day on safari.

Arusha 1 · Machame 1 · Shira 2 1 · Barranco 1 · Karanga 1 · Barafu 1 · Mweka 1 · Moshi 2 · Arusha 110 destination nights

A student pours water from an orange bucket over rows of tree seedlings in planting bags at a nursery.
Days
9
From
$2,695

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students work on habitat restoration with local conservation partners, then study wildlife in Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater.

Arusha 2 · Service-site lodging 2 · Arusha 2 · Rift Valley 1 · Arusha 18 destination nights

Two students carry a concrete block along a half-built wall on a village construction site, with stacked bricks and timber scaffolding behind them.
Tanzania · Africa

Village to Crater

Days
8
From
$4,400

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three working days on a village education building project, then travel to Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater.

Usa River 4 · Tented 1 · Arusha 16 destination nights

Elephant Conservation & Chiang Dao, a Rustic Pathways school program in Thailand.
Days
9
From
$2,525

USD per student · international airfare extra

A 9-day program that pairs the full Thai Elephant Conservation Center program at Lampang with three days north in Chiang Dao: Sticky Waterfalls, Chiang Dao Cave, and whitewater rafting on the Mae Taeng River.

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

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
8
From
$3,740

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Istanbul among Byzantine and Ottoman landmarks, fly to Cappadocia for three nights of rock-cut churches and an underground city, then return to Istanbul for a final night before the international flight home. Eight days and seven nights on the ground, starting when the group lands in Istanbul and ending at Istanbul Airport on day 8.

Istanbul 3 · Cappadocia 3 · Istanbul 17 destination nights

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
8
From
$3,145

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students open in Dubai, then move inland to a working desert farm and the UNESCO-listed Al Ain Oasis, before finishing in Abu Dhabi for a mangrove comparison and a funded Louvre Abu Dhabi school session.

Dubai 2 · Al Ain 2 · Abu Dhabi 37 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 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

A row of large concrete fingers rising from a sandy beach beside the ocean.
Uruguay · South America

Montevideo and the Uruguayan Coast

Days
8
From
$3,295

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students spend three nights in Montevideo working through Ciudad Vieja, a market, and a paid candombe workshop in Barrio Sur, three nights in Punta del Este running a coastal access field study at Playa Mansa and Playa Brava and visiting Arboretum Lussich and Casapueblo, then a final night back in Montevideo to defend their visitor-management proposal.

Montevideo 3 · Punta del Este 3 · Montevideo 17 destination nights

A white multi-deck cruise boat lies at anchor on calm green water, with steep jungle-covered limestone islands rising close behind it and more of them fading into haze along the horizon.
Vietnam · Asia

Water Rich, Water Poor

Days
14
From
$3,225

USD per student · international airfare extra

Fourteen days that follow water. The program opens in Ho Chi Minh City, works the Mekong Delta from Can Tho with a university session on climate change and a field visit to farmers facing saltwater intrusion, flies north to Hanoi for a meeting with the water rights NGO WARECOD, then gives five days to a community water project in the Tu Do Commune villages and closes on Halong Bay.

Ho Chi Minh City 1 · Can Tho 2 · Hanoi 2 · Tu Do Commune 5 · Hanoi 1 · On the boat, Halong Bay 112 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

Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Yellowstone Tetons · United States

Wyoming Wilderness and Conservation

Days
8
From
$4,860

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare Grand Teton lake and river habitats, Yellowstone geysers and the canyon, then examine how people protect both parks. Three nights in Jackson precede two in West Yellowstone, one in Gardiner, and one in Bozeman.

Jackson 3 · West Yellowstone 2 · Gardiner 1 · Bozeman 17 destination nights

Bison grazing in a Yellowstone valley.
Yellowstone Tetons · United States

Yellowstone Earth Science and Ecology

Days
8
From
$4,860

USD per student · international airfare extra

Follow Yellowstone’s northern wildlife range, thermal basins, canyon, and lake through six full field days. Stay one night in Bozeman, two in Gardiner, and four in West Yellowstone; the lake day includes a long coach journey.

Bozeman 1 · Gardiner 2 · West Yellowstone 47 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

Tuolumne Meadows and its winding river in Yosemite’s high country.
Yosemite · United States

Yosemite Valley and High Country

Days
9
From
$4,400

USD per student · international airfare extra

Nine days include the valley and southern Yosemite fieldwork, plus separate days for Glacier Point and the Tenaya Lake–Tuolumne Meadows high country. Six field nights keep the same Yosemite Valley or El Portal base.

Fresno 1 · Yosemite Valley / El Portal 6 · Fresno 18 destination nights

Days
8
From
$4,965

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students fly from Lusaka to Mfuwe, stay five nights at one lodge, and pair daily South Luangwa game drives with a Tribal Textiles batik workshop.

Lusaka 1 · Mfuwe 5 · Lusaka 17 destination nights

A small boat moored at the lakeshore on Lake Kariba.
Days
8
From
$4,005

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students visit a public wildlife rehabilitation center in Lusaka, then travel by road into central Kafue National Park for four nights of game drives and a river safari.

Lusaka 2 · Central Kafue 4 · Lusaka 17 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

A black-and-white tropical boubou bird perched on a leafy branch.
Days
8
From
$3,560

USD per student · international airfare extra

Students open with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, then spend four nights in the Honde Valley for forest birding, an Aberfoyle tea-estate tour and a waterfall walk.

Harare 2 · Honde Valley 4 · Harare 17 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

Ridgelines and hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater.
Zion Bryce · United States

Canyon Ecology and Paiute History

Days
8
From
$3,255

USD per student · international airfare extra

Compare both parks, add Bryce’s southern forests, and investigate water and Kaibab Paiute history at Pipe Spring.

Las Vegas 1 · Springdale 2 · Bryce Canyon City 3 · Las Vegas 17 destination nights

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