EF Educational Tours

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid did it. It was a great experience. It is pricey but given the value, not unreasonable.

+1 except that I thought our trip was a good value based on the number of activities and cities the students experienced

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they are great trips, especially if it is someplace harder to arrange on your own. I went with my kid to the Galápagos Islands - they really took care that every place we went had been vetted for distilled water and proper cooking. Yes they are pricey, but I can’t imagine it being much cheaper on your own when you include the transportation, tour guides, tipping, etc.

+1

[Anonymous]

My kids each did one when they were seniors in high school. They were very happy to go with peers rather than family. I thought it was probably slightly less than we would have paid per person as a family and they did a lot.

[Anonymous]

My post about doing it on your own is much cheaper is not here.

So here it is again: We did everything EF lists for half the price.

[Anonymous]

This question is asked every so often. It is basically free advertising.

[Anonymous]

My student went on one this summer. It was expensive and worth every penny. He really enjoyed the ability to travel with his friends. We knew the chaperones and trusted them with our student. They had a travel snafu so that had to handle it for the students. They earned their free trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This question is asked every so often. It is basically free advertising.

If its not MCPS sponsored they should not be advertising it and using MCPS zoom for their meetings. And, the cost is very high which excludes many kids, which is uncomfortable for parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This question is asked every so often. It is basically free advertising.

If it’s not MCPS sponsored they should not be advertising it and using MCPS zoom for their meetings. And, the cost is very high which excludes many kids, which is uncomfortable for parents.

Expense excludes people for lots of things. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be offered. If expense exclusion was a problem there would be no school supply list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My post about doing it on your own is much cheaper is not here.

So here it is again: We did everything EF lists for half the price.

Isn't the cost higher because you are also paying for the teacher/sponsor from kid's school as chaperone? Maybe not true?? But parent chaperones who go typically pay for their own expense, this info could have changed from years ago though.

[Anonymous]

The cost can be anything the group leader wants it to be - that is arranged with the tour company. The chaperone (s), their cost can be prorated into the rest of the group. Anything is possible re: pricing.

[Anonymous]

I would decide depend where they go & what activities they do. Where have those tours been to that is worth it ?

[Anonymous]

Travel tours typically cost 1000/week (for a low-cost tour in a low-cost country) to 2000/week. Throw in the enormous cost of insuring trips that involve kids and it wouldn’t be unlikely to see a trip like this cost 2500-3000 before flights and spending money. Do NOT think of this as a school field trip, think of it as a vacation that wealthy families take.

If you have the money, and your kid has the wherewithal to stick with the group and go with the flow for the duration of the trip, it will be the best experience of their life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Travel tours typically cost 1000/week (for a low-cost tour in a low-cost country) to 2000/week. Throw in the enormous cost of insuring trips that involve kids and it wouldn’t be unlikely to see a trip like this cost 2500-3000 before flights and spending money. Do NOT think of this as a school field trip, think of it as a vacation that wealthy families take.

If you have the money, and your kid has the wherewithal to stick with the group and go with the flow for the duration of the trip, it will be the best experience of their life.

Nope, these trips are $5-8K for a week to 10 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid did it. It was a great experience. It is pricey but given the value, not unreasonable.

+1 They are expensive but well run. We sent our kid to a place that they wouldn't have the chance to go to with us (due to time and $).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Travel tours typically cost 1000/week (for a low-cost tour in a low-cost country) to 2000/week. Throw in the enormous cost of insuring trips that involve kids and it wouldn’t be unlikely to see a trip like this cost 2500-3000 before flights and spending money. Do NOT think of this as a school field trip, think of it as a vacation that wealthy families take.

If you have the money, and your kid has the wherewithal to stick with the group and go with the flow for the duration of the trip, it will be the best experience of their life.

Nope, these trips are $5-8K for a week to 10 days.

That’s not true. My kid a 10-day trip in Europe and it was $4k. Nowhere near $8k, which would be double what we paid.