"Great Experience"

The people were really nice and overall the experience was great!

"Excellent customer service"

Excellent customer service, tour guide, experiences and food.

"Helpful face-to-face opportunity to…"

Helpful face-to-face opportunity to discuss and collaborate

"Great experience!"

Our experience in Costa Rica was fantastic, thanks to Raquel, Manuel, and Priscilla! They ensured that everyone in our group had an amazing time. The activities they planned were thoughtfully tailored to our Middle Schoolers, and they were flexible in accommodating our specific requests when needed.

The food was another highlight of our trip—every meal was delicious, whether it was at the Broran Community, the restaurant, or the hotels. We truly appreciated the care and attention that went into every aspect of our experience. Highly recommend!

"My DC Trip"

I enjoyed learning about different things in each museum we visited. I enjoyed watching the parade. I enjoyed the snow and the different restaurants we went to.

"Worldstrides Cancelled My Daughters Trip"

Worldstrides cancelled my daughter’s trip to Italy after I paid $1500 into the trip and waiting on $1850 of fundraising money to credit to her account. After calling to get it reinstated, I lost the discounted price that I was originally charged when joining the trip and was charged an additional $145.00 for late enrollment on the trip for total additional costs of $350.00 to a $4100.00 trip. I was completely shocked at the upcharge due to the trip already being so expensive and the unwillingness of the company being willing to work with me to waive these additional fees after I had already shown commitment. This is a school trip for my daughter and I do not want her to miss this experience, but I will not personally travel with this company again, nor will I recommend it to my school affiliations, being a school administrator. This company is truly out to make as much money as they can off of students and their families.

"Excellent Communication and Preparedness"

Our Washington DC trip was fantastic! We had a schedule packed full of interesting museums and monuments. We definitely got the most for our money! I love that WorldStrides has contingency plans in place and when all else fails you can call the 24-hour hotline. They are very helpful and assisted in how to proceed in a minor medical emergency. I also appreciate the night security in the hotel so I can sleep soundly knowing someone is keeping an eye and ear out for the students. When there were minor difficulties and challenges, WorldStrides sought to make them right. I highly recomend!

"Antonia was very knowledgeable and made…"

Antonia was very knowledgeable and made every effort to make our trip a trip of a lifetime. Our students just loved her and how welcome she made them feel. She learned each student's name and made sure to be very personable with them.

"Washington DC "

We had a wonderful time in Washington DC because our tour guide was very professional and organized. Even when schedules changed due to weather or things that were out of our control, he handled it quickly and very efficiently. He gave us so much information about every stop we made. He made us feel welcomed and we quickly connected like family. We were a small group of high school students and a few parents from CA. 16ppl in total. I think anything larger than 20 is difficult to manage anywhere. We got into places very quickly and some other places like the Supreme Court to hear a case. For such places you have to be respectful and quiet. At the hotel there were some WS groups that were running down the halls at night unsupervised and were rowdy at the breakfast time which was everyday from 7-9am. I can’t imagine being in a group of 40-50 kids like that. You need to show respect and you will be treated with respect. I’m sure it would be more challenging to get into museums and the like. Our experience was amazing! We even met with our congressman. If I had to change anything on the trip it would be the amount covered for the cash lunches. I would recommend increasing it to $20pp instead of $15. In some places it may not have covered the meal. Or perhaps just stop at one location and not a food court. We loved the Peri Peri place! We also had the best bus driver in the world. That driver was a pro and so knowledgeable with getting around. We were so sad to end our trip, we miss them. Thank you Kevin and Tony for making our trip so memorable!

"Food Choices, Convenience, and Respect"

My group's 13-day travel through Italy and Greece was good overall, with around 2 days in each city giving us time to explore and enjoy. However, the food situation left much to be desired. The tour director, Mike Ivanovitch, himself, made clear that convenience and cost were priorities in his selections for dinner, rather than allowing us to experience the food of the cultures we were visiting. At least five of our dinners were held in hotel restaurants serving subpar food. Almost never were the group members made aware of what would be for dinner, and didn't know what we were eating even after it was placed in front of us. In other tours I have been on, tour guides have given a choice from a set menu, or at least told us ahead of time what would be available. Dietary restrictions were always taken into account, but those of us with restrictions still didn't get any type of choice in what we ate.
Lunch, however, is a different story. I was well aware that lunches are not covered in the cost of the trip, but I would have hoped to be allowed to choose what I buy for lunch. On several occasions, the entire 39-person group was shuttled into one restaurant, often beyond its capacity. The crowd caused the restaurants to be extremely slow with service, but no option was given to go somewhere else. Many of the restaurants we were forced to buy lunch from (that or don't eat at all) were quite expensive "tourist trap" eateries.
Mr. Ivanovitch seemed completely uninterested with the members of the tour, often choosing to sit far apart from the group at restaurants. Multiple times he set a time and place for the group to meet, but was 5-10 minutes late himself. Once, the group of 34 teenage students was left standing alone on a streetcorner in Rome for nearly 15 minutes while Ivanovitch and the adult chaperones were eating lunch, completely unconcerned and making no attempt to contact us.
Italy and Greece are great places to visit but the trip wold have been much more enjoyable had our tour guide prioritized our experience over convenience.