"Our trip was flawlessly planned"

Our trip was flawlessly planned, thanks to the incredible efforts of Jenn K. She took our initial requests and, with her expertise, crafted a fantastic itinerary that exceeded our expectations. Once we arrived, World Strides had every detail seamlessly arranged—from a friendly airport agent greeting us upon arrival to helpful hotel representatives ensuring a smooth check-in.

The guides were all exceptional, but a special shoutout goes to Josh, who went above and beyond. When unexpected weather changes forced us to arrive in D.C. a day early, Josh took an earlier flight to meet us and personally helped adjust the itinerary to make the most of our extra time. His knowledge, enthusiasm, and ability to engage the children made the experience truly unforgettable.

The only minor hiccup was a delayed airport pickup due to the charter company, but World Strides was proactive in resolving the issue. Overall, this was an outstanding, A+ experience!

"Worldstrides always provides a quality…"

Worldstrides always provides a quality educational experience. The guides are so knowledgeable. I love that they are willing to tailor to our Neurodivergent population.

"2nd time on this trip, room for improvements"

This is the second time I have been on this trip to DC (1st time we took the bus all the way, this time we flew). I thoroughly enjoy the many places we get to see in such a short time and being able to ride in a coach bus & have a tour guide. That being said, this trip was much less efficient in utilizing our time appropriately. For example, we drove out to the Army Museum only to have 30 min there before they closed?!? We also drove 45 min to have pizza for lunch before driving over another 30 min to the airport to leave? Our last trip seemed to utilize box lunches on the bus more. This allowed for us to rest & eat while getting to our next destination instead of spending an hour & a half round trip to have a sub-par meal. Dinner the first night was BBQ and Mac & Cheese on the thinnest white paper plates possible (which of course led to a spill or two by 8th grade boys). As far as food, I don’t expect fancy but I do expect decent, efficient and enough for our students to feel nourished to get through these busy days. And if a place is not available nearby to accommodate us then catered lunch boxes are a better option. Also, while our tour guide was friendly & somewhat knowledgable, he lacked in truly preparing the group for timing of events (ie: instead of ‘we’re heading to lunch’ say ‘use the restroom here if needed because it will take us 45 min to get to lunch’). Overall very grateful for the experience but there is room to improve the planning of the itinerary to be more efficient and spend more time enjoy the stops, not wasting that time in transit. The places to eat need reconsideration too. One day our students got a $15 voucher to eat at the Air & Space museum. For those who chose to order a sandwich, that was all they could afford. Others chose $8 milkshakes & had to wait until dinner for 1 chicken breast in order to get some protein and they weren’t allowed 2nd helpings. If food can’t be included then exclude it from the cost and plan for the group to stop places that we pay for on our own. Last trip we stopped at multiple buffets for dinner & that was both enjoyable & efficient. Hopefully those can be utilized again more for future trips.

"Accommodate, Accommodate!"

Hands down, the WorldStrides people make this experience amazing.

"Excellent trip"

Excellent trip, high recommend to anyone. Learned, saw, and experienced so much in such a short time.

"Amazing DC trip"

My daughter had an amazing time on the DC trip! She loved everything that they saw and did! It was a very well planned out itinerary!

"Great Experience!"

All of the stops were great!

"beautiful country"

beautiful country, great people, fantastic hosts, and an incredible culture. thank you, WS Sports, for the opportunity!

"The planning was amazing and I loved we…"

The planning was amazing and I loved we also had time to see the major things at each site.

"Overall great experience"

It was really good overall, I enjoyed everything we were able to see. A few more breaks or some time to rest maybe, it was very tiring going non-stop.