"It was great in so many ways but there…"

It was great in so many ways but there was barely any time for my favorite museum. I personally think we could skip the African American museum and spend more time at the Bible museum. It was still a great trip though.

"John was an excellent tour guide!!"

John was an excellent tour guide!!

The low score was due to hotel choice- old musty rooms that smelled like animal wastes. Good options were so poor. Maybe one night order pizza if you're trying to cut costs.

"Best trip yet!"

Our tour guide, Abe, was amazing as usual. Our hotel coordinator, Vern, made everything so simple and he was so incredibly responsive to our needs.

"Everything you needed to see!"

Days were very long and full of activities. We saw so many landmarks and must-see exhibits. Tour guides were super knowledgeable and friendly. I would never have seen all of these places if it wasn’t for this trip.

"Great experience "

I was very impressed on how well organized everything was. Our tour guide Marshall was amazing. He was great with the kids, they absolutely loved him. Our trip to DC was fantastic. Just 1 small thing, use a different hotel from now on. I found a bug in my room as well as a few of the students.

"The tour guides and itinerary were…"

The tour guides and itinerary were great. However, the bus company they used was terrible. Our group had two buses for the trip. One broke down and left us standing on the side of the turnpike for 90 minutes. The other bus had no air conditioning. The bus that broke down also had virtually no suspension and was the worst bus ride I’ve ever experienced.

"I didn’t like it"

I didn’t like it. Too long and too much in a short time. Overwhelming

"Very boring destinations really bad food"

The food was terrible and half of those things were so boring. I almost fell asleep.

"WorldStrides does an amazing job…"

WorldStrides does an amazing job planning for 8th grade students! Everything was geared toward their interest level! Highly recommend!

"DC 2024"

This was my 4th DC trip with our school and World Strides. This by far was the worst experience!
Day one we were stuck on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike for 21/2 hours as one of our buses broke down. Our other bus didn’t have air conditioning. When we finally got to our hotel 15/1/2 hours later the World Strides point of contact was very unpleasant. Our dinner was pizza that I had to eat off a ripped piece of the pizza box. They didn’t have enough plates for everyone.
Day two we had more bus issues as they were trying to fix the air conditioning. We had to have one bus take one group while our other group had to once again wait on the side of the road.
Our breakfast was cut short each day as we had to share the room with another school group.
The only reason I am giving WS any credit is because of our tour guides Nate and Josh! They are both very knowledgeable and professional. I truly enjoyed speaking with them.
On our last day once again the WS point person at the hotel was rude and unprofessional to say the least. The day itself was going well until the ride home. We were at the Air and Space Museum for about 45 minutes. When we got back on the buses we drove for about 10 minutes and we then had to stop for fuel. Which literally took 30 minutes (why didn’t the driver fuel up when we were at the museum). We drove another couple of hours then we had to stop so the drivers needed a bathroom break. We didn’t get back to our school until 3:45 AM. That is unacceptable! The only reason I gave you 2 stars was because of Nate and Josh.
My 4th and final school trip was very disappointing for sure.