The GEx Difference

We are a Mission-Driven Nonprofit Organization

Global Explorers provides a unique student travel experience. As a nonprofit organization, we are driven by our passion for sharing travel that is not only educational and fun, but also meaningful and life-changing. Our programs offer a comprehensive, responsible travel experience designed to genuinely enhance the lives of our participants and expose them to different ways of life as travelers rather than as tourists.

Each of our programs reflects our commitment to the following:

• Education is always our guiding principle. Read about our Core Disciplines for details.
• We give back to the communities we visit through service, cross-cultural exchange activities, and financial and technical support.
• We never cut corners or sacrifice quality for financial gain.
• We are committed to helping students of all abilities and backgrounds experience the natural wonders and cultural diversity of our world.
• We are governed by a talented Board of Directors consisting of relevant experts such as teachers, principals, travel experts and scientists -- these folks hold us true to our mission.
• Every staff member, volunteer, guide and scientist that we work with cares deeply about our mission and shares our dedication to positively changing the entire student travel industry.

The Most Comprehensive Educational Experience

This is no ordinary student travel experience. Travel with Global Explorers begins a lifelong dialogue about sustainability and global awareness. It starts prior to travel with extensive educational preparation and continues afterward with a follow-up global citizenship project in your home community.

Our interdisciplinary preparatory curriculum prepares students for travel with lessons on leadership, service, science and culture -- all with an emphasis on responsible global citizenship. This nationally recognized program content, developed in partnership with experts and input from such organizations as the Peace Corps, the Jane Goodall Institute, the Center for Creative Leadership and the World Wildlife Fund, comes alive through hands-on activities while traveling. A service project in country helps students discover the impact they can have in the world. Abstract classroom lessons transform to concrete experience when the students practice ethnobotany in the Amazon or conservation biology on the plains of Africa. After traveling, the group comes together to coordinate a global citizenship project, exercising the skills acquired during travel in service to their own community. Our programs have been featured on ABC Nightline, ABC World News Tonight, The Travel Channel and CBS Sunday Morning.

The Global Explorers Family

When you join Global Explorers, you join our family. Travel connects people through experience and we look forward to getting to know you personally. We strive to understand your unique needs, challenges, hopes and aspirations. From the moment you decide to travel with us, we'll help you with everything from fundraising to packing lists and curricular questions to follow-up projects. Our goal is to make every step of the process as easy, and enjoyable as possible. We plan for you like you plan for your family. Read more about our Educator's Resources.