Top 6 Benefits of Student Travel Abroad [Examples & Locations]

Student travel abroad is one of the best ways to gain skills for your career and learn new things. By traveling abroad, you have the opportunity to make a difference and experience other cultures, all while visiting fun and exciting bucket list destinations!

Whether you want to bar crawl in Berlin or teach kids in Thailand, we have the perfect trip for you. No matter where you travel abroad, you’re sure to learn something—from a new trait about yourself to a fun fact about elephants! 

Many people see travel as a way to see the world. While that is true, travel also lets you learn more about yourself and gain new skills. When you travel abroad as a student, you gain benefits like:

• Valuable Career Skills
• A Head Start On Travel
• New Friends
• Work Experience
• Rewarding Volunteer Work
• Cultural Awareness

At Further Travel, we’ve helped connect students to travel programs for over ten years. 83% of travelers said that educational trips were vital to their overall college education, so we’re here to connect you with student travel abroad programs.

We know how hard it can be to discover sustainable programs, organize an itinerary, and get friends together. We’re here to do the hard stuff for you, so you can focus on having the trip of a lifetime! 

We’ll go over examples of benefits and the best student travel programs to gain them! 

Earn Valuable Skills With Student Travel Abroad Programs

One benefit of student travel abroad is the skills you’ll earn. Whether you want to travel outside of school or student travel study abroad, the process of preparing to travel strengthens skills like adaptability and organization. Travel itself can include learning from new people and growing skills through volunteer work. You’ll earn these skills while traveling abroad:

1. Cultural awareness: Traveling abroad increases cultural competence, because you’ll be immersed in other cultures and meet people different from yourself. 
2. Respect and open-mindedness: The amount of people you meet will make you more respectful of other cultures and open to learning more! 
3. Adaptability: Traveling is unpredictable, so your ability to adapt and be flexible will improve.
4. Teamwork: 78% of employers look for a candidate’s ability to work on a team. Through our volunteer programs, work with others to complete rewarding projects and get to know how you fit within a team! 
5. Communication: Whether you’re teaching in schools or chatting with friends at the bar, you’ll gain confidence in your communication skills.

Get A Head Start With Student Travel Abroad Programs in High School

Traveling as a student gives you a head start on traveling, and it gets you used to unpredictable situations early. Traveling before college, during a gap year, or between semesters improves your understanding of the world and gives you an amazing story for interviews before you even finish school! 

Make A Difference On Student Travel Abroad Programs In High School

Camp South Africa Sports Coaching & English Teaching is our only student travel abroad program open to people 17-years old and up, so it’s perfect if you want to get some early experience teaching, working with others, and being immersed in another culture! Whether it’s the summer before your senior year or the summer before college, it’s never too early to get some valuable volunteer experience on your resume/CV. 

For five weeks, you will have the chance to do these activities:

1. Teach in schools: Monday through Friday, teach Math, English, or both from 9 am to 2:30 pm!
2. Coach sports: Coach sports like football, rugby, netball, and hockey Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 
3. Weekend fun: On the weekends and in the evenings, you’ll have plenty of free time. Chill with your new friends at the pool, take a local tour, or take part in optional activities like skydiving, bungee jumping, shark cage diving, and more!
4. Explore South Africa: For your second weekend at camp, we’ll take a trip to Jeffrey’s Bay, one of the world’s top surfing destinations. You can also visit nearby city Port Elizabeth to view its stunning shorelines.

(Note: optional activities come at an additional cost and are subject to availability).

If you want to make a difference in a child’s life and learn about an amazing country, Camp South Africa Sports Coaching & English Teaching is the student travel abroad program for you! Apply here.

Meet New Friends On Student Travel Abroad Programs

At Further Travel, we bring together like-minded people: people who love to travel, care about the planet, and want to make a difference! That’s why we know you’ll meet lifelong friends when you join us on our student travel abroad programs.

Our travel abroad trips are filled with activities and sightseeing adventures that are sure to make you bond with your travel buddies!

Travel Seven Countries In Europe

At Camp Eurotrip, visit seven countries in 19 days for the all-in-one adventure! One of our most flexible student travel abroad programs, Camp Eurotrip gets you off the beaten path and lets you explore stunning European cities through sightseeing, historical tours, shopping, and more. 

Most importantly, the adventures you have in Europe will give you plenty of time to get to know your camp friends and form amazing connections with them. If you’re ready to explore seven European countries with exciting people, apply for Camp Eurotrip! 

Have The Ultimate Adventure In A Tropical Country

Looking for something more tropical but still want to spend time making friends you’ll keep forever? 

Camp Thailand Ultimate Adventure is the perfect student travel program for you! This program combines exploring stunning sights with fun activities like hiking, shopping, kayaking, and nightlife. You’ll also get to know real Thai culture with a Muay Thai boxing class, temple visits, and a fire-dancing lesson. This travel program really does have everything you could ever want!

(Note: optional activities come at an additional cost and are subject to availability). 

If you’re a solo traveler worried about traveling solo to Thailand, don’t worry! 80% of our travelers travel solo, so you’ll make lifelong friends who are just like you. 

Ready to have the ultimate adventure? Start your application here. Interested but can’t make a three week commitment? Check out Camp Thailand 12-Day Adventure, a jam packed version of Camp Thailand!

Get Work Experience With Student Travel Abroad

One of the benefits of student travel abroad is the work experience that will help you in college and in the workplace. On our student travel abroad programs, you can get experience working with others at animal conservation organizations, or you can get involved with leadership and teaching in local schools (or both)!

Work With Turtle Conservation Organizations

If you want to make a difference in a tropical community and learn how to work with others and do physical maintenance work, Camp Bali Explorer is the place to be! Combine turtle conservation and teaching with cultural landmark sightseeing and exciting activities. 

For your turtle conservation project, do rewarding work like:

• Feed turtles
• Maintain sanctuary grounds
• Clean sanctuary grounds
• Clean enclosures
• Support environmental education programs
• Repair animal education displays
• Do beach clean ups

You will also spend five days teaching English to local children, so you can brush up on your leadership and communication skills! Ready to join us? Apply here!

Want to combine turtle conservation with the adventure of island hopping? Learn more about Camp Bali Island Hopper. 

Teach English In Schools Abroad

Camp Thailand Camp Elephant is the amazing combination of teaching kids in schools and working with animal conservation groups. 

On this 20-day student travel abroad program, do all of these activities:

1. Cultural sightseeing: Explore Erawan Falls, visit Hin Lek Fai Viewpoint, Khao Takiab Temple, and Monkey Mountain, have some fun at Black Mountain Water Park, and hike through Mangrove Forest. 
2. Cultural activities: Get immersed in Thai culture with a Thai cooking lesson, Muay Thai boxing class, yoga class, and a local artisans gallery. 
3. Elephant conservation: Feed elephants, take mud baths, and discover more about these amazing creatures at three different elephant sanctuaries!
4. Teaching in local schools: Spend four days total teaching English and making a difference in the lives of kids. 

The best thing about Camp Thailand Camp Elephant is its jam packed itinerary that includes a variety of community service work and fun cultural adventures. Daniel, a previous Camp Thailand participant, had an incredible experience thanks to the diverse program.

“I loved how there were so many fun activities and then we also helped the local communities by teaching English to kids and helping at an elephant sanctuary! The trip just had everything I wanted! I can’t wait to try out one of the other Camps next year!”

If you want to spend three weeks learning about Thai culture, exploring tropical sights, making friends with elephants, and improving your teaching skills, apply here!

For more focus on teaching while still exploring Thailand, check out Camp Thailand Island Explorer.

Make An Impact In Communities Abroad

At Further Travel, we’re dedicated to sustainability and leaving the places we visit better than we found them. That’s why we have student travel abroad programs that focus on helping wildlife and making an impact on the environment. Along with gaining valuable work experience, student travel abroad gives you the opportunity to complete rewarding volunteer work! 

Clean Up Stunning Beaches

At Camp Philippines, you’ll help out local wildlife by cleaning up the beach, and you’ll make a difference in schools with teaching. This student travel abroad program combines conserving wildlife with working with kids, so you don’t have to pick between the two!

You’ll make a difference and explore this beautiful country with these activities:

• Beach clean ups
• Teaching in local schools
• Snorkelling
• Canyoneering
• Island hopping

You’ll also have plenty of time to explore with your new Camp friends with free days and opportunities to view beautiful scenery in the Philippines. When you’re ready to have the trip of a lifetime, apply here! 

Protect Ecosystems And Wildlife

Want to learn about environmental conservation and make an impact? Visit Camp Maldives! On this culture-focused student travel abroad program, you’ll work with Save The Beach to conserve marine wildlife and spend time with locals to get to know this beautiful country and its islands. 

Camp Maldives lets you have a tropical adventure and give back to the environment at the same time:

1. Make an impact: Conserve coral reefs with coral reef surveys, cleaning, health assessments, and planting. Plant palm trees and learn about Maldivian flora and fauna. Clean up the beach to protect wildlife from plastic pollution. 
2. Get to know the culture: Visit local markets and fish markets, head out on a fishing trip with the locals, play the local sport Bashi, and learn key phrases and rope knotting techniques. At the end of the trip, you’ll learn how to make famous Maldivian dishes!
3. Take part in fun activities: Explore the ocean on a snorkeling trip, kayak, go paddle boarding, and have the opportunity to do optional activities like scuba diving. 

(Note: optional activities come at an additional cost and are subject to availability). 

If you’re ready to make an impact while visiting a stunning tropical destination, apply to Camp Maldives today! Looking for something that focuses on animal conservation? Check out our 2-week Camp South Africa Animal Conservation program. 

Become Immersed In Other Cultures With Student Travel Abroad

One of the most important things about traveling is culture. We want to get to know the places we visit and meet amazing local people because there’s always more to learn! On our student travel abroad programs, we balance cultural experiences with tourist activities so that you can get a real understanding of the places you visit. We have programs that focus on working directly with local communities and giving back to them in any way we can! Check them out below. 

Help Out In Rural Villages

Camp Vietnam & Cambodia gives you the opportunity to learn about new cultures in an off-the-beaten-path style and give back with a community service project. Take part in all these activities that will help you get to know the culture:

• Explore with a cycling tour
• Visit a duck farm
• Explore temples and pagodas
• Try delicious Vietnamese cuisine
• Compete in boat racing
• Zipline into the Dark Cave

You will have these exciting adventures, and you will also improve the quality of life for the community of Angkor Kreav with a community service project. The project involves teaching, construction work, and other projects depending on the needs of the village! 

Make a difference and gain cultural awareness at Camp Vietnam & Cambodia. We can’t wait to see you there! 

Do Rewarding Community Service Projects

Complete impactful community service work and explore a stunning tropical destination at Camp Bali 10-Day Adventure! This cultural student travel abroad program lets you get to know the amazing people of Bali and give back to the community. Over 10 days, take part in all of these activities:

1. Local culture: Learn to surf with an authentic Indonesian lesson, visit stunning temples, and learn about the amazing history of Bali. Spend time eating the best foods to try in Bali! 
2. Community service: Spend two days renovating and painting kindergartens, schools, and temples to support local families and provide them with better living conditions. 
3. Fun adventures: Get excited for white water rafting, snorkeling, kayaking, viewing rice fields, and making friends with monkeys at the Monkey Forest.

Past camper Elyse said that Camp Bali balanced free time with exciting days: 

“100% would recommend Camp Bali to family and friends! An excellent opportunity to see a beautiful part of the world, experience all the good tourist stuff and make friends along the way! The perfect mix of free time and set days out! Accompanied with fantastic reps the whole trip. Worth the price and memories!”

Ready to get to know a tropical island abroad and make a real impact on the community? Apply today! 

Experience The Benefits of Student Travel Abroad With Further Travel

Student travel abroad is one of the most rewarding things you can do. That’s why we’re here to make the process easier, so you can focus on having the trip of a lifetime! At Further Travel, we focus on our four pillars: fun, community, culture, and volunteering. If you choose a volunteer travel program, we make sure there’s time for fun! If you choose a sightseeing-oriented program, we’ll make sure you get a real understanding of the local culture.

When you travel as a student, you’ll gain career benefits, personal skills, new friends, and experience new cultures. Whether you want to travel at any time of the year or you’re looking for summer travel programs for college students, we have something for you! Camps are booking for 2023 now, so head to our programs to find the perfect trip.

If you have questions, check out our FAQ. Interested in learning more? Contact us or call 0161 222 3780. We can’t wait to see you at camp! 

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