High School Student Tours

Teachers: Looking for Educational Excursions for Your Students?

You've come to the right place. Our educational trips in Cairns, Sydney and The Red Centre give students opportunities to dig deep into culture, ecology, marine biology and adventure. We take care of all arrangements: airport pick ups, meals, guides, accommodation and educational activites.

Our Tours Are Not "Bus Trips".

They are a collection of experiences that get young people into the natural world rather than viewing it from the window of a bus. Our guides facilitate authentic hands-on educational excursions, with your academic goals incorporated into the trip.

Students snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef and simultaneously survey coral predators. They can spot the endangered cassowary during a stay in the Daintree Rainforest or see first hand effects of climate change on a rapidly disappearing population of highlands animals. They can learn from modern-day cowboys to milk the cows and crack whips or make a didgeridoo under the gentle tutelage of an aboriginal elder.

Through one of our pre-set itineraries or a custom-designed trip, students and teachers have a choice of authentic experiences that bring them closer to understanding the natural sciences and aboriginal culture of Australia.

 

Student Excursion Itineraries:

 

 

Our Guides

Our guides stop for ice cream. But that's not the only fun thing they do. Our guides are enthusiastic, responsible, creative, and knowledgeable people who love working with high school students. They are teachers, wildlife experts, outdoor educators, field guide authors, aboriginal guides and zoologists. They have experience leading groups of young people, and know the area intimately.

Our guides are government approved to work with children (i.e. have a "Blue Card"), certified in CPR and Senior First Aid and their first aid kit is always within arm's reach. They can run the show, or simply support your leaders. Best of all, they also know how to create fun. Can they lead a game of charades? Check. Know the best swimming holes? Check. And stop for double-fudge chocolate cones? You bet.

Safety

Our safety record is immaculate. Hundreds of students have travelled with us, and while a few have received some minor cuts and scratches, there has never been an injury requiring a hospital visit. We evaluate all risks, and Risk Assessments are provided to you for your educational trip on request.

Show Your Students You're Environmentally & Socially Conscious.

We are proud to say that we are a carbon-neutral company--rare in the travel industry, but most certainly appreciated by your students. Small World Journeys pays to offset the carbon emissions that result from all of our office activities and our trips.

Through Sustainable Travel International (STI), our emissions are calculated and offset by our financial support of sustainability projects around the world, all of which are in the ClimateCare™ portfolio. We also make financial and in-kind donations to local conservation and indigenous community groups. For more information on our responsible tourism practices, see 10 Reasons Why We're Eco

Group Leaders Travel Free.

We understand being a group leader can be rewarding, but can be challenging work as well. Therefore, we want to make sure all of your land costs are taken care of. With every 8 paying participants, you are entitled to one leader free of charge. It's our way of saying thanks for your hard work.

Questions welcome, even the silly ones.

We realise you are, in most cases, responsible for a large groups of young people, and therefore subject to a host of parent questions and worries. No worries, we're used to this. We will patiently answer all of your questions (even if you think they're silly ones!) and endeavour to put your mind--and parents minds--at ease.

Call or email to see what we can offer your group!