THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TEEN
TOURS
By Cheryl Maguire
W Can I go to the East Coast?
32 Parents Press |
January 2022
hen my soon to be fourteenyear-old daughter asked me this question my initial response was, “There is no way you are going, especially without me.” And then I saw the cost of the trip which only solidified my sentiment. The public school she attends teamed up with a travel tour company to offer a week-long educational trip to the East Coast for students who applied. The trip is not considered a school trip since it will be during April vacation, but teachers will be participating along with the travel guides from the tour company. “Didn’t you go on a similar trip when you were her age?” My husband, the voice of reason, pointed out a fact that I did indeed
travel to the west coast at the age of fourteen, except instead of a week I traveled for three weeks. I went with a private “teen tour” company over the summer. I loved my teen tour experience. It enabled me to see national parks and historical sites that I probably wouldn’t have visited otherwise, which is why I changed my mind and I’m allowing her to go.
WHAT IS A TEEN TOUR? A teen tour is when a group of teens travel with adult leaders to specific locations. These tours are usually private companies but sometimes pair up with public schools. Some tours are also run through religious organizations. The trips can be domestic or international and can be community
