Location
Multiple Locations +14
  • United States of America
  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Fiji
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Italy
  • Ecuador
Dec 19, 2023
Dec 04, 2024
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About Program

Meaningful Community Service is an important component of many of our programs. There is no better way to fully immerse yourself in another culture than to lend a helping hand to the local community! On our service trips, you will not only discover the heart and essence of each community and country, but you will learn more about yourself in the process. TFT teen community service programs offer between 10-80 hours of community service hours in 18 different countries. From working with sea turtles in Greece to working with local children in Indonesia, and everything in between, we have a service project for everyone!

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Program Reviews

4.95 Rating
based on 22 reviews
  • 5 rating 95.45%
  • 4 rating 4.55%
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  • Growth 4.9
  • Support 4.95
  • Fun 4.9
  • Housing 4.7
  • Safety 4.9
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Lia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

TFT Belize Scuba and Service

I was recently joined Travel for Teens for a community service trip to Belize! The counselors were amazing, the food was delicious, and I made so many new friends! We got to scuba dive two times a day, removing lionfish (invasive species) from the reef. We saw so many different kinds of fish, and when we weren't in the water, we got to learn all about them from the crew! We also got the wonderful opportunity to participate in building a nesting place for one of the native turtles to have her babies! It was only my third time diving, and it was a blast. The staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming. I have already booked another TFT trip for next year!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Be willing to try something new!! You have so many opportunities to find lifelong friendships and make lasting memories, don't take them for granted!
33 people found this review helpful.
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Lulu
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Australia, NZ, Fiji service

Overall the trip was a very fun and rewarding trip. A lot of my time in Fiji was spent doing very fun service. We worked with young kids at a local school and helped to improve their school buildings. In Australia, we did a lot of sight seeing. We also did lots of scuba diving and swimming at the great barrier reef. In Sydney, it was more walking and sight seeing which was also very fun and different. In NZ we did a lot of cultural immersion and adventure. This part of the trip was very fun and refreshing. Overall the trip was very fun and rewarding and I would recommend it to anyone.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
In fiji we tried kava which was a very cultural and fun experience for us!
Pros
  • great people
  • fun activities
  • rewarding service
Cons
  • some places had not the best housing situations
33 people found this review helpful.
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Kylie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Italy service and adventure

I had so much fun during my time with TFT and I think many people will as well. It's a great program full of great people and you feel so fulfilled after doing your community service while also having fun. You're also meeting new friends and locals, while getting to see these countries through the eyes of a tourist and a local and it's so eye opening. TFT makes you see traveling through a new lens and it honestly is so amazing. I would recommend it to everyone.

308 people found this review helpful.
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Ruby
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Service and Adventure in South America with Travel for Teens!

This last summer (2023) I spent 3 weeks in Peru and Ecuador with TFT and it was an amazing experience. It was my third trip with Travel for Teens. Not only did I create strong friendships through the program but my eyes were also opened to new experiences and realities. I learned so much throughout my time with TFT, from staying with locals in a remote village in Peru, to volunteering at a sustainable farm in the Galápagos, and so many more once in a lifetime experiences. I am infinitely and inexpressibly grateful to have been able to participate in this program, and I will remember this trip for the rest of my life.

Pros
  • A very fun, unique, and memorable experience
  • The experience brings you more in touch with the community of the destination than normal tourism does
  • You travel in groups so there's lots of opportunity for friendship
311 people found this review helpful.
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margot
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Cannot recumbent Travel for Teens enough

I went on a trip with Travel for Teens this summer as a 16-year-old girl and I loved every second of it. This was my first experience traveling alone and even flying alone. This was the best possible first solo travel experience I could have had. Travel for teens was perfect throughout the whole process. I chose to do a service trip in the Florida Keys working with marine conservation. I felt so fulfilled after the trip proud of myself for being able to travel alone, and I was also happy with the work I did. The people I met while on this trip were all incredible and I stay in contact with every one of them. The staff was incredible, understanding, knowledgeable, and helpful. I cannot recommend Travel for Teens enough. The experience is wonderful for teens in building independence and strengthening confidence in themselves and their abilities. I will always recommend Travel for Teens to everyone I know. I will never be able to thank them enough for the experience they provided me with.

Pros
  • Wonderful staff
  • Great community
  • Wonderful activities
315 people found this review helpful.
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kayra
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Incredible, trip of a lifetime

The time I spent in Costa Rica with travel for teens truly altered the way I view the world. It was an incredible experience with some amazing people. I went to Costa Rica alone but I came back with a group of amazing friends and a lifetime of experiences. To say that the trip was incredible is an understatement. I've been to many countries and none of them had the type of beauty Costa Rica had. I vividly remember on the 6th day of our trip when we went to a new hotel and I saw the view of our hotel balcony. It was unforgettable. My jaw very well dropped. Being able to help at the rescue centers was something I am so thankful for. Those poor animals go through a great deal and Travel for Teens making this a helping opportunity is so kind. This is a trip my family would never think about going on with their own prerogative, but Travel for Teens made it possible for me to do it on my own, and gain a new perspective of living in the process. "experiental docet" experience teaches, as they say in latin. This trip holds extremely deep meaning to me and I will remember it for every day of the rest of my life. I cant thank Travel for Teens enough for making this possible.

Pros
  • Solo travel as a teenager
  • An amazing new group of friends
  • Memories to last a lifetime
640 people found this review helpful.
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Maia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best Experience Ever!

Over the summer, I was fortunate enough to travel with TFT on the "Costa Rica Spanish Language Immersion" trip. In 22 days, I was able to make amazing friends that I am still in touch with, go on incredible adventures (repelling down a waterfall, watching the sunrise from the beach, riding a catamaran, going snorkeling, surfing, and more), make amazing memories, take spanish lessons that taught me so much more about the language than anything I've covered in school, participate in fun community service that I enjoyed doing, and so much more. I was not only able to learn more about myself, but also about other cultures. Adding on to that, the staff were so kind and fun. I genuinely had the most amazing time and can't wait to go on another TFT trip. I will never stop rewatching videos, looking at pictures, and missing the whole experience. Thank you for everything!

Pros
  • Amazing memories
  • Lifelong friends
  • Learn about other cultures
635 people found this review helpful.
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Adriana
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

This trip is one for the books!

This trip is one for the books! I am so grateful that I was able to experience this trip first hand. I was looking for something to do in the summer, and I came upon Travel for Teens and I am so happy that I did. Being able to work with the ASVO Sea Turtle Center was heart-warming and mind-opening I learned a lot about different types of turtles and what they experience in the world. I am thankful that I was able to experience a different perspective from the locals while being in Costa Rica. The weather was beautiful and it made the trip even more enjoyable. The staff were wonderful, supportive and cared for all the travellers. Thank you to Travel For Teens for making this trip possible!

Pros
  • Get to experience the world like a local, not a tourist.
  • Working with turtles.
656 people found this review helpful.

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