Rustic Pathways Reviews

I loved my trip to Ghana with Rustic Pathways and wouldn't trade it for anything. I grew so much as a person on this trip.I met a lot of cool new people and had a lot of new and fun experiences. I would not trade the experience I had for anything.

This is a trip to always remember. I have always been intrigued by Cambodian history, and actually visiting all the places (S-21, Angkor Wat) was amazing. Not only that, but we got to do a home stay in a village which was incredible; we got to have a traditional Cambodian meal with the locals, while walking around their village. It was absolutely wonderful! The staff was extremely nice and friendly and definitely contributed to the wonderful experience.

Traveling with Rustic Pathways to Australia was amazing. I spent ten days in Queensland (north eastern area). In Cairns we went sky diving, bungee jumping, white water rafting, water-skiing, pet koalas, fed crocodiles, and took a train up a beautiful mountain. We then traveled to Port Angeles where we snorkeled the Great Barrier reef...what a spectacular experience. We then traveled into the oldest rainforest in the world, the Daintree Rainforest, where we went swimming, spent a day with the aboriginals, and enjoyed the outdoors. My counselors Whitney and Alex were both so much fun, the hostiles we stayed in were nice and all the food was tasty. The group of kids that I went with truly changed my life. Such a fabulous trip!

Traveling to Thailand with Rustic Pathways was incredible. I had Rustic leaders named Hannah and Kevin who were both incredibly kind and so much fun to be around. We traveled from Chiang Mai, to the Pai Valley, to Mae Hong Song, to Bangkok. We rode elephants, met the Long Neck Karen people, stayed with a Thai family, stayed in beautiful hotels, visited numerous beautiful temples including the Grand Palace in Bangkok, we swam in gorgeous waterfalls and visited beautiful caves. The kids I met were from all over the world and so much fun. The trip was one of the most incredible experiences of my life.

One of the best experiences i had. The staff were great the service work was fantastic and educational. The main drawback was the high cost of the trip and flying with rustic pathways was very expensive.

This experience was one of the most exciting, fascinating, and rewarding things I have ever done in my life. Being able to travel to such a far distance from home and still feel welcomed by the leaders and by the community was an amazing part of this trip. I learned so much about the Cambodian culture, and I've honestly fallen in love with this country thanks to Rustic. I'm planning on studying abroad in Cambodia in college, and I'm taking another trip with Rustic this summer!

This program was definately worth it! The staff were so helpful, and they really did their job really well!( like keeping 50 jet lagged grumpy teenagers relatively happy on a rainy first day) The villagers and the fijians really welcomed us into their villages, and seemed to enjoying working along side us to help complete projects. Over my two weeks I: painted a police station, built toilets, tiled a school, taught typing and arts and crafts, picked up trash, and had some fun! There is built in time for some relaxation on the trips out of the Eco lodge, like trips to mud baths and to caves. There was sometimes night time entertainment like fijian dancers and firethrowers. THis was an overall amazing summer.

This program is amazing. I met some really good friends on this trip while being immersed in the Thai culture. The trip provides you with many opportunities to see the Thai lifestyle: I went to a village overnight, taught at a school, and went to local markets. It was just awesome in general.

If you are looking for a fun yet enriching program, do this.

My experience at the hilltribe orphanage could not have been better. The small group really bonded with each other and with the Thai students. You are always doing activities and have many opportunities to spend time with the natives. Everyone on my trip wished the trip could have been long. Amazing experience!

The Chinese Language program is not worth the money. In the two weeks I spent there, I think we did three activities. We spent most of the time watching American movies in English or relaxing in our rooms. Some of the teachers are inexperienced college students