Helping students become good global citizens

Connect students with remarkable ancient and modern cultures, enhance their global education and inspire them to live more responsible lives. Choose from our ready-made experimental itineraries in South America that include hands-on activities with pioneering and innovative social and environmental projects.

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Covid protocols

To ensure safe travel for you, your students and the general public, we offer:​

• Guides and staff with a vaccine certificate or negative Covid test.
• Checks on local partners and their biosecurity measures. 
  
• Health insurance, covering you and your students in case of Covid infection.
  
• Hotel coverage for students or teachers that have to self-isolate if they receive a positive test.
  
• Personal protective equipment such as face masks, certified anti-bacterial gel 
  
• 24/7 Kagumu assistance.​​

Destinations

Medellin, Colombia

Community music and art projects, Human Rights, organic farming, cooking class and reforestation. 

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Santa Marta, Colombia

Archaeological site visit, coffee farming, organic cotton plantations and sacred bag weaving workshops.

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Los Nevados, Colombia

Forest conservation, low-carbon living, organic coffee farming and hiking and camping in a national park.

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Cusco, Peru

Cultural appreciation, market challenge, homestay and cultural immersion and visit to Machu Picchu.

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Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Reforestation, jungle walks, canoe trips, cooking classes, visit to an animal welfare centre. 

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The Galapagos, Ecuador

Giant tortoise conservation project, reforestation, cooking class, micro-plastic clean up.

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Testimonials

"There are no words to describe Colombia. People here are playful, they hug all the time and have a lot of love to give...I think the experiences we lived are important development for our personal selves."
Brisa Yoana Alzaga, 17, Participant, Mexico 

“I honestly couldn’t have imagined a better trip to Colombia... dream come true. I appreciate everything they did to make it so amazing and I’m not too sad because we’ll be running this trip every year now.”
Meredith Brady, Spanish Teacher, Pacific Ridge, United States.

"The homestay was an incredible way to legitimately connect with Colombians and discover what the culture is like. I was beyond lucky to be spoiled by an incredibly open, loving, and kind family."
Jake Sagar, 18, Participant, Pacific Ridge, United States.

Flexible bookings

Book now, pay later. Due to changing circumstances we make it easy for you to reserve your educational trip without paying a deposit upfront! This means:

• Free date changes and cancellations up to 60 days before departure on faculty-led educational trips.​ 
• Covid protection: If your trip is cancelled due to Covid choose from free date changes, account credit, or a full immediate refund.​
• No upfront deposit: Make your booking now with the deposit only required 90 days before the trip.

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Your perfect school trip provider

• Security: The safety of you and your students is paramount for us. Contact us to find out about our extensive safety protocols. 

• Unparalleled assistance: Missed or cancelled flights? Don't worry we'll coordinate everything for yo from assisting with cancellations to organizing refunds.

• Transport & Accommodation: We only work with experienced, secure, and responsible transport and accommodation partners. 

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• Fully customizable itineraries: We can adapt each itinerary to the needs of your students or can design your trip from scratch. Contact us to find out more.

• Insurance & cancellation policy: ​We offer full liability for your trip and also offer a very flexible cancellation policy. Contact us for more information.

• Discounts: We offer free places for accompanying teachers and professors and can offer discounts for large groups. Our usual policy is for 1 free professor per 10 students and we also include return discounts. 

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• ​​Responsible Travel: Our ethos is responsible travel. We are dedicated to limiting our environmental impact, increasing our positive social impacts and inspiring others to follow suit. We work alongside the Sustainable Development Goals and offer carbon neutral trips. ​Find out more about Kagumu's sustainable impact by clicking here.

Safety and security

Our unblemished recored in terms of security and safety is thanks to our vastly experienced staff and protocols that include:

• Risk assessments conducted by trained staff prior to your journey.
• Experienced staff fully trained in firs-aid, mountain rescue (in some cases), CRISIS training and biosecurity.
• Adherence to the biosecurity measures implemented by various countries following the Covid-19 pandemic.  
• Updated security protocols for the whole range of possible emergencies.
• Full health insurance offered for every student and teacher.
• Continual communication with the government, local council and communities about developing security situations on a secure online portal.​

Planning a trip? check out our helpful blogs

Is Colombia safe to visit?

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