Rustic Pathways is a leader in superior-quality adventure travel, international community service, and foreign language training programs for middle school, high school, and college students, as well as families, teacher-led groups, and custom-tailored groups. Destinations include Australia, Thailand, the Fiji islands, New Zealand, Costa Rica, China, Africa, India, Vietnam, and the USA. Program options range globally to include many facets of experiential education, such as 4-wheel-drive adventures, skiing and snowboarding, elephant trekking, turtle and rainforest conservation, photography instruction, Spanish and Chinese language instruction, remote village stays, intensive community service programs, surfing instruction, African safaris, and Himalayan hiking adventures. Rustic Pathways' programs, which last from eight days to ten weeks, aim to enrich the lives of our clients, greatly benefit the parts of the world we serve, and build cultural bridges leading to superior global understanding and cooperation.