It was nice to have a schedule of events for each day. The kids enjoyed all the places they visited. Hotel accommodations could have been a little better so they wouldn’t have had to share beds.

Very easy to reach out to, friendly to talk to and manage any problems we’ve had.
Right from the beginning and till the end went smoothly and well organised.

All around well done.
Feed back from my daughter was positive but she did feel kind of "thrown into the water" the first day and was shocked how they were sent out to explore on their own and given a time to be back at the meeting spot.
I found this may have been a bit much for some being in a strange country as well as maybe a bit unsafe.
I can see this happening ss the trip progressed and the kids were feeling a bit more comfortable there.
Other than this It was a great expirience.

We signed up our 15 year old boy for a grade 11 environmental science summer course. EF Tours Canada worked closely with the lead teacher to provide an astonishing study tour to Costa Rica to complement and support the course content. It was exceedingly well conceived and organized. The accommodation and daily activities were beyond wonderful. The cost was exceedingly reasonable.

In addition, EF Tours Canada assigned a staff member to the study tour who was always available to help out and answer and questions students and families had about the air flight and travel component. This is unlike many other study tour companies, so we discovered.too often they leave you hanging.

Can't say enough about our teen's experience! He said it was life changing!! Fantastic!! Thank you EF Tours!!!!

I have travelled a lot and this experience was perfect for my daughter, her classmates and the group we travelled with. We had the opportunity to get a taste of each destination and really become immersed in the culture and history, which I really enjoyed. It also helps immensely to have such an incredible tour guide. Not only did we as the parents love Sylvia, but the kid did too. What struck me when we were saying our farewells was that every single student gave her a hug good-bye. She was a gem. She is incredibly passionate and brings such good energy and genuine kindness to the work she does. She went above and beyond to make this trip memorable for all of us. I think this trip could have looked a lot different if it wasn't for her.

It was our school’s first trip to Europe and we were a bit nervous. However, our tour guide Roffy, put us at ease and brought so much wonderful energy.
It was a great introduction to 3 countries and life changing for so many of our students. It sparked a love of travel and exploration while learning. If you have any hesitations - just book the trip - you won’t regret!

Great experience for my daughter. She felt safe the whole time and yet felt she could be independent and enjoy each location they visited. The host/guide, Rodrigo was incredible! Fun and informative. She had the best trip!

Everything was very well organized and the weather contributed to the success of this trip.

Our tour guide, Satyen, was incredible. He was knowledgable, helpful, funny, and caring. Our sites that we visited were great, the hotels were amazing, and the food was decent too.
I would highly recommend this trip to others.

Daughter had a great trip, and I was surprised by the flight times on the way there. They departed early in the morning, and had a 9.5 hour layover prior to the overnight connecting flight to Iceland. There were multiple other options for a later initial departure, that would have shrunk the layover considerably. Taking one of these would have allowed the group to get a decent sleep prior to departure, and be more prepared for touring immediately following the overnight flight.

Our guide Silvia was a total gem… Spain has always been on my bucket list but she made it that much more special … she gets full marks plus bonus points! Down side-our hotel in Madrid was way too far out … losing 3 hours each day in travel to and from was too much .. lol and Barcelona customs and Lisbon airport weren’t great but that’s beyond your control … everything else was wonderful

Tour guide Sylvia was wonderful. Spain and Portugal were amazing to tour.

We had a great time. Our tour director was fantastic. He was able to work with some of our booked activites to accommodate our request for a change in itinerary.

Everything and everyone were exceptional!
knowledgeable and friendly!

My daughter was very dissapointed with the trip. If she could go back in time, she would choose to spend her money elsewhere. She felt simultaneously coddled and ignored by group leader and chaparones. Being a more mature student who has already had some solo travel experience, this was very frustrating. I had mentally prepared her for the normal annoyances of group travel. So, although she wasn't happy about it, she knew she'd be back at meeting points 5 min early and then have to wait for late comers. But we weren't prepared for the overly packed schedule that did not allow for rest or a chance to have some quiet time at the hotel. It's very uncomfortable to be stuck in a group from morning until after supper. People also need a break for noise and contant movement. As an adult I would not have enjoyed the pace, and I have more patience than the students. I've planned a lot of trips. There is no way that I would have planned such a packed schedule for arrival. Plus they wasted 3 hours that day "shopping" when everything was closed for Good Friday. Major ball drop, by organizers. I'd be embarrassed to make such an amature mistake. Similar thing happened with the marathon in Paris. It didn't seem like they planned a better travel route and they actually had to park far away and walk trough the marathon track. It might help to have a couple parents be chaparones. With them all being teachers, I see too much group think. They all come from a broken system with antiquated ideas. I was also hoping the chaparones would treat the students more like adult paying customers instead of dismissing their feedback as childish complaints. They seemed inconvenienced by student requests and often brushed them off. Many students complained of being tired. Did any chaparones pass along that feedback? Students were told "that's just how it is to fit everything in" and " You're young. You can handle it". But in today's world we need people to be problem solvers and continually improve processes. There are many things you could tweek to make the trip better, if chaparones were to pass along all the feedback they get, instead of brushing it off as just children whining. There was a missed opportunity to treat the students as adults. By grade 12 they are so tired of being treated like children at school. Some of them have jobs and have noticed they are treated with more respect in the world than they do at school. Some of these students paid for their own trip by working a job. They deserved to be treated like paying customers. Chaparones got a free trip. But still treated it like their own trip and went off on their own when there was free time, instead of hanging out and coaching students. (But they were all peopled out and tired too, so again, more breaks are needed. Not free time in a noisy busy place, but back at the hotel where they can get some quiet and be comfortable. ). They also explained things in childish ways. Such as, gulitling students into listening to them, because "they gave up their Easter Break" instead of giving them a real reason. Chaparones are there to keep them safe and help with problems. It's okay if a chaparone misses something to take an injured student to get their foot exrayed or to take a few students back to the hotel if they are wiped out. Their trip was free. So they have responsibilities in exchange. This trip didn't seem like it was for the students. So, I'm not sure who it is designed to serve. Very poor customer service!!! Poor value for the money. Luckily my daughter found some places she'd like to visit again on her own and knows some places she would definitely skip. An hour or so at the Louve was not nearly enough time. She was dissapointed, since it was a major selling point of the trip. So she will visit there again to get a chance to really enjoy it. Basically, the tradeoff between seeing as much as possible, and taking adequate breaks and actually be able to enjoy and delve deeper into the activities they do experience is way off. But could be easily tweeked to improve the experience. Chaparones need more training on how to speak respectfully to students to give them a more adult experience. They should act more like big brothers and sisters. They should be watching out for the mental health of the students and noticing if they are too run down, or all peopled out for the day. And to avoid group think, add in some parent or even older siblings as chaparones. The school system still needs to catch up to the outside world, where adequate rest and self care takes a bigger priority in supporting overall health. This trip was meant to be a reward to my daughter for all her hard work and Navigating a broken system for the past 4 years. Instead she was dragged around and uncomfortable most of the time. She stopped giving feedback as it was falling on deaf ears...0/10

EF was there with me from start to finish. The good and the almost bad. Never had any issues with anything. My tour consultant Holly is an absolutely amazing professional who is always a phone call away regardless of the the simplicity or the outrageousness of my queries.

Excellently run, have used them three times for my kids and nothing but good things to say

Très bon service, belle expérience voyage avec les élèves.

Every aspect of EF Tours Canada has been spectacular over 6 amazing trips! Support is top notch while planning, while on tour and even to the follow up meetings when home. They care and it shows in the quality of the tours and how they treat everyone like family. You owe it to yourself to give EF a chance with your trips as they make dreams come true and give unforgettable experiences of a lifetime for Students and Group Leaders!

Very well organized trip; my daughter had an amazing time. I relaxed a little knowing she would be in good hands.