COMMUNITY FOCUSED SERVICE TRIPS
When your 6th to 12th grader joins one of our teen community service and travel programs, they will get to immerse themselves in a range of local communities across the world, while making a positive and meaningful difference to people’s lives.
One of our guiding principles at RLT is that we only ever go where help is wanted and welcome. This enables us to assist with projects that genuinely benefit the communities we serve. Our immersive community programs allow us to stay within these communities, as well as to get to know each other, and share similarities and differences in culture, all while working towards a common goal.
Projects on our teen service programs vary depending on local requirements at the time of the trip. Previous service work has included construction tasks, painting, the building of foundations or basic infrastructure facilities, the running of kids camps, assisting with food supply and demand, and helping community-run projects to grow.
All of our service work is certified so if students have school service hour requirements or need service for college applications, our programs can count towards those. To learn more about what taking part in one of our teen cultural immersion and service trips could mean for your child, take a look at some of our trips below!
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14-day RLT teen trip in Italy: PADI open-water diving certification, coral and seagrass restoration in Sardinia, plus Rome cultural immersion. Grades 9-12.
16-day RLT teen trip in Morocco: trekking the High Atlas Mountains, service work alongside Amazigh communities, and Sahara desert camping. Cultural immersion and adventure combined. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT teen trip in California: Pacific coast surfing, environmental service work, and Sierra Nevada camping. Coast and mountains combined. Grades 6-8.
14-day RLT teen trip through the French and Italian Alps: mountain refuge stays, Via Ferrata climbing, and trail restoration with Parc National des Écrins partners. Grades 7-9.
7-day RLT teen trip in Maine: Acadia trail-crew service alongside National Park Service rangers, 80-foot granite climbing, sea-cave kayaking, and a sunrise hike to Cadillac Mountain. Available for grades 6-8 and 9-12 in separate sessions.
14-day RLT teen trip in Hawaii: native land restoration service work on Maui, surf lessons in Lahaina, snorkeling Molokini Crater, Road to Hana, and a cultural canoe tour. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT teen trip in the Azores: working at a donkey sanctuary, kayaking Sete Cidades crater lakes, snorkeling endemic-fish coastlines, hiking Lagoa do Fogo, and visiting Europe’s oldest tea plantation. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Costa Rica: five days living with rural families on trail and garden work, a 2-day Class II-III Pacuare rafting expedition, Indigenous cultural learning, and jungle exploration. Grades 6-8.
16-day RLT teen trip in Peru: service and paddleboarding in the Sacred Valley, mountain biking and cultural exchange with Andean communities, traditional weaving and natural dyeing with Quechua artisans, and a highland water project, with Machu Picchu as cultural-historical context. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT teen trip in Alaska: whitewater rafting the Matanuska, sea kayaking Prince William Sound, hiking Exit Glacier, and four days of environmental service in Peterson Bay. Anchorage to Homer. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Costa Rica: six days living with rural families on construction service work, a 3-day Class II-IV river expedition, Indigenous community learning, and rainforest immersion. Grades 9-12.
16-day RLT teen trip in Greece: sea-turtle research with local marine biologists, morning beach surveys tracking nest sites, snorkeling Posidonia seagrass meadows, camping on uninhabited islands, with the Acropolis and Kefalonia as cultural context. Grades 9-12.
20-day RLT teen trip in Thailand: ethical elephant sanctuary work (no riding, no performances — feeding, bathing, walking alongside), English teaching in rural schools, and marine conservation in southern Thailand. RLT's longest international trip. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Puerto Rico: environmental service and community projects, El Yunque National Rainforest, bioluminescent kayaking, paddleboarding in Condado Lagoon, Old San Juan, snorkeling, ziplining, a coffee farm, and a Pterocarpus forest hike. Grades 6-8.
14-day RLT middle-school teen trip in Colorado: caring for rescued horses, goats, pigs, and llamas at Kindness Ranch, Rocky Mountain National Park hiking, paddleboarding on Horsetooth Reservoir, beginner rock climbing in Estes Park, and a mix of tent camping and group housing. Grades 6-8.
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Puerto Rico: PADI open-water diver certification, three days of marine restoration protecting coral reefs, bioluminescent bay kayaking, El Yunque waterfalls. Diving and ecosystem work, not beach lounging. Grades 9-12.
14-day RLT high school teen trip in Colorado: six days at Mission: Wolf sanctuary caring for rescued wolves, Sangre de Cristo backpacking at 12,000 feet, Class II-III Arkansas River rafting, granite-spire climbing, and Great Sand Dunes camping. Grades 8-12.
14-day RLT teen trip through Scotland and Ireland: coastal hiking along the Wild Atlantic Way, Highland exploration, and cultural immersion in Celtic music and storytelling traditions. Grades 9-12.
14-day high school trip in Spain with rock climbing, canyoning, mountain kayaking, Mediterranean snorkeling, community service in Barcelona, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, and flamenco. Grades 9–12.
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