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Schoolies Tours
World of Difference offers schools a unique opportunity for their students to step out of their comfort zone and immerse themselves into another culture. During a World of Difference tour, students will experience the cultural diversity of the countries they visit, explore some of the country’s most stunning sites, learn about its fascinating history and better themselves as a person as they grow through the process of making a World of Difference in the lives of others.
The tour costs are all inclusive and are amazingly affordable because World of Difference is a not-for-profit where there are no administration fees.
Schoolies tours are arranged through schools and in conjunction with local Rotary Clubs who will assist with fundraising. Tours last from 12 - 16 days.
What tour costs include:
The tour cost includes: -
Travel Insurance
Cambodian Tour Guide
Group Tour Manager
Return airfares
Transfer
All meals and accommodation
Tour passes/ River cruise
Safety:
Parents can be assured that World of Difference have been running these award-winning tours for more than 10 years, working with partners on the ground who have extensive experience in conducting tours throughout their country.
What to expect:
Spectacular Tourist Attractions
During a World of Difference tour you will visit Cambodia’s famous tourist attractions including Angkor Wat and it’s many temples plus museums that capture the dark past of Cambodia during the cold war.
Sustainable Community Projects and Schools Working Together
Whether it be a school expedition or you are joining a ‘schoolies’ tour, World of Difference provides students with the opportunity to get involved in humanitarian activities at many of Rotary’s award winning sustainable community projects.
Here students have the opportunity to teach at a school, to build water filters and bore pumps, help at one of the legitimate orphanages and even play soccer or volleyball with the local kids. There is no other tour like it where you are given the opportunity to work at the grass roots level.
Fundraising:
It is usually just over a 12-month journey that begins when you sign on for the tour.
During this time you will:
Set yourself a financial goal
Research ways to raise the funds needed
Set your 12-month budget
Develop a strategic plan
Execute your different fundraising initiatives, whether it be raffles, garage sales, sausage sizzles, car washes or movies nights. You may also wish to use traditional marketing or social media, it all works.
Track your performance to budget
Adjust your plans as required, manage money and then enjoy the fruits of your labour as you immerse yourself in a World of Difference expedition. There is no greater reward!
During the process, you will develop life skills such as leadership, teamwork, commitment, creativity and perseverance just to name a few.