The classroom gives students the theory. We open the room where it's practised: universities, courts, labs and firms, and the professionals who work in them.
For teachers & schools
We work with your teachers to agree the learning objectives first, then arrange the access.
For parents
Students learn the theory in class. With ReadTrips, they also meet the people who apply it, in the universities, courts, labs and firms where their subject is shaped, with clear learning outcomes and strong supervision.
For students
Choose your subject and see it in practice, with the experts and institutions behind it.
Our trips connect Kenyan students to practising architects, engineers, legal professionals and founders, in the universities, courts, labs and firms where their subject is shaped. Every trip is built around your curriculum.
Explore subjectsSubjects
Access the minds of great people through their creations, and the institutions that carry their work forward.
Featured trip
Study how cities are planned, built and lived in, alongside the institutions and practitioners shaping them. The trip starts in Paris, where urban planning and public space took modern form, moves through Marseille, and ends in Barcelona.
Where we go
Study trips for schools, universities and students, to the places where each subject comes alive. Hover or tap a glowing point to see the trips that go there.
The Swahili coast
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Antananarivo
Paris
The Hague · Amsterdam · Brussels
London
Marseille · Monaco
Barcelona · Spain
Switzerland
Venice
Italy · Vatican City
Germany
Poland
Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah
New Delhi · Agra · Punjab
Beijing
Xi'an
Shanghai
Shenzhen · Hong Kong
Singapore
Tokyo · Nagano · Gifu · Kyoto · Osaka
Seoul
Chicago · Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
San Francisco · Silicon Valley
The ReadTrips difference
We arrange the access, align it to your curriculum and manage the rest, so your teachers can focus on what students learn.
Sessions with practitioners and visits to universities, firms and organisations, arranged before you arrive.
Objectives agreed with your teachers up front, with connections made before, during and after each trip.
24-hour guide support, a briefing and emergency plan before departure, and strong supervision throughout.
Academic planning, logistics and visa support, handled by one team.
49 countries explored by our founder · 20 trips across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas
Stories from our trips
The itinerary was really well-planned with a mix of learning and exploring unique spaces. Amazing value for money, too!
Architecture student, University of Nairobi
The trip to Europe was fascinating as much as it was inspirational. It sparked an inner sense of curiosity and excitement.
University of Nairobi
I have been grateful to experience two trips with ReadTrips and they have pushed us to explore the world further: to study abroad, to be leaders and to innovate for a sustainable future.
Architect, featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Why school trips matter
A well-designed trip does more than take students out of the classroom. It deepens understanding, builds confidence and shows them where their subject can lead.
Curriculum connections are made before, during and after each trip, so what students see feeds back into class.
Students meet people working in their field and see what the path, and the university route to it, looks like.
Working alongside people from different backgrounds and traditions builds a global mindset and respect for other perspectives.
Planning, navigating and solving group challenges together builds cooperation and clear communication.
From budgeting to managing time and money away from home, students take charge of more.
Learning alongside peers, away from home, builds resilience, empathy and self-belief.
Destinations
Each trip runs where its subject is strongest: a conservation centre in Kenya, a design museum in Barcelona, the technology companies of Silicon Valley.
Meet our founder
“It wasn't the buildings I remember most. It was the conversations.”
I'm an architect, and I have studied inspiring places and spaces in more than 49 countries. As a fifth-year student, a structured study trip put me in a room with directors of three of the largest design firms in the UAE. That kind of access doesn't come from a textbook, and it rarely comes from a family holiday.
I began curating these places on my platform, Architectural Journeys, and that work grew into ReadTrips: opening those rooms for young Kenyan students, with the preparation, supervision and learning around each visit that make it count.
How it works
One team handles the planning while your teachers stay in control of the learning.
Choose your subject and agree the objectives with your teachers. We align the trip with your curriculum.
You receive: a trip outline and indicative costs.
We secure the sessions and visits, finalise the itinerary, and support visas and logistics. School and parent approvals are collected.
You receive: a confirmed trip, booked under our Terms & Conditions.
Students get a learning brief and meet their guide. Parents get a briefing. Emergency plans are in place before departure.
You receive: everything families need before students leave.
Guides are available 24 hours a day during the trip, and students bring what they learned back into class.
We recommend starting 6 to 9 months before departure, depending on the access requested.
Good to know
Each visit has a purpose agreed with teachers in advance. Depending on the institution, it might be a guided tour, a session with a practitioner or faculty member, or a workshop.
A professional guide is with the group from start to end, in every destination, working alongside the school's teachers. Guides are available 24 hours a day throughout the trip.
We build relationships with universities, firms and institutions, and request sessions before the trip. Access is confirmed in writing before we name it on a trip page.
Every trip includes the study visits and expert-led sessions on its itinerary, whether at a factory, workshop, lab or firm, plus visa appointment support where a visa is required. Most also include expert guides, transfers, accommodation (usually with breakfast), a safety briefing and 24-hour guide support. Each trip page lists exactly what its price includes and what it doesn't.
Travel insurance is compulsory for the duration of travel. When a trip's price covers it, the trip page lists it under "What's included". Otherwise we confirm the cover students need before you book.
We agree the learning objectives with your teachers first, then design each visit around what students are learning. Curriculum connections are made before, during and after the trip.
We recommend starting 6 to 9 months before departure. Demand for the strongest trips is high, and the lead time also depends on the access you would like us to request.
Insights
Guides, trip reports and conversations with the experts we work with.
For teachers
Phones and smartwatches are a growing challenge on school trips. A three-step approach teachers can agree with students and parents before departure.
By Humphrey Mumita
Trip insight
Singapore is often studied as a development model for Kenya. Here is why that makes it a relatable, well-connected setting for STEM learning.
By ReadTrips
For parents
School trips abroad can be very safe when organised with care and a clear focus on student well-being. Here are the steps we take to minimise the risks.
By ReadTrips
Tell us the subject, year group and rough group size. We'll come back within one working day with a trip outline and indicative costs, built around your curriculum.
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Tell us the subject and who it's for, and we'll suggest the experts and institutions worth reaching. Teachers, school leaders, parents and students are all welcome to ask. No question is too small.
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