Buffalo Educational Travel

Buffalo Educational Travel (BET) is an exclusive branch of Buffalo Tours dedicated to a full curriculum range of experiential education programs across Asia. We work with local organizations, education authorities, rural communities and NGO’s across the continent to provide experiences and exchanges that empower learning and sustainable, community-driven development.

Through long-term partnerships with our in-country hosts, BET provides in-depth experiential education travel for schools, universities and specialty agents. We craft unique experiences blended with real-life explorations that are mutually beneficial for communities, schools and students.

Our dedicated team of educators and development travel experts are passionate about our mission for ‘changing lives through travel’ as we serve our schools, universities and specialty agents.

 

 

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Our Principles

Win-win-win

It is our responsibility to provide exceptional educational travel options that alleviate poverty, respect indigenous culture and protect local environments. In this way we create a win for you, a win for your group and a win for your host community.

Transparency

We are committed to transparency in all dealings with partner communities, organisations and clients to create trust and success. In this way, we ensure 100% of client donations go directly to the project. There are no management or administrative fees taken from client donations.

Inspiration

Inspiration can change our world. That’s why we offer an innovative range of curriculum themed experiential programs, community-based experiences and development projects that provide visitors with unique and exciting learning opportunities.

 

Why choose us?

We’re not like other travel companies because we offer three unique advantages.

 

Project Management

We provide a completely free-of-charge professional project management service. In this way we ensure that 100% of client donations go directly to the project.

 

 

Community development

We have an extensive network of local NGO’s and community groups in all the countries we work. This network allows us to access unique educational destinations that have the ability to inspire and transform visitors, while protecting and supporting local communities.

Facilitation

We have a team of experienced facilitators to help groups to achieve their goals. Facilitators run a wide range of activities and challenges to fit within a group’s travel itinerary. Activity themes include leadership, team building, environment, community development, well-being and personal growth.

Operations

We have operations offices across Asia which ensure great service and excellent support.

Travel insurance

We have QBE insurance with liability up to 10,000,000 USD. 

 

International standards

Following ISO, BS8848 2014 and other international health and safety audits.

Ticketing

Partnerships with global and domestic airlines can be managed for clients from almost any location.

Accommodation

Our two decades of operations in Asia have led to a long-standing reputation and volume of tours that mean we can offer some of the most competitive rates in the industry. 

Transport

Seamless connections add to the journey, and our fleet of vehicles enables us to provide quality transfer services. 

The programs we operate

We ensure our innovative range of innovative range of curriculum themed experiential programs make a positive impact on the regions that we operate in. BET programs provide numerous opportunities for exploration across 11 Asian countries and cover at least one of the following categories:

  • Themed School Tours (history, art, music, drama, geography, business)
  • Experiential Learning through Travel
  • Service Learning
  • Community Health Education
  • Charity Challenges
  • Mindfulness through outdoor education

 

Learn more about our projects