Academic Field Trips And Tours
Educational Travel & Group Trip Planning
Since 2016, Academic Field Trips And Tours has helped schools, student groups, churches, and community organizations across North Carolina and nearby areas plan customized travel experiences. Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, we coordinate educational tours, group trips, transportation, accommodations, and trip details throughout the East Coast.
Fully Insured • Safety-Focused Planning • Customized Itineraries • Celebrating 10 Years of Service
Customized Travel for Schools & Groups
Schools & Student Groups
Educational travel planning for schools, bands, choirs, orchestras, clubs, and academic organizations from field trips and competitions to performance travel across the East Coast.
Faith & Community Travel
Helping churches, senior groups, social organizations, and community groups travel together through thoughtfully planned outings, shared experiences, and coordinated group transportation.
Custom Group Travel
Flexible day trips and multi-day group travel planned around your interests, from senior outings and seasonal events to concerts, winery visits, casino destinations, and more.
Travel Planning Designed Around Your Group
Transportation & Logistics
From day trips to multi-day travel experiences, we help coordinate transportation and trip details designed around your group’s schedule, destinations, and travel goals so the journey feels as organized as the experience itself.
Custom Itineraries
Every group is different, which is why every itinerary is built around your goals. Whether it’s an educational tour, extracurricular performance, seasonal outing, or customized group trip, we help create travel experiences designed around what matters most to your group.
Accommodations & Meals
We help coordinate lodging, dining options, and travel details for overnight trips and multi-day itineraries, making sure every part of your group’s trip is thoughtfully planned from start to finish.
Attractions & Entertainment
Educational visits, performances, entertainment, and destination activities are selected to create memorable trips that bring groups together and make every itinerary feel unique.
Popular Destinations
We organize customized group travel from North Carolina to popular educational, historical, cultural, and entertainment destinations throughout the East Coast and beyond.
Washington DC
Outer Banks & Coastal Carolina
Williamsburg & Historic Virginia
Orlando FL
New York City
Atlanta GA
How It Works
Your Group Travel Planning Process
Every trip starts with a conversation and is designed to be flexible around your group’s goals.
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Share your destination ideas, travel goals, and preferred timing
Tell us about your group size, interests, and travel needs
Come with a full plan or let us help build one together
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Explore destinations, experiences, and travel options
Discuss transportation, accommodations, and trip details
Build a customized approach designed around your group
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Review itinerary ideas and planning recommendations
Adjust details based on your group’s preferences
Finalize plans when everything feels right
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Focus on enjoying the experience together
Travel knowing the details have been thoughtfully planned
Create memorable experiences designed around your group
Sample Itineraries
See What Your Trip Could Look Like
Every trip is customized, but these examples show how educational travel, group experiences, and destination planning can come together.
Washington DC Educational Trip
Explore history, government, and iconic landmarks through a customized travel experience designed around your group’s goals and schedule.
Trip Highlights
Monuments and memorial moments
Museums and educational attractions
Opportunities for shared learning outside the classroom
Example Stops
Lincoln Memorial • Smithsonian Museums • U.S. Capitol • National Mall
Who Typically Books This Trip
Schools, student groups, homeschool organizations, and educational travel groups
Performance & Historic Virginia Tour
Turn a performance or competition into a complete group experience by combining educational destinations, entertainment, and memorable moments along the way.
Trip Highlights
Performance or competition trips
Educational and destination-based travel
Group experiences beyond the event itself
Example Stops
Williamsburg • Mount Vernon • Busch Gardens • Performance Venue
Who Typically Books This Trip
School bands, choirs, orchestras, clubs, and student organizations
North Carolina Discovery Day Trip
Create a memorable day trip with customized travel across North Carolina featuring educational, cultural, entertainment, and destination-focused opportunities.
Trip Highlights
Flexible destination options
Educational and seasonal destinations
Easy planning without overnight travel
Example Stops
USS Battleship • North Carolina Aquarium • North Carolina Zoo • Wilmington
Who Typically Books This Trip
Schools, senior groups, community groups, and local organizations
Questions About Planning Your Group Trip
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We help plan travel experiences across North Carolina and throughout the East Coast, with some itineraries extending beyond depending on your group’s goals and destination preferences.
From local day trips to multi-day travel experiences, every itinerary is customized around your group.
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Trip length depends on your destination and travel goals.
Many North Carolina destinations and nearby experiences work well as day trips.
Longer-distance destinations such as New York City and Orlando typically require multi-day itineraries. We do not plan redeye travel and instead focus on schedules designed around comfort and the overall experience.
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No. While educational travel and school experiences remain at the heart of what we do, we coordinate customized travel experiences for many different types of groups and interests.
Along with educational tours and student travel, we help plan faith-based travel, community and senior group experiences, seasonal travel, winery tours, casino destinations, entertainment experiences, and customized group itineraries designed around your goals.
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Transportation coordination is part of our planning services.
We operate our own motor coaches and minibuses and also work with trusted transportation partners and affiliates when additional availability is needed to support your trip.
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Yes. Every group travels differently, which is why itineraries are built around your goals, schedule, destinations, interests, and planning preferences.
Some groups arrive with a full vision while others want more support creating the experience.
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We coordinate customized travel experiences for all types of groups and destinations. While schools and student travel remain at the heart of what we do, we also work with church groups, community organizations, senior groups, social groups, and groups planning destination-focused experiences.
From educational travel and seasonal experiences to faith-based travel, bachelor and bachelorette trips, entertainment destinations, and customized itineraries, every trip is planned around your group’s goals.
Academic Field Trips And Tours helps coordinate customized travel designed around your group’s goals, interests, and schedule.
Based in Winston-Salem and serving groups across North Carolina and beyond, our approach is built on Planning Excellence—making travel easier through thoughtful coordination, reliable communication, flexible planning, and moments groups remember.
Since 2016, we’ve helped groups return year after year by creating customized travel itineraries designed to make planning simpler and the experience more meaningful.
Why Choose Us
Helping Groups Travel with Confidence
Celebrating 10 Years of Group Travel Planning
Helping groups create memorable through travel since 2016.
Fully Insured & Safety Focused
Travel planning supported by thoughtful coordination and safety-minded operations.
Customized Travel Planning
From destination selection to itinerary details, planning is designed around your group from start to finish.
Built on Long-Term Relationships
Many groups continue to travel with us year after year through trusted planning and memorable experiences.
Meet Our Team
The People Behind Your Travel Experience
Behind every successful trip is a team committed to helping groups travel with confidence. From itinerary planning and logistics coordination to destination recommendations and on-trip support, our team works closely with group leaders to create memorable travel experiences from start to finish.
Jessica Griffin
Director of Academic Tours and Operations
Frank Martin
Assistant Tour Director
Gray Hill
Founder & President
Start Planning
Tell Us About Your Group
Some groups come with a full vision and others start with a simple idea. Wherever you are in the process, our team is here to coordinate the details and build the trip around your group.
Share a few details about your group, and we’ll guide you through the next steps.
Have questions or wish to speak to our team? Call us at (919)-616-6380
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