Take team-building global on an eye-opening volunteering journey.
A Scouts and Guides trip to Africa is about so much more than travelling somewhere new. It’s a chance for your group to step outside their everyday world and share in a journey with real purpose.
Whether your group wants to help teach in classrooms or roll up their sleeves for hands-on building projects, we pair volunteers’ strengths with the priorities of a partner school in your chosen destination.
Our Scouts and Guides trips give young people the chance to build lifelong leadership skills, experience different cultures, and gain a deeper understanding of active global citizenship.
From flights and accommodation to your daily project schedule, our teams in the UK and on the ground have every detail taken care of.
Travel Safely
With 17 years’ experience organising Scouts and Guides trips to Africa, we know how to create a safe, well-supported adventure. From the moment you arrive, our in-country team will be there to welcome you, guide you and support your group.
Create Global Citizens
New places, new people and new perspectives can be powerful. Volunteers will grow in confidence, independence and understanding, returning home with broader horizons, stronger skills and memories that stay with them.
Make an Impact
Your time at your partner school is at the heart of your trip. We’ll shape your experience around your group’s priorities, giving volunteers the chance to contribute to projects that support education and create lasting opportunities.
Build Lasting Relationships
The strongest partnerships grow over time. We’ll help your group build a connection with your partner school, creating opportunities to keep learning, sharing and contributing long after your first trip.
Why Schools Choose Us
We’ve helped more than 10,000 volunteers experience Africa in a way that goes far beyond travel. Our Scouts and Guides trips give young people the chance to see new perspectives, understand more about the world around them and grow through real experience.
Scouts and Girlguides Trip Package
What's included?
- Free leader place for every 10 travellers
- Promotional support and information presentation to your target volunteers
- Personalised Group Travel Co-ordinator to organise your trip
- Access to our online portal, fundraising t-shirts & fundraising ideas
- ATOL protection
- Return flights
- Orientation upon arrival, 24-hour in-country support and dedicated Trip Host
- All in-country transport
- All accommodation
- Three meals per day (except adventure weekend & transit days)
- Pre-planned project work and charitable donation to make it happen
- Cultural activities
- Adventure tours (if selected)
What's not included?
- Visa
- Drinks, snacks and general spending money
- Travel vaccinations and anti-malarial tablets as advised by your doctor/ travel clinic
- DBS check (or your national equivalent) over 18s
- Additional excursions may incur a small fee
- Individual pop up mosquito net (optional)
- Partner school gifts and/or donations, and other tips (optional)
Adventure Activities
Weekends are your chance to unwind, explore and tick off some bucket-list moments. Choose from a range of local excursions and discover your host country’s stunning landscapes, wildlife, and culture.
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"Back in 2018 Kent Scouts were looking to do some projects in Africa and working with African Adventures proved to be just the right stepping stone for us. Ghana proved to be a fantastic first country to introduce young people from Kent Scouts to the African experience. The staff and people have been supportive and welcoming. The in-country projects that we have had have been solid projects where you feel you are making a difference to the local community. We have since been back to Ghana in 2022 and also to Zanzibar in 2023. We are already planning two more trips to build our partnership with African Adventures. We would highly recommend African Adventures to anyone considering volunteering abroad."
Alan Noake MBE, Group Leader