Educational Discovery Tours

Went with my daughter on the California history tour to Sacramento. The trip was great except for the bus driver Doug. Doug yelled at the 4^th grade kids twice, including telling them to shut up. If he has a problem with the kids he should have talked to the teacher or parents. His behavior was unacceptable.

Had an awesome time with EDT for our trip to NYC with a group of music students in April 2013. Our guide was really flexible, structured yet kind — loved her! The bus driver was perfect too — very timely and interactive /​friendly with students. Loved all the activities they had us do — hard to believe we packed that many things into the time we were there — Opera, musical, Gospel brunch in Harlem, Birdland, museums, workshops, performance, shopping, got seen on the Today show. David Selcon our organizer was so on top of everything in the planning stages all year long with helpful suggestions and encouragement. We took a year off of doing a major trip but are working with EDT again for a Florida trip in April 2015. I couldn’t recommend my experience highly enough!
— Nich Anderson @ Todd Beamer HS — Federal Way, WA

Hired EDT for a Sacramento tour, which was to have been the highlight field trip of the school year. The fourth graders were incredibly excited. Ten min. into the tour, it was apparent that the air conditioner on the bus did not work. Fifteen minutes into the tour it was even more apparent that the bus driver did not care and was not going to do anything about it. The temp. were in the 100’s. It was a hot, miserable 1−½hr ride on the bus each way. The assigned tour guide was not «kid friendly» or particularly knowledgeable. Not a good sign when the guide tells kids to «shut up» when he can’t answer their questions or hits up on the teacher. In the end, EDT promised a partial refund for inconvenience of the touring bus with a broken air conditioner but the refund ever materialized. Owner did not respond. The coordinator who spent months working out the details to ensure a successful trip, never responded or followed through. What a rip off. Big «FAIL» to Educational Discovery Tours. Will never use their services again.