Adventures that inspire change
We curate educational programmes to create change for people and planet
We’re big believers in experiential learning and there’s no way better to do that than through an adventure. Our educational programmes for students do exactly that and offer experiences that compliment their studies, whilst focusing on conservation, sustainability, personal development and mental health.
Secondary schools
Curriculum integration
Bespoke and adapted for each cohort
Wider key skills for Personal Development
Key subjects include Biology and Geography
Help schools design and build residential strategies that align with the sustainability strategy to achieve net zero
Free CPD for teachers
Free teacher flights
Free Scholarship and Bursary places for students
Animal management colleges
Focus to gain in-situ conservation experience
Curriculum integrated trips designed by animal management lecturers with over 10yrs experience
Key topics include behavioural ecology, animal behaviour, wildlife conservation and ecosystem management
Work Based Learning trips including career development opportunities
Free CPD for lecturers
Free flights for lecturers
Free Scholarship and Bursary places for students
Our mission
To protect vulnerable habitats and conserve endangered species, whilst enabling travellers to understand their social and environmental impact through adventure and tackle mental health.
It’s said that change can be made when just 3.5% of a community takes action. Therefore, it is our mission to work with 230 schools and colleges in the UK (3.5%) by 2030 to build a more sustainable future, together.
Our educational adventures are thoughtfully designed by our founders, who have tested every trip themselves, to reconnect you as students with the natural world and help you to deepen your understanding of your own social and environmental impact.
Through life-changing and informative expeditions, you will help us to protect endangered habitats, threatened species and diminishing cultures. These are real-world experiences that encourage a deeper level of understanding and curiosity around the importance of conservation.
“You can’t protect a place unless you understand it. You can’t love it until you know it.”
Kristine Tompkins, Conservationist and former CEO of Patagonia Inc.
From the plains of South Africa to the jungles of Nicaragua, our educational adventures span the globe and include some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.
And from learning about the holistic approach to elephant conservation in Sri Lanka to assisting with marine protection in Thailand or Greece, our diverse selection of educational expeditions means there’s plenty of choice for different age groups and different educational topics.
If you need help choosing, give us a shout. We'd love to chat through the options with you, or even jump on a video call.
You’re in good hands
The safety and security of students and teachers on our trips is our number one priority. We go above and beyond when it comes to protecting your finances and your welfare. All of your finances are protected through Financial Failure Insurance, our Publicly Liability cover is £5 million and each programme adheres to British Standards (BS8848). If you have any questions about our safety and security measures, please do get in touch.
“This experience will be with me for the rest of my life. It’s always been my dream to go to South Africa and it was so much more than I ever dreamed. Truly incredible, I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to go by Flooglebinder and I will be forever grateful.”
— Claudia, Student
We’re a B Corp
We wholeheartedly believe that business should be a force for good. To show our commitment to creating positive change through travel we joined the B Corp community back in 2016: we were the first travel B Corp in the UK and one of the first globally!
But we didn't do it to say 'we were first'. We did it because we know there is strength in community. The B Corp leaders share our ethos and the only way to drive change is together. The community shares our values and helps drive the emotion in everything we do: conscious, passionate and kind.
Explore our field notes ⟶
Each adventure we embark on teaches us something new; we’re forever learning. These are the findings and stories we want to share with you. They’re usually scribbled into a notebook whilst watching the sun go down in a remote part of the world before they’re written up for you to enjoy. We hope they’ll inspire and encourage you to join us on our next expedition.
Welcome back! We wanted to kick off this new term by sharing some exciting news with you...We have given our UK adventures an official name...meet ‘Flooglebinder Camps’!
There is a particular destination and project in our portfolio that is very special to us here at Flooglebinder. It was here, deep in the African bushveld that the Flooglebinder concept was born; where the dream to run conservation field trips for Animal Management students first became a reality and where we met our incredible project partner, who we still run trips with, year in, year out.
Big news folks! Our Curriculum Exploration Officer, Rob Wilson, has been working hard behind the scenes here at Flooglebinder on a project that we are incredibly proud of and super excited to announce! We are the first student travel company to offer the AQA Unit Award Scheme (UAS)!
Funding an international trip is no simple task, and for many, a three-week Marine Conservation adventure in Thailand or a Wildlife Expedition to Costa Rica may feel entirely unattainable. However, in reality, there are a multitude of grants, awards and bursaries available to fund educational and recreational trips both inside the UK and abroad.
In the Atlantic Ocean, 1,600 kilometres off the coast of Portugal, lies the Azores archipelago.
When I first heard about the Geography and Sustainability trip to Iceland I knew I had to go; how many opportunities will there be to ethically explore the ‘land of fire and ice’?
As a travel company, our journey through the world comes with a paradox – the carbon footprint left by travel emissions.
For my work experience I came to Greece to work with the turtle conservation project. I started in Athens and made my way over to Kefalonia to stay and work with the turtles.
For the intrepid traveller that holds a passion for adventure, there is no better way to awaken the senses and the soul than by taking a foreign excursion.
Environmental DNA (or eDNA) is an emerging technique that has increased global efforts in species detection and quantification.
The first half of our South African adventure saw us at a privately owned lodge, designed for travellers like us to immerse ourselves in the surrounding nature.
The first half of our South African adventure saw us at a privately owned lodge, designed for travellers like us to immerse ourselves in the surrounding nature.
It goes without saying that the continent of Africa is home to some of the most fascinating wildlife on the planet. I (along with most of the world's population) have grown up watching the likes of Planet Earth. The experience you have as a visitor is vastly different, and in many ways, monumentally better.
Taking part in fundraising will not only help you gain the money you need for your upcoming trip but will also have a range of other benefits. The community involvement and support built will help create a sense of pride and ownership in the school.
The impact of travel on mental health in youth is vast and widespread. From building confidence and improving communication skills to learning new cultures and sampling new cuisines, travel at a young age provides a multitude of tools that will continue to benefit young people into adulthood and through life.
Greenwashing is a form of misleading marketing. It is a practice seen across many sectors including cosmetics, food, energy, tourism and fashion. Companies greenwash to make themselves seem more environmentally friendly for marketing purposes. They do this by providing misleading data regarding their environmental impact.
Hunter-gatherers travelled with the seasons, and people used natural services for all their needs. The change began with the age of agriculture 10,000 years ago when we began domesticating and ‘civilising’ nature. It is only within the most recent decades that the disconnection from nature took hold.
Aside from having an epic time exploring the beautiful St. David’s coastline in a boat, on land or jumping off rocks, the Wales programme has environmental conservation and sustainability at its heart.
It was incredible to feel that sense of adventure and do something scary but rewarding. I was reminded of my own strength and ability to grow from challenges, and ultimately, the experience brought me back to my passion for sustainable development.
200 businesses have accepted the challenge. We’re turning the climate crisis into climate action, reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Find out more at The Climate Pledge.
Flooglebinder is very proud to be part of Business Declares and the fast-growing network of businesses who acknowledge the Climate and Ecological Emergency, supporting the global climate strike.
This week we hear from Ian, co-founder of Flooglebinder, father, husband and conservationist, about the digital detox trip to South Africa. We asked him a few questions to find out more…
Here are some great tips and initiatives that you can setup at home or in school. Whether it’s starting eco clubs, talking to various stakeholders or just small changes to every day life.
Here are some great tips and initiatives that you can setup at home or in school. Whether it’s starting eco clubs, talking to various stakeholders or just small changes to every day life.
This week we talk to Brad, co-founder of Flooglebinder, travel addict, food lover and conservationist, about the teacher trip to Nicaragua. We asked him a few questions to find out more…
This week we talk to Brad, co-founder of Flooglebinder, travel addict, food lover and conservationist. Having just launched their new Sri Lanka project we asked him a few questions to find out more…
Ian Taylor, co-founder of Flooglebinder, family man, conservationist and previously a lecturer in animal behaviour and ecology, offers his advice and list of the top 5 destinations for conservation projects.
Here are some great tips and initiatives that you can setup at home or in school. Whether it’s starting eco clubs, talking to various stakeholders or just small changes to every day life.
now could be a great time to start planning and we want to give you some advice and tips for booking a holiday in 2021.
We asked our network of teachers what has been the impacts of COVID on teaching and here is what we discovered? 73% stated that they found it very difficult to assess engagement…