Below are sample itineraries so that you can determine the perfect destination for your group! Don’t see your preferred destination or attraction? Let us know and we can work to customize a SerVacation for your group!
Check out the tours below and contact us to discuss:
Homeschool Family Day Trips in Central Florida
Are you looking for meaningful , curriculum-based travel experiences with hands-on learning opportunities? Desire to show your children the importance of giving back? Our homeschool day trips combine volunteering and vacation into one, and are a unique and engaging way to supplement their classroom learning. By participating in volunteer vacations with SerVacations you are not only providing your children with unforgettable travels, but you are also instilling valuable lessons about community-building and service. And it’s not just a vacation for the kids! Parents and grandparents love the opportunity to relax for the day, meet other homeschool families, and experience new things through their children’s’ eyes.
Group Leaders, please check out some of our sample tour destinations below. Tell us what you’re interested in by clicking “Ask A Question” to the right and we’ll be in touch with pricing, details, and availability, or call us at 813-498-2229 to get started planning your group’s tour. We provide you with a private URL for your tour, and take care of all the registration and payment for your group. We are adding new itineraries every week. If you have a location in mind, please let us know!
Silver Springs State Park & Silver River Natural History Museum
You and your group will experience the wonder of Florida's very first tourist attraction and a National Landmark! Students can uncover the history of eco-tourism in Florida as they discover the biology of the world's largest artesian spring as well as the Natural, Native American, and Pioneer histories of central Florida. Enjoy the famous narrated glass bottom boat ride, gardens, lunch, and special private tours of the Silver River Natural History Museum and Florida Cracker Pioneer Village. Our adventure also includes the opportunity to be good stewards and serve the park and its rangers with a special kid-friendly park cleanup/beautification volunteer activity!
Tarpon Springs SerVacation
Dive into the history, culture, and adventure in Tarpon Springs! The village of Tarpon Springs has been known well over a century for its Greek culture and the many Greek-American families who for generations have called it home. Sponge divers from the Mediterranean originally settled in this, "the sponge capital of the world" when they found that the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida were "the place" in America where sponges abound. Today, this area is home to many family-owned Greek restaurants, bakeries, and markets, and the locals are as friendly and welcoming as in the old country!
On this SerVacation, you will start the morning with a wonderful volunteer service opportunity, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Tarpon Springs sponge docks and sponge exchange, an authentic Greek lunch, a sponge boat ride experience like no other, and as if that’s not enough, a coffee and pastry tasting!
All-American Military Heritage Day Trip
Explore our nation’s rich military heritage aboard the American Victory Ship docked in beautiful downtown Tampa! You and your group will pack care packages for military service members serving overseas, hear from an active duty officer who will give a fun introduction to the branches of the military, tour the American Victory Ship, and enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch from Mission BBQ all while onboard one of only four operational WWII ships in the country!
Behind the Scenes in Champa Bay! To Benefit Florida Rising Stars (or your Charity)
You and your group can enjoy a 75-minute Tampa Sports Authority Tour of Raymond James Stadium featuring the architect who designed the famous and much-beloved endzone pirate ship!
Get a behind-the-scenes tour complete with even a visit to the brig, and learn from the source all about the evolution of one of professional sports' most acclaimed stadium features. Following the tour, we will head across the street to Steinbrenner Field to socialize and watch a Tampa Tarpons baseball game! A reserved seat, hot dog, and drink are included in this package.
At this “Love Our Neighbor” single-day event, instead of volunteering, we’ll be raising money for underprivileged youth to attend expert-led camps teaching about off-the-field sports careers or for a charity of your choice!
Florida Rising Stars Foundation
Do you know a middle or high school student who is interested in off-the-field sports careers like broadcasting, marketing, officiating, sports management, and sports medicine? Florida Rising Stars Foundation leads one and two-day camps taught by experts on all of these subjects while also educating youth on nutrition, mental health, and substance abuse. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to sponsor camp tuition for underprivileged youth!
Victorian Christmas Serve & Stroll in Downtown Tampa
Is your group looking for a fun way to kick off the holiday season and volunteer as a group this year? On this SerVacation Day Trip, you will enjoy a Volunteer Service Experience with Metropolitan Ministries or Salvation Army, a Scenic Boat Ride on the Hillsborough River including narration, Lunch on the Verandah of the Tampa Bay Hotel or dinner at a nearby restaurant, and the famous Victorian Christmas Stroll at the Plant Museum! Both daytime and evening events are possible.
130 years ago, railroad magnate H.B. Plant built the majestic Tampa Bay Hotel, overlooking the Hillsborough River & Tampa Bay, as a winter refuge welcoming wealthy families from the Northeast who wanted to experience the exotic beauty of Florida. Now it is your chance to re-discover it as well!
Let us invite your group to take a step back into Christmas past, a simpler time, a slower pace, a Victorian Christmas! Experience the true meaning of Christmas by taking the time to give back, “Making Memories that Matter!”