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Spring Break 2008

By Kathleen Crislip, About.com Guide to Student Travel

All the information you need about spring break 2008, including the 2008 spring break hot spots, what to do, where to stay, how to get there -- like spring break deals -- and the rest of the dope. Ideas on gay spring break and on volunteering for an alternative spring break, too.

  1. Spring Break 101
  2. Where to Go for Spring Break 2008
  3. Alternative Spring Break Ideas
  4. Getting There
  1. Spring Break and Passports
  2. Spring Break in Mexico
  3. Spring Break Safety

Spring Break 101

MTV Spring Break in Cancun

The mothership: Spring Break 101 is a hub of info pointing you toward figuring it all out. Get started with spring break planning here.

Where to Go for Spring Break 2008

Parasailing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Photo c Kathleen Crislip

Where's the action for spring break 2008? Get the skinny with this list of top spring break 2008 hot spots (if you prefer, know where you ain't going!). Cancun tops the list again, and new passport rules keep Puerto Rico (no passport needed and a reasonable drinking age) in the running; Lake Havasu and Vegas -- still nowhere; Europe: way in.

Alternative Spring Break Ideas

Habitat for Humanity Spring Break Volunteers in Mississippi

Students can seek alternative spring break sun and sand while volunteering in Central American conservation and home building projects with i-to-i, MTV is joining forces with United Way's Storm Corps and United Way is also sponsoring alternative spring break for volunteers in downtown Detroit, and non-profit housebuilder Habitat for Humanity is again seeing a swell of students turning up to pound nails in storm-slammed Gulf Coast communities. You can build your own alternative spring break ideas, too, like rebuilding national park trails or finding the perfect volunteer match near you.

Getting There

Qantas plane on the Sydney runway - c Kathleen Crislip

Wherever you're headed for spring break 2008, from Australia to Mexico, you can find deals, discounts and packages -- an entire industry is devoted to spring break travel, in fact. You could easily spend the most if your travel is right inside the US of A, but that can be avoided with student travel discounts. Figure it all out before you hit the spend button, and you can avoid spending all of those precious spring break bucks on the travel alone.

Spring Break and Passports

Have passport, will travel - (c) Kathleen Crislip

New passport rules requiring 'em for air travel back from Mexico and the Caribbean (excepting US territories) may seem limiting to spring break plans. And it takes up to two months to get a passport, though you can rush a passport quicker. However, if you don't have one, know that lots o' other students don't, either -- meaning there'll be action aplenty happening in spring break destinations not requiring passports (some very cool options, too).

Spring Break in Mexico

Palapas on the Puerto Vallarta Beach - c Kathleen Crislip

Ahhh, Mexico. That sunny land just south of the border is home to some of the sweetest beaches and most majestic mountains in North America, and it's a great place to get started on a life of travel. It's not especially spendy to hit the sugary sands of Mexico for spring break, and you can drive into Mexico without a passport if need be. Get the whole skinny on Mexico travel for student travelers, backpackers and spring breakers.

Spring Break Safety

Girl in Spring Break Tshirt

Don't let safety concerns keep you from traveling where and when you want to -- spring break is a great time to get a taste of what the whole travel thing is all about. Be prepared and savvy, and be ready to enjoy.

Kathleen Crislip
Guide since 2004

Kathleen Crislip
Student Travel Guide

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