Missing a week- Need advice!!

I will be a freshman this year, double majoring in Enviro and Bio. I want to take a a whale shark research trip to Tanzania with a world famous shark scientist. Marine biology is my passion and my chosen career path and I feel like this trip will be a great experience and a great resume builder. However, I would be missing 4 days of classes in the middle of November…is it worth it? I plan on talking to my professors beforehand about making up work and exams but my parents aren’t convinced…Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Edit: My class schedule is pretty easy, I looked on rate my professor and it doesn’t look like any of my professors are unreasonable and they don’t give a ton of work.

Email your professors. As long as they allow you to make up the work and you are confident you can manage, it’s absolutely worth it. I’d skip class for lesser experiences than that lol