- Swim alongside manta rays on a Caribbean Island adventure.manta diablo image by Jose Hernaiz from Fotolia.com
Hike the Pyrenees mountains and go whitewater rafting on the Noguera Pallaresa River in southern Europe, or climb to the top of Mount Sinai and go camel trekking in Egypt. Stay in North America and visit Alcatraz and Mount Rushmore or camp out alone in the Anza Borrego Desert. Programs for adventure seekers are diverse, but one thing they all have in common is the opportunity for summer discovery and learning. - Adventure Links provides a variety of skill-building, physically challenging adventure programs for individuals and groups, such as rock climbing, cave exploration and whitewater rafting. Novice and intermediate rock climbers receive one-on-one training from experienced instructors. Participants learn to climb 30-to-50-foot cliffs, and all necessary equipment is provided by Adventure Links. Individuals interested in cave exploration and spelunking explore caves throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and elsewhere. The whitewater rafting program takes participants through Class II to Class V rapids along with professional staff members to offer instruction along the way. The program is offered on both a single-day and overnight basis, and previous experience is not required.
Adventure Links
13220 Yates Ford Road
Clifton, VA 20124
800-877-0954
adventurelinks.net - Adventure Out offers adventure programs for children and adults. Programs include backpacking adventures, rock climbing, survival training, mountain biking and surfing. The surfing program is a four-day camp available to novice and expert alike. Instructors work with participants in a 4-to-1 ratio to provide individual training. Campers learn to walk along the surfboard, maneuver, paddle and ride the waves. Program instructors are certified in CPR and lifeguard training.
The Survival and Backpacking Adventure program treks participants through the Anza Borrego Desert, where they learn to make fire, construct tools from stone and collect food and water. On the last night of the program, campers can choose to apply their newly learned skills as they brave the wilderness all alone.
Adventure Out
P.O. Box 7040
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
800-509-3954
adventureout.com - Broadreach offers a variety of exciting summer adventures abroad to adolescents and college students. Youths between ages 13 and 18 will enjoy the 21-day summer Grenadines Voyage. Campers travel to Grenada, Bequia, St. Vincent and St. Lucia in groups of 10 to 12 participants. The program requires participants to have scuba certification for the 30 or more dives conducted throughout the trip. In addition to scuba diving, participants learn to handle small boats, go water skiing, kneeboarding, rain forest hiking and sailing, and learn about marine biology. Campers hike through Grenada's jungles to waterfalls and see St. Vincent's famous volcano, which stands 4,000 feet tall. While scuba diving, divers see horse-eye jacks, copper sweepers, giant turtles, wrasse and eagle rays.
Broadreach Summer Adventures
806 McCulloch St., Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-256-8200
gobroadreach.com
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