Travel in style with American Trails West teen tours. Covering Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Europe and much of mainland USA, ATW offers various activity-oriented trips running anywhere from two weeks to over a month. Participants stay in quality hotels, resorts and college dorms, eat in popular restaurants, travel to exciting places like amusement parks, clubs and beaches, and participate in activities such as white water rafting, surfing and lazer tag.
American Trails West
800-645-6260
ATWteentours.com
Teens can challenge themselves physically and mentally with Outward Bound. Geared towards providing youth with authentic outdoor experiences that push the limits of what they thought they were capable of, Outward Bound provides teens with valuable lessons in teamwork, survival, leadership and respect for the natural world. Courses are available throughout the country and have focuses such as sea kayaking, mountaineering and desert backpacking.
Outward Bound Wilderness Expeditions
866-467-7651
outwardbound.org
With service-geared trips to exotic locations like Peru, India and China, Lifeworks Difference offers teens the opportunity for exciting adventure and authentic cultural connections all while working to improve living conditions in their surroundings. Service programs range from helping in a Tibetan day care center in India to restoring ecology in the Virgin Islands. Lodging and dining options differ depending on the country.
Lifeworks International
800-808-2115
lifeworks-international.com
Become a citizen of the world with The Road Less Traveled. Offering service programs, language learning, leadership training and adventure expeditions, The Road Less Travels offers trips all over Europe, North America, Asia, Africa as well as Central and South America. From sea kayaking through a Norwegian fjord to Spanish language immersion to laying water pipes in Tanzania, The Road Less Traveled gives youth the opportunity to experience the world with a hands-on approach.
The Road Less Traveled
800-939-9839
Theroadlesstraveled.com
Academic Treks offers teens the unique opportunity to earn college credit while integrating their classroom studies into the exciting world around them. With adventures focused on marine science, language study or community service, Academic Treks takes teens to exotic locations ranging from South Africa to Belize to the Bahamas. Programs range from fourteen days to a month and include classroom learning that is linked to hands-on field work as well as adventure activities such as hiking and scuba diving.
Academic Treks
888-833-1908
Academictreks.com
