Travel Program

Summit Travel represents the logical extension of our camping program for teenagers (ages 15+) who have outgrown the traditional camping experience, but still require opportunities for structured and supervised social experiences, and may need to transition to recreational opportunities of a more adult and "mainstream" nature. The Travel Program extends our concept of therapeutic recreation to three excursions. There are trips of 19, 18 and 13 days in length. Trips can be combined with a session at camp, which we often recommend for "transitioning" campers. The 13 day trip can be a great introduction to travel for the first time participant.

Tour One - Trans-Canada
June 27 to July 15, 2010 - $7,920

Our Trans-Canada Adventure will begin by flying from New York to Vancouver Canada. The program will then travel across Canada using a combination of overnight rail, airlines and coach. Our Eighteen night adventure will take us by the major cities/attractions of Halifax, Moncton, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, Vancouver, a total distance of over 4000 miles. We will discover the terrains of the Maritime Atlantic coast, the mixed wood plains of southern Quebec and Ontario, the Boreal Shield, the Prairies, the Mountain Cordillera of the Canadian Rockies, and then, of course, the Pacific Maritime coast. Climb from sea level up narrow mountain passes that rise 12,000 feet and fall back to sea level again. This journey shows the many new wonders and discoveries of small villages, big cities and infinite landscapes. As with all our trips there will be time for rest and relaxation and lots of just kid’s fun.

Tour Two - Colonial Eastern America
July 19 to July 30, 2010 - $4,620

Colonial America East Coast is an East Coast Historical/ Fun adventure of twelve nights. We will travel by Coach beginning in New York City. Our first stop will be Philadelphia where we will visit the Independence Mall with all of its sites celebrating the birth of America. In Philadelphia, we will also visit the Ben Franklin Science Museum. We will continue on to Baltimore where we will visit the inner Harbor with its wonderful Aquarium.

Moving South we will spend the next two nights in our nation's Capital, Washington DC. We will visit the Udvar Hazy Air and Space museum and the Museum of National History on the Mall. We will of course visit Congress and the various Monuments. Leaving Washington, we will continue on to the Triangle of Williamsburg, Yorktown and the Jamestown settlement. We will spend a few days in the area so the youngsters will have a chance to visit the Busch Gardens Amusement Park. From Williamsburg we will continue on to Charlestown and conclude our East Coast history tour in Atlanta returning to New York over the Blue Ridge Highway and up Route 81 to Gettysburg before arriving in New York and saying good bye.

Tour Three - Nature in Costa Rica
August 2 to August 19, 2010 - $8,500

Nature in Costa Rica, an eighteen day adventure will visit the eco-friendly country of Costa Rica. The group will fly from and to New York on scheduled airlines to San Jose. The Tour Directors and Nature Reserve Specialists will remain with the group 24 hours a day as they visit the Paos volcano, ride the aerial train through the canopy of the rain forest, and cruise the canals to see the monkeys and diverse wild life in the nature reserve. Our campers will swim in the hot springs, visit and study in the Biological Research station and meet with Costa Rican School children. We will swim in both Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. There will be plenty of time for rest and relaxation at the hotel pools. Costa Rica is a very people friendly country and the youngsters will be well received. This program will be limited to 35 participants and will have a staff ratio of one staff member for every two participants as well as the Group Leaders, Tour Guides, Nurse, Bus Driver and Nature Specialists. Because this program includes lots of opportunity for water activities, a significant percentage of our staff will be certified waterfront staff for the waterfront activities.