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Junior PolarExplorers Winter Break Camp
Professional polar guides introduce your junior explorers to the skills required to adapt and thrive in the freezing wilderness.
Lodging | Activities |
|---|---|
N/A | Youth |
From | Duration |
|---|---|
Gillson or Skokie Lagoons | 3 days 3 hours per day |
Skill Rating | Van Supported |
|---|---|
1 | N/A |
Single Supplement | Price |
|---|---|
N/A | $360 |
Included
All equipment, instruction and supervision.
Not Included
Transportation, personal clothing and equipment. Cancellation policy applies.
Upcoming Dates:
December. Call to confirm space.
ITINERARY
After registering a full email confirmation packet will be sent with details on what to bring and what to expect. This includes directions to our locations and the Parent Manual.
The necessary forms will be provided in a link and submission required prior to drop off.
Location is communicated prior to the start time via, email, and/or text message.
Please plan to arrive early our guides will start promptly.
After our orientation and an overview of the next couple of hours, the group will begin the daily challenge.
We will use our time in small groups inspiring creativity, teamwork, and independence.
All activities will be held outdoors. Outdoor conditions and weather are considered in the selection of activities. Example activities include snowshoe building, snowshoeing, fire building, dutch oven cooking, navigation, and scavenger hunts.
Our Belize kayak and camping trip was not what anyone expected due to unseasonably windy, rainy and cool weather. But we had a grand adventure nonetheless! How many times in your life do you get a chance to help a Belizean captain right and bail his swamped boat? Learn the ebb and flow of life on a tiny uninhabited Caribbean island? See a tiger ray leaping from the water trying to shake off the eel attached to its middle? Backpedal furiously to avoid a collision with a huge loggerhead turtle swimming your way as you snorkel? Eat comforting conch stew at a picnic table, the taste heightened by the sweetness of plantains and sharpness of the ubiquitous Marie Sharp's hot sauce? We experienced all that and much more with our small group this February. Our guide and fearless leader CP was perpetually cheerful and accommodating even as we confronted multiple days of high seas after landing on Moho Caye. He gave us opportunities to kayak whenever conditions permitted but also kept us safe. The local support team of Ian and his son Shane were steady and resourceful even under adverse circumstances. In addition to providing information, guidance and motor transport when needed, they fed us well, including platters of fresh fruit and hot fry jacks cooked in a primitive outdoor kitchen. This was our fourth trip with Northwest Passage, and we are on the lookout for our next one. As always, the company and its excellent staff provided a personalized, unique and fun adventure trip. Derek Belize 2026
My son and I had a fabulous time. Crystal clear water for paddling and swimming. Great scenery. Clean, comfortable accommodations. Wonderful professional, competent, helpful, friendly and enthusiastic guides Chris and Sean. I'd do it again in a heartbeat but I think next time I'll try a different trip.
By Chuck F on Sep 30, 2024
Our family of 5 had an amazing time exploring the Apostle Islands with our guides. Our kids had a blast and will never forget this trip. We felt safe and prepared for the adventure. And to top it all off the food was terrific! One of our family members requires a gluten free diet and they were able to accommodate that with no issues. Thank you, Chris and Ted and Northwest Passage, we could not have asked for a better family trip!
By Sarah B on Sep 04, 2024
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