Just being lazy in the holidays becomes less attractive from year to year. Not only the children and youth want programs that suits their age but adults and families want to share new experiences and like to be active in vacation instead of lying on the beach only. Adventure programs are great to attract new customers and keep the returning rate of existing guests high. Camp Adventure with its long-term experience and its camps where we try out our new adventure ideas before establishing them in resorts etc. is your partner to help you out in this complicated area due to a lot of safety restrictions.
Our outdoor team will come to counsel you how to improve your programs. Looking at the natural surroundings and the possibilities regarding the size of your team and the housing we will find individually the best opportunities to improve your program or/and site with adventurous programs for any age. The program length can be from 1 hour to a full day program – whatever is most suitable for you. On the following pages you will find some examples of what we can offer you, but as all hotels and resorts are different some things will be not possible for you. From very low cost but high staff involvement to high costs and almost no staffing anything can be created for you.
High ropes courses are the ultimate group or team challenge. They are a combination of both vertical and horizontal challenges, constructed from wood, cable and ropes installed above the ground between trees, wood poles or steel framework.
When participants go up on a high ropes course there is a great opportunity for them to learn about risk taking, their own perceived limits, how they perform under pressure, how they give and receive support from other people, and how working with others collaboratively can help an individual achieve more than they thought they could accomplish.
With our team of highly skilled staff we can build any sorts of high or low ropes elements in your hotel/resort. From teambuilding elements that can be done by company and management teams or adults to high ropes courses with a length from 15m to 3km that are based on a individual testing of the limits (adventure parcs), we will build a great activity for everybody in your facility. Famous are our “Mini-Highropes” for kids aged 1-6 years in 1m height. From 1 to 60 different stations or just a flying fox to have a special thrill for your clients – anything is possible. In the natural environment of the forest or on the plain field.
Camp Adventure will work closely with you and your organization to develop a ropes course consisting of the appropriate activities for the type of groups you will be serving and which is appropriate for your site and image.
Types
There are two different types of high ropes courses that can be build: the “maze high ropes courses” allow for the whole group or a portion of the group to all experience the ropes course together. All elements are linked together. Participants have options at each transition point. Or the high ropes courses which is formed more as a line where one participant a time goes up and completes the activity. These types of courses can be one single element or a series of single elements.
Forest or field
High ropes courses can be built in trees or on utility poles, or a combination of these two. Courses may also be constructed indoors, such as on the trusses of a gymnasium. Each type of course has advantages and disadvantages, and Camp Adventure can help you determine what will best meet your needs.
We can offer you professional climbing staff who take care of your clients or through our certification program teach your in-house staff members to become certified High Ropes Course Safety Instructors or assistants. Please have a look on our section 5 – Formation of staff members for more information.
The low ropes elements are close to the ground so the perceived risk is low, but still challenging to complete. Participants gradually expand their comfort zones (sometimes dramatically) and recognize fears that may block personal and professional achievement. Each challenge draws upon team members to actively support each other. Low ropes courses can either be permanently constructed or portable team challenge events used by participant teams of 12 - 16 people.
Camp Adventure will plan and construct the best low ropes courses for your hotel/resort/facility that will get teams or families together in a new way. Great activities and problem solving that can attract new customers.
Participants are challenged to overcome obstacles and solve problems. They must work together in small groups to achieve goals while learning communication skills, patience, innovative thinking, and problem solving
techniques. They may pass through a giant spider web, swing over a bottomless pit, or cross an alligator infested swamp with only 2 planks. The activities utilize success to develop confidence, esteem, leadership and friendship. Low ropes courses are excellent for teambuilding, schools, sports teams and families. These experiences improve communication, problem
solving and build meaningful bonds.
Examples of elements
A. Spiders Web
The object is to move the entire group through the web openings so that each person goes through a distinct
opening without touching the web. If a participant is successful, that opening conceptually closes for the remainder of the problem. If anyone touches the web during an attempt, the person being passed through must return and try again through that same opening.
B. The Wall
As a group, participants will use only their resources to get each member of the entire group up an over a twelve-foot wall. This challenge
allows participants to see that seemingly impossible blocks can be overcome with the help of one’s own strength and of friends. This initiative often teaches that illusions are only surface deep.
C. V-Trail
Two diverging cables that originate from the same support and are connected on the far end into two separate supports. The object is for two participants, each standing on a separate cable, to maintain physical contact with one another and move from the apex of the traverse to the far end without falling from the cables or losing contact.
And we have many more…
We can coach and instruct your staff members to be in house Low Ropes course instructors. Please have a look at the section “formation of staff members”.
Even real archery teams are jealous of our archery ranges. They can be built up (and taken down) in 10 minutes or stationary with natural materials which give a great adventure feeling. Indoor or outdoor solutions are available with 3D targets and all quality equipment necessary provided by Camp Adventure.The instruction and certification of Archery Instructors can be done through our certification program as well.
We will help you to find new ideas on how to use our lake/sea close to your hotel. From raft building activities for kids or management teams during teambuilding exercises to sea kayaking to explore the real sea nature we find the best suitable program for your area. We always check the currents and safety concerns so that risks are minimized and help you to be fully equipped including swim docks, safety equipment and the training of your staff.
From special camp fire programs for kids or company teams to natural exploring sessions such as survival programs or N.I.N. (Navigation In Nature) we can show you how to attract especially kids easily without a lot of equipment but just with attention from staff that we will train. We show you how to integrate it in your programs and market easily so that you will get more guests.
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