• Action Quest
    Who: Teenagers
    Phone: 800-317-6789
    Email: info@actionquest.com

    Worldwide adventure programs with certification training in sailing and scuba diving. Also water skiing, windsurfing and marine biology. Many voyages incorporate community service. Destinations include British Virgin Islands, French Polynesian Islands, Australia, Galapagos and Ecuador, and the Mediterranean.

  • Apogee Adventures
    Who: Ages 11-18, depending on trip
    Phone: 207-725-7025
    Email: info@apogeeadventures.com

    Outdoor adventure and community service trips in New England, British Columbia, Montana, and the Pacific Coast.

  • Elk Creek Ranch and Trek Program
    Who: Ranch: 13-18, Trek: 15-18
    Phone: 207-394-5361
    Email: rockinrrranch@aol.com

    A western wilderness experience that includes riding, hiking, fishing, glacier skiing, pack trips and ranch work projects.

  • Explorica Summer Academy
    Who: Ages 14-18
    Phone: 888-310-7123
    Email: info@summeracademy.com

    Combines international travel, study and adventure. Destinations include Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Europe, South Africa, China and the South Pacific.

  • Great Escapes Adventure Trips
    Who: Ages 12-16
    Phone: 508-428-2571
    Email: camp@ssymca.org

    Offering whitewater rafting, surfing, scuba diving, horseback riding, mountain biking, bicycle touring, kayaking, rock climbing, canoeing and backpacking. Trips take place in California, West Virginia, Maine, Colorado, Oregon, Washington D.C., the Cape and Islands, and Canada.

  • International Doorways
    Who: Teenagers
    Phone: 919-832-3706
    Email: info@internationaldoorways.com

    Combines travel, community service, cross-cultural interaction, language study, short internships and outdoor adventure. Destinations include Africa, Bali, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Panama.

  • Landmark Volunteers
    Who: High school students
    Phone: 413-229-0255
    Email: landmark@volunteers.com

    A non-profit organization providing high-school students with volunteer community service opportunities at 52 organizations across America.

  • Lifeworks Global Service Learning Program
    Who: Ages 14-19
    Phone: 800-808-2115
    Email: info@lifeworks-international.com

    Lifeworks combines service projects with cultural immersion, travel and outdoor adventure. Destinations include British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Galapagos, Thailand, China or Australia.

  • Overland
    Who: Entering Grade 6 through Finishing Grade 12
    Phone: 800-458-0588
    Email: info@overlandsummer.com

    Outdoor adventure travel, service, language and writing programs for students who love to have fun, meet new people and challenge themselves.

  • Projects Abroad
    Who: Ages 16-19
    Phone: 888-839-3535
    Email: info@projects-abroad.org

    Projects in journalism, medicine, photography, archaeology, equine placement, conservation, sports, veterinary medicine, diving, cookery, community work, physical therapy, Spanish, French, and law. Destinations include China, Nepal, India, Africa, Thailand, Peru, Mexico, Romania, Mongolia and Moldova.

  • Putney Student Travel
    Who: Entering 7th-12th grade, depends on program.
    Phone: 802-387-5000
    Email: info@goputney.com

    Domestic and international travel with programs in Community Service, Global Awareness, Language Learning, Cultural Exploration, and Pre-college Preparation. Destinations include North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, China and Australia.

  • The Road Less Traveled
    Who: Ages 13-19
    Phone: 800-939-9839
    Email: info@theroadlesstraveled.com

    Offering adventure expeditions, global perspectives programs, and community service learning programs for families and young people. Destinations include the US, Costa Rica, Azore Islands, Panama, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Peru, Tanzania, India, Bhutan, China, Guatemala, Spain and Norway.

  • Rustic Pathways
    Who: Ages: 14 and up, depends on program
    Phone: 800-321-4353
    Email: rustic@rusticpathways.com

    A variety of trips offering community service, adventure, photography, conservation and language immersion. Destinations in the US, Africa, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Fiji Islands, India, Thailand and Vietnam.

  • Sail Caribbean
    Who: Ages 13-22
    Phone: 800-321-0994
    Email: info@sailcaribbean.com

    Learn sailing, seamanship, leadership, scuba, marine biology, ecology and community service. No experience necessary. All programs take place on the various island chains of the Caribbean.

  • Sargent Center Wilderness Trips
    Who: Ages 11-17
    Phone: 603-525-3311

    Offering sea kayaking, backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking and coastal Maine exploration. Trips take place in northern New England, New York and Canada.

  • Student Hosteling Program
    Who: Ages 12-18
    Phone: 800-343-6132
    Email: shpbike@aol.com

    One to eight week bicycle trips through locations in New England, Canada, Europe, the Pacific coast and cross-country U.S.

  • Teen Wilderness Adventures
    Who: Ages 12-18
    Phone: 603-466-2727

    Hiking, biking, paddling and climbing in western Maine and northern New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Appalachian Mountain Club.

  • Terrapin Expeditions
    Who: Ages 13-17
    Phone: 206-595-7093
    Email: todd@terrapinexpeditions.com

    A small, independent outdoor adventure and leadership camp. Expedition Teams are made up of ten teens (age 13-17) and two adult trip leaders. Our 14- and 24-day adventures combine multiple wilderness sports while building a dynamic community, enhancing leadership and team-building skills. Trips take place in the state of Washington.

  • Thompson Island Outward Bound
    Who: Ages 12-17, depends on program
    Phone: 617-328-3900
    Email: admissions@thompsonisland.org

    "Connecting with Courage" for girls and "Passages" for boys includes sailing, sea kayaking, ropes course, backpacking, canoeing and/or rock-climbing. Environmental Expeditions focuses on marine ecology, seamanship and sailing. Also offering the "Intercept" program, for 13-17 year-olds who need to get back on track. Programs take place in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park, along the Mass. coastline, and in the White Mts. of New Hampshire.

  • Triskallian Tours
    Who: Completed grades 9-12
    Phone: 508-385-9222
    Email: info@triskallian.com

    Trips to Costa Rica and Thailand. The Costa Rica trip combines learning to surf with volunteer service projects. The Thailand trip is a cooperative adventure where groups of no more than 4 students make decisions concerning destinations, transportation and accommodations. Decisions are made in cooperation with experienced guides.

  • Visions Service Adventures
    Who: Ages 14-18
    Phone: 717-567-7313
    Email: info@VisionsServiceAdventures.com

    Cultural immersion and community service programs. Small groups live in host communities at sites in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

  • Windsor Mountain International
    Who: Entering grades 8-12
    Phone: 603-478-3166
    Email: dianna@WindsorMountain.org

    Language, cultural immersion, service projects, travel and outdoor adventure. Destinations include China, the Caribbean, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Southern Africa, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Montana and San Francisco.

  • World Horizons International
    Who: Ages 14-18
    Phone: 800-262-5874
    Email: worldhorizons@att.net

    Community service trips to Boston, Bulgaria, California, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Iceland, India, Italy and Utah. Also offers photography trips to the UK and Iceland for any level photographer.

  • YMCA Camp Takodah Wilderness Expeditions
    Who: Boys & Girls, ages 11 and up, varies with program
    Phone: 603-352-0447
    Email: info@camptakodah.org

    Our programs provide a blend of adventure travel, teamwork, environmental awareness, outdoor skill development and personal growth opportunities. Destinations include New England, Pennsylvania, California and Hawaii.