Adventure Summer Camp in Austria

Course Description: Adventure Summer Camp in Austria

🎓 Course Overview

This two-week mountain and lake multi-activity camp in Zell am See, Austria, is for young people aged 10–17. Each weekday morning campers spend about three hours on organised outdoor activities in the mountains and on Lake Zell, in groups set by age and skill level. The programme has run for many years, with many campers returning summer after summer.

📚 Academic Content

Mountain Activities

Rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking on trails that start at the camp's door, a high-ropes course, nature trails, orienteering, outdoor survival skills, archery and yoga.

Lake Activities

Kayaking, paddleboarding, lake swimming and windsurfing on Lake Zell, a few minutes from camp.

Skill-Based Groups

Activity groups are formed by age and ability, based on swimming, climbing and biking tests at the start of camp. Trained counsellors work under an experienced programme coordinator who ensures high-quality equipment and appropriate clothing, and fully qualified local specialist staff with knowledge of the terrain support the specialist activities. Morning sessions add up to roughly 15 hours a week.

📍 Campus & Location

The camp is in Zell am See, in Austria's Salzburg region, on the south side of town, about five minutes from the shores of Lake Zell and ten minutes from the town centre. The valley setting looks out to the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier and the Hohe Tauern National Park, and the city of Salzburg is about 90 km away.

The camp's base, the Kitzsteinhorn Klub, has activity areas, classrooms, two sports halls, bouldering halls and climbing walls, beach-volleyball and basketball courts, trampolines, a dance and yoga studio, an outdoor pool with waterslides, a high-ropes course, a campfire area, bowling lanes, billiards, table tennis and a theatre. Nearby are hiking and mountain-biking trails, the lake for swimming, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking and windsurfing, mini-golf, waterfalls and mountain huts.

🏫 Accommodation & Meals

Campers stay at the Kitzsteinhorn Klub, a recently renovated, family-run, purpose-built complex. Rooms are modern four-bed rooms, each with its own shower and toilet, and roommates are assigned by age and gender. The hallways, wings and lounges used by the camp are reserved exclusively for its campers. Bed linen is provided.

Meals are served in four themed dining rooms, with a menu that mixes local and international dishes and a special barbecue once a week. Vegetarian options are available at every meal, and other diets can be accommodated on request.

🚌 Excursions & Activities

Saturdays are excursion days. Highlights include a day trip to Salzburg, the Krimml Waterfalls, a trek through the Sigmund Thun Klamm gorge, a visit to the Welten Museum and an overnight stay in a mountain hut. Excursions include free time for cultural visits, shopping and exploring in small groups, and admission fees for places of interest are included. Sunday starts with a late wake-up and a relaxed morning.

Afternoons are spent on sign-up activities and evenings on a social programme, shared with campers from the other programmes and organised and supervised by counsellors.

⏰ A Day in the Life

A sample weekday (subject to change):

• 07:30 — Activity: Wake up

• 08:00 — Activity: Breakfast

• 09:00 — Activity: Period A – speciality programme

• 10:45 — Activity: Period B – speciality programme

• 12:15 — Activity: Lunch

• 13:30 — Activity: All-camp meeting

• 14:00 — Activity: Period C – sign-up activities

• 15:45 — Activity: Period D – sign-up activities

• 17:15 — Activity: Free time

• 18:15 — Activity: Dinner

• 19:30 — Activity: Evening programme

• 22:00 — Activity: Lights out for ages 10–12 (22:30 for ages 13–14, 23:00 for ages 15 and over)

Saturday is excursion day; Sunday begins with a late wake-up and a relaxed morning.

2027 Dates & Fees 📅

This is a residential camp. Each session runs for two weeks, from Sunday to Saturday. Campers arrive between 10:00 and 16:00 on the first day and are collected before 12:00 on the last day. Fees are quoted in euros (EUR).

• Sunday 4 July – Saturday 17 July — Length: 2 weeks — Residential: €3,800

• Sunday 18 July – Saturday 31 July — Length: 2 weeks — Residential: €3,800

Optional extras: accident and illness insurance (€130 per child per two-week session; if declined, families must give their own policy details on the health form), escorted transfers from Salzburg Airport, Munich Airport and Zell am See train station (available for an additional fee), and early arrival or late departure nights by prior arrangement (€150 per child per night; not available before the first or after the last session).

Payment: a deposit of €800 per booking is due within 48 hours of booking, and the balance is due by 1 May 2027 (it can be paid in instalments before then). Bookings made after 1 May 2027 must be paid in full within 48 hours. If a family cancels before 1 May the deposit is forfeited; from 1 to 31 May, 50% of the total paid is charged; and from 1 June, 100% is charged. No refund is given for late arrival or early departure.

✔️ What's Included

Two weeks of residential camp: shared en-suite accommodation with bed linen, all meals, the morning speciality programme (about 15 hours of mountain and lake activities per week), afternoon sign-up activities and the evening programme, weekend excursions with admission fees to places of interest, 24/7 supervision by counsellors and basic first-aid care from the on-site health team.

Not included: travel to and from camp, escorted transfers, accident and illness insurance, early arrival or late departure nights, and pocket money (around €150–250 is recommended for a two-week session, depending on age, and is deposited in the camp bank on arrival). Medical care beyond basic first aid is at the family's expense unless the optional insurance is taken.

🛡️ Safety & Welfare

There is an average ratio of one counsellor to six campers on each site; counting managers, nurses and other support staff, the overall adult-to-camper ratio can be as generous as 1:4. Residential counsellors are at least 21 years old (most are 21–35), come from many countries and all speak English. They are selected through interviews and reference checks, complete pre-camp training and are required to hold full CPR and first-aid certification. Experienced management teams run each site.

Full-time health care specialists are based on site, with nurses available 24 hours a day; they hold and dispense all medication and liaise with local doctors and hospitals, and parents are called at the first opportunity if a child is ill or injured. Mobile phones and tablets are handed in and returned once a day during free time (parents are encouraged to call between about 16:30 and 18:00). On excursions, campers aged 12 and under are always with a counsellor, while those aged 13 and over may explore in groups of at least three, carry emergency contact numbers and check in at meeting points at least every 90 minutes; parents of older campers can ask in writing for constant counsellor accompaniment. Passports and pocket money are kept securely in the camp office, and smoking, alcohol and drugs are strictly prohibited.

💡 Who This Programme Is For

This camp suits active 10–17-year-olds who love being outdoors and want to try a wide variety of mountain and water sports. Groups are matched to age and ability, so it works for first-timers as well as experienced adventurers.

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