Travel for Teens: West Coast Explorer

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Travel for Teens offers a fun and authentic travel experience for teens that goes beyond merely sight-seeing and bus tours. With native trip leaders to guide groups through host countries, Travel for Teens offers unparalleled access to the world of teen travel. Trips feature choices in activities and isn’t bound to rigid schedules which enriches each individual experience. Programs provide for every taste and interest.

To get the most out of the traveling experience, Travel for Teens requires little to no bus time and stays in authentic hotels or homestays and avoids bland chain hotels. Immersion into the culture is a top priority for each trip and maximizes the experience. Travel for Teens hopes to make tour members more competent, confident and prepared for a world outside of their comfort zone.

Trip Description

Get ready to experience the West Coast’s vast and varied landscape of adventure. The trip begins in San Francisco with visits to noted landmarks, shopping and restaurants. From there travelers move out of the city to take in the majestic redwoods in Muir Woods. Silicon valley is the next stop showcasing technology giant Google’s headquarters.

Travel for Teens trek across the West Coast showcases famous landmarks as well as little known gems. Travelers will experience all walks of life from busy city streets to relaxing on Lake Tahoe. Options are always available and TFT avoids constraining travelers to a strict schedule, whether it be going to see a baseball game or heading down to Venice Beach to learn to surf.

Expert staff supervises all trips and activities while bonding with their groups. All staff members are enthusiastic and encourage travelers to try new activities and branch out to make lifelong friends to share this once in a lifetime experience.

Staff Overview

All staff members undergo extensive interviewing, training, and ongoing evaluation. All counselors are certified in first-aid and CPR. Very few new staff are hired each year due to high retention rate. Trip leaders do not lead a trip without prior experience as a TFT counselor. With few exceptions, students are fully supervised on all of our journeys. Most staff members have lived in the countries they are leading each trip in and are able to offer deeper insights into the culture and lifestyle.

Setting & Accommodations

Travelers will stay in authentic hotels close to the center of each city to maximize the cultural experience. Travel for Teens tries to avoid staying in chain hotels to encourage immersion into each specific region.

Safety Standards

Travelers are under staff supervision at all times except select hour to hour and a half shopping trips. While on the mountains professionals supervise and teach correct technique to avoid injury. Travel for teens analyzes every aspect and detail of each trip and goes over contingency plans and emergency numbers for each country. Each site and hotel is visited and approved before bringing a group and first aid kits are always on hand. English-speaking doctors are on hand most of the time, but when they are not the bilingual staff act as interpreters.