Westcoast Connection: European Discovery Program Overview & Recommendation

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Choice Camps Recommendation of Westcoast Connection: European Discovery

Throughout the past 27 years, Westcoast Connection has become one of the premiere teen travel providers in the world. With teen-focused itineraries that provide the perfect mix of fun, adventure, learning, and relaxation, Westcoast Connection travel programs are great for teens with a variety of interests and ambitions. To ensure that each traveler gets the most out of their experience, Westcoast trips are founded on the “each and every” philosophy – the concept of respecting the individual while creating a bonded group on each trip. With amazing sights, activities, hotels, and restaurants, there’s no doubt that Westcoast Connection will show you the “perfectly planned, perfectly paced” summer of a lifetime.

Trip Description

Westcoast Connection Teen Tours: European Discovery takes students completing 9th and 10th grade on a whirlwind tour of Europe over 32 incredible days.

Westcoast Connection Teen Tours: European Discovery trip highlights include:
• London's Theatre Night
• Three exciting dance clubs
• French & Adriatic Riviera
• Authentic Italian Cooking School
• Cruise down the Seine
• Swim the grottos at Capri
• Ski or Snowboard Swiss Alps
• Whitewater Raft Isere River
• Venice Gondola Ride
• Eiffel Tower & Arc de Triomphe
• Rodin Museum – The Thinker
• Café Life on Champs Elysées
• Versailles and Notre Dame Cathedral
• Mona Lisa – the Louvre
• Amsterdam Comedy Club
• Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Colosseum, Pantheon & The Forum
• Ruins of Pompeii
• Disneyland Paris
• Vatican City
• Matterhorn
• Anne Frank House & Van Gogh Museum
• Buckingham Palace
• Madame Tussaud’s

Staff Overview

Westcoast Connection interviews each staff candidate face-to-face during the hiring process. Westcoast staff members are hired for their expertise in specific areas – for example, you’ll find that staff members who lead service-based adventures have service backgrounds and experiences. Each Westcoast Connection tour is headed by a trip leader who is typically in their late 20’s or early 30’s. Trip leaders are supported by staff in their early 20’s.

Setting & Accommodations

During Westcoast Connection Teen Tours: European Discovery, travelers spend 30 nights in hotels and resorts.

Hotel & Resort Stays Include:
• Hotel Michelangelo – Sorrento
• Radisson SAS – Amsterdam
• Grand Hotel – Rimini
• Hotel Cicerone – Rome
• Hotel Roma – Florence

Safety Standards

All Westcoast Connection staff members take part in an extensive assortment of orientation workshops that train them in the program philosophy and procedures. Every Westcoast staff member is certified in first aid and CPR. All programs involving water activities include a certified life guard on staff at all times.

Because most Westcoast programs have been running for many years, every staff member knows key physicians and medical facilities along their route in case of illness or emergency. Each trip also has a medical representative in charge of distributing prescription medicine to campers who require it.

As a final safety precaution, Westcoast Connection employs several program supervisors who personally check-in throughout each trip and meet with the campers and staff. Updates are relayed to Westcoast’s offices that are open seven days a week to keep parents and company representatives informed of any situations that may arise.