Westcoast Connection: Ultimate California Program Overview & Recommendation

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Choice Camps Recommendation of Westcoast Connection: Ultimate California

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: Ultimate California takes students on an extensive adventure through Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Westcoast Connection Teen Tours: Ultimate California trip highlights include:
• 14 Days in Sunny California
• Learn to surf with professional instructors
• Lake Tahoe Sailing Cruise
• Whitewater Raft the Snake River
• Las Vegas Boulevard, Gameworks & Ride the Stratosphere
• Boulder Creek Path and Pearl Street
• Universal Studios, City Walk & Disneyland
• Front row seats at IMPROV Comedy Club
• Rock’n San Francisco Dance Club
• Hard Rock Cafe & The Cheesecake Factory
• Major League Baseball
• San Diego Zoo and Ultrazone Laser Tag
• Venice Beach, Rodeo Drive & Hollywood
• Fisherman's Wharf & Alcatraz Prison Tour
• Sedona Pink Jeep Tour
• Waterski, Wakeboard or Tube Lake Tahoe
• Challenge Ropes Course & Mountain Biking
• Lagoon-a-Beach Amusement Park and Alpine Slide
• Magnificent National Parks: Bryce, Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Teton & Grand Canyon

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: Ultimate California, travelers spend 27 nights in hotels, resorts, and dorms.

Hotel & Resort Stays Include:
• Westin San Francisco Market Street (3 nights)
• Doubletree Resort, San Diego (3 nights)
• Monte Carlo, Las Vegas (2 nights)
• Marriott McDowell Mountains, Scottsdale (2 nights)
• Quality Inn, Rock Springs (1 night)
• Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming (2 nights)
• Park City Peaks Hotel (2 nights)
• Squaw Valley Lodge Lake Tahoe (3 nights)
• Quality Inn, Kanab (2 nights)
• Grand Canyon Inn (1 night)

Dorm Stays Include:
• UCLA Dorms and Suites (5 nights)
• University of Colorado, Boulder (2 nights)

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.