Fly to Portland, where your orientation officially begins with some of our favorite icebreakers and “get to know you” activities.

Get set for a thrilling jet boat ride on the Willamette River. Take a ride in a surrey along the quaint waterfront. Enjoy an evening of ice skating and/or sampling VooDoo Doughnuts!

Travel south to the university town of Eugene, home of the Ducks! Learn to surf on the Oregon Coast with a professional surf school. Explore some of the world’s most impressive natural sand dunes. Buckle up and take a ride on an exciting dune buggy tour in the dunes along the Oregon coast.

Toss fish with the Pike Place fishmongers. Sail the Puget Sound in a high-performance yacht. Add your contribution to the infamous tradition and stick your gum on the Market Theater Gum wall. Rock out in front of a virtual audience On Stage at the Museum of Popular Culture (MoPoP). Take in Seattle, 518′ off the ground at the top of the Space Needle. Buckle up for Whirlyball, a team sport that combines elements of basketball and lacrosse in bumper cars. If the Mariners are playing at home during your visit, cheer them on at T-Mobile Park.

On your way to Whistler, check out trendy Granville Island, Vancouver, and enjoy street performers and a marketplace lunch. Head to sunshine and snow together in the summertime in Whistler BC! Browse the shops in the pedestrian friendly village. Travel 2.7 miles reaching a maximum height of 1,427′ over Fitzsimmons Creek from Whistler to Blackcomb and back again on the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. Clip into Via Ferrata, a network of steel cables that run the length of a mountain face and cross built-in steps, handles, beams and bridges while you are struck by spectacular views of nature all around. Conquer the Sasquatch, a monster zipline over a mile long and is the longest zipline in all of Canada and the USA! You will experience spectacular views and 7,000 feet of pure eco-exhilaration! Will you take it on? Relax in your fully furnished condos and hangout in the outdoor hot tub.

Learn to waterski or wakeboard with professional instructors or go banana boating in Lake Okanagan. For those more advanced wakeboarders, try out wakesurfing and enjoy the ride in this hands-free, freestyle sport. Lounge lakeside, tan, listen to your tunes or play football on the sandy beach.

Marvel at the glacial-fed, emerald-colored Lake Louise. Hike past Mirror Lake to the Lake Agnes Teahouse to taste some of their famous apple crumble. Browse the shops in the quaint town of Banff. Tour the Athabasca Glacier on the Columbian Icefields in Jasper National Park to sip glacier water and throw a snowball or two. Snap a photo in front of the husky-shaped Peyto Lake and admire the impressive Bow Falls outside the Banff Springs Hotel.

Visit Canada Olympic Park, home of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Race a downhill kart around 50 twists and turns and covering a distance of over 1800 meters (5905 feet) on a continuous downhill gravity-fed trajectory. Take in “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” at the Calgary Stampede. For the 17-day trip, enjoy your farewell and cherish memories that last well beyond summer’s end!

Take a scenic boat tour on Lake McDonald, the largest lake in Glacier National Park. Have your camera ready for breathtaking views of the west side of the park. Spend an evening strolling through the resort town of Whitefish, in the Rocky Mountains.

Spend the night in Bozeman, give axe-throwing a try, and catch a summer movie before continuing to Jackson Hole the next day.

Whitewater raft the Snake River and brave its many rapids including Lunch Counter, Big Kahuna, Champagne and Ropes. Keep your eyes peeled for bison and elk at Yellowstone. Visit Old Faithful and watch it shoot 3,700 to 8,400 gallons of boiling water 106' to 185' in the air. Stroll on the boardwalk over the Fountain Paint Pots. Explore the town square of Jackson Hole and gaze at the snowcapped mountains in Teton National Park.

Visit the home of the 2002 Winter Olympics and take an extreme tubing ride down the landing hill of a ski jump in an inner tube at speeds up to 50 mph! At Olympic Park, experience ziplines, an alpine slide, a drop tower, a canyon discover course, and airbag jumps. Venture on one of over 45 rides at Lagoon Amusement Park including the state of the art roller coaster, Cannibal. Enjoy the pool, outdoor hot tub and fitness center at our hotel. Grab dinner and ice cream in town. Look back at an incredible odyssey at your farewell banquet.

Return Flight Home from Salt Lake City, Utah
Head to Salt Lake City and say farewell to your new friends as you part ways for your return home. The summer might be over, but all the memories you’ve made will last a lifetime!