Flight to Portland, Oregon
We help you coordinate your flight to arrive within designated times so that we may greet you upon arrival. For participants from the New York area, we offer a chaperoned flight that leaves early morning. One of your summer leaders and staff from our office will be at the airline counter to greet you, introduce you to fellow travelers, help you to check-in and the leader will be with you from check-in onward.

Return Flight Home From Calgary, Alberta
For the return flight from Calgary, our leaders help you to check-in and remain in the airport until flights in designated times have departed. They remain on the program for the duration of the longer 25-day program and chaperone that flight home. Depending on the number of students departing after 17 days to the New York area, one staff may chaperone that flight as well.

Food and Meals
Eating well while away from home is an important part of a summer’s success. We understand how it helps our travelers feel secure, happy and looking forward to their day. Our North American Active Teen Tours visit great restaurants. Depending on the itinerary, you may be dining at the Cheesecake Factory, Hard Rock Cafe, a popular upscale food hall/marketplace with local gourmet options  or a happening area where you will have many cuisines to select from. We make a point to balance great food choices that teens love with trying great local favorites like the sourdough bread from the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco.

We have satisfied the choosiest of eaters and gladly accommodate most special dietary requests including vegetarian, anaphylactic food allergies, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, and kosher style. We welcome discussing your individual requirements with you and have extensive experience in this area.

Rooming
You will stay in the finest hotels, resorts and college residences, which are chosen based on safety, security, amenities, comfort and location. You will also get to enjoy a few nights of deluxe camping, as outlined below. Indoor accommodation rooms vary from doubles to triples. Triples may contain two beds and a rollaway or be a suite style with a sofa bed. Each participant has their own bed.

Deluxe Camping
This program visits such breathtaking places that you’ll quickly see how a few nights of deluxe camping enhance the experience. Led by our experienced leaders, we offer a taste of the joys of camping, – no prior experience or special equipment is needed. We stay at campgrounds that have hot showers and clean modern bathroom facilities – that means indoor plumbing! Some of the campgrounds on our teen tour programs have added amenities like pools, basketball courts, and space for football, soccer or other games.

For a comfortable night’s rest, we provide cots and insulated air mats inside large, sturdy 16’x10’cabin-style tents. These are the largest tents in the teen travel industry and have floors and screened windows. We generally sleep 6 participants per tent with plenty of room for your stuff. Set up is quick and simple!

We add campsite managers at each location as additional staff members for extra support. They manage the equipment and oversee buying fresh produce and the meal prep. The participants contribute by working together preparing meals. Menus include omelets, fresh pancakes, French toast, BBQ chicken, steak, grilled salmon and of course s’mores and banana boats by the campfire.

Community Service
We believe in promoting responsibility, community, and helping others. As a result we have a long history of giving our time to charitable organizations. It is a summer tradition that trip members give a helping hand at a local non-profit at some point during their program. WCC alumni have contributed well over 100,000 hours over the years assisting on projects ranging from building homes with Habitat for Humanity, running day camps for the Boys & Girls Clubs or sorting food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. This taste of volunteering has proven to be a fun, rewarding part of our trips that helps build self-confidence and may even inspire a sense of purpose.

Laundry
You will only need to bring one week’s worth of clothing as outlined in the packing list that will be sent to you prior to departure. We visit local laundromats weekly and we will supply the detergent and dryer sheets. Don’t worry if you’ve never done laundry before, we’ll show you the ropes. Parents, we know the thought of your children doing laundry is making you smile!

What’s Included
Included in your program tuition is all lodging, breakfast and dinner daily, recreation & entertainment listed, airport transfers in designated times, gratuities & taxes.

Not included is transportation to and from the program, lunches, snacks, personal spending money for souvenirs, and laundry. We also make available optional travel insurance that is not included, but highly recommended.

Please contact us with any questions. We are happy to hear from you!