Summer Travel Programs For Teens - Surfing The Waves, not the Web
When school wraps up, your teen’s summer should not be spent glued to their phones, or connected to their gaming devices 24/7. Summer break is an opportunity for them to do something different, something fun, away from their school environment and their home bubble.
That's where we can help! Our Teen Travel Programs give 12 - 18 year olds the chance to travel away from parents, with peers their own age. They can spend time exploring a different state on one of domestic trips, or work their way through our range of international trips across the world.
Summer Adventures with RLT are packed full of different activities and service work to help challenge participants, and to give them new experiences. Now this is how a summer should be spent!
It would be impossible to talk in depth about all of the different activities we offer across all of our summer programs, but we wanted to mention one in particular that is always a memorable experience - Surfing!
Your teen could be taking to the waves in style next summer!
With no previous experience needed, your child could learn how to read the waves, improve their balance, develop their technique and surf in some of the most iconic surf locations in the world!
We provide all the equipment, local instruction and safety support, so your teen can enjoy the fun and reap the benefits of surfing the ocean waves. There are also other benefits too!
You have probably come across the stereotype of surfers being slightly more… “chill” than the average person, and that perception isn’t entirely wrong. Recent research has indicated that, in a world that often feels more stress-inducing than ever for young people, surfing can help to enhance mental health and give those who surf a more positive outlook on life.
The pure “escapist” quality of surfing probably goes some way to explaining that. But surfing can also contribute greatly to all-round physical fitness, and we do mean “all-round”; it is one of the few activities out there that simultaneously works the upper body, core, lower body, stamina, and flexibility. And as anyone who has directly experienced the blood-pumping thrills of surfing knows, it is an excellent form of aerobic exercise, too.
Something else that makes surfing an exceedingly rewarding activity, is that it provides an easy excuse to head for the beach! RLT programs that include surfing are based in some of the most stunning coastal settings ranging from Bali and Italy to Costa Rica, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
But our travel programs are so much more than simply ‘surfing trips’
Here at RLT, we do not offer just “surfing trips”, and our travel programs are certainly not vacations. Instead, our programs are designed to offer a broad mix of experiences to allow students to explore different parts of the world, push their own personal boundaries, and experience personal growth along the way. The group could be surfing one day, exploring a local town the next, and hiking a mountain the next day. Over 30 years of running programs, we have found that combining multiple adventure activities, alongside meaningful service work, provides a truly life changing experience.
Get in touch to learn more about our teen travel programs and what makes them unique!
