Family Outdoor Adventure Holidays

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What better way to learn a new outdoor sport than on an outdoor adventure holiday with your family?
We've put together a list of outdoor activity courses designed for the adventurous family to enjoy together. If your kids are eight years old or over you can bring them along and take to the mountains, lakes and rivers of snowdonia with them. Always under the watchful eye of our expert instructors you'll develop your outdoor adventure activity skills together, alongside other families, having a great time and making new friends as you enjoy the thrills and spills of real outdoor adventure.
Our unrivalled experience of adventurous activity and our distinctive philosophy means that you'll leave ready to go out and enjoy your chosen sport under your own steam too. But most of all - you'll be able to enjoy outdoor activities together.

Introduction to Kayaking for Families

Cost and Duration: £495 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesA five day course which will give you a thorough grounding in kayaking. You will be introduced to all the equipment and basic skills on local rivers, lakes and sea. On this course there is ample oppo...........

Experience Required: none.

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Introduction to Canoeing for Families

Cost and Duration: £495 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesWith the influence on family fun, this five-day course introduces you to the basics of handling an open canoe. You'll learn to handle a canoe both solo and as part of a tandem crew. You'lll enyoy the...........

Experience Required: none necessary

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White Water Sea & Surf For Families

Cost and Duration: £495 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesYou've decided you like kayaking. Now it's time to experience racing down the face of a surf wave, bouncing down a rapid and running a tide race. These five days of white water fun will give you an in...........

Experience Required:  Confident flat water paddler with the ability to manoeuvre your craft with ease

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Discover Adventure Sports for Families

Cost and Duration: £185 (2 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesIf you've never tried any of the increasingly popular 'adventure sports' this is a perfect way to have a go. A fast moving weekend takes you on a whirlwind tour of canoeing, climbing/abseiling and ori...........

Experience Required: none required

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Introduction to Adventure Sports for Families

Cost and Duration: £395 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesYou'll need some energy to keep up with the pace on this week designed specifically for families with children over 8 yrs.
During the week you will have a go at a range of "adventure sports" - can...........

Experience Required: none required

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Adventure Caching For Families

Cost and Duration: £380 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesOften described as a 'High-tech Treasure Hunt', geocaching utilises GLobal Positioning System (GPS) Receivers and the Internet to help you locate hidden ' treasure', known as the 'cache'. For familie...........

Experience Required: none required

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Getting Wet Weekend For Families

Cost and Duration: £160 (2 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesIf your idea of fun is splashing about on the water, this is the weekend for you. On a whirl wind tour of water based mountain sports you'll try kayaking and canoeing on our lake, experiencing all kin...........

Experience Required: confident in water with the ability to laugh until your sides hurt.

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Getting High For Families

Cost and Duration: £230 (2 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesIf you think you have a head for heights, this weekend of vertical adventure is sure to leave you grinning from ear to ear. You'll test your nerve scrambing in the high mountains, learn to abseil on o...........

Experience Required: all you need is a head for heights and an appetite for adventure.

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Mountain Biking For Families

Cost and Duration: £185 (2 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesWant to get more out of your family mountain bike rides? Let us improve your riding skills and build your confidence. Find out all about the attack position, better braking, slick gear changing, corne...........

Experience Required: You should have your own bike and kit. You will have completed a few rides already and be capable of riding for 4-5 hours on rugged terrain.

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Introduction to Rock Climbing for Families

Cost and Duration: £635 (5 Days)

having fun on a family outdoor adventure holiday in North WalesDesigned to specifically meet the needs of the family, In five days we will help you progress from never having climbed before to the possibility of leading your own climbs in a controlled and confide...........

Experience Required: none required

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Can't find what you want?

You can hire one of our coaches instructors or guides for only £250 per day. They'll tailor the day to suit your aims and aspirations perfectly.
You can enjoy one to one coaching for that cost or if you get together as a group, depending on the activity, you can split that cost between up to 6 of you. If you are a group we can run one of the courses listed above on a date that suits you and your friends or you could just write your own agenda for a week or weekend and we'll price it up for you - with or without accommodation. What's more, just like out normal course fees, our private instructor hire charge covers all your equipment too.
Click on the link below to fill in a request form and one of our coaches will call you back (or e-mail if you'd prefer) to discuss things in detail with you.

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