Teen Summer Travel - Student Bike Trips

Teen Treks is an educational travel program promoting personal growth, adventure, and fun through biking and hostelling.

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Teen Treks • 396 Porter Avenue • Buffalo, NY 14201 • 716-566-7908 • trips@teentreks.com

2010 TREKS

Easiest

Niagara-Toronto Trek

C&O Canal Trek

New England Coast Trek

CT- RI Shoreline Trek

Cape Cod Trek

Mass Transit Trek

Moderate

European Phantom Trek

Pacific Northwest Trek

Challenging

Can You Imagine Yourself…….

--missing your turn and ending up right where you started from that

morning
--being outwitted by a hungry raccoon, and having to cycle to town for

breakfast
--asking directions in a foreign country using only sign language
--being on a trip with a 24-hour off tune whistler
--eating chili for dinner after having spent a lifetime refusing it
--sleeping in a tent with someone who snores
--spending a night in a farmhouse and being awakened before the crack of

dawn to tend to the morning chores
--sharing the last cookie, even though you wanted all of it

…. AND LIKING IT!

Our Groups

While the scenery you pass may be spectacular, and the physical exercise invigorating, your experience as part of a group will probably be the highlight of your trip. You may be surprised how close you'll feel to friends who were new faces just a few days before. You'll be traveling with 8 - 10 people and 2 leaders on a low budget and a high sense of adventure. In a small group each person adds his or her own flavor: one person may be a great storyteller while another a gourmet campfire cook. Ideas and input are also essential; each individual's contribution enhances the group as a whole.
Flexibility and cooperation are key elements in our group experience. A lot of give and take is needed to make a group run smoothly -- like when there are nine or ten different opinions, or when one bike breakdown holds everyone up for the day! It is important to be open to the ideas, experiences and feelings of other group members, and to be willing to abide by group decisions. You will have your share of hostel chores, and food and group equipment to carry. The richness of experiencing cooperative group living and self-sufficiency is one of the added dimensions which make Teen Trek trips much more than just a few weeks on your bike.

Our Leaders

If you want a bike trip leader who will cook your breakfast and fix your flat tires, look elsewhere. Our leaders provide the ingredients and tools, but they'll encourage you to tackle the job on your own. They're fun to be with, and when times get rough their warmth, strength, and guidance will help bring the group together.
Our leaders are teachers, human service professionals, graduate students, college students, and travel/hospitality professionals. Each leader has been carefully chosen and trained by our Leadership Department and is required to successfully complete a personal interview, a CPR & First Aid certification program, and participate in our Leadership Training and Evaluation Course. Each course is run as an actual biking, camping, hostelling trip. Emphasis is placed on the skills necessary in leading a trip such as group dynamics, first aid, bike repairs, camping skills, hostel customs, environmental awareness, meal planning, games and sensitivity exercises.

Safety

A fun biking experience requires that biking safety precautions are practiced. Our leaders are fully trained in bicycle safety. Trippers will wear bike helmets at all times, perform daily pre-ride bike inspections, and practice safe cycling.

Equipment

Each tripper will need to bring a touring or hybrid bicycle with 10-24 speeds, saddlebags, a sleeping bag, a foam mattress, and a helmet. Included in the trip cost is the rental of tents and camping cook set/stove.

Overnights

Some of our Treks stay more at hostels and hotels, others camp out every night, while many do an even mixture of both.

Hostelling

Hostels are simple, inexpensive accommodations supervised by house-parents. Old farmhouses, schools, former jails, abandoned coast guard stations, ships, castles and trains have been converted into hostels. Most have a kitchen, a common room and dorms with bunk beds. Mattresses, pillows, sheets, and blankets are provided. Hostels are cooperative accommodations; you are expected to clean up and help with small chores. You'll enjoy running into other travelers staying at the same hostel, exchanging stories and sharing experiences with them.

Camping

With the ground as your bed and the tent as your roof, camping can be a fun and exciting experience. You become aware of the sounds and smells of the night with the stars (and sometimes the bugs) all around you. Our groups often stay in state forests and private campgrounds. Facilities vary. Some campgrounds have showers, pools and recreation rooms, while others offer only a field in which to pitch a tent. We provide each camping group with tents, stoves and cooksets. Trippers must provide their own personal equipment, such as sleeping bags, cutlery and dishes. Camping requires added physical and emotional effort, especially when the sky looks ominous. However, evenings around the campfire give trippers a chance to know one another better and experience a special closeness as a group.

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“It was a lot of fun

and quite an adventure”

Natalie Cheung, Grade 8,

New England Shore Trek

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