Open Canoe Wilderness Camping
Open Canoe Wilderness Camp
Adventure 21 wilderness trips and courses are being haled as coming top in their field by our customers, you can choose from a two day one night option or a three day two night option. Longer trips can be arranged, please contact us for details. A basic itinerary can be found below.
Our wilderness camping expeditions and trips are aimed at taking groups of adults or young people away from their natural environment. We will provide you with all the equipment and skills to spend time out in the wild.
This is not a survival course
, although you or your group will need to grasp the understanding of working closely as a team to enable you to enjoy a comfortable night under the stars.Apart from Lunch on day one, food of your choice is supplied in the form of either locally sourced delicacies, including fell bred meats or 24 hour ration packs; these packs are all you will need to sustain you during your time with us.
The Adventure 21 wilderness camps are ideal for educational school trips, schools expeditions, youth groups, adult and teacher training sessions or stag and hen parties.
Wild Camp Itinerary
Day one
10.00am - run through safety and paddle skills and some Knott tying on shore, and then spend the morning single / double paddling around the north end of the lake.
12.00am - lunch
1.00pm - pack personal equipment and clothing into barrels and pack the boats, navigate to the camp.
4.00pm - group empty boats, collect fire wood, wood cutting session, dig toilet, choose suitable sleeping area and set up hammocks, tarps etc
5.00pm - fire setting and fire lighting session. Group cook dinner over the open fire and wash up.
7.00pm - drinks around the fire by the lake.
Day two
Early, but not too early - the group rekindles the fire and gets the pan on for tea.
8.00am - group to cook breakfast over the fire and to wash up.
9.00am - second cup of tea of the day. Free time either for sitting by the lake relaxing or walking in the woods
10.00am - take down hammocks and pack equipment into the barrels. Check around camp for litter. Last cup of tea of the morning before clearing the fire.
11.00am - group paddle to Peel Island.
12.30pm - group return from Peel Island and make soup over the fire for lunch
1.30 pm - group pack the boats, final litter check around site and lake shore
2.30pm - paddle back up north, pack away all equipment.
4.00pm - finish
Cost - £175.00 + VAT per person for a group of 10 and over, please contact us for a price for smaller groups.
What’s included – evening meal on day one, breakfast and lunch on day two (Army ration packs or other if preferred), all sleeping and cooking equipment, full waterproof clothing.
What to bring – a full kit list will be issued on booking
For details on longer expeditions and camps please call our office on 01257474467 or e-mail us at info@adventure21.co.uk
To view some of our wilderness camp images click here wilderness camp.
Coming soon, Scottish wilderness expedition!