Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC) offers domestic and international adventure trips in 20 countries and 5 western states throughout North America, Asia, Africa, South Pacific, Australia, Europe, Central and South America. In addition, ARCC offers Gap Semester programs that provide an educational and cultural bridge between high school and college.
With 30 years of experience, ARCC students travel to a variety of the world's most spectacular locations and participate in activities such as community service projects, language schools, cultural immersion, backpacking, sailing, SCUBA diving, surfing, rafting, sea kayaking, zip-lining, rock climbing, mountaineering, glacier travel, ice climbing, and more!
Trip destinations include Alaska, Australia, Belize, California, China, Colorado, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Galapagos, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Uganda, Utah and Zanzibar. No experience other than enthusiastic participation is required.
ARCC offers trips in four categories:
1. Community Service Adventures: ARCC's Community Service Adventures offer a chance to give something back to the communities we visit while taking part in world-class adventure activities. Service sections include teaching English to local school children, caring for elephants/sea turtles/pandas, and building much-needed facilities in rural villages. Adventures in Africa, Australia, California, China, Tibet, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Galapagos, Greece, Hawaii, Morocco, Peru, Spain, Thailand, and Turkey. Lodging will be in local guest-houses, small hotels, and occasionally camping.
2. Language & Service Adventures: Language Adventures are international programs where learning a language, exploring the culture, and getting off the beaten path are an integral part of the adventure. Features time at accredited language schools working with native speakers, and working on community service projects. Programs are in France and Spain. Lodging is a mix of small hotels, hostels and shared apartments. Time not in class will be spent exploring cities and participating in adventure activities like windsurfing, whitewater rafting, sailing, and day hikes.
3. Multisport Adventures: Our Multisport Adventures offer a range of activities like rafting, rock climbing, SCUBA diving, sailing or sea kayaking, as well as overnight wilderness backpacking in North America, Latin America and Europe. Curriculum focuses on individual development and group leadership. Multisport Adventures are suitable for both “first timers” and experienced students. Lodging is predominantly camping in some of the most spectacular locations in Alaska, Belize, Colorado, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Utah.
4. Gap Semester: Adventures Cross-Country's Gap Year Semester Programs offer an educational and cultural bridge between high school and college. The ARCC Gap Semesters are an opportunity to live, work, learn, and explore in some of the greatest classrooms on earth. On an ARCC Gap Semester, students immerse into the culture through homestays, service work, teaching, and exchange. ARCC offers GAP Africa, GAP Latin America and GAP Asia semesters.
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