American Trails West Teen Tours, with 46 years of experience in student travel, offers the most wonderful summer adventures imaginable. ATW participants can raft the best rivers, hike sandstone canyon trails, or ski down Alpine mountains, while enjoying the excitement and entertainment of major cities. Itineraries include the East Coast, Western United States, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, and Europe. Teen Tour Participants can choose exciting combination resort, hotel, camping and dorm trips, or deluxe resort, hotel and dorm tours. These 2 to 5 week programs offer a skillful blend of outdoor activities, sightseeing, sports, and evening entertainment. ATW accepts travelers from 13 to 17 years old, but each group is made up of students of the same age, traveling with a highly experienced staff of young adults who understand and relate to teenagers. A summer of travel with American Trails West Teen Tours is a broadening experience in discovering new places, and an opportunity to make friends with fellow travelers from across the United States, Canada and Europe. Our unique MINI TEEN TOURS, specially designed for middle school students in the NY/NJ Metropolitan Area and the Philadelphia/Cherry Hill area, feature travel from Monday to Friday, with weekends at home. The Mini Tours are hotel programs with destinations ranging from Virginia Beach to Niagara Falls, from Maine to Orlando. Our two GET-A-WAY tours travel for 2 weeks at a time, you can choose either one or both.