3 & 4 Day Adventure Camps
For students of High School age
Empowering the Leaders of tomorrow
In a world of change and an uncertain future how do we inspire the leaders of tomorrow? Together we face the challenges, set our goals and take one step at a time.
Our program is located on the iconic Cape to Cape Track in the South-West of Western Australia, a 124km hiking trail that takes your students into a world that holds 50,000 years of indigenous culture.
Our program, designed by our outdoor education leaders, empowers youth to boldly step into challenge, develop relationships, expand their horizons and promote vitality and resilience.
Our Company embraces sustainable tourism practices that take your students out of their comfort zone and into a natural world filled with fresh air, pristine beaches, rivers, and natural wonders.
Our program is designed with a focus on: learning and self-development building on team engagement activities immersing the youth into outdoor activities experiencing the local culture; and environmental awareness.
At Cape to Cape Explorer Tours we provide a comprehensive and safe world class hiking program designed by outdoor education leaders. Our program takes care of you from start to finish from the moment you land in Perth to the moment you depart. We take one step further to offer you, your team and students a memorable experience. Our fantastic value packages include:
- Professional staff: experienced, qualified facilitators with specialised track training.
- Pre-camp support: all logistics, relevant risk management plans, insurances, transport, materials and resources.
- Fun and engaging activities: interesting, fun challenges and activities with learning and development focus.
- Safety focused: world-class emergency response services including helicopter and paramedics on stand-by 24hrs a day. Guides are fully trained and first aid qualified, and the hospital is 8km away from the accommodation.
- Fresh and delicious catering: all meals prepared by our friendly & professional staff to a high quality that considers dietary and food allergen requirements.
- A range of accomodation options within the Margret River Region. Options include, Camping, Dorm style bunk rooms, Safari style Glamping
Peace of mind: wealth of experience, accredited and award winning businesses with outstanding testimonials from leading International, state and interstate Schools.
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
The Cape to Cape Track The iconic Cape to Cape Track in the South-West of Western Australia is a 124km coastal hiking trail that holds many stories.
We believe that the next generation are the key to protecting, managing, conserving and promoting the beauty of this region for long term sustainable use. Our aim to engage young minds in the principals of conservation and encourage them to see the role they can play in protecting our environment for future generations.
Each experience will include fully qualified guides, relevant communication equipment (sat phones, radios, phone) and first aid kits.
Themes: The hikes can be catered to a wide range of themes including geology, flora and fauna, biodiversity, marine environment, indigenous culture and European history or can be based purely around nature, reacting to the flora, fauna and seasonal changes of the Margaret rRver region.
3/4 Day Adventure camps can be customised to your needs but our Standard Package includes the following:
- Indigenous welcome to County
- 'Geology Rocks' - Walk Yallingup to Injidup (10km) - Themes: Marine and Geology of the Capes region
- 'Hike to Paddle' - Walk Ellensbrook to Prevelly (11km) - Themes: Biodiversity (flora and fauna) & Margaret River Kayak Tour
- 'Coast to Caves' - Walk Redgate to Contos (8km) - Theme: Indigenous & European History & Cave tour Giants/Calgardup
- Surfing lesson
Surfing Lessons
Guided Hikes
Guided Kayak tours on the Margaret River
Subterranean Guided Cave tours
Included in the price:
Fully qualified CCET Guides
Communication equipment
(incl. satellite device, radios and phone)
First aid kit and an on standby emergency vehicle
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Geology Rocks
On the Geology Rocks day you will hike an iconic sand incredibly beautify section of the Cape to Cape Track - Yallingup to Injidup (10kms) crossing ancient Granite boulders and seeing siome of the regions most iconic locations (The aquarium, Canal Rocks, Wyadup Rocks and Injidup Spa)
Option: Swimming/Snorkelling at the aquarium and or Yallinup Lagoon
Itinerary
(Note timings may vary)
- Meet at Yallingup and hike to Injidup 10kms
- Indigenous Welcome to Country on track
- Enjoy lunch at a beautiful spot on one of the most spectacular sections of the cape to cape track. We offer a lunch package that includes a delicious wrap/roll with a freshly baked good and fruit.
- Swim/snorkel at the famous Aquarium, or the equally stunning more protected Yallingup Lagoon
- Return to your accomodation for evening meal and a well earned rest.
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Hike to Paddle
On the Hike to Paddle you will start at the first colonial settlement in the Capes region and hike to the Wooditichup Bilya (Margaret River). The hike meanders through coastal heath and the stunning beaches of Kilcarnup. Enjoy beautiful views of the Cape Mentelle and perhaps spot some ospreys or whales at the right time of year!
After lunch, get into kayaks and explore the Wooditchup Bilya.
Itinerary
(Note timings may vary)
- 8.30am Meet at Ellensbrook House and hike to Wooditchup Bilya (Margaret River) 10kms (we can provide transport if needed)
- 1pm Enjoy lunch at the Margaret Rivermouth We offer a lunch package that includes a delicious wrap/roll with a freshly baked good and fruit.
- 2pm Explore the Wooditchup Bilya by kayak with a qualified guide 4pm Return home with great memories!
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Coast to Caves
On the Coast to Caves you will hike an iconic section of the Cape to Cape Track - Redgate Beach to Boranup (10.5kms) and explore Giants Cave or Calgardup Cave with a Guided Tour
Option: Complete hike at Contos Campground (6.5kms) and transfer to Giants Cave
Itinerary
(Note timings may vary)
- 9am Meet at Redgate Beach and hike one of the most diverse sections of the Cape to Cape Track from Redgate Beach to Giants Cave (10.5kms) we can provide transport if required.
- 12pm Enjoy lunch at Contos, under the cover of Wanil (peppermint tree). We offer a lunch package that includes a delicious wrap/roll with a freshly baked good and fruit.
- 1pm Continue your hike, descending into the stunning Boranup forest, on your way to Giants Cave
- 2.30pm Explore Giants Cave - the only public adventure cave in the region. Minimum age 10 years old
- 4pm Return home with great memories!
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Meet the Team
Local knowledge, cultural connection and environmentally responsible business practices make Cape to Cape Explorer Tours the best in the business. At Cape to Cape Explorer Tours we pride ourselves on creating the highest quality Cape to Cape Track experience available. We are the Track Specialists. A multi-award-winning local company, we support the Track and our community. Our guides and staff all live in the area, are professionally trained and have an intimate knowledge of both the Cape to Cape Track and Margaret River region, not to mention a passion for walking and people.
GENE HARDY
Founder and Managing Director
Gene counts himself as one of the luckiest men alive. Born and bred in Margaret River, his childhood was spent out in the bush or on the beach, chasing fish, or waves, or his three brothers. A natural waterman, Gene started surfing competitively and eventually continued to travel the world as a surf journalist. He developed environmental, interpretive and team building programs in both Australia and the UK. And worked for a number of conservation agencies and NGOs. Gene is the Vice-President of the Friends of the Cape to Cape Track, sat on the Board for the Margaret River region’s tourism association, and the National Board for coastal conservation group Surfrider Foundation. Surfing alongside him most days are his wife Sunny and their girls Willow and Olive. Gene started Cape To Cape Explorer Tours in 2010 to share the magic of Margaret River with visitors.”
JAMES HARTLEY
Schools Coordinator / Guide
James moved to the South-West and instantly fell in love with the rugged beauty and incredible scenery here. Margaret River is now home amid the wild seas, magical forests and ancient landscapes which “sing to my heart and feed my soul”, says James. He has a background in teaching, facilitated youth expeditions across the globe including to Nepal and Uganda, and worked in schools in the UK and internationally. Now, his role is to engage local, interstate and international schools in camps that immerse students in our pristine and rugged environment. In doing so, he helps foster a love of place and nature, developing a sense of belonging and ecological responsibility that students can take away with them to “ripple out to communities far and wide”
The Schools Team:
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Our community & Social Responsibility
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours established their Cape to Cape track hiking operations in 2010. During this time, we have been building on our relationships within the community by providing local employment opportunities, partnership programs, volunteering with non-profit organisations and engaging with our local Wardandi custodians. All of this enhances your experience with us through the opportunity for your community to experience engagement with one of our community engagement programs. A Welcome to Country from an indigenous elder is highly recommended when commencing a Cape to Cape experience. You will be walking in the footsteps of a culture with over 50,000 years connection to this land.
Our Environment Charter
Cape to Cape Explorer Tours seek opportunities to partner with local non-profit organisations. Many of these organisations assist with championing programs that establish ecological rejuvenation and environmental protection of the coast, marine life and bushlands. Your school can be involved in this important work by participating in Beach clean ups, tree planting, revegetation and dune stabilisations, ecological surveys and more.
Testimonials
As a Mercedes College staff member, Mother & Daughter Camp organiser and a parent of the College, I am always looking for something different for our mums and daughters to experience on Camp. It was by chance and great luck I found Surfpoint and Cape to Cape Explorer Tours! After liaising and discussing our specific needs for camp, I was very pleased to see that they were more than willing to accommodate our camp with whatever we needed to ensure it's success. The professionalism, friendliness and enthusiasm of the Cape to Cape Explorer Tours staff was amazing and made our mums and daughters feel comfortable, safe and keen to take on anything activity and challenge thrown at them.
- Jackie, Mercedes College Parent Liaison & Camp Coordinator
“I can't really imagine any part of the trip that could have been done better. From the moment they met us at Perth Airport to the very end when they dropped us at Perth Airport everything went super smoothly. Everything was five-star, unbeatable service, unbeatable experience. Highly recommended.”
- Lazlo Varro, Chinese International School
We held our second Adventure Camp with Cape To Cape Explorer Tours and we could not be happier with how amazing this camp was. Working with Cape To Cape Explorer Tours to run this camp, enables us to provide extraordinary activities to our young people. We had 4 days of kayaking, surfing, caving and hiking the beautiful Cape To Cape track. The Cape To Cape Explorer Tours staff are so knowledgeable, incredibly skilled and it was so clear that they truly cared about our young people and what they were getting out of the camp. We absolutely can’t wait for our next time down in the South West with you guys!
- Jess Crute, Programs Officer - CanTeen 2019
The team at Cape to Cape are always willing to work together with us to structure walks that will provide optimal educational experience, based on the requests of individual teachers. Focus areas are always changing, to meet the growing needs of the children, and the adaptability and positive engagement of the Cape to Cape staff is duly noted and greatly appreciated. Last minute changes to suit the weather or student needs are embraced positively and an open and responsive orientation to shared learning, on an adult level alongside the children, provides powerful role-modelling. Our students admire and respect the guides and are subsequently motivated to keenly engage, observe and learn when on Country.
- Jacqui Morris, Yallingup SteinerSchool
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au
Thank you for your consideration
We look forward to working with you and providing an exceptional experience for your school community
For booking enquiries please contact :
schools@capetocapetours.com.au