Water-based trips

Looking for an adventure travel experience on the water - canoeing, rafting, sailing, surfing, or ship-based travel? Find the perfect trip for you, with Verge magazine's searchable directory.

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SEA Education Association (SEA) offers a study abroad programme that combines a sailing adventure of a lifetime with the study of the deep ocean. Programmes are available for high school students, university students, teachers and adults.
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The British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) Expeditions are available in three areas; Arctic, Jungle and Mountain. All programmes include some research and fieldwork component. All training is provided so there is no need to have previous mountaineering ...
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Outward Bound offers adventure travel and outdoor education programmes for children and adults in locations across Canada. Programmes include canoeing, kayaking, dog sledding, mountaineering, as well as various leadership and skill certification courses.
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Passage: Project for International Education offers programmes in India and Nepal and are ideal for individuals, groups, and faculty-led study abroad programs who wish to be immersed in a new culture. Passage can custom design programs with special combin ...
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As part of the Worldwide Experience portfolio they organize tailor-made trips for school groups. With the emphasis on
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World Expeditions offers hundreds of small-sized group adventures. They cover all continents, and have all sorts of adventure travel for all abilities and all ages. Participants have the option of traveling in a group or privately. Types of adventures off ...
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Our Gap Year and Semester courses are far from the traditional study abroad program—spend your semester in the rainforests, rivers and reefs of Costa Rica & Panama. Participants can earn up to 12 academic credits, 7 internationally recognized certifi ...
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Trek Escapes is a retail Adventure Travel company specializing in small group adventures around the globe. They feature more then 2,500 departures year round. They offer last minute specials as well.
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Sea|mester is the premier provider of at sea programs for continuing education and gap year students. Sea|mester offers unique Caribbean and global educational adventures with a range of college accredited courses on seamanship, marine biology, oceanograp ...
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Global Routes' High School Programs allow students to become fully immersed in a foreign culture while gaining valuable volunteer and service experience. Whether volunteers are teaching English in Asia, building a community center in South America or a sc ...
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World Challenge offers long and short term adventure travel expeditions. Expeditions take place all around the globe, and range from one to four weeks. While short term expeditions focus on adventure travel, long term expeditions incorporate volunteer com ...
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Acorn Adventures provides young people with the time of their lives on adventurous activity holidays, while employees gain a fantastic experience working in great locations across Europe. Acorn Adventure is a provider of adventure holiday camps, employing ...
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An American owned and managed travel agency based in Beijing, the China Guide aims to treat its guests like family. We organize tours throughout China entirely customized on a per customer basis. Whether you are looking for a trek through the karst mounta ...
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Come and join us to complete your PADI Open Water Certification. We will take you on a three-day adventure to learn how to scuba dive. The diving course involves 5 training sessions, 4 open water dives and theory work. You will experience what it's like t ...
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Quest's 3-month gap trips to Africa and Latin America combine project volunteering and an adventure expedition. In Latin America participants get an additional language phase at the beginning of their trip. 3-month gap trips include conservation work as w ...
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Africa and Asia Venture offers Gap Year adventures that combine conservation or education volunteer work with adventure travel. Placements are located in various countries across Africa and Asia and now in Mexico as well. Projects include work in local sc ...
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Coral Cay Conservation currently has a marine site based in the Philippines, and a terrestrial and marine site in Montserrat. Taking part in one of our expeditions is an amazing opportunity to see some of the most spectacular reefs in the world all whilst ...
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The JST Youth Leadership @ Sea Scheme is a unique challenge on a tall ship for all adventure seekers 16-25 years old. By joining the crew of the Lord Nelson or Tenacious as a member of the crew, working in a watch of up to 10 people, participants can deve ...
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Crewseekers offers postings for professional work on yachts that are looking for crew all around the world. Crewseekers helps both amateur and professional crew of all ages and experience levels who share a common and keen interest in sailing. Beginners a ...
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Blue Ventures is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to marine conservation, education and sustainable development in tropical coastal communities. Through marine expeditions, volunteers from around the world participate on career breaks, student gap ...
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