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ADVENTURE PROGRAM

Mountain camps for kids and teen

Adventure camps for kids and teens

Grow through adventure

At Nature Essentielle, we offer outdoor adventure programs designed to help children grow, gain confidence and develop autonomy.

Each program is part of a progressive learning journey, adapted to the child’s age and experience.

Discover adventure

Stage Aventure (ages 6–12)

This is often the first step.

Children discover nature through fun and structured activities:

  • orientation
  • basic survival skills
  • rope activities
  • team challenges

They learn to:

  • build confidence
  • work as a team
  • enjoy nature

Experience adventure

Tribu des Baous (ages 8–14)

A more immersive experience including a first bivouac.

Children will:

  • practice canyoning
  • build their own camp
  • spend a night outdoors
  • improve orientation skills

They develop:

  • independence
  • adaptability
  • group spirit

Learn autonomy

Eco Trip (ages 10–17)

A turning point in the journey.

Participants must actively organize their adventure.

They will:

  • plan their itinerary
  • find water
  • locate villages for food
  • manage group progression

They learn:

  • responsibility
  • decision-making
  • autonomy

Live an expedition

Wild Trip (ages 10–17)

A true outdoor expedition in the mountains.

Teenagers experience:

  • mountain hiking
  • bivouac
  • group management
  • full disconnection

They develop:

  • resilience
  • leadership
  • self-confidence

A progressive journey

The program follows a clear path:

Discover → Experience → Become autonomous → Expedition

This progression allows children to:

  • grow step by step
  • gain confidence
  • develop real-life skills

A life-changing experience

Many children follow this journey over several years.

It becomes a real personal development path through nature.

Ready for adventure?

CABANES

"Alone we go faster, together we go further" could be the motto of this course.

Sharing, laughing, respect, tolerance, surpassing oneself...

BACKPACKING

This is a "backpacking" trip with unusual bivouac sites, river trips and unique swimming in pristine wilderness.

MERCANTOUR

It's a journey through time and space with no wifi or 4G!

It's a journey on foot through wild, unspoilt nature.