One of the most popular trips for high schools and universities in Australia during the winter months is to hit the slopes. School snow tours have long been a mainstay of the educational experience for students, enabling them to experience the thrill of skiing and snowboarding, visit new and sometimes alien environments, engage in team building and educational activities, while learning new or honing existing skills and building confidence in students ability to achieve.
However, with the past several winter seasons in Australia proving to be somewhat unreliable in regard to snowfall and skiing conditions, those schools and universities who have invested in winter tours have been somewhat disappointed. Reliable and consistent winter conditions are an essential antecedent for the successful delivery of an educational and adventure based experience for the schools and students concerned. For this reason, many schools and universities in Australia have been looking across the ditch to New Zealand for their winter based tours. Not only are there are a range of mountains providing world class terrains and slopes for the novice through the advanced skier and snowboarder; but the strength of the Australia dollar and advent of a multitude of low cost airlines has in many case, made the option of a New Zealand based school skip trip or snow tour a much cheaper alternative to similar tours within their own country.
With leading adventure tour companies that specialise in school group travel and educational tours offering 7 day ski and snow tours that visit 6 different mountains throughout the South Island, the level of experience achieved is second to none. As well as having access to ex-professional skiers and snowboarders who are their tour guides and leaders, the seven day tour enables students to visit a range of locations, including Queenstown, Lake Tekapo and Mt Cook; where there are a range of educational and cultural activities which can be arranged to contribute to the students overall learning experience.
The cost is a major factor in any decision related to the commissioning of a school ski trip or snow tour. As mentioned previously, the advent of low costs airlines, combined with the buying power of specialist educational tour companies’ results in fares as little as Aus $99 return. With a seven day tour that includes all accommodation, transport, lift passes, ski or snowboard hire, instructional tuition and meals for as little as Aus $1099.
With years of experience in delivering truly memorable educational, cultural and adventure based experiences for students and school groups throughout the world, award winning New Zealand educational tour companies can ensure that this investment results in real and tangible benefits for your students.
