Level 2 Adventure Tourism

Adventure Tourism - a pathway to adventure

If you want a career in Adventure Tourism where no two days are the same, combine practical learning with theory-based learning by taking a package that includes both Outdoor Education and Tourism and offers you a pathway to an exciting career. This course of two subjects will give you skills and knowledge to potentially guide visitors in various adventure activities across New Zealand and overseas. Gain transferable skills that give you the option of further education after you leave school or can take you straight into a job in the adventure tourist industry or in outdoor pursuits.

In Year 12 Tourism you will study: The History of Tourism, World Tourism Destinations, The Impacts of Tourism on the Physical Environment, Destination New Zealand, Tourist Characteristics and Needs, The Social and Cultural Impacts of Tourism. 

In Year 12 Outdoor Education you will study:  Rafting (water safety, risk analysis, and rescue), mountain biking, high ropes, tramping and camping (survival, preparation, weather),  Kaitiakitanga (care and protection), Adventure Based Learning (working with others in a team to provide fun activities with specific learning outcomes, team building, pre-cursor to corporate team building).

43 Course Credits are Available.

## If you choose Adventure Tourism - you will be entered directly into the Tourism (LINK here) and Outdoor Education (LINK here) courses

The course includes a Field Trip to Takapo where you will visit an accommodation provider (Peppers Resort), an attraction, (Dark Sky Project) and participate in an Activity (Tekapo Springs).  This could combine with an Outdoor Ed-style camping/tramping expedition, which will involve setting up camp, providing adventure-based learning opportunities, and survival skills – orienteering, team building challenges, rescue techniques.  Cycle tours or adventure racing opportunities, 4 x 4 quad bikes, or lake kayaking could provide a different challenge.

See Mrs Barge or Mr Martin for more information