A weekday starts with wake-up at 7:30 and breakfast at 8:00. From 9:00 to 12:15 campers are in their chosen programme, split into two blocks with a short break. After lunch there's a quick all-camp meeting at 13:30, then two afternoon activity periods from 14:00 to 17:15. Some afternoons kids sign up for what they want to do. Other afternoons are run by age group or as whole-camp events. There's an hour of supervised free time before dinner, then the evening programme runs until 21:30. Lights-out depends on age: 22:00 for 10–12, 22:30 for 13–14, and 23:00 for 15 and older.

The Adventure Camp is the most physical option. On the first days campers do skills tests in swimming, climbing and biking, and they're grouped with others at a similar level. The mountain side covers rock-climbing, hiking, mountain-biking, the high-ropes course, orienteering, nature trails, survival skills, archery and yoga. On the lake they kayak, paddleboard, swim and windsurf. Camp counsellors run the sessions under a Programme Coordinator, and qualified local specialists who know the terrain join for the technical activities.

The English and German language camps run Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:00. Kids are assessed on the first morning and placed in groups of about 7–10 across four levels, from beginner to intermediate/advanced. They can move up during the session. Lessons are built around projects: personality posters, a desert-survival debate, a food-tasting session, rewriting the lyrics of a pop song, designing a holiday brochure, and writing and filming a short film. Everyone gets a certificate at the end, and parents receive a separate progress report.

Learning to Lead is for 14–16 year olds. Visiting speakers give talks on goal-setting, self-confidence and leadership. There are leadership games and team-building exercises, and campers help counsellors run activities for the younger kids. In the afternoons and evenings they join the rest of the camp.

The location is a big part of the appeal. The base sits on the south side of Zell am See, a few minutes from the lake, about 10 minutes from Zell am See train station and roughly an hour from Salzburg Airport. Munich is about two and a half hours away. On site there are two sports halls, bouldering and climbing walls, an outdoor pool with waterslides, a high-ropes course, trampolines, beach volleyball, basketball, bowling, billiards and table tennis. Outside the gate there are hiking and biking trails, waterfalls, mountain huts and the lake itself.

The camp is strict about some things, and parents should know this before booking. Phones and tablets are handed in on arrival and given back once a day during free time. Smoking gets a warning and drinking gets a child sent home. Phone calls home are discouraged because they tend to make homesickness worse, so email is the main way to stay in touch.

What's included

- 2 weeks' accommodation in 4-bed rooms with private showers and toilets - Bed linen - Full board, including a weekly BBQ - Vegetarian option at every meal - Daily speciality programme (Adventure, English, German or Learning to Lead) - Afternoon sign-up and all-camp activities - Nightly evening programme - Excursions, with admission fees to places of interest - Mountain hut overnight with campfire - Use of on-site sports facilities, pool and waterslides - Basic first aid care - Language certificate and progress report (language camps) - 24-hour counsellor supervision

What's not included

- Flights and train travel to Zell am See - Airport and station transfers (Salzburg €100/€200, Munich €125/€250, Zell am See station €40/€80) - Accident/illness insurance (optional, offered by the camp) - Medical costs beyond basic first aid - Pocket money for snacks and souvenirs (suggested €150–200) - Airline unaccompanied minor fees - Passport and visa costs - Charges for damage to property - Cost of sending a child home early for rule breaches