Trips & destinations
Ready for an adventure? Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois have many travel opportunities! Check them out...
2010 Cadette Chicago Trip
Girl Scout Cadettes, are you ready for a summer adventure? Join us this summer for a trip to CHICAGO!
WHEN: July 12-14, 2010
ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE: Willis Tower, Museum of Science & Industry, Adler Planetarium, Six Flags, Hancock Building, Shedd Aquarium and Medieval Times.
COST: $320.00 per Girl Scout; $332.00 per non-Girl Scout
COST INCLUDES:
- Chartered bus
- All admission fees
- Trip t-shirt
- All meals (except breakfast the first day)
- Hotels
$160.00 due with registration.
Balance due by June 11, 2010.
Cookie Program Credits and Girl Grants are available for this trip.
(Girl Grants can only be requested for final payment.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 7, 2010
TO REGISTER: Complete the registration form on back and mail with initial payment. REGISTRATION BEGINS APRIL 15.
QUESTIONS? Contact Shawna Purdum, Program Coordinator at 319-752-3639 x435 or e-mail CadetteTrip@GSEIWI.org.
2011 International Europe Trip (July 19-August 3)
Dreamed of traveling to Europe? Here’s your opportunity! Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois is planning a 16-17 day trip to Europe. Girls must be 14 years of age at the time the bus leaves. We are only taking 42 girls. There are 6 spaces available.
Tentive dates and cost: July 19-August 3, 2011 - $4,400
- England
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Big Ben in London
- Girl Scout World Center Pax Lodge
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France
- Seeing Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower
- Switzerland
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Girl Scout World Center Our Chalet
- Italy
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Riding in a gondola in Venice
- Vatican City
~ Trip Highlights and Details ~
Tentivie dates: July 19-August 3
Overnight Stays:
- London, England (3)
- Paris, France (2)
- Adelboden, Switzerland (2)
- Lucerne, Switzerland (1)
- Venice, Italy (2)
- Florence, Italy (2)
- Rome, Italy (2)
Comprehensive sightseeing tours led by an expert local guide of the following:
- London, England
- Paris, France
- Venice, Italy
- Pisa, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- Assisi, Italy
- Rome, Italy
- Vatican City, Italy
Entrance Fees included to the following sites:
- Pax Lodge GSJ (London)
- London Eye (London)
- Louvre (Paris)
- Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris)
- Seine Cruise (Paris)
- Eiffel Tower (to Top) (Paris)
- Our Chalet (Adelboden)
- Mt Pilatus Cable Car/Boat (Lucerne)
- Swiss Folklore Evening (includes show & dinner) (Lucerne)
- Glass-blowing factory (Venice)
- Doges’ Palace (Venice)
- Baptistry & Cathedral/Pisa (Pisa)
- Duomo (Florence)
- Leather-making demonstration (Florence)
- Accademia (Florence)
- Accademia reservation fee (Florence)
- Basilica (Assisi)
- Colosseum reservation fee (Rome)
- Colosseum (Rome)
- Vatican reservation fee (Vatican City)
- Sistine Chapel (Vatican City)
- St. Peter’s Basilica (Rome)
Included in Program fee:
- Round trip airfare
- Transportation to & from all airports, hotels, & between destination cities
- Overnight stays in first-class, superior tourist class or tourist class hotels (all with private bathrooms)
- Continental breakfast daily
- Dinner daily
- Full time services of an EF tour director
- Entrance fees to all sights listed previously
- EuroStar Train transfer from England to France
- 5 trip t-shirts
- Girl Scout Extended Trip Insurance
- Overnights prior to trip to prepare (includes meals)
- Interest Project Patches earned at overnights
- Bus Driver & Tour Guide tips
Not included in Program fee: (*- notes extra fees that are required)
- Snacks between meals & on bus rides
- Beverages between meals
- Lunches
- Public transportation to free time activities
- *Membership dues to register for Girl Scouts
- *Cost of Girl Scout uniform
- *Passport
- Spending money
- Optional travel/personal insurance
- Phone cards to use for calling home
2013 National Trip
GSEIWI is planning to head east the end of July 2013 to visit Washington D.C., New York City & Philadelphia! Girls will board a chartered bus and head EAST and visit attractions such as:
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Capitol Hill
- CBS Morning Show
- Independence Hall
- Liberty Bell
- Manhattan
- NBC Studio
- Smithsonian Museums
- Ellis Island
- Statue of Liberty
- Washington Monument
- Medieval Times
- Broadway Show
Stay tuned for more updates!
Girl Scout destinations - Travel Adventures for Girls 11-17
So what are you doing this year?
Backpacking across a rainforest? Volunteer in South America? Training to be an astronaut?
No? You could be!
With Girl Scout destinations, you can do all these things and so much more. Just think, you'll be able to...
- DISCOVER things about yourself that you never knew and explore new places and cultures.
- CONNECT with girls from all over the country and the world.
- TAKE ACTION to make the world a better place.
Travel Adventures and Resources
A destination Match
There are six categories of destinations. Which one is right for you?
- International—events outside of the U.S.
- Outdoors—events ranging from learning outdoor skills to Outward Bound challenges on land or sea.
- Science—events that take science to a new level. Learn animal behavior or what a doctor's life is like.
- People—events that visit cities and countrysides so you can experience the culture of new places.
- Apprenticeships—events that give you hands-on, real-life experience in a potential career field.
- Getaways—Two- to four-day events all over the country, that don't require the Girl Scout destinations application.
Upcoming destinations
So what's stopping you from having the time of your life?
Log on to www.studio2b.org to choose your destination now.
Schedule Your Own Trips
Unforgettable Journeys. Just for Girl Scouts.
Planning for and taking an EF Girl Scout Trip is an opportunity to see the world in a whole new way. It changes you. The entire process provides opportunity after opportunity for girls to develop life long skills and it will increase your global awareness as well as your appreciation for your own culture. EF Girl Scout Trips offers a selection of itineraries designed especially for Girl Scouts including visits to the WAGGGS World Centers!
We handle the details and provide your framework so you can focus on making this a unique experience for each of the girls. For more information please call us at 1.800.457.9023 or
request information. EF Girl Scout Trips is part of EF Education, the World Leader in International Education.
Maze on Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Come play the amazing Chicago way...$5 Fun at the Maze!
For groups ages 7 and up.
