The Travel Pathway at the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council is designed to give girls amazing experiences in new and exciting places. Individual girls, troops, alumnae, and Girl Scout families are invited to pack their bags and explore the world with us.
• Travel with your troop
• Travel on a Council-sponsored trip
• Join a GSUSA Destination or Getaway
Travelling with your troop has never been easier or more fun! With so many ways to raise funds, so many places to go, and so many resources to plan- what are you waiting for?
Guidelines for troops planning trips:
Click here for the Extended Trip Training Package
Click here for the training schedule to find out when the next ETT class is scheduled
GSUSA has prepared several very information packets on global travel, click here for a link to all of the resources that will help your troop in planning and taking their trip.
GSSGC is committed to bringing new and diverse experiences to our members. We have researched many trips and are very excited to bring you the following travelling experiences:
Spend nine days in the Costa Rican rainforest exploring, volunteering, and making new friends! This tour is run by EF Tours and will be led by Amanda Bogorad, Membership and Community Development Manager for the Low Desert Region. The first few days of the tour will be spent at the La Selva Biological Station the world’s most popular site for tropical rainforest research where we will spend 2 days hiking, exploring and volunteering at local school and reforestation projects. Practice your Spanish as we take zipline canopy tours of the rainforest and kayak at the base of the Arenal Volcano.
This trip is open to girls entering their 9th grade year and above.
Departure date will be July 2013 (please note that this date has changed from 2012 to 2013 to allow for more girls to fundraise and join us on the trip!)
Current pricing estimate: $2,600 (includes airfare, 8 overnight stays in hotel or cabin, 3 meals daily, full time tour director, 3 sightseeing tours by local guides, 3 learning activities, and sightseeing)
Visit the tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email Michele Penn at mpenn@gssgc.org or call her at 760-345-1703.
Experience India as only a Girl Scout can! Spend 10 days wandering the streets of Mumbai, travelling to the Sangam World Center for Girl Scout programming, exploring Old and New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. See some amazing sites like Indian bazaars, Palace of Amber, the palace residences of the maharajas, and of course, the Taj Mahal. Experience India first hand with a cycle-rickshaw ride and by touring the city with a knowledgeable local guide. The trip also includes a day and a half at the Sangam World Center where girls will be able to participate in Girl Scout programs and meet Girl Scouts and Guides from around the world. This trip will be run by EF Tours and led by Michele Penn, Membership and Community Development Manager in the Low Desert Region. The trip is open to registered Girl Scout adults and girls- girls in high school may travel alone while Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes must travel with a registered Girl Scout parent.
Departure date will be December 2013
Current pricing estimate: $4,124 for girls and $4,459 for adults (includes roundtrip airfare, buses around the cities, internal flights in India, 7 hotel stays and 2 nights at the Sangam World Center, breakfast and dinner daily, a full time EF Tour Director, 4 sightseeing tours led by local guides and 1 Girl Scout program.
Visit the tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email Michele Penn at mpenn@gssgc.org or call her at 760-345-1703..
Have you always wanted to visit Hawaii, what about Australia, or New Zealand? See it all in one incredible trip through the South Pacific. Visit the beaches of Oahu, the history of the Kings of the islands, and see the site of Pearl Harbor. Then fly over to Sydney, Australia, where you will explore the sights, sounds, and markets of Australia's oldest city. Visit the Sydney Tower, cruise the Sydney Harbor, take a skyline gondola ride, and explore Sydney Wildlife World where you will see kangaroos, koalas, and crocodiles. Travel over to Auckland and Rotorua in New Zealand for a chance to see this beautiful city full of spectacular views of the countryside.
Departure date is tentatively set for the 12 days June 2014-July 2014
Current pricing estimate: $3,331 for girls (includes round-trip flights, internal flights, motorcoach transportation, all overnight stays, breakfast daily, 3 dinners, fulltime EF tour director, 2 sightseeing tours led by local guides, 2 sightseeing tours led by tour director, 1 walking tour)
Visit the tour site for more information!
Want to know more? Email Mary Moore at mmoore@gssgc.org
What could be better than exploring Washington DC, it’s history, museums, monuments, and tours of the Capital, Supreme Court? Going to the Rock the Mall event at the National Mall. Thousands of Girl Scouts from around the world will gather together in a extrodinary sing-a-long to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouts. This 5 day trip will be run by Beth Newton, a GS Volunteer from the Low Desert. She will take single Girl Scouts Cadettes and older, Troops and Adults.
Departure date will be June 7th
Current pricing estimate: $1,561
(includes airfare, bus, hotel stays, 2 meals daily, full time director, licensed guides, overnight security, and gratuities)
Want to know more? Email Beth Newton at bethnewt2@aol.com.
Girl Scout destinations is run through GSUSA and is a chance for girls to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from all over the world. The travel experiences range from two days to three weeks and are for Cadettes and older. There are six categories of destinations: international, outdoors, science, people, apprenticeships, and getaways.
Download the Destinations Brochure here
Check out all of the destinations here and all of the getaways here!
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace: a Girl Scout national center in Savannah, Georgia that is open to troops and guests from around the world. There are many options for Girl Scout troops to take place in programs and activities and to learn more about our founder, Juliette Gordon Low.
The World Centers: The four world centers are owned and operated by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). The centers offer a comfortable, inexpensive, and safe place for short or long stays for Girl Scouts and their families. Many of the centers offer programs and activities to take part in during your stay.
Our Cabana in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Our Chalet in Adelboden, Switzerland
Pax Lodge in Hamstead Village, England (20 minutes from London)
Sangam in Pune, India (a few hours from Mumbai)
