23 and Older Patagonia Sea Kayaking

  Chile

• All Other Areas in Chile: 
Coyhaique

Term: Fall 
Dates: February 14-27, 2009

Description: On this unique course, you'll experience first-hand a variety of spectacular environments, from remote picturesque valleys with views of glaciated peaks to the wet and verdant coast. You may also have a chance to meet the people who inhabit the rugged land of Patagonia.

Your expedition will include a stunning drive along the famous Carretera Austral (the Southern Highway), taking you through small villages where you'll glimpse rural Patagonian life. You'll begin in far-flung outposts and work hard learning sea kayaking and expedition skills as you travel by lush temperate rainforests, numerous waterfalls, sweeping granite walls and glimpses of glaciers in the distance. Home to Andean condors, albatross, the world's southernmost parrot, otters and southern sea lions, wildlife abounds in the region for those with a sharp eye.

You may encounter subsistence fisherman making a living by trapping crab or diving for shellfish, or have the opportunity to meet a family living on a remote farm reachable only by water, and gain insight into a way of life that is little changed from 100 years ago.

Highlights:
College Credit:
(Optional)

2 Semester Credit Hours:
2 Hours Environmental Ethics

Cost in US$: $3,005

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Chile Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Scholarships are Available. - Each year NOLS offers over $800,000 dollars in scholarship assistance. Scholarship aid is available to applicants who show great potential to excel as NOLS students and who would be unable to attend without financial aid. These scholarship dollars are made available through the generosity of alumni and friends to the NOLS Fund. Our graduates realize the great impact a NOLS education has and volunteer both time and money to further the school's mission.

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

NOLS The National Outdoor Leadership School's Mission Statement: The mission of the National Outdoor Leadership School is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment.

Year Founded: 1965