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Discover Cayuga Lake-Lake & Land Tour for ages 8+
August 15 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us for one of our summer cruises, in support of a unique opportunity to engage our teenage Youth Guides as they train to be eco-tour guides. These cruises are our Lake & Land Tours and take place on Thursdays from 10-2. They include a one-hour, narrated cruise from the Treman Marina up to Taughannock Park, a guided waterfall hike, a kayak or stand-up paddle, or simply a hangout at Taughannock Park for ~ 1.5 hours, and then another hour-long, narrated cruise back to Treman, with lunch and some interactive activities on board. The tours support training for our Youth Guides (some teens as young as 13 work with us!) as they learn important job skills related to environmental education, conservation, public speaking, etc. and we want to make sure they have an audience to practice with. I feel like this could be really inspiring for some of our NLLC tweens and teens to see.
Our Lake & Land Tours take place from July 11th – August 15th, with a final ‘take-over’ of the cruise by our Youth Guides (on the 15th) after they’ve learned all the ropes. It’s amazing, and fun, to see them put it all into play! (And of course, experienced, senior crew are always on the boat supervising the overall guest experience.) These cruises were initially conceived for tourists but are proving to be a great training platform for our youth guides, and we are now seeing them as a valuable way to offer low-cost opportunities to experience this great tour for community members too.
The cruises are normally $70/adult, but we are in a position to offer them for free, if necessary, or at lesser costs. We can talk about what price point would work for our group.
When: August 15, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Meeting at the Treman Marina 15 to 20 min before departing
Who: Hana Pandori is leading this field trip
What: 4 hour cruise on Cauga Lake with hike/paddle board at Toughannock Park. Bring your own lunch, hiking attire and water bottles
How: Sign into member portal and fill out “Discover Cayuga Lake-Lake & Land Tour for ages 8+” form for each child. There is room for 15 children and 5 chaperones.