Family Bushcraft Adventure in Lapland

This first day of immersion allows you to discover the essential basics for navigating the great outdoors. After an introduction to the trip, the instructors, and the participants, you will learn the principles of living in an unusual situation: how to observe, remain calm, and adapt to an unfamiliar environment.

You are then introduced to orientation techniques: map reading, compass use, sun navigation and discovering simple solutions for orientation without GPS.

These skills are put into practice during a two-hour cani-hike, combining progression in nature and orienteering exercises.

The day continues with a workshop dedicated to backpack organization: equipment distribution, load balancing and carrying adjustments for comfortable outdoor movement.

Finally, you will discover the basics of weather and climate management in order to better understand and anticipate the natural environment.

This day is dedicated to the essential basics for safe exploration in the wilderness. You will learn fundamental first aid techniques for isolated environments: protecting the injured person, performing a basic assessment, and responding to common injuries (burns, sprains, bleeding, etc.). You will also learn how to prepare a suitable first aid kit and how to evacuate an injured person using improvised equipment.

The day continues with a workshop dedicated to fire lighting: organization of equipment, lighting techniques and fire management in wet conditions.

You then cover the principles of movement and orientation in natural terrain: reading the terrain, anticipating difficulties and choosing a route.

Finally, you learn how to choose a bivouac site and how to set up different types of shelters adapted to the outside conditions.

This day marks the beginning of your independent immersion. Before setting off, you will discover the essential principles of food management and preservation in a natural environment. You will learn to identify certain food safety risks and apply simple preservation methods such as drying, salting, and smoking.

The group then prepares the necessary equipment for the departure to the bivouac site: organizing the bags, distributing the food, and planning the route. Throughout the journey, the participants are guided to learn how to observe and understand the terrain.

Once there, everyone actively participates in setting up camp and organizing outdoor life. With step-by-step guidance, you'll learn how to pitch a bivouac, light a fire, build a simple shelter, and create a safe living area. Depending on conditions and opportunities, activities like fishing or foraging may also be offered.

The day continues with the making of useful equipment from available resources: cooking supports, suspenders, grilling skewers or even the installation of a small smoking area for preserving food.

The evening unfolds around a campfire before a night spent in the wilderness, in shelters built by the participants, under the constant supervision of the leader. Tents remain available if needed to ensure everyone's comfort and safety.

After waking up in the great outdoors, the day begins with a review of the bivouac and getting the camp up and running again: relighting the fire, organizing breakfast and preparing the equipment before departure.

Families then participate in a large nature rally in the form of a progressive route. Throughout the course, they will have to overcome different challenges to advance: orienteering by reading the terrain, using a compass, lighting a fire, preparing a meal outdoors, first aid workshops or even building a shelter adapted to a given situation.

This fun activity allows students to put into practice the learnings of the stay while promoting mutual support, observation and autonomy.

At the end of the day, return to the main camp for a friendly snack, packing up equipment and a time to share about this experience lived together.

After a final shared breakfast at the camp, everyone enjoys a last moment in nature to discuss the highlights of the stay and the lessons learned as a family.

Depending on flight times, transfer to the airport/bus station and departure from Lapland with many memories, new skills and a great adventure to tell.