Rite of Passage Experience
The Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE) program is a wilderness camp for young people aged 13 - 15 years of age, set in Kangaroo Valley NSW. This program is designed to build resilience, enhance self-esteem and empower participants in this important transition from child to young adult.
About the program
The Rite of Passage Experience has been curated especially for younger people aged 13–15 years. It is a live-in, catered camp experience in stunning Kangaroo Valley NSW just two hours from Sydney, undertaken over a 3 day/2 night period.
Designed to empower the participant with a new-found confidence that can be incorporated into their everyday life, the program sequence is:
- Disengagement (from devices)
- Immersion in nature (peace, stillness, breathing)
- Incremental challenge
- Empowerment
- Celebration
A typical program consists of numerous outdoor adventure activities like rock climbing, abseiling, navigation exercises, an overnight canoe expedition, team building activities, mountain biking and river hiking.
Building resilience and mindfulness
This is a unique program that not only focusses upon resilience building but also aspects of mindfulness and creating an awareness of Self. The group size is capped at 12 participants (minimum 8) – small enough for collective growth but also large enough for groups to be allocated and for team building/leadership activities to occur.
Our focus is upon empowering young people to be confident with who from within. Our role is to facilitate the sharing of wisdom in an environment that nurtures that transfer of knowledge, hence a genuine rite of passage.
The outdoor environment and flow of the program transitions the participants from an introductory phase, into a challenge phase and finally out into the emergence phase – like caterpillars emerging from the chrysalis as butterflies.
Groups are single sex, with a gender-specific program with the desirable outcomes similar yet delivered in their unique gender-specific way. For both boys and girls, the program is structured around physical challenge activities while immersing in nature and appreciating a world devoid of electronic and social media.
Each participant will receive a momento of their journey, allowing them to reflect upon their achievements well into their young adult lives.
Interested in a parent-child experience?
Our pre-cursor to the Rite of Passage Experience is called 'The Connection Experience' where we invite parents and young people aged 10, 11 and 12 years to experience a fun adventure in Kangaroo Valley that fosters connection and confidence before they are ready for the ROP. Learn more HERE.
Available Dates
The Rite of Passage Experience dates;
15th, 16th & 17th July, 2026
7th, 8th & 9th October, 2026
13th, 14th & 15th January, 2026
Please register your interest at [email protected]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The ROPE program is suitable for young people who are 13, 14 and 15 years of age. Groups are single-gender.
The 3 day/2 night program costs $1800 per person
The majority of our Rite of Passage Experience programs are run in Kangaroo Valley NSW, which is located two hours south of Sydney, one hour from Wollongong and three hours from Canberra.
We have run our programs in other locations so please make an enquiry to [email protected] if you are interested in an alternate venue and we will see what we can do.
The ROPE programs are capped at 12, single gender, participants (minimum 8).
No, this one is just for the kids. However we have program for children aged 10, 11 & 12 designed to be experienced with a parent or guardian. Check out The Connection Experience for details.
We provide everything you need for the program except a sleeping bag, pillow, clothes and toiletries.
A full 'what to bring' list is provided on receipt of a 50% deposit paid at the time of booking (non-refundable but transferable), with the balance to be paid prior to arrival.
Each participant will also receive a momento of their journey, allowing them to reflect upon their achievements well into their young adult lives.
We endeavour to cater for all dietary requirements. Feel free to get in touch to discuss this in more detail.
