Are Hidden Lakeland qualified and accredited to provide these activities?
Hidden Lakeland work exclusively with qualified and accredited providers to provide safe and exciting activity programmes of the highest standard, led or facilitated by Hidden Lakeland’s guides, Tracey Gannon and Konomi Nagashima.
Tracey – Hidden Lakeland’s founder – taught environmental communication and sustainability to high school students and graduate students during the 13 years she worked as a tenured associate professor for the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. Konomi has guided tours of the Lake District for five years, working both independently and for local tourism operator, Mountain Goat. She also has six years’ experience planning itineraries and school exchange programmes for JTB Europe Ltd, in addition to qualifications in Tour Leadership and Tourism Management.
Tracey and Konomi have post-graduate and graduate degrees from the universities of Cambridge and Bournemouth respectively, specialising in literature and tourism management.
What additional activities can be included?
Language tuition and communication workshops are available upon request, along with a host of additional outdoor activities which include but are not limited to hiking, canoeing, cycling, sailing, ghyll scrambling. Rest assured that all the partners chosen to provide such activities come with the relevant qualification and accreditation to ensure your students’ safety, education and enjoyment.
How much does a Discovery Programme cost?
Prices vary depending on the transport and accommodation chosen for your stay, and any optional activities requested as part of your activity programme.
Typically fees start at £250 per head which includes a two-night stay with full board.
Please contact us today for a quote.