Activities

Students work together in small groups, navigating the Hanmer Springs Heritage Forest. Each student receives a map, and within their team, they will work together to as many visit markers as possible within the allotted time, collecting codes to receive points. The markers furthest away are worth more points. The students need to strategize to come up with the best way to collect the most points without being late back to base. The team with the highest score wins! In this activity students learn map reading skills, to work as a team, time management, focus, effective communication skills, endurance and most of to have fun.

Choose a half day tramp, like the Waterfall Walk and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Hanmer’s very own waterfall, or choose a full day tramp like Mt Isobel, which is a perfect entry level tramp with a good mix of hard work and rewarding views. Students will experience the beautiful surroundings of our center and discover the local environment, fauna and flora, all whilst being lead by our instructors.

Mission Impossible is where students complete challenges in teams. These challenges are impossible to complete without teamwork. The mini challenges hone in on leadership, what makes a good leader, communication, problem solving, participation and team building skills. We aim to leave students with a good understanding of team work and how teamwork can be used to accomplish things that are otherwise impossible on our own.

This activity involves climbing trees at our base at the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp. We have a gum tree called ‘Gummy’ and a pine tree called ‘Smelly’ each with two routes, some being more difficult than others. This challenges students allowing them to overcome their fears and make it to the top of the climbs, all with in a safe environment. This activity is amazing to watch as students often climb higher than they expected and the encouragement from classmates is awesome to see.

Our Archery sessions offer the chance for every pupil to experience success. Accuracy, control and a steady hand are vital for achieving the best results and many children discover a talent for a new skill. Handling bows and arrows may be a brand new experience for your group and presents a variety of new challenges! We encourage safety awareness from the outset and teach the basic skills at our onsite archery range.

Mountain Biking is our most popular activity where as a group students will ride through the Heritage Forest in a follow the leader style. Our guides know this area like the back of their hands and will choose the track by assessing the students abilities. We are spoilt for choice with so many new and accessible tracks in Hanmer Springs.
This activity is about challenging themselves, developing skills, communication and perseverance.

Being in the outdoors is awesome but being prepared to be in the outdoors is even more awesome! We cover backpack essentials and what to do before you leave home, how to build a shelter and tie knots, being water and food wise, how to make a fire using ferro rods, learning conservation/predictor free 2050 and much more. We aim to teach students skills designed to help know how to survive in the bush in the event of an emergency.  If you want your students to learn some basic bush craft and survival techniques then this is the activity for you!

In crate stacking students work together as a team to build the highest tower of crates before the tower collapses or before time runs out. Crate stacking is great fun for the whole team, and helps people to push past their fear of heights as they gradually build the tower higher and higher. How far can you get before you start to wobble? Will anybody beat our crate stacking record?

Our Low ropes course consists of a series of obstacles and tasks designed to challenge school groups, and any individuals to work together as a team. Using cables, ropes, and wooden beams/structures, teams explore what it means to be a team, leadership and communication. If you want to take your team work to the next level, think outside of the box, pool your resources and overcome your fears then this is the activity for you. The low ropes will test your abilities to problem solve, communicate well with others and identify each others strengths and weaknesses. It is also a great laugh and a fantastic chance to get to know people better.

Goat Crag is just a 2.5km drive from the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp and has two great climbs. Climbing requires technique, trust and determination and our instructors will be there to help you achieve. We aim to help everyone to push themselves  and their skill level to achieve something new.

We are very spoilt with so much right on our door step! A 30min drive will get you to one of our camp spots the St. James Homestead or a 45min drive will get to you to Acheron our 2nd camping spot. Both of these locations have access to water and toilets. Or why not be adventurous and opt for some wild camping. All equipment is provided and our instructors will help and teach you all about overnight tenting trips.

This is an exciting fast paced event that will require teams to work together to overcome roadblocks and obstacles as they race around the Forest Camp. Teams will need to out-smart and out-race their fellow competitors. At each checkpoint teams will need to complete various challenges to get their next clue. First team across the finish line wins! Such a fun activity!

Our Newest Activity is now ready to book… The Outdoor Puzzle Hunt is essentially an Outdoor Escape Room experience in the form of a Scavenger Hunt. Each team of 4-6 students will receive an iPad, an action pack and 3 missions to choose from:

The Last Secret of Albert Einstein, Operation Mindfall and Magic Portal.

Teams navigate to various locations where they will work together to solve puzzles, riddles and brain challenges. It requires heaps of team work and tons of creative problem solving. Students will need to think quick on their feet in order to complete their mission before time runs out.

These games are designed to develop numerous skills such as, communication, leadership, memory, dexterity, time management and social interaction.

Teams work against the clock taking part in mini challenges that last 5 min each. The aim is to score as many points as possible before the whistle blows and the next challenge begins. Some of the challenges we offer are Impasse, Para shooter, Magic Mats and Dandelion just to name a few. They all require 100% Team effort!! Drawing on your Communication, Leadership/Followership and Strategy. We can create bespoke programs to suit your group to achieve the desired outcomes.

Pull back the string, sight the target and release – relive the past as you sample this ancient sport at our purpose-built archery range. Test yourself – can you hit the bulls eye? Compete against your
team mates to get the highest score!

Race around Hanmer Springs in our crazy Quadracycle bikes. Compete as a teams 2-6 using your map reading and
direction skills to visit the most markers and collect the most points. Read the questions very carefully! This activity is great for exploring the beautiful Hanmer Village area and is a lot of laughs too!

The Forest Challenge is an Orienteering event. Small teams of 2-4 run or walk through the Heritage Forest, racing against other team members to collect the most points. It really is a good laugh
and you team will bond through the experience. This challenge is best suited to those wanting smaller groups or pairs to work together.

This is an exciting fast paced event that will require teams to work together to overcome roadblocks and obstacles as they race around the Forest Camp. Teams will need to out-smart and out-race their fellow competitors. At each checkpoint teams will need to complete various challenges to get their next clue. First team across the finish line wins! Such a fun activity!