Who’s ready for an adventure?! Girl Scouts are! Travel is a common troop experience in Girl Scouts. Girls often plan field trips, overnights, weekend-long trips, and even more. Sometimes these trips are a fun excursion, or the celebration of cookie program goal achievement, or related to a Take Action project. GSUSA’s Travel Progression Chart shows the recommended path for girls to practice travel skills early in an age-appropriate way with increased leadership and length of stay as they age.

If you are a troop leader for girls with the travel bug, take a look at resources for girls interested in larger (either in distance or time) travel opportunities. These trips might take multiple years to plan and save for, so even if the girls aren’t quite ready yet, it’s worth checking out adventures that could be in their future.

Place of Girl Scout Interest – Juliette Low Birthplace

The Juliette Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia is a very popular destination for Girl Scouts around the country. Depending on how far you live from Savannah, the preparation needed and the age in which girls are ready for this trip might change. You can learn more about planning a visit on their website.

The World Centres

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) has 5 world centres, which girls around the world love to visit. Girls can choose from Our Cabaña in Mexico, Pax Lodge in London, Our Chalet in Switzerland, Sangam in India, or Kusafiri which is a centre that itself travels around Africa. A big highlight for traveling to a World Centre is getting to meeting Girl Scouts or Guides from other countries.

Getaways

Getaways are travel programs designed for your troop. They are exciting events or locations with pre-planned itineraries in most cases, often hosted by other councils. It’s a fun way to travel, meet other Girl Scouts from around the country, and take some stress out of planning the WHOLE trip yourself.

Destinations

Destinations are travel experiences for an individual girl. To attend, girls submit an application and are accepted into the program. New Destinations are added each year, usually in late summer. The first round of applications is typically due around November. Some Destinations fill up quick, but many still accept applications through April. These trips can be a fantastic adventure for independent girls (sometimes called “Juliettes”), since they go alone, without troop sisters or leaders.

International Events

Girl Scouts also has the details for international events, like international campouts. You can see the options here. These are fun options for your troop and, like Getaways, you’ll already have your itinerary planned, so you can focus your energy on having a blast.

Planning an Adventure

You might feel a bit uneasy when starting to plan a long trip. Girl Scouts has the perfect resources for you. A guide to U.S. travel and a guide to global travel. These resources take you step by step though not only the planning process, but also the girl-planning process of bringing the dream trip into reality. It even includes recommended timelines. Whether the troop is planning the entire trip, or your group is traveling with a larger group, this packet will help girls prepare for their big adventure.