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Island Survival Vacations

Survivor experience: alone.

CASTAWAYS ALONE

DESERTED ISLAND VACATION

We are an adventure company specialized in survival vacations on deserted islands around the world. Docastaway offers you a unique survival experience unknown until now; the chance to feel like a real life castaway, ALONE.

COUPLES SURVIVAL RETREAT

Castaway adventure.

Our trips don’t only appeal to the solo male real life castaways, they also attract solo females,  couples and group of friends who want to spend time in this retreat.

We drop the client completely alone on an uninhabited island and he/ she will be expected to find shelter (on the couples survival camp) and forage for their own food and drink like a modern day Robinson but with the guarantee of having all the basic needs taken care of. Our team will be standing by in the nearest civilized spot, connected with the survivor for 24/7 using with walkie talkies or satellite phones (depending on how remote is the archipelago). They will also have a speedboat at their disposal for their evacuation if necessary at any time.

The castaway can also have the alternative of choosing to be accompanied by a professional guide who will teach some survival tips. However surviving on a deserted island in the tropics is not difficult specially when you are going to stay for just 10 or 15 days. Therefore we always recommend our clients to try without any prior lesson, and in case they can’t handle it, we will go back to the island and bring them new tools or supplies.

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EXTREME VACATIONS

Survival adventure trips.

Most of our deserted islands are located in remote archipelagos in countries like Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Polynesia, Australia, Mexico and the Caribbean. We do not have destinations in Europe or America because unfortunately there are not secluded archipelagos over there.

Our guided survival trips is for people who are ready to face the most  authentic experience and likes extreme vacations. This getaway is the most similar to a real castaway adventure but with modern safety and the guarantee of having all the basic needs taken care of. The survivors will be alone from the first day but if they wish they will be accompanied by professional guides.

They will stay overnight in a shelters that can consist of huts or even tents with modern camping equipment. Clients can have a quasi survival experience, foraging for their own food and drink under the supervision of their guides and supported by additional provisions.

However, our company is not only a survival vacation. Our main goal is not to teach our solo clients how to survive on a desert island but to give them the opportunity to enjoy an adventure vacation on some of the planet’s most remote archipelagos, in the world’s last paradises, just you, and alone.

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9 Survival Camps to Get You Wilderness Ready

Survival skills can save your life if something goes wrong in the wilderness. But dire situations are not the only ones in which you’ll need them. Learning certain outdoor survival skills can make you a more competent, confident camper and it can open doors into new experiences that are much safer with your new knowledge.

What’s the best way to learn new survival skills? You could pore over survival books or watch online videos, but those hands-off methods are no match for real world experience.

That’s where survival camps come in. These camps allow participants to learn from experts and practice survival, outdoor, and bushcraft skills in the field, without venturing out on their own. Ready to become the next Bear Grylls ? These camps can get you started.

9 Survival Camps That Will Prepare You for the Unexpected

Whether you want to learn to survive in the desert, thrive in winter environments, or hone your bushcraft skills, these survival camps across the country have something for everyone.

1. Adventure Out  — Marin County and Santa Cruz Mountains, CA

Adventure Out offers beginner outdoor survival courses to folks new to the concept. Their one-day course teaches students of all ages basic skills like fire building and shelter building. If you’re looking for something more advanced, you’ll find that, too. Learn specific skills like backcountry navigation, attend arrow-making and bow-making workshops, or enroll in a course on how to construct traditional kayak. For the ultra-adventurous, there are multi-day outdoor survival camps in both desert and snowy winter environments.

All course registration can be found on the Adventure Out website . The basic survival one-day course is $135 per person. All others range in price depending on which course you select.

2. Lifesong Wilderness Adventures  — CA, OR, TX

Lifesong Adventures offers expert-taught survival courses near Mt. Shasta, California, the southern Oregon coast, and near Austin, Texas (March only). The company focuses on basic and advanced wilderness survival courses for adults and teens. Learn nature awareness, fire-making, and animal tracking skills at the weekend survival schools, or step it up with a 28-day survival immersion camp. A variety of camp lengths are available, including the ‘Circle of Survival’ series, designed to build your skills over time.

Prices for each program vary depending on length and intensity and early registration discounts may be available. Participants for most courses can register online , with the exception of 14- and 28-day immersion courses and teen camp, which require signed application forms.

3. Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS) — Boulder, UT

Develop and test your survival skills in the vast, harsh Southern Utah desert at Boulder Outdoor Survival School. Students are generally physically fit and aged in their mid-20s to late 50s, though ages 18 and up are accepted.

BOSS offers intensive low-technology courses ranging from one to three weeks. Modern gadgets are prohibited; think ponchos and blankets, not tents and sleeping bags. You’ll spend days on end out in the desert learning skills like how to find and purify water, survive in a desert, and construct a shelter. The course starts as a group, then participants break off to practice on a solo adventure.

The seven-day field course costs $1,725 per person, while the 18-day is $4,795 per person. Other interesting survival camp courses, like the multi-day Hunter Gatherer or the 72-hour Survival Rescue course range in price; registration is available on the BOSS website or by phone at (800) 335-7404.

4. Mountain Scout Survival School  — Upstate NY and NYC Area

Survival expert Shane Hobel runs year-round outdoor survival camps across upstate New York and urban emergency preparedness courses in the New York City area. Mountain Scout offers a wide range of courses, from Wilderness 1, where students learn the basics of wilderness survival, to Hunt Tracking, Native Navigation, Tree Identification and more.

The seven-day intensive course covers the ‘seven primary arrows’: shelter, water, fire, food, tracking, awareness, and movement. Most courses are designed for adults 18 and over, though where suitable, children may be permitted to attend with a parent or guardian. Corporate and team-building camps are also available.

The price for the popular one-day Wilderness 1 course is $125 per person. All other courses offered vary in price. Courses can be purchased by visiting the online calendar and making a selection.

5. Wilderness Awareness School — Duvall, WAWilderness Awareness School operates near the Cascade Mountain Range outside of Seattle. They offer survival courses for both kids (aged 4 to 18) and adults. Adult options include morning classes on wildlife tracking and weekend-long wilderness survival classes as well as more intensive programs for aspiring naturalists and outdoor leaders. Youth opportunities include day camps, overnights, and even expeditions for teens. Children can learn fishing, knife and knot skills, plant identification, and more.

Each course varies in price (the five-day overnight Wilderness Survival course for kids is $810), and all registration can be found on the Wilderness Awareness School’s website .

6. Appalachian Bushcraft School  — Eastern PA

Appalachian Bushcraft School teaches age-old bushcraft techniques in the wild environment of its namesake mountains. You’ll find survival camp classes like Basic Bushcraft, a three-day, two-night adult course ($350 per person) teaching the basics of using survival tools and cooking outdoors. More experienced folks can opt for four-day courses like Advanced Survival ($450 per person) where participants practice wilderness navigation.

Basic courses have no prerequisites and are suitable for students 12 and older, though children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Advanced courses are for those 16 and older, and participants must first complete the basic courses.

Register for courses online at the Coalcracker Bushcraft website .

7. The Peak  — Butte, MT

The Peak offers outdoor skills and wilderness survival courses specifically tailored to military veterans. Course options include Backcountry Travel, classes teaching technical rope skills and high angle rescue, and wilderness medicine programs. Though The Peak emphasizes training active and veteran military personnel, they offer many courses and programs to the general public. The Wilderness & Survival Training course is a great place to start.

For price information and to register for a course, call The Peak at (406) 494-7999 or email [email protected].

8. Thomas Coyne Survival School  — CA

Thomas Coyne Survival School has a unique variety of survival camps and courses. Whether you’re a world traveler hoping to bolster your personal safety in the front country or a camper looking for wilderness survival skills, you’ll find a course here. Start with the Weekend Survival Course ($300 per person) or the Survival Skills Certification ($350 per person), then move up to more tailored classes that include experiences like apothecary, bushcraft, and primitive trapping.

Extreme survival courses are available for 18+, including the three-day Weekend Field Course, the only all-weather, year-round field course in the country. These courses recreate a true survival emergency, which means no gear—only what you can find from the land.

Register online by selecting your preferred dates on specific course pages, or call or text (805) 441-7750 with questions.

9. School of Survival  — Wasilla, AK

Head to the wild lands of Alaska for a true test of your survival skills. Courses like the one-day Survival 101 covers the basics of fire, water, and shelter. After completion, move up to other one-day courses like hunting and trapping, foraging , wilderness medicine, and navigation. In-depth skill-specific courses are also up for grabs: spend a whole day practicing your fire-building techniques, crafting backcountry tools, butchering, or tanning hides.

Each day course costs $150 per person, and you can combine up to seven consecutive courses for a weeklong experience. School of Survival can also customize a wilderness survival simulation for groups and individuals of any level, lasting from one to seven days. Sign up for a course through the website’s contact form or call (907) 521-2872.

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Amazon Survival Training Tour

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Accommodation for Amazon Survival Training Tour

This tour is based in a rustic wilderness lodge, followed by two nights of camping. The lodge has private bathrooms. Camping equipment will be provided.

In some cases, the accommodation listed below may need to be substituted for other, comparable accommodations.

Single Rooms and Solo Travelers There is no supplement required for solo travellers on this tour.

The Tahuayo Lodge in Paraiso (wilderness lodge)

Immerse yourself in the jungle surrounding you at this rugged wilderness lodge. It’s built on stilts and offers a comfortable refuge during your stay.

Camping in the Amazon Rainforest

Discover the secrets of the rainforest and learn from the people who call it home during your night camping with the Kichwa community.

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Amazon survival training tour details, overview for amazon survival training tour.

Take your adventure travel to the next level on this Amazon survival tour in the Peruvian jungle! Start your trip at a wilderness lodge where your two expert guides will take you on various excursions and teach you the ins and outs of survival in the amazon jungle before you leave the comforts of the lodge and set out into the wild.

Now, the fun begins, as you travel by boat to a remote part of the Amazon for the camping adventure of a lifetime. You’ll learn all about choosing the right location to camp and how to build your shelter from found materials. This incredible adventure tour centred around surviving the amazon will show you how to thrive in the jungle while also giving you the chance to deeply appreciate the ecosystem you find yourself immersed in. When it’s time to return to the lodge, you’ll be well-versed in the uses for local plants, how to find food and water, and how to make your own tools. This jungle survival trip is a truly unforgettable way to experience the Peruvian Amazon rainforest and everything that it has to offer an avid adventurer.

Itinerary for Amazon Survival Training Tour

Transfer from iquitos to the jungle lodge.

This morning you can arrange to have your transfer pick you up from the airport or your hotel in Iquitos.

You’ll take a speedboat up the Amazon and into the Tahuayo tributary, which is about a four-hour trip. You’ll arrive at the wilderness lodge in time to take an evening excursion.

Choice of Excursions and Jungle Survival

While you’re spending time at the lodge, there are many excursions for you to choose from. The wildlife viewing ones come highly recommended!

Your guides will take you hiking through the surrounding flood plain or “varzea” forest. You’ll start learning how to identify native plants for their medicinal uses, as well as how to find sources of food and fresh water.

Choice of Excursions and Survival Lessons

Today brings another chance to take a tailored excursion. Choose between ropes courses in the canopy, cruising the river to find pink dolphins, or fishing for piranha.

Afterwards, it’s back into the jungle to learn how to make your own snares and fishing equipment.

Forest Hike and Camping

Today, a boat will take you and your two guides to the terra firme forest, where you’ll begin your hike into the trees. You’ll learn how to identify the best place to camp and how to build a shelter from the resources around you.

You’ll be spending these two days learning all about how to use natural materials to build important survival tools. You’ll also learn how to locate fresh sources of water and the best wood for starting a fire.

Building Tools and Locating Water

Your lessons continue today as you refine your ability to find fresh water (hint: try the immature yarina fruit), catch and prepare food, and build fires. You’ll even try your hand at preparing your own raft with materials from the forest.

Enjoy another night camping in the wilderness after you’ve mastered your newfound skills. Did you know you can use barbasco sap to stun fish? You do now!

Return to Lodge

This morning you’ll have some time to do a little more exploring and practice your new jungle skills. After breaking down camp you’ll return to the lodge by boat.

Spend the evening at your leisure, perhaps fitting in another excursion before dinnertime.

Jungle Trek and Departure

This morning, take a final trek into the jungle to show off what you’ve learned. You’ll be picked up and taken back to Iquitos by boat in the afternoon.

You may choose a drop off at the airport or your hotel. Safe travels from here!

Tour Highlights

Highlights for amazon survival training tour.

Get accustomed to life in the jungle by staying in a wilderness lodge surrounded by local wildlife.

Camp and explore the jungle with two expert survivalist guides who will teach you about the uses of native plants.

Build your own shelter, rafts, and tools from plants found in the forest.

Learn to identify food sources in the rainforest and build your own fishing equipment and snares.

What's Included

What's included for amazon survival training tour.

6 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 6 dinners are included.

Transportation during the Tour

Transport for you and your luggage and to and from the airport is included. You will be carrying a portion of the required equipment while trekking and camping in the jungle.

Also Included

• English-speaking private guide and assistance guide
• Customized guided excursions
• Jungle gear such as waterproof boots
• Camping equipment
• Wifi in certain locations
• Entrance fees
• Conservation fees
• Port taxes and the like

Not included

• Travel insurance
• Flights to and from Iquitos
• Meals, drinks, or snacks not previously mentioned
• Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
• Tourist taxes if applicable
• Visas if required
• Personal equipment
• Fees not mentioned as ‘included’
• Gratuities for tour guides, drivers, and servers

Dates & Prices

Dates and prices for amazon survival training tour.

This guided tour of the Peruvian Amazon is run as a custom tour for your group and the price per person is fixed.

Prices below are per person:

• Guided groups of 1+: $2,195 USD per person

Note that you can extend your tour for $150 USD per person per day.

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Frequently asked questions for Amazon Survival Training Tour

How hard is the Amazon Jungle Survival Training tour?

We rate this tour as a 4 / 5. You will be choosing many of the activities you participate in, so you can somewhat control the difficulty level of this tour. However, the Amazon rainforest can have challenging terrain and climate, and this tour is recommended for adventurous travellers who have camping experience. You will be hiking to certain locations while carrying gear, sleeping in the wilderness, and learning survival skills, so you should be comfortable in such conditions.

Do I need a visa to travel to Peru?

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Are meals included on the Amazon Jungle Survival Training tour?

Do I need insurance?

Yes, it is mandatory to have health and medical insurance to join this trip. Get your Travel Insurance .

How do I get to Iquitos to start this tour?

You can fly into Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport in Iquitos (IQT). Flight LA 2240 from Lima is recommended.

Is the Amazon Jungle Survival Training tour guided?

Yes, you will have an English-speaking guide as well as an assistant guide for the duration of the tour.

Where does the Amazon Jungle Survival Training tour end?

This tour ends in Iquitos, where you will be taken to the airport or to a hotel, whichever you prefer.

Are equipment rentals included?

You will be able to use provided waterproof jungle boots, and all camping equipment will be provided. Please bring any additional equipment desired.

Do I need special vaccines to travel to Peru?

Check with your family doctor.

Are there any travel restrictions for Peru?

Please check with your local government about travel restrictions before you book your tour. This map from the US Department of State provides an overview of the current status in countries around the globe. The UK‘s Foreign Office and Government of Canada also provide advice on foreign travel. Note that the travel advice may change depending on your nationality.

Tour Difficulty

Difficulty for amazon survival training tour.

We rate this survival in the Amazon jungle tour as a 4 / 5. You will be choosing many of the activities you participate in, so you can somewhat control the difficulty level of this tour. However, the Amazon rainforest can have challenging terrain and climate, and this tour is recommended for adventurous travellers who have camping experience. You will be hiking to certain locations while carrying gear, sleeping in the wilderness, and learning survival skills, so you should be comfortable in such conditions.

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Through single-day wilderness survival training adventures, multi-day advanced survival courses, and the most innovative “clothes-on-your-back only” expeditions in the world, California Survival School trains more students each year to be safe and lead lives of adventure outdoors than any other survival training program world-wide.

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California Survival School’s innovative survival training programs and world-class survival instructors have been featured with  National Geographic ,  Good Morning America ,  History Channel ,  Forbes , and more.

No matter your skill level or background, Team CSS is ready to help you start your training adventure today.

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Core Survival Skills

Hands-on survival training teaching you how to prepare for and manage wilderness survival emergencies in low-gear/no-gear survival situations.

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16 Hour Wilderness First Aid ( WFA ) certification. Learn how to prepare for and respond to remote medical emergencies in the back-country.

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 Learn how to prepare for large scale disaster situations. Natural disasters, Civil Unrest, Pandemics, War, and more.

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5 Day Stone-age Desert Survival Adventure

Know more, carry less! Learn to replace modern survival gear with primitive gear you make yourself and then test it in the field on a desert walk-about.

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10 days traveling across the most scenic & remote parts of northern and central Mexico with primitive survival experts and native Tarahumara guides famously featured in the bestseller “Born to Run”.

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Learn not only to survive in cold and snowy conditions, but to thrive in them. This adventure will teach you the critical winter safety skills for outdoor adventure. Learn how to plan well, travel safe, camp warm, and avoid / respond to common winter…

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Dan began sharing his love for the outdoors and primitive living technologies professionally in 2004.

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 A founding instructor for Boulder Outdoor Survival School and one of the most experienced primitive survival instructors alive, Dave Holladay has been practicing and teaching primitive living skills for over 30 years

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Set your kids imagination and adventurous spirits free as they learn about the natural environment and the important skills of survival: shelter, water, fire, and food. No matter what your child’s background is, from never having camped before, to the most experienced nature enthusiast, they’ll have a BLAST at this camp. Set among the beautiful redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, just 1 mile from downtown Boulder Creek, our 4-Day Nature & Wilderness Skills Camp is a great way to keep your kids busy this summer while making sure they learn important skills. Activities range from basic nature/environmental education such as plant identification and animal tracking/study, to survival skills. Kids will gain confidence and comfort in being outdoors, while having a great time, exploring, and staying active.

*4-Day Camp: $495

This program may be booked year-round for either kids or teens on a private/custom basis. We also offer 1 public kids camp date (ages 9 – 12) each summer. For summer 2024 that date will be: JUNE 24-27 (9:30am-3pm) – Click below to sign up!

The camp will run for 5.5 hours each day; 9:30am-3pm. Our trained instructors – expert survivalists and naturalists – are excited to share these ancient skills with your child.

Learning these timeless traditions, such as shelter building and starting a campfire, helps to build self-esteem and awareness from knowing YOU CAN SURVIVE! This class is 100% hands-on and very active. Everything your kids learn, they will do – no indoor classrooms or long lectures. This is a great opportunity to pull your kids away from the television, computer, and electronic devices, and get them excited about the wilderness. Each day will center around one of the 4 main necessities of survival: SHELTER (day 1), WATER (day 2), FIRE (day 3), and FOOD (day 4). There will be multiple activities each of those days around the main topic.

In short: this camp is about getting back to the earth, learning how our ancestors lived in harmony with our planet, and experiencing nature to its fullest. There is something here for every child – come with an open mind and be ready to have fun!

Dates Offered:

To book a child between the ages of 9 and 12 for the that date, please click the REGISTER NOW link below. -We also book custom/private camp dates for both kids and teens camps year-round. To discuss a private camp booking, please click the INQUIRE NOW button below.

Age Requirements: Our public camp dates are appropriate for kids ages 9-12; when putting together your own group of kids for a custom camp date, we can operate for any age (8-18) but recommend keeping all kids within 3-4 years of each other (for example: 8-12 year olds, or 12-15 year olds, etc).  We run a different curriculum for teens than younger children.

Teens that are interested in survival may also enroll in our regular teen/adult courses ( Intro Survival Course and Immersion Overnight ).

Directions? Details? -Camp is held in the beautiful redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains at the Boulder Creek Scout Reservation (click the FAQ link below for directions). Exact address/directions, maps, recommended packing lists, and other details will all be provided upon registration. -Parents must drop their child off between 9:10am-9:30am and pickup between 2:40pm-3pm. Dropoffs/pickups outside of these times cannot be accommodated as the group will be off exploring the woods and not easily reachable from the camp entrance/parking lot.

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Your child’s camp includes: 6 hours per day of activities (with a lunch break) – all materials and tools are included. Kids must bring their own snacks/lunch.

Your packing list: We provide all the equipment for your kids survival adventure! Just make sure they come prepared with clothing to spend a day in the outdoors, lunch, snacks, & water.

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SurviVacation: Survival Vacation

Vacation Like Never Before…  Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana!

Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested  in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days?  My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor.  I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent’s land in Southern Indiana.  I now own a 10,000 sq. ft. Survival Lodge and 21 acres in Central Indiana dedicated to Survival Training Clinics.  Over the past 15 years, I’ve learned a thing or two about how my students learn…

People learn MORE when they are COMFORTABLE .  Whether it’s school work or survival training, you are less likely to soak up important information if you are cold, tired, hungry and thirsty.

Regardless of what some might say – YOU CAN LEARN CRITICAL SURVIVAL SKILLS WITHOUT SUFFERING.  Is it time for you and/or your family to take a SurviVacation ?  Get ready for a weekend get-a-way unlike you’ve ever experienced.

So what is a SurviVacation ?  Well, in short, it is a 3-Day Survival Vacation.  It’s a Weekend Get-A-Way at the Willow Haven Survival Training Facility PACKED with survival instruction – and some survival fun too.  Many attendees prefer to camp but we also have private bunk rooms available on a 1st come 1st serve basis and a community bunk room.  No ‘Going In The Woods’ at Willow Haven – our lodge has indoor restrooms and showers.  Our Lodge Great Room has one of the largest Bedford Limestone Fireplaces in the Midwest.

I have designed the SurviVacation Weekend to be a 3-Day Survival Experience.  I will cover the 5 main aspects of survival: Shelter, Fire, Water, Food and Signaling.  We will discuss survival priorities and work our way through specific skills related to securing these 5 survival needs.  I will cover several primitive and modern techniques related to each skill.  This will be a hands-on learning clinic – not a classroom lecture.  The ONLY way to learn survival skills is to practice them.  I invest 100’s of hours into the preparation of my courses to provide you with an amazing survival learning experience.

So what exactly can you expect from your SurviVacation?

• Adult Price (18+ yrs old): $379 Each
• Minor Price (10 yrs – 17 yrs): $179 Each
• You can cancel for a FULL REFUND up until 14 days before the event.  There will be a $100 cancellation fee per person after that.

Survival Skill-Sets Taught: Pri-Modern (using both primitive and modern techniques)

• Survival Water Collection & Purification
• Survival Navigation
• Everyone will make and keep a Bow Drill Fire Kit!
• Survival Shelters: Natural & Modern Make-Shift
• Make Rope from Plants!
• Everyone will make and build a primitive snare trap and hunting tools!
• Make your own container using HOT COALS!
• What if you had to scavenge an abandoned building for resources?
• Over 30 Key Survival Skills…

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SurviVacation Special Features:

• Dinner provided Friday Night and Saturday Night
• Saturday Night Survival Movie on Outdoor Stage
• Evening Outdoor Campfires
• Hiking Trails & Camping Areas
• Lodge with TV, Fireplace, Kitchen, Private Bunkrooms, Restrooms & Showers
• WillowHaven Survival Store
• Knife Sharpening Station
• Lounge area with tons of Survival Related Materials, games, books, magazines, etc…
• Visiting with other attendees & learning from each other

I am limiting the number of attendees in each course for a more personalized experience.

To Reserve Your Spot, please fill out our ON-LINE REGISTRATION FORM .

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Any questions?  E-mail  [email protected]

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The Ultimate adventure

This Panama Desert Island Survival trip will be an experience unlike any other you have encountered before! Surrounded by nothing but nature and your fellow camp mates, you can’t get any more off the beaten track than this. In this ultimate adventure will find yourself cast away on a tropical desert island off the coasts of Panama for 8 whole days. For the first 5 days you will be learning the main survival skills you will need, provided meals and sleeping in hammocks on the beach, waking up to a breathtaking view every morning. After that the real test begins as you will be in isolation phase for 72 hours, having a unique adventure of a life time living with the bare minimum of equipment.

Local guides will be with you and teaching you throughout the trip, they know the island and how to survive on it better than anyone else, so you can assure that you are in good hands! They will teach you everything you need to know including building shelter, making fires, catching fish and finding the food you need. Considering the nature of the trip, travelers must be in good physical and mental condition, as it can be extremely challenging at times. When you finish this adventure, you would be ready to concur life on a desert island alone, and that’s not something many people can say!

Price: £3,100 $3,875 (2024) £3,650 / $4,600 (2025)

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DAY 1 - ARRIVING AT PANAMA CITY: DENSE JUNGLE WITH PERFECT WHITE SAND BEACHED.

•  We meet in Panama City (the exact location will be shared with you in the Expedition Guide you will receive after booking).
• That late afternoon you meet your instructor and receive the safety expedition briefing before dinner with the team. We have an early night in shared accommodation.
• You can request the solo room supplement on our booking form if you want a private room. We will confirm availability after your request.

DAY 2-6 - 5-DAY TRANING PHASE: OUR WORLD-CLASS BUCHCRAFT INSTRUCTORS ARE HERE FOR YOU!

•  After breakfast, we head to the marina and take a 90-minute  speedboat to your new island home , explore the expansive beach, choose the location for the camp, and string the expedition hammocks.
• Typically after a couple of days, everyone on the island reconnects with their circadian rhythm and rises a little after sunrise. So we use the  mornings to learn the 4 key elements  of survival:  Shelter, Fire, Water, and Food.  We explore different methods for each element.
• Afternoons are for exploration , trekking through the jungle and rocky headlands, mastering fishing skills, or simply enjoying paradise.
• Evenings are for gathering  and connecting with your new tribe around the campfire, eating a communal meal we all helped catch and cook, telling stories, or marveling at the open sky.

DAY 7-9 - 3-DAY SURVIVAL PHASE: YOUR INSTRUCTORS ARE GONE! – 72 HOURS

• After completing your training phase, you and your new tribe will move to a different spot on the island to put into practice the skills learned.
• You will experience the wilderness with little more than a machete, knife, essential fishing equipment, medikit, and satellite phone. But don’t worry; we have an invisible safety net in place!
• For many, this is one of the toughest psychological and physical challenges they have ever endured: the reality of survival sinks in, and new highs and lows are encountered as hunger, thirst, and discomfort are offset by the euphoria of success starting a fire or finding food. And simultaneously, this is an experience that leaves the most incredible sense of achievement and deep gratitude.
• If you would like this phase in complete solitude, please request this on your booking form. We will reach out to you after checking availability.

DAY 10 - CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS IN GRAND STYLE: RESCURE & RETURN

• After completing your survival phase, speedboats are sent in the morning to bring you to Mar Y Oro’s beach to eat and rest.
• That night we head out for a survival party where you’ll eat your weight in pizza at the excellent Casa Tortuga restaurant.
• We will all head back to Panama City by speedboats arriving around noon.

DAY 11 - HEAD HOME

Sporting a fine suntan and a tremendous sense of achievement, you will depart home with enough tales to woo at any dinner party.

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