Afternoon: Check-in between 3-4:40 pm, followed by a walking tour at 5pm of the Nantahala Outdoor Center facilities.

Dinner: At 6pm the group will be dining together in Relia's Garden Restaurant. Guests will enjoy eating a salad with fresh green and flowers selected from our own garden located in the front of the restaurant. This will be complimented with a hearty meal that will include a meat or vegetarian entrée, fresh baked rolls, drink and dessert.

Evening: After enjoying a dinner with the group's program leaders, you will move to an area set up specially to go over the activities of the week with your instructors, teachers and guides as well as learn about some local history. At the end of this short session, guests can enjoy mingling at our Pourover Pub.

Lodging: Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Enjoy a hot breakfast before your day of adventure.

Morning: The lake touring will be on a nearby lake where instructors will provide techniques for confidence and success. We'll start with a "classroom style" session reviewing the basics of lake kayaking and going over the necessary equipment to enjoy the sport. We will also introduce and study the ecology of our area so we'll being able to identify the ecology and wildlife that abounds in the Great Smoky Mountains as we explore in our boats.

Lunch: We will take a break mid-day to enjoy a deli-style lunch.

Afternoon: The afternoon will be filled with time exploring the rest of the lake. After we return to NOC, there will be plenty of time to shower if desired and enjoy some free time before dinner.

Dinner: At 6:00 pm the group will enjoy another meal at Relia's Garden Restaurant. This will provide everyone the opportunity to share stories about the adventures of the day.

Evening: At 7:00 Lee Knight will do a program which would include Cherokee songs and stories, ballads, banjo and dulcimer songs and stories from the mountains. Lee currently works as a folk singer, story teller and outdoor leader, performing at concerts, workshops, Road Scholars, festivals, camps and schools.

Lodging: Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Enjoy a hot breakfast before your day of adventure.

Morning: We'll head the Nantahala River for a morning of excitement! There will be an option to go along in a stable raft (with a guide included) for your introduction to whitewater.

Lunch: We'll enjoy another deli-style lunch by the Nantahala River.

Afternoon: For the young at heart (and body) we'll offer a guided hiking trip that takes advantage of the scenery, flora and fauna located in our beautiful Great Smoky Mountains. This session will end with time to shower and relax if desired and prepare for dinner.

Dinner:

Lodging: Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Enjoy a hot breakfast before your day of adventure.

Morning: In the morning we'll go to the lake to be introduced to more maneuverable kayaks that used for whitewater rivers. Your group will learn new maneuvers in these new boats, including the "wet exit," in preparation for a trip on a section of moving water. The group will then travel to a nearby river for a chance to paddle downstream and let the river do the work for us.

Lunch: Enjoy your deli-style lunch with a mountain view, by the river.

Afternoon: After lunch you'll continue to be fascinated by the scenery of this protected waterway and possibly see Osprey catching a fish on the river and a Great Blue Heron majestically keeping an eye on his domain. We might even have the opportunity for a surf session too! This session will end with plenty of time to shower if desired and prepare for dinner.

Dinner: At 6:00 pm the group will enjoy another meal at Relia's Garden Restaurant. This will provide everyone to share stories about the adventures of the day.

Lodging: Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Enjoy a hot breakfast before your day of adventure.

Morning: We'll return to the Nantahala River for more whitewater excitement! Today we will be going down the river in inflatable kayaks using our new skills for the best thrills of the week.

Lunch: Enjoy your deli-style lunch with a mountain view, by the river.

Afternoon: For the young at heart (and body) we'll offer a guided hiking trip that takes advantage of the scenery. Your guide will chose the best hike in our area to show off the flora and fauna located in our beautiful Great Smoky Mountains. This session will end with time to shower and relax if desired and prepare for dinner.

Dinner: At 6:00 pm the group will enjoy a "farewell dinner" together in Relia's Garden Restaurant. Every participant will receive a commemorative t-shirt before sharing stories about the adventures of the week with the rest of the group.

Evening: Feedback Session - How are we doing?

Lodging: Nantahala Outdoor Center Mountain Cabins

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Participants will enjoy a buffet-style breakfast to fuel up for your trip home.

Morning: Check out of NOC lodging is 10:00 am.

Meals Included: Breakfast