Every girl deserves a chance to see the world. Girl Scouts offers many different travel opportunities so girls can see new places, meet new people, and learn about different cultures and ideas. Whether exploring their own neighborhoods, going on overnight trips, participating in council sponsored trips, flying to one of the four world centers, or going on a Girl Scout Destination, Girl Scouts are continually expanding their horizons.
Troop or Service Unit Sponsored Trips
Not only do some of the most memorable moments in a Girl Scout’s life happen while taking trips, but travel also offers a wealth of opportunities for girls to develop leadership skills. This appendix helps you prepare girls for local, regional, or international travel of any scope and duration: Travel Appendix 2012-2013
Travel Partners
>Regional option: CoCo Key Waterpark 
- Activities toward Badges: Create a First Aid Kit; learn about swim safety techniques, water filtration, recycling, and conservation.
- Girl Scout room rate
- Local attraction packages (Kansas City)
>National option: Students Live
- Career Day on Broadway for Girl Scouts
- “Best of Broadway” Interactive Show Packages” For Girl Scouts
- “Behind the Scenes” and “Performance” workshops for Girl Scouts
- Girl Scout NYC hostel room rates
>International option: EF Tours
- dozens of all-inclusive itineraries to the best destinations all over the world
- each one designed just for Girl Scouts
- free international training for leaders
- many trips include the WAGGGS centers
Destinations
Girl Scout destination is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from everywhere you can imagine. Learn more about the 2013 Destinations application here or download your guide to Destinations and the Destination application here: http://www.girlscouts.org/forgirls/travel/destinations/default.asp
Council Sponsored Trips
Do you have an interest in travel? Whether you have little travel experience or a lot a new adventure is waiting for you. Check out these options and register online for your favorite. Don’t forget that Girls in 4th to 12th Grade may bank cookie credits from year to year in order to apply them toward a long-range council approved trip (including troop trip) or destination. Adults we didn’t leave you out! If you are interested in our travel committee, or being a chaperone contact travel@gskh.org
Girl Scout Space 301 to Houston 2013
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is partnering with the Kansas Cosmosphere to bring space to Kansas Girl Scouts! This exclusive Girl Scout travel opportunity starts at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson with a behind-the-scenes experience that includes launching rockets and programming robots! After a fun overnight at the museum, the next four days will include a bus trip to Houston that will feature a tour of Johnson Space Center, a trip to the Houston Aquarium, and much more!
- November 10-15, 2013
- Must be a Junior – Ambassador at the time of the event
- $975 fee
- $350 Deposit due by August 1
- All minors must be accompanied by an adult.
New York City Wicked Weekend Getaway 2014
Take part in an exciting and affordable Broadway show and workshop package only available for Girl Scouts. One of the world’s largest cultural centers and home to Broadway, New York City is your destination for a weekend full of the sights and sounds of the big city. After arriving in New York we will visit the American Museum of Natural History, attend the Wicked for Good workshop, and attend the Wicked Broadway performance, visit Times Square, and much more!
- February 7 – 9, 2014
- Must be a Junior – Ambassador at the time of the event.
- $850 fee
- $300 Deposit is due September 1
- All minors must be accompanied by an adult.
From the impressive St. Paul’s Cathedral to the famed Eiffel Tower, discover two of Europe’s most popular cities. Marvel at the Arc de Triomphe, experience the luxury of Versailles, and pose for a photo in Trafalgar Square. Among the highlights of your tour will be a special pinning ceremony at Pax Lodge, the WAGGGS Centre in London.
- Summer 2015 date TBD
- Must be 14 at the time of the trip
- $95 Holding spot due July 1, 2013
- Accepting applications for chaperones
