Camp Adventure

What Camp Adventure does

Camp Adventure e.K. is a Hamburg-based private sole proprietorship founded in 2002 by Jan Vieth that operates international holiday camps for children and teenagers aged 7-17 across Germany, England, and Spain. Its product portfolio spans 30+ specialty camp profiles organized into three pillars: (1) language immersion camps in English, German, and Spanish with TOEFL preparation, delivered with native-speaker coaches; (2) sports specialty camps including soccer, rugby, golf, tennis, climbing, diving, surfing, sailing, windsurfing, swimming, mountain biking, horseback riding, husky handling, and lifeguarding; and (3) creative and leadership programs including arts & crafts, music & recording, theatre, fashion, gaming/programming, leadership development, and the International Counsellor in Training (ICIT) program. The ESA Space Camp in Girona, operated in partnership with the European Space Agency, is a notable specialty offering for the 2026 season.

The underlying service model is experiential education anchored by an intensively trained seasonal workforce of approximately 150 teamers recruited from 30 nations through Camp Europe e.V., with mandatory one-week training at the Walsrode/Lüneburger Heide Academy facility where founder Jan Vieth personally participates. Safety protocols are certified by ERCA (European Ropes Course Association) and TÜV Deutschland, with proprietary adventure facility designs covering high ropes courses, climbing walls, archery ranges, treehouses, and adventure mini-golf. The technology backbone is modest: a Joomla-based website at campadventure.de with an integrated Book a Camp third-party booking platform, Google Analytics for traffic measurement, and double opt-in newsletter management — there is no proprietary software platform or AI/ML infrastructure disclosed.

The company monetizes through multiple revenue streams on a per-participant basis (€395-€2,245 per program depending on duration and location, with English/TOEFL and specialty sports programs commanding premiums): holiday camp programs, school trips and group travel (10-60 participants per booking), family adventure weekends, Camp Adventure Academy professional certifications (HRCI, MHRCS, ADVI, ASI), and B2B innovation consulting for hotels, resorts, and leisure parks starting at €1,850 per engagement. Go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer online booking with a global partner agency network sourcing participants from 70+ nations, supplemented by direct B2B school outreach and corporate team-building sales. Participant reach exceeds 70 nations annually with a return visitor rate above 70%. The company is privately held by the founder, has never raised external capital, and operates international tour operations in Spain through a separate legal entity, Outdoor Education Spain, S.L.

Name

Camp Adventure

Legal name

Camp Adventure e.K.

Website

https://campadventure.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Camp Adventure e.K. is a Hamburg-based sole proprietorship founded in 2002 that runs international adventure, sports, and language camps for children and teens aged 7-17 across Germany, England, and Spain, drawing participants from over 70 nations and generating revenue through per-participant camp fees, school trips, family weekends, professional training certifications, and B2B consulting for hotels and resorts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Adventure Camps and Outdoor Education Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Language Immersion & ESL Camps (EDAMALAG), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA), Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

Keywords

• Adventure camps
• Language immersion camps
• Youth outdoor education
• International summer camps
• School trip programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Holiday Camp Programs: Package pricing for international holiday camps combining accommodation, meals, activities, and language instruction. Programs run spring, summer, autumn with pricing from 395€ to 2245€ per participant. Includes adventure sports, language camps, and specialty programs.
2. School Trips & Group Travel: Customized programs for school groups aged 7-17. Group bookings with minimum 10 participants, with dedicated supervision and educational guidance. Stated minimum participant numbers of 10-60 per trip.
3. Innovation Consulting: Advisory services for hotels, resorts, and leisure parks on adventure programming, facility design, and staff training. Consulting packages from 1850€ excluding travel and accommodation costs.
4. Professional Training & Certification: Advanced training programs for outdoor education professionals including High Ropes Safety Instructor (HRCI), Archery Safety Instructor (ASI), Mobile High Ropes Specialist (MHRCS), and Adventure Sports Instructor (ADVI) certifications.
5. Family Weekends & Corporate Camps: Three-day family adventure weekends with all-inclusive pricing including accommodation, meals, and activities. Camps for companies with team building programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Camp Adventure designs and operates international holiday, sports, and language immersion camps for children and teens aged 7-17 in Germany, England, and Spain. Offerings combine accommodation, meals, supervised activities, native-speaker language coaching, and experiential education across 30+ specialty camp profiles. The company also delivers school trips, corporate team-building camps, family weekends, professional instructor certifications through its Academy, and innovation consulting for hotels and resorts.

Product overview

Camp Adventure operates a multi-location international camp platform offering over 30 distinct specialty camp programs and language learning experiences for children and teens aged 7-17. The portfolio includes language camps (English, German, Spanish with TOEFL preparation), sports specialty camps (soccer, rugby, golf, tennis, climbing, diving, surfing, sailing, windsurfing, swimming, mountain biking, skating), creative camps (arts & crafts, music & recording, theatre, fashion, gaming & programming), wilderness camps (survival, husky, horseback riding), leadership programs, counsellor training (ICIT), school trip packages, and family weekend programs. The company also offers innovation consulting services for hotels and resorts, and professional training certifications through the Camp Adventure Academy. The ESA Space Camp, operated in partnership with the European Space Agency, represents a notable specialty offering. Camps are conducted across Germany (Lüneburger Heide, Bayerischer Wald, Sauerland, Amrum, Schloss Gadow), England (Bath & London, Cornwall & London), and Spain (Barcelona), with the primary value proposition being experiential learning, international cultural exchange, and 'Learning by Living' language immersion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camp Adventure Academy: Training and educational programs for adventure sports instructors, including High Ropes Course Safety Instructor, Archery Safety Instructor, and other professional development courses.

Products and services

• Adventure, Sports & Creative Camps General adventure camps combining outdoor activities, sports, and creative programs for children and teens aged 7-17, running in spring, summer, and autumn.
• English Camps (Englischcamps) Language immersion camps teaching practical, everyday English with native-speaking coaches, available in Germany, England, and Spain for various age groups.
• English TOEFL® Camps Focused TOEFL exam preparation camps with intensive training, offered in Germany and England for participants aged 12-17.
• German Camps German language learning camps for beginners and advanced learners, with hands-on experiential learning in northern, western, and southern Germany.
• Spanish Courses (Spanishcourses) Spanish language immersion camps in Germany and Spain, combining language learning with sunshine and cultural experiences.
• ESA Space Camp (Space Exploration) Space-themed specialty camp operated in partnership with the European Space Agency, offering participants aged 8-17 an immersive space exploration experience in Spain.
• Soccer Camps Football training camps with real coaches from partner clubs, enhancing skills, team spirit, and game understanding in an authentic camp atmosphere, offered in Germany, England, and Spain.
• Multi Water Adventure Camps Watersports camps featuring sailing, windsurfing, diving, and SUP activities focused on sun, waves, and water fun.
• Climbing Camps Climbing camps featuring big climbs, high ropes, and a legendary climbing park with experienced guides in southern Germany for participants aged 12-16.
• Horseback Riding Camps Horse-focused camps covering grooming, care, and riding technique for horse lovers aged 7-12.
• Leadership Camps Teen leadership development camps with team challenges, communication training, and wilderness hikes designed to push participants out of their comfort zone, for ages 15-17.
• International Counsellor in Training (ICIT) Counsellor training program for young people aged 17-18 preparing them for camp leadership roles with international team building and experiential education.
• School Trips & Group Travel School trip programs for students aged 7-17 featuring outdoor challenges, creative workshops, and teambuilding activities in Germany, England, and Spain.
• Family Weekends Three-day family adventure weekends featuring canoeing, climbing, swimming, stand-up paddling, archery, and campfire activities with accommodation and meals included.
• Innovation Consulting Consulting services for hotels, resorts, and leisure parks to develop adventure programs, including treehouse hotels, adventure mini-golf, archery ranges, climbing walls, rope courses, and adventure lounges.
• Camp Adventure Academy Training Professional training programs including Adventure Sports Instructor (ADVI), Archery Safety Instructor (ASI), Mobile High Ropes Course Specialist (MHRCS), High Ropes Course Safety Instructor (HRCI), and Ropes Course Assistant (RCA) certifications.
• Diving Camps PADI Open Water diving certification courses for participants aged 10-16, offered in Spain.
• Surfing Camps Surfing instruction camps offered in England with professional coaching and beach activities.
• Theatre Camps Theatre and performing arts camps in England for creative teens interested in drama and performance.
• Golf Camps Golf instruction camps for participants aged 10-17, offered in Spain.
• Rugby Camps Rugby training camps in England with professional coaching.
• Camps for Companies (Corporate Team Building) Corporate team building and adventure programs for businesses and organizations.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Camp Europe e.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment and training partner for German and international teamers and language coaches. Offices in Spain and Canada ensure international teamer mix. Personal interview process and minimum requirements including criminal background check, age 19+, first aid certification, and 1-week training completion.
• Das ReisenetzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman association for children's and youth travel. Quality standards certification and industry representation. Siegenträger (quality seal) membership for verified quality providers.
• International Camping Fellowship (ICF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld camping association. Jan Vieth serves as German ambassador. Global partner camp network for participant, staff, and training content exchange.
• European Ropes Course Association (ERCA)coreTechnology or IntegrationSafety certification for rope course operations. Camp Adventure offers ERCA-certified training for High Ropes Course Safety Instructors and Mobile High Ropes Specialists.
• Keine Macht den Drogen (KMDD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrug prevention organization partnership for nearly 10 years. Camp Adventure conducts training and camps for students and teachers as multipliers in drug prevention education.
• The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award GermanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for international youth achievement award program. Camp programs can contribute toward award requirements for personal development.
• VfB StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional football club partnership for soccer camp coaching. Real coaches from partner clubs provide training in authentic camp atmosphere.
• FC ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional football club partnership for rugby camp coaching in England with authentic club training atmosphere.
• European Space Agency (ESA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESA Space Camp partnership for space exploration programs. Location at Casa de colònies El Collell in Girona, Spain. 2026 season with accompanied flights from Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome and trains from Madrid.
• TÜV DeutschlandcoreTechnology or IntegrationGerman technical inspection association for safety standards verification. Safety standards checked for adventure facilities including high ropes courses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PGL Travel: UK-based operator of adventure and activity camps and school trips for children and teens. Closely comparable operating model to Camp Adventure's English locations (Bath, Cornwall) and school-trip business, with multi-activity outdoor programming and dedicated group travel services.
• Camp Beaumont: UK-based multi-activity day and residential camp operator for children aged 3-17, including school holiday programming. Closely comparable to Camp Adventure's school-trip, English-location, and family-weekend offerings in the UK market.
• NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School): US-based wilderness education organization offering outdoor leadership and survival training for youth and adults. Comparable to Camp Adventure's survival, leadership, and ICIT programs, with overlapping experiential-education and high-ropes training credentials.
• Action Outdoor (Action4Kids / Abenteuer & Erleben): German-speaking operator of adventure camps, school trips, and team-building programs for children and corporate clients. Directly competes with Camp Adventure in the German school-trip and multi-activity youth camp segment, with similar group-booking minimums and outdoor adventure focus.
• Outward Bound: International outdoor education charity running adventure and experiential learning programs for youth, including climbing, ropes courses, and wilderness experiences. Closely aligned with Camp Adventure's adventure, climbing, and survival camp offerings and personal-development positioning.
• Mark Warner: UK-based operator of family activity holidays with kids' clubs, multi-sport programming, and water sports academies. Comparable to Camp Adventure's family weekends and multi-water-adventure, sailing, windsurfing, and tennis camp offerings in the English market.

Broad incumbents

• EF Education First: EF operates global language-immersion and educational travel programs for children and teens across multiple countries. Directly comparable to Camp Adventure's language-camp and international-experience offering, but at a much larger scale across a broader portfolio of language schools and educational tours.
• Berlitz: Global language instruction company with immersive language camps for children and teens. Camp Adventure explicitly partners with Berlitz for branded language camps (Berlitz English Camp at Schloss Gadow), making Berlitz a directly comparable channel partner and adjacent provider in the youth language-immersion segment.
• Club Med: Global all-inclusive resort operator with premium family and kids' programs including sports academies, language classes, and activity programming. Comparable to Camp Adventure's all-inclusive camp pricing model (accommodation, meals, activities, supervision) and family-weekend concept, though at a luxury price tier and broader scale.

Regional players

• Avventura Tours: German tour operator specializing in adventure, nature, and experiential travel for families and youth. Comparable to Camp Adventure's adventure programming and family-weekend offerings in the German market, though more tour-brokerage oriented.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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