more than just a kids' camp.
- a home away from home -

where your children can be themselves
and find that inner spark

UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER ADVENTURES FOR KIDS AND TEENS

Welcome to Explorer Camps: Where Friendship Meets Adventure

Imagine a place where your child grows braver, brighter, and more connected—not just to nature, but to a second family. At Explorer Camps, we’re more than a summer getaway: we’re a safe home away from home for curious hearts aged 6–17. Welcome to a summer where your child feels happy, confident, a sense of belonging and at home.

A Caring Safe Community: Where Kids Grow and Shine

At Explorer Camps, we build a loving, safe, inclusive community where every camper is celebrated and supported. Through shared adventures, collaborative challenges, and daily moments of genuine connection, children develop deep friendships and lasting confidence. Join us for a summer where your child becomes part of something bigger—a caring family.

Stunning Location: Where Kids Feel at Home

Welcome to Camp Velenje, set on Slovenia’s “Best Beach.” Here, crystal-clear waters, forest trails, and starlit campfires create the perfect backdrop for adventure and friendship. Our lakeside retreat brings campers together sleeping in 6-bedded houses with 3 sleeping areas and 2 private bathrooms, that creates a joyful community that truly feels like home.

WHY COME TO EXPLORER CAMPS?

Your children design their Explorer schedule with 14+ afternoon activities, fostering independence, responsibility, communication, and connections

Six age groups keep your children with friends of the same age all day as certified counselors design activities tailored to each developmental stage.

Our #1 focus is your child’s safety: Mental Health-certified staff, Emergency First Responders, 3-min hospital, police and fire access.

Experience luxury camping in premium air-conditioned cabins with three bedrooms, two baths, and a spacious covered terrace.

Worried about your child’s screen time? Tech-free camp: our children spend 12+ nature hours daily which makes up 90% of the time.

Learning healthy risk-taking is vital for your child but not taught in school. Camp inspires stepping outside comfort zones to practice risks and build life skills.

Ready for your child to grow with global peers? With 40+ nationalities, they broaden horisons and build important lifelong friendships.

Your child’s “home away from home” serves four delicious, varied meals daily—tailored to every diet, keeping them energized and happy.

Worried about camp safety? Our highly trained staff ensures physical and emotional safety, and calm with our 4:1 camper to staff ratio.

YOUR CHILD'S SAFETY IS OUR FIRST ADVENTURE

Expertly Trained & Accredited Team

We are committed to your child’s complete safety and well-being. Every staff member is rigorously certified in first aid, CPR, and youth mental health first aid. This dual focus ensures we are equipped to nurture both physical safety and emotional confidence. It’s how we provide a truly supportive and secure home away from home.

Secure & Supervised Campus

We’ve created a protected environment where kids can truly be kids. Our campus features secure, single-entry access and double gated areas with controlled check-in/out procedures. Counselors provide constant, attentive supervision with excellent camper-to-staff ratios. It’s a worry-free zone where fun and safety go hand-in-hand.

Rapid Emergency Response & Care

Peace of mind is built on preparation. Our on-site Medical Centre is staffed 24/7, with a full trauma hospital just 3 minutes away. Police and fire stations are a mere 3 minutes from our gates. We have comprehensive emergency action plans for any scenario, ensuring a swift, coordinated response to keep every child safe.

more than just counselors.
- your child's family -

Dedicated staff—with over 5 years of experience and a 96% retention rate—
complete 30+ hours of pre-camp training and maintain a 4:1 camper ratio,
ensuring a safe, nurturing, and family-like environment

YOUR CHILD'S DAY UNPACKED: ACTIVITIES, SCHEDULES & SKILLS

DAILY SCHEDULE

At Explorer Camps, our daily rhythm is carefully crafted to balance structure with choice, ensuring campers enjoy a rich blend of adventure, creativity, and connection.

 

MORNING GROUP ACTIVITIES

Age-based groups challenge themselves with activities like rafting, bellyaking, hiking, and team building—all while bonding with peers and building strong friendships.

 

AFTERNOON CHOICE

Each afternoon, the entire camp gathers on-site to enjoy an expansive menu of over 14 activity options—campers can choose to participate individually or team up with friends.

 

EVENING FUN

Every evening your child participates in camp-wide Tribe Wars plus to wind down the day, groups go to Campers’ Corner where they participate in connection games.

MEET OUR PASSIONATE CAMP DIRECTOR - THE HEART OF EXPLORER CAMPS

WHERE IS CAMP VELENJE?

EXPLORER FAMILIES' 5* GOOGLE REVIEW RATING

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

We use Cookies

This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers. Please check our Privacy policy for further information.