FAQs:
Visiting New Hampshire and Booking an Adventure with Outdoor Escapes NH

Printable Forms & BrochureQ1.    Do you offer gift certificates?
          Yes! Click the "Book Now" button to purchase a gift card online, or call Lucie Villeneuve (603) 528-0136.

Q2.   How do I book a trip/tour/lesson (ESCAPE), and what's your cancellation policy?
         Booking Info & Policies and Procedures.

Q3.   Besides adventures, do you provide meals, rentals, shuttle, and lodging, as well as accommodate special requests?
         Yes, if you want!  Our specialty is to tailor your private custom ESCAPE to further meet your interests and needs. Anything is possible (within reason)!  Be sure to tell us what you want before booking...here are some option ideas:

• Choose from the activities and listings we offer.
• Airport or hotel pick-up, or directions to meet guide(s). Driving and Transportation in New Hampshire
• Any dietary restrictions and allergies--let us know!
• Gear and equipment rentals such as bikes, snowshoes, kayaks, tents, and even backpacks with survival tools and layers of clothing for outdoor weather. Equipment Rentals
• Lodging--tent camping, tipi, cabin, hut, yurt, B&B, or inn. We try to match what you want with what is available at the time of booking, appropriate for the experience, activities, and location you are seeking.
• In the past we've also accommodated special requests such as:
  - bringing a dog along (pet/therapy/service)--see Dog-Friendly Adventures
  - helping forest surveyors with camping gear and meals,
  - bringing teachers into a watershed (multi-day trip) to help their students do scientific research,
  - planning for and leading individuals and couples on their dream get-a-ways--snowy forests, highest peaks, wildest rivers.
  - helping people with physical and intellectual differences get into nature,
  - providing a 3-generation family's week-long adventure vacation,
  - taking Scouts/leaders/parents on 6-day backpacking and canoeing trips,
  - integrating team-building activities with outdoor adventures for corporate design teams,
  - leading a senior church group on an afternoon kayak trip down a lazy river,
  - teaching a high school senior project (4 students) involving a 6-day backpack trip with survival skills & North Woods ecology.
  - introducing city preschoolers to forests to find frogs, track & scat, streams (or snow) to play in, and trees & boulders to climb,
  - helping photographers find loons, moose, fall foliage, and covered bridges.

Q4.   What about the weather?
         We go rain or shine, so please bring everything on the pack list given to you, or rent from us. If the weather, trail, or water conditions are such that would not be conducive to safety, fun, and learning for the chosen activity (Plan A), we have Plans B-Z. Weather Information and Forecasts

Q5.    Who are your participants (clients)?

• Individuals & families
• Tourists and visitors from around the world
• Travel agents & bus tour motor coach companies
• Summer camps & parks and recreation departments
• Youth groups: Homeschoolers, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H
• Family gatherings and church groups

• Private and public schools
• Universities, colleges, internship programs, adult education programs
• Fairs and festivals
• Corporations & businesses for company outings, get-a-way incentives, leadership and team building.

Q6.    How can I prepare? What do I bring? Fitness levels?
          Adventurous attitude, pack list, rentals, physical demands: Personal Trip Preparation

Q7.    Can I print your brochure, trip forms, and complete an online participant evaluation?
          Yes, click here.

Q8.    Are there any insects, spiders, and other things that I should be worried about?
            Bugs in N.H. May through September.

Q9.    Do I need to wear a wetsuit for paddling activities?
            We don't provide wetsuits, and if you are from the Tropics, you'll want one. The warmest water is in August (70F). Ice covers most water December through April. We paddle May through October.

Q10.   Are there other interesting things to do in New Hampshire while we're here? Lodging before/after our ESCAPE?
           Yes!  Find all sorts of cultural events, attractions, and accommodations at VisitNH.gov

---

Winter family cross country skiing and snowshoeing adventure.

Carrier rentals available.