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The Denver Discovery Camp is available 3 times a week. Each camp includes an expert guide, meals, all entrance fees to the museums and activities, and transportation during Camp.
A typical itinerary:
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DAY 1 (Mondays | Wednesdays | Fridays) 9 arrive downtown 9-12 LoDo :: Union Station :: Confluence Park 12-12:30 travel to the Four Mile House 12:30-1 box lunch 1-3 the Four Mile House 3:30-4 return downtown 4-5:30 the Brown Palace Hotel :: Civic Center Park 5:30-6:30 dinner 6:30 depart for the Grant-Humphreys Mansion 7-10 down time and activities at the Grant-Humphreys mansion 10-11 get ready for bed 11 sleep! View a detailed itinerary for Day 1 |
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DAY 2 (Tuesdays | Thursdays | Saturdays) 7 get up, get ready 8 light breakfast camping gear break down 8:30 depart for downtown 9-1 the Byers-Evans House“An Afternoon into the Past” :: the Colorado State Capitol 1 depart View a detailed itinerary for Day 2 |
| The detailed itinerary can be downloaded in pdf format here |
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REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- A minimum of 30 students, a maximum of 50 --- depending on number of students, class may be broken into two pieces, with two guides
- In addition to the teacher, one adult chaperone for each 6 students
- You and your students will be outside much of the time …please come dressed for the weather!
- You will need to provide sleeping bags and other necessary apparel for an overnight on the ballroom floor at the Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- The Grant-Humphreys Mansion has bathrooms available, but no showers. The morning of your second day will start without baths or showers
- You will need to arrange for your own transportation to and from downtown. Should you be attending a Friday-Saturday camp, this will include public or family transportation on that Saturday, assuming your school doesn’t provide buses weekends
- The morning meal on the second day will be light; orange juice, bananas, rolls, etc. Parents may send along non-perishable items for that meal; these will be stored with the sleeping gear during the first day
- Given the high status of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion among Colorado Historical Society sites, you will be responsible for ensuring that the house is cleaned up after you and your students have stayed there. A Colorado Historical Society representative will be in the house with you at all times during your stay.
- The Byers-Evans House will also be available for any students who become ill, are too tired to continue with the activities, or otherwise need a place to remove themselves from the day. Any students thus removed must be accompanied by a chaperone.
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Kevin@denverhistorytours.com |
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720.234.7929 |