KSUP Teen Summer Campus

A Spanish campus de verano is a supervised summer camp, not a day excursion: fixed groups by age, monitors, and a daily routine. This one is for teenagers aged 13 to 16 and mixes kayaking and water activities with gymkhanas, escape rooms, environmental education, creative workshops and making vlogs and podcasts. It is a paid programme, and sessions continue until 28 August.

What our listing does not tell you

Better to say it than to guess: the base, the meeting point, the timetable, the price and whether food is included do not reach us with this event, so check them on the official page. While you are in touch, ask the four things that matter for a water-based camp abroad and are rarely written down anywhere: whether your child needs to be able to swim, how many monitors there are per group, whether places are sold by the week or by the day, and which language the sessions are run in — camps here are usually delivered in Spanish or Valencian, which is fine for a confident teenager and hard work for one with no Spanish at all.

Where kayaking happens in Valencia

Beginner kayaking here is nearly always on sheltered water: the port basin and the marina, the shoreline off Malvarrosa and Patacona when the sea is flat, and l'Albufera, a shallow freshwater lagoon with no waves at all. In August the sea is glassy at dawn and a sea breeze picks up in the afternoon, which is why water activities are usually scheduled for the morning.

What to pack

Water-resistant sunscreen and a reapplication mid-morning, a cap, a rash vest or long-sleeved top for in the water (the glare burns more than people expect), shoes that can get wet as well as flip-flops, two water bottles, a dry change of clothes in a separate bag, and a waterproof phone pouch if they are filming. More August ideas for this age group in Valencia with kids and what to do in Valencia in August.