About Us
Map Adventures is led by Paul and Triada McGrory. Paul started his outdoor teaching career with the British Army and has over 20 years of experience with the Royal Army Physical Training Corps. Since semi-retiring, he has worked for Help for Heroes but mainly works with children in Cyprus, the U.K., Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates and Oman. Triada has used her extensive experience as a psychologist in the children’s care industry to create the structure of Map as we know it today.
Paul and Triada work closely with vulnerable children on a one-to-one basis as well as working with disabled children and young adults. Both have created a unique program by combining the outdoors as a form of therapy that uses the outdoors and adventures based-activities to promote emotional healing, personal growth and resilience. Our team is highly qualified and share their knowledge and skills to give the best possible adventure experiences.
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* The Angel Project is a collaborative effort of Map Adventures Cyprus and ADD-ADHD Cyprus Association to accommodate the growing needs of Child Crisis Intervention though the use of Adventure Therapy.
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What is Child Crisis Intervention?
Child Crisis Intervention provides immediate, short to medium-term support to children and families experiencing acute emotional, behavioral, or situational distress. It aims to stabilize, ensure safety, and prevent long-term trauma through de-escalation, assessment, and connecting to resources, often keeping children in their home environment.
Key components of child crisis intervention include:
• Goals: The primary goals are to stabilize the crisis, keep children in their home environment, prevent serious long-term problems, and connect families to ongoing support services.
• Targeted Support: It focuses on managing intense emotions (anger, frustration, fear) and teaching coping skills to children, often tailored for neurodivergent traits like ADHD.
• Methods: Interventions include 24/7 crisis response, assessment, family therapy, case management, and sometimes physical intervention to ensure safety.
• Contexts: These services operate in schools, at home, or through community agencies to resolve conflicts, runaway behaviors, or traumatic events.
What is Adventure Therapy?
Adventure therapy is an experiential, action-oriented form of psychotherapy that utilizes outdoor activities like rock climbing, hiking, and group initiatives to treat mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. It fosters resilience, confidence, and social skills by pushing individuals outside their comfort zones.
Key Aspects of Adventure Therapy
• Definition & Approach: It is a form of experiential therapy that replaces traditional office-based talk therapy with active, hands-on experiences. It uses real or perceived risks to help individuals overcome self-limiting beliefs and develop healthier behaviors.
• Activities: Common activities include hiking, rock climbing, camping, kayaking, rafting, ropes courses, and trust-building games.
• Goals & Benefits: The primary goal is to promote personal growth and emotional healing. It is designed to improve self-esteem, communication, problem-solving skills, and stress management.
• Settings & Audience: While often conducted in nature, it can also take place indoors. It is frequently used for groups, families, or individuals struggling with issues like PTSD, substance abuse, or behavioral problems.
• Core Principle: By engaging in challenging physical activities in a safe, supportive environment, participants learn to manage fear, build trust, and transfer these new coping skills to everyday life.
Common Types of Adventure Therapy
• Wilderness Therapy: Involves longer, more intense experiences in natural settings.
• Adventure-Based Therapy: Focuses on structured, short-term activities like ropes courses.
• Residential/Adventure Camping: Long-term programs focused on behavior change.
Our Statement of Intent
We intent to operate across three integrated divisions - Specialist Education, Children's Residential Care, and Supported Accommodation - to offer a seamless pathway of support from childhood to independent living. Our cross-divisional model ensures smooth, well-planned transitions, empowering young people with the confidence, skills and resilience they need for adulthood.
Therapeutic practice will be embedded across all our services, enabling us to respond to each young person’s individual needs with understanding, compassion, and care.
Many of the young people we will support will have encountered significant challenges, including trauma, care placement breakdowns, and barriers to education. Some may have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, ADHD, ASC, or Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Nepal Expeditions
Our Nepal expeditions embrace the power of the outdoors with the spirit of adventure to create a one-of-a-kind event.
All our instructors are military or ex-military with 10+ years of experience in the outdoors and adventurous activities.
Our adventures include:
- Everest Base Camp (16 days)
- Annapurna Base Camp Trekking (14 days)
- Nepal Fun Trip (14 days)
- Helambu Trekking (10 days)
- Annapurna Sanctuary Trekking (9/10 days)
The packages include:
- Pick up from and drop off service at the hotel and the airport in a tourist vehicle
- Guided city tour and sightseeing by tourist vehicle as in day by day itinerary
- English-speaking guide
- The required number of ground staff during the trek and tour e.g. drivers, assistants, etc
- Food, accommodation, salary, equipment and medicine for our field staff
- Entry permits and fees for all temples, parks, monasteries, cultural and historical sites
- All government taxes, VAT, Tourist Service charges and official expenses
The packages do not include:
- International airfare and airport departure taxes
- Personal travel insurance
- Nepal entry visa (obtainable on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu – 15 days US$25, 30 days US$40, 90 days US$100; bring passport photos)
- All personal items e.g. food and drink, clothing, etc
- Tips for trek and tour staff and driver (Tipping is customary)
Residential School Trips (UK/CY)
United Kingdom
In collaboration with Sychpwll Centre Campsite in Mid-Wales, we offer a wide range of activities:
- Archery
- Authentic Steam Train Trips
- Canoeing & Kayaking
- Hiking & Mountaineering
- Orienteering
- Military Survival Bushcraft Skills
- Raft Building & Team Building
- Rock Climbing / Abseiling
Cyprus
Working with Polis Chrysochous Campsite in Paphos, activities include:
- Archery
- Beach Team Building
- Canoeing & Kayaking
- Hiking & Mountaineering
- Orienteering
- Military Survival Bushcraft
- Raft Building
- Rock Climbing / Abseiling
Easter and Summer Camps (UK/CY)
United Kingdom
We can comfortably accommodate up to 50 people, aged between 8 and 18 years old, per time at the campsite. We can also cater for individual requirements for vulnerable and disabled children.
Adventure activities available:
- Archery
- Authentic steam train trips
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Military survival bush craft skills
- Mountaineering
- Orienteering
- Original steam train experience
- Raft building
- Rock climbing/abseiling
- Visits to Powys Castle
- Visits to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- Team Building Activities
Our Easter and August Summer Camps are all inclusive of accommodation, transport whilst at the camp, food and adventure activities. All camps may vary on timing and are located at The Sychpwll Centre campsite in Powys, Wales.
• The cost for each camp depends on the participant numbers and longevity of the package.
• Children of military background receive 10% discount
• Disabled access available
• One-to-one support and supervision available
Cyprus
We can comfortably accommodate up to 25 people, aged between 8 and 18 years old, per time at the campsite. We can also cater for individual requirements for vulnerable and disabled children.
Adventures:
- Archery
- Beach day activities
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Military survival bush craft skills
- Mountaineering
- Orienteering
- Raft building
- Rock climbing/abseiling
- Historic and cultural day in Paphos (King of the Tombs, Kato Paphos Archeological Park, Petra tou Romiou)
- Visits to the Blue Lagoon in Akamas
Our August Summer Camps are all inclusive of accommodation, transport whilst at the camp, food and adventure activities. All camps may vary on timing and are located at Polis Chrysochous campsite in Paphos, Cyprus.
• The cost for each camp depends on the participant numbers and longevity of the package.
• Children of military background receive 10% discount
• Disabled access available
• One-to-one support and supervision available
Outdoor Qualifications
Duke of Edinburgh (DofE)
Bronze DofE
Package- One-day training route planning at school:
- Two-day practice expedition:
- One-day expedition planning at school:
- Two-day assessed expedition:
Silver DofE
Package- One-day expedition planning at school:
- Three-day practice expedition:
- One-day expedition planning at school:
- Three-day assessed expedition:
Gold DofE
Package- One-day expedition planning at school:
- Two-day pre-expedition training (direct entrants):
- Four-day expedition practice:
- One-day expedition planning at school:
- Five-day assessed expedition:
Included in the price:
• Use of all high-quality group kit required for your expedition.
• Vango or Endurance two or three person tents as required
• Stoves/Pans and Fuel (Methylated Spirits)
• Group Shelters (For Wild Country operation if required)
• Maps (Two 1;25000 Laminated OS Maps per group)
• Camping fees.
Staff Ratios:
• All staff operating in the field are qualified Mountain Leaders and on training expeditions we will have one leader per group for at least the first two days of any expedition.
• On assessed expeditions, there will be a minimum of one Mountain Leader/Assessor per two groups for the
duration of the expedition
• Our staff operate to a strict Standard Operating Procedure (a copy of which is available on request), which states
training requirements and standards. It also covers all our safety operating procedures.
School Training days
• In school, route setting/training days will have a member of Map Adventures staff to two groups.
• We will provide route suggestions in keeping with the level of the award being undertaken and ensure that groups
are operating as independently as possible from one another at all times.
• We will ensure the groups complete route cards, have an aim/objective set for the expedition and a menu plan
laid out.
• We will cover rucksack packing, kit essentials (and what not to bring), food choices and pre-expedition safety.
We will ensure that the participants are planning to succeed and enjoy the experience. (take out, repeated below)
We do not operate on the basis that the participants should suffer to learn lessons, as we prepare them to succeed
and learn more about themselves in the team environment through appropriate preparation.
If you ONLY require that we support your in-house operation, then we can supply supervisors and assessors at a daily rate dependent on the level and duration requested. This is fully inclusive of all travel and camping costs and no equipment supplied by Map Adventures.
Leadership and Development Training
Our activities encourage a healthy level of competitiveness within a company and allow anyone of any standard and ability to show their true leadership potential. For example, are you thinking of promoting an employee but are unsure if he or she is the right candidate? By taking them out of their comfort zone and placing them into something that is fun, adventurous yet challenging allows you to see aspects of one's personality that you may not have been aware of.
In this way you are providing an adventurous, constructive and fun day out with your employees. Doing so, you are exploring their full potential and helping your company strengthen through teamwork to increase productivity and adhere to company quality standards.
The activities offered are bespoke to the needs of the company.
