Most summer camps top out around 12, so finding one a teenager will agree to go to takes some digging. Every camp here takes kids 13 and up, from sports weeks and outdoor trips to arts and climbing. Check each one's age range: some are built for teens, others mix them in with younger kids.
A day basketball camp run by NBA Basketball School Germany and led by NBA-approved coaches, including former professionals. Each day mixes skill drills and games with short workshops on nutrition, mental strength and strategy. Groups are split by age and level, so beginners and club players both get work that fits. A hot lunch is included, kids go home with an NBA kit, and parents can watch training any time.
A five-day tennis course from the PlayTennis school, led by coach Stefan Parusel and his team on the clay courts of the TSV Milbertshofen sports club. Kids train in small groups of four or five, formed once sign-ups are in. Rain does not cancel a day: the group moves into the clubhouse for games and tennis theory.
A mountain bike day camp along the Isar for kids who love riding off-road. Each day mixes short skills sessions (standing on the pedals, balance, braking, getting over obstacles) with rides on the Isar trails, the pumptrack and the English Garden. There is a first-aid session, a bike-parts workshop and a treasure hunt. Days run without pressure, and kids bring their own bike and helmet.
A week-long tent camp on a meadow by Lake Starnberg, south of Munich. Kids paddle inflatable boats and kayaks with the Alpine foothills in view, build and test their own raft, follow compass trails and end the day with night hikes and campfires. Small groups cook their own meals and plan activities together. It suits outdoorsy kids happy to sleep in a tent; the program runs rain or shine.
An English-immersion day camp at Burg Schwaneck, a 19th-century castle above the Isar valley in Pullach, just south of Munich. Mornings are English lessons with native-speaker teachers. Afternoons switch to sports, games and outings around Munich, so kids use the language while they play rather than only at a desk.
An English immersion camp where kids sleep over for the week at Burg Schwaneck, a 19th-century castle turned youth hostel in Pullach, just south of Munich. Mornings are English lessons with native-speaker teachers, with a placement test on the first day so each kid joins a class at their level. Afternoons are outings and activities. It suits kids who are ready for a full week away from home.
A sleepaway sports camp run by Munich's youth council (KJR) at Tauernruh, a family-run youth guesthouse in Radstadt in the Austrian Alps. Its own sports center means go-karts, trampolines, soccer and beach volleyball, alongside campfires, crafts, a house disco and a rafting trip on the Salzach. Kids help plan the program. Trained educators and volunteers supervise. Suits active preteens and young teens ready for a week away from home.
A week of creative workshops on the grounds of the Tasso33 youth center in Milbertshofen. Kids try breakdance, rap, songwriting, graffiti and upcycling, then fill the gaps with football, basketball and table tennis, or sit around the campfire with friends.
It suits kids who want to sample several creative things rather than drill one, and who like an open, youth-club feel over a structured school-style day.
A short holiday golf camp at GolfCity's public range and course in Puchheim, just west of Munich. Coaches teach golf through games, for complete beginners and for kids who already play and want to improve. The Toptracer digital range is part of the program, and the organizers call it a highlight. Lunch, range balls and loaner clubs are included, so kids need no gear of their own.
Golf camps during the Bavarian school holidays at GolfRange München-Brunnthal, south-east of Munich. Beginners pick up the basics, and kids who already play sharpen their game. Each camp works through technique, fitness and rules toward the German Golf Association's kids' golf badge in bronze, silver or gold. Kids bring their own clubs or rent a set from the pro shop for the camp.
A three-day indoor course at Heavens Gate, a climbing and bouldering gym in Munich's Werksviertel. Kids learn knots, top-rope belaying, basic climbing technique and safe bouldering, including how to fall, with climbing games mixed in. It suits beginners: the goal is that kids can climb and belay on a top rope under a trainer's eye, ready to join a regular climbing group.
Zirkus Simsala is the city of Munich's summer circus week, run by the youth office with the children's circus Zirkus TRAU DICH. Kids sign up for one discipline, such as acrobatics, stilts, unicycle, magic or clowning, and train in small groups of 10 to 14 with circus coaches all week. The week ends in a gala show. It suits kids who like to move and perform.
A residential study camp at the youth hostel in Possenhofen, right on Lake Starnberg. Mornings are lessons: younger kids work on German, math and how to learn, older ones on study skills, public speaking or a school subject. Afternoons go to the lake, with swimming, canoeing, beach games and campfires, plus optional sailing or surfing courses. Taught for the German school system, so it suits kids who follow it.
Overnight holiday trips run by the city's youth office, from riding farms and sports action days to nature programs in the Alpine foothills and water trips to Italy or Slovenia. Each trip is fully supervised by trained volunteer leaders, with travel and meals included. Groups of 16 to 40 kids sleep in shared rooms or tents. Only kids registered as living in Munich can take part.
A.PPLAUS is a holiday arts academy in Munich where each child spends the whole week in one module of their choosing: theater and clowning, hip-hop and breakdance, acrobatics, aerial silks and trapeze, stunts and parkour, football, filmmaking, pop singing with a studio recording, or arts and crafts. Teachers are working artists, dancers and stunt performers. No experience is needed, and there is no show for parents at the end.
Most summer camps top out around 12, so finding one a teenager will agree to go to takes some digging. Every camp here takes kids 13 and up, from sports weeks and outdoor trips to arts and climbing. Check each one's age range: some are built for teens, others mix them in with younger kids.
A day basketball camp run by NBA Basketball School Germany and led by NBA-approved coaches, including former professionals. Each day mixes skill drills and games with short workshops on nutrition, mental strength and strategy. Groups are split by age and level, so beginners and club players both get work that fits. A hot lunch is included, kids go home with an NBA kit, and parents can watch training any time.
A five-day tennis course from the PlayTennis school, led by coach Stefan Parusel and his team on the clay courts of the TSV Milbertshofen sports club. Kids train in small groups of four or five, formed once sign-ups are in. Rain does not cancel a day: the group moves into the clubhouse for games and tennis theory.
A mountain bike day camp along the Isar for kids who love riding off-road. Each day mixes short skills sessions (standing on the pedals, balance, braking, getting over obstacles) with rides on the Isar trails, the pumptrack and the English Garden. There is a first-aid session, a bike-parts workshop and a treasure hunt. Days run without pressure, and kids bring their own bike and helmet.
A week-long tent camp on a meadow by Lake Starnberg, south of Munich. Kids paddle inflatable boats and kayaks with the Alpine foothills in view, build and test their own raft, follow compass trails and end the day with night hikes and campfires. Small groups cook their own meals and plan activities together. It suits outdoorsy kids happy to sleep in a tent; the program runs rain or shine.
An English-immersion day camp at Burg Schwaneck, a 19th-century castle above the Isar valley in Pullach, just south of Munich. Mornings are English lessons with native-speaker teachers. Afternoons switch to sports, games and outings around Munich, so kids use the language while they play rather than only at a desk.
An English immersion camp where kids sleep over for the week at Burg Schwaneck, a 19th-century castle turned youth hostel in Pullach, just south of Munich. Mornings are English lessons with native-speaker teachers, with a placement test on the first day so each kid joins a class at their level. Afternoons are outings and activities. It suits kids who are ready for a full week away from home.
A sleepaway sports camp run by Munich's youth council (KJR) at Tauernruh, a family-run youth guesthouse in Radstadt in the Austrian Alps. Its own sports center means go-karts, trampolines, soccer and beach volleyball, alongside campfires, crafts, a house disco and a rafting trip on the Salzach. Kids help plan the program. Trained educators and volunteers supervise. Suits active preteens and young teens ready for a week away from home.
A week of creative workshops on the grounds of the Tasso33 youth center in Milbertshofen. Kids try breakdance, rap, songwriting, graffiti and upcycling, then fill the gaps with football, basketball and table tennis, or sit around the campfire with friends.
It suits kids who want to sample several creative things rather than drill one, and who like an open, youth-club feel over a structured school-style day.
A short holiday golf camp at GolfCity's public range and course in Puchheim, just west of Munich. Coaches teach golf through games, for complete beginners and for kids who already play and want to improve. The Toptracer digital range is part of the program, and the organizers call it a highlight. Lunch, range balls and loaner clubs are included, so kids need no gear of their own.
Golf camps during the Bavarian school holidays at GolfRange München-Brunnthal, south-east of Munich. Beginners pick up the basics, and kids who already play sharpen their game. Each camp works through technique, fitness and rules toward the German Golf Association's kids' golf badge in bronze, silver or gold. Kids bring their own clubs or rent a set from the pro shop for the camp.
A three-day indoor course at Heavens Gate, a climbing and bouldering gym in Munich's Werksviertel. Kids learn knots, top-rope belaying, basic climbing technique and safe bouldering, including how to fall, with climbing games mixed in. It suits beginners: the goal is that kids can climb and belay on a top rope under a trainer's eye, ready to join a regular climbing group.
Zirkus Simsala is the city of Munich's summer circus week, run by the youth office with the children's circus Zirkus TRAU DICH. Kids sign up for one discipline, such as acrobatics, stilts, unicycle, magic or clowning, and train in small groups of 10 to 14 with circus coaches all week. The week ends in a gala show. It suits kids who like to move and perform.
A residential study camp at the youth hostel in Possenhofen, right on Lake Starnberg. Mornings are lessons: younger kids work on German, math and how to learn, older ones on study skills, public speaking or a school subject. Afternoons go to the lake, with swimming, canoeing, beach games and campfires, plus optional sailing or surfing courses. Taught for the German school system, so it suits kids who follow it.
Overnight holiday trips run by the city's youth office, from riding farms and sports action days to nature programs in the Alpine foothills and water trips to Italy or Slovenia. Each trip is fully supervised by trained volunteer leaders, with travel and meals included. Groups of 16 to 40 kids sleep in shared rooms or tents. Only kids registered as living in Munich can take part.
A.PPLAUS is a holiday arts academy in Munich where each child spends the whole week in one module of their choosing: theater and clowning, hip-hop and breakdance, acrobatics, aerial silks and trapeze, stunts and parkour, football, filmmaking, pop singing with a studio recording, or arts and crafts. Teachers are working artists, dancers and stunt performers. No experience is needed, and there is no show for parents at the end.
