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22 September - 2 October 2023 | On Sale | |
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Duration | 11 days |
Get ready to go bananas on this extraordinary adventure challenge in Borneo. We'll trek from Mount Kinabalu to a special orangutan orphanage in Sepilok and make an incredible difference for the charity of your choice.
This phenomenally popular Dream Challenge is renowned for its exclusive opportunity to encounter the rescued orangutans of Borneo, but that's not the only thing that makes this charity trek so magical.
Prepare to venture through dense rainforests, camp amidst beautiful natural scenery, and climb challenging mountain trails for unforgettable views over the jungles below. You'll have chances to spot an awesome range of wildlife, including elephants, monkeys and a variety of birds, hike through lush, rolling rice paddies, and immerse yourself in the unique Sabah culture.
This adventure is not easy, with rugged and sometimes slippery terrains to tackle and the humid conditions adding an extra element to the challenge, but the opportunities to achieve something truly spectacular and make an amazing group of friends are more than worth the hard work.
We will finish our Dream Challenge at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, a wonderful orangutan orphanage, which minimises deforestation whilst raising young, orphaned orangutans.
Want more time to prepare? Join our group for Trek Borneo 2024.
Pay the registration fee (£349) and challenge costs (£2,350) + airport taxes/fuel surcharge (capped at £475).
£2,350
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee (£349) and airport taxes/fuel surcharge (capped at £475), and fundraise £4,700 or more for your chosen charity.
£4,700
Minimum sponsorship target
Trek Borneo is not designed for Olympic athletes – it is designed for people looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for. A number of the people who will take part in this trek will have a low level of fitness when they sign up.
This challenge is the perfect motivation to get fit, while exploring one of the world's most beautiful countries and supporting the charity of your choice.
We do strongly recommend you train for the trek and we'll send you a fantastic training plan once you sign up. This training plan builds up as time goes on, so you'll be ready and raring to go ape by the time we jet to Borneo!
Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own and our Dream Challenges are renowned for the amazing camaraderie and life long friendships made as our groups take on these incredible feats together.
Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for Trek Borneo 2023.
Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow trekkers on your training and fundraising. You may also want to reach out to the fellow participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.
Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about the challenge is that people of all ages will come together to do something very special.
Everyone who is at least 18 years old by the challenge date is more than welcome to join this awesome trek in Borneo.
If you would like to enquire about someone under the age of 18 accompanying you on the challenge, please get in touch by emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).
You will of course need a pair of walking boots and you'll also need to bring your own three-season sleeping bag.
We will supply you with a comprehensive list of everything you will need to take on the event well before your departure date.
We stay in a range of awesome accommodation on this trek on a twin-sharing basis, including three-star class hotels, comfortable jungle camps and homestays.
All camping equipment, except for your sleeping bag, is provided and already set up for us upon our arrival at each camp.
*Please note, accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. If you would rather pay for a single supplement and have a room/tent to yourself, we can arrange this for you for an additional cost of approx. £100.
Please email us at bookings@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least 17 weeks before the challenge starts.
Yes of course! We're delighted to offer you the opportunity to fly to the stunning paradise island of Mabul on Day 10 with an optional later international flight on Day 13.
We can arrange this for you upon request (at an additional cost).
Please get in touch and let us know if you’d like to do this at least 17 weeks before the challenge by calling us on 01590 646410 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) or emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com.
Your registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge, pay deposits with local suppliers and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £2,350 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target if you choose the Sponsorship option) cover:
*Accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. If you would rather pay for a single supplement and have a room/tent to yourself, we can arrange this for you for an additional cost.
Please call us on 01590 646410 or email us at bookings@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least 17 weeks before the challenge starts.
**Please note, the optional stay on Mabul Island at the end of our adventure is not included in the challenge costs.
In addition to paying your registration fee (£349) and either paying your challenge costs or raising the minimum sponsorship target, you'll need to budget for your:
The group size for this challenge is likely to be around 25-30 people.
Travel Insurance
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance upon registering for this challenge, covering health, accident, loss, and repatriation. We advise that you arrange personal travel insurance as soon as you can after you register to ensure you have coverage for your booking as well as the challenge itself.
Dream Challenges has an example of a policy that provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also covers you for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed COVID-19. We will send you the details once you have registered. You can also call us for details on 01590 646410 during our office hours (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday).
You can, however, take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity cycle in Borneo.
Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate coverage for your challenge.
Visa
It is your responsibility to obtain a visa for Borneo if you need one. Ensure that you apply and obtain your visa in plenty of time. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/borneo
The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your trekking challenge for charity and we will support you all the way. We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.
Once you have registered, we will send you regular email updates with everything you need to know about your challenge, including the itinerary, an example insurance policy, the structure of an average trekking day, a full kit list, and a realistic training plan to help you get fit for the challenge. The training programme builds up gradually as the event gets closer.
We'll also send you important details and seasonal fundraising ideas. During the cycle, we'll have a UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying the group at all times, along with a team of outdoor remote first-aid trained challenge guides.
We’ll have an event leader and a group of outdoor remote first-aid trained challenge guides, plus at least one UK doctor with expedition medicine training, who will be with the group the whole time.
As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.
We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.
NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home
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