Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021
Challenge level: 4 out of 5
Challenge level: 4 out of 5
Need a hand? Get in touch...
| 1 October - 10 October 2021 | Sold Out | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 October - 19 October 2021 | On Sale | |
| Duration | 10 days |
The Challenge
We’re going back to the bush where it all began, to celebrate the Women V Cancer 10-year anniversary! And we’re on a mission to raise £3 million for our three very important women’s cancer charities, Breast Cancer Now, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action.
Join a team of amazing women as we cycle through the land of the lion for six days, all in aid of people affected by breast, ovarian and cervical cancers.
Together, we’ll cycle from the foothills of Mount Kenya to Kisumu and spot a large variety of Kenya’s awesome wildlife as we go, including elephants, giraffes, gazelles, impalas, buffalos and more. Our life changing (and lifesaving!) Women V Cancer tenth year anniversary overseas cycle has an epic finish at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage. This incredibly special sanctuary rescues and raises baby elephants, who’ve had a tough start to life and rehabilitates them back into the wild.
You’ll make a bunch of lifelong friendships, get fit and have the adventure of a lifetime!
Support Women V Cancer and give back to the planet at the same time!
As a company dedicated to practicing responsible tourism, we're very happy to assure you that we've designed this beautiful itinerary to give back to the places we visit.
Not only have we picked fantastic suppliers local to the area; but the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust use their profits to help the animals in their care and save them from extinction.
We also get the chance to visit the brilliant local cancer charity, Faraja Cancer Support, to see the incredible work they do for people with cancer. We're delighted to partner with Faraja Cancer Support for this challenge and £100 of the funds you raise (per rider) will go towards their vital cause.
COVID-19 - keeping you safe
As we hope you know, the health and safety of our participants is always - and has always been - our highest priority.
Our team of experts here at DC has created a brilliant 14-step initiative, to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety. Please click here to see our ground-breaking plan and rest assured that you're safe booking with us.
free transfers for all 2021 challenges!
If you feel worried about travelling as your 2021 challenge draws closer, you can transfer your booking and registration fee balance to another 2021 or 2022 challenge free of charge, up until 12 weeks before your departure date.
Want all this info in one gorgeous PDF document?
Download the Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021 Group 1 info pack to get all the details you need in one pretty booklet, including the itinerary, FAQs, T's and Cs and some fab pictures. Click here to see and download the Group 1 info pack.
Set up your Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021 JustGiving page
Click here to set up your JustGiving fundraising page for Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021.
£3,500
Minimum sponsorship target
This challenge is not designed for Olympic athletes – it's designed for people looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for.
A number of the people who take part on this challenge will have a low level of fitness when they sign up. This challenge is the perfect motivation to get fit, lose weight and have the experience of your lifetime.
Once you have registered for the challenge, we'll send you a realistic and achievable training plan, which builds up gradually as the event gets closer.
If you're feeling nervous, check out these fab messages from two of the amazing Women V Cancer heroes, who took on our first Cycle Kenya.
Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own. Once you've signed up to the challenge, we'll send you a link to the private Facebook group for everyone taking part in Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021.
We encourage you to use this space to share tips, advice, kind thoughts and updates with your fellow challengers and take advantage of the opportunity to organise meet-ups before the challenge, as often there will be someone in your local area you can train or 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. As long as you're 18 years or over by the time we depart for the challenge, you are more than welcome to join the ride!
A cycle helmet is essential and must be worn at all times. We also recommend cycling shorts and everyone will need their own water bottles or a camel back-type hydration system.
Apart from that, no specialist equipment is required. We'll supply you with a list of everything you'll need to take before you go. Cyclists will have the use of 18 or 21-gear bikes and we suggest you bring the saddle or gel cover you're used to riding on.
We will in stay in comfortable hotels throughout this challenge.
No, your main luggage will be transported each day by our support team. You will need a bag to go on your bike or a waist bag for things like your camera, sun cream, tissues etc.
Any extra items you may need during the day can be carried on the support vehicle, which you'll have access to during lunch and the snack stops.
In addition to paying your registration fee, you will need to budget for:
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance, covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. Dream Challenges has a recommended policy, which we can send you. Otherwise, you can take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity cycle ride in Kenya.
You will also need to arrange your own visa. We'll send you information on how to do this closer to the challenge departure date.
The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your challenge and 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 a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the challenge. The programme builds up gradually as the challenge gets closer, so you'll be ready and raring to go by the time we depart for Kenya.
In Kenya, we will have a team of awesome, professional, first-aid trained challenge guides and medical support. We will have two doctors accompanying us throughout the challenge.
How you fund your challenge is completely up to you. You may choose to pay the challenge costs (£1,750) yourself and then fundraise the remaining £1,750 to meet the £3,500 minimum target.
Many challengers choose this option, so that they can tell their sponsors 100% of their donation will go directly to support the work of Women V Cancer and Faraja Cancer Support and not to fund your challenge costs.
Alternatively, you may choose to fundraise the full £3,500. You could of course pay the full £3,500 yourself too if you prefer not to fundraise.
Of the £3,500 minimum sponsorship target you raise, 50% (£1,750) covers your challenge costs.
The remaining 50% (or more if you've exceeded the target) goes directly to the work of the four charities supported on this challenge:
Your registration fee of £299 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £1,750 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target) cover:
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
Setting up an online fundraising page is easy. Simply go to the Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021 JustGiving page here and click "Fundraise for us". Then follow the on-screen instructions and you'll be good to go.
Please make sure you set up your fundraising page for Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021 event on JustGiving. Otherwise the money you raise won't go to the charities and we won't be able to confirm you on the challenge.
Click here to set up your JustGiving page for Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya 2021.
