Let's Trek for Children Hike the Himalayas 2022
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
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| 8 April - 17 April 2022 | On Sale | |
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| Duration | 10 days |
Watch the sun rise over the Himalayas and immerse yourself in the local culture of Nepal on this once-in-a-lifetime trek for children's charities.
Together, we'll hike from Pokhara to Poon Hill and make a mountainous impact for children's charities and hospices across the UK.
Starting in the serene city of Pokhara, we’ll follow rivers in mountain valleys and climb through forests bright with rhododendrons. The panoramas of lush vegetation and snow-capped peaks are more than worth the challenging ascents!
We reach the highest point of our trek, Poon Hill (3,210m), by torch light for an unforgettable experience watching the sun rise over the surrounding peaks.
Staying in local guest houses by night and guided all the way by our fantastic trekking leader, who grew up in the Himalayas, this challenge will give you incredible insight into the Nepalese culture.
We’ll pass through communities, chat with villagers and finish with a free day to explore Kathmandu − the perfect calm after an epic climb!
The best part about this trek is that it’s all in aid of the children's charity or hospice of your choice!
Let's Trek for Children
Let's Trek for Children gives us the special chance to discover one of the most beautiful places on our planet, while supporting children and families across the UK.
You can self-fund and pay the challenge costs yourself without the pressure of a minimum sponsorship target, or you can choose sponsorship and commit to raising a minimum amount for a children's charity or hospice of your choice.
Want more insight into our trek?
Read our interview with our local mountain guide here and learn what you can expect from the challenge.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$2,700
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and raise the minimum target for your chosen charity.
$5,400
Minimum sponsorship target
Let's Trek for Children - Hike the Himalayas 2022 is not designed for Olympic athletes. We've designed it 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 places and making a big impact for a vital cause.
We 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 by the time we jet to Nepal!
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 Let's Trek for Children - Hike the Himalayas 2022.
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 other 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 Let's Trek for Children challenge.
Your registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £1,800 (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 of £200.
In addition to paying your registration fee of £349 and either self funding your challenge costs or raising the minimum sponsorship, you will need to budget for:
You will of course need a pair of walking boots.
We will supply you with a comprehensive list of everything you will need to take on the event well before your departure date.
We'll also send all participants a free Travel Safety Kit ahead of the challenge and it's essential you bring this with you to minimise both your own and your fellow participants' risk of COVID-19.
Your Travel Safety Kit will include hand sanitiser, anti-bac wipes and face masks for each day of the challenge. Please note, you do not have to wear face masks while trekking.
There are likely to be 30 to 35 participants, but no more.
We will stay in three-star class hotels, throughout this challenge except for on Days 3, 4 and 7, on which we'll be sleeping in comfortable mountain guest houses with amazing vistas.
*We organise our accommodation on a twin-sharing basis, which is included in the challenge cost.
However, if you would rather pay for a single supplement (£200 per person, NOT included in your challenge cost) and have a room/tent to yourself, please get in touch and we can arrange this for you.
Certainly. Our accommodation is included in your challenge cost on a twin-sharing basis.
However if you would prefer to have a room/tent to yourself and pay for a single supplement, we'll be happy to arrange this for you at an additional cost of £200. Please note, this is NOT included in your challenge cost).
If you would like a single supplement, please get in touch by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).
Yes of course! If you wish to extend your stay in Nepal, simply get in touch and we can find flight options for you.
Please let us know if you decide to do this at least 14 weeks before our departure date by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com.
Please note, it is not possible for you to come out of our internal flights to and from Pokhara.
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. Dream Challenges has a policy, which also covers you for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed COVID-19 and we will send you details of this once you sign up.
You can, however, take out your own insurance providing it covers you for a charity trek in Nepal.
Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate cover for your challenge.
You will need to apply for a visa to obtain entry into Nepal. We will send you all the relevant information and forms in plenty of time.
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 trek. The programme builds up gradually as the challenge gets closer.
We also have fantastic first-aid-trained challenge guides, a group of porters and at least one UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying us throughout the challenge.
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
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 Dream Challenges 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.
With even the government unsure how exactly the coronavirus situation will eventuate, we can't make any guarantees; but we can promise you that we will always put your health and security first and will always be just and flexible in any decisions we have to make, regarding postponements and transfers.
