Challenge level: 3 out of 5
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14 October - 24 October 2022 | On Sale | |
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Duration | 11 days |
Please note the total commitment amount listed above doesn't include the second instalment of your registration fee (£199) due on 28th February.
flexible payments on all 2021 and 2022 dream challenges
For the whole of February, instead of paying your full registration fee at once, you can break it down into two easy installments:
You can then choose to self fund the challenge costs or raise a minimum sponsorship target for your chosen charity up until 12 weeks before your departure.
Alternatively, you can pay your whole registration fee and challenge costs right away and enjoy a fantastic 5% off your challenge costs. Simply call us on 01590 646410 to get in on this special offer.
The Challenge
Get ready to go bananas on this stunning trek through the mountains and jungles of Borneo, finishing at an awesome orangutan orphanage.
Starting with a flight to Koto Kinabalu, we trek from the foothills of Mount Kinabalu through lush jungles, bursting with amazing Malaysian wildlife. Bring your binoculars and look out for elephants, proboscis monkeys and orangutans. With birdsong as our soundtrack, we’ll venture through rolling rice paddies, mountain valleys and rainforest.
Along the way, we’ll encounter small villages with friendly locals, stay in beautiful jungle camps and cosy homestays and learn loads about the charming Sabah culture.
The rugged and sometimes slippery terrains may be challenging, but the views more than make up for it and we’ll conquer our trek with unforgettable memories and a bunch of new friends made.
As if that’s not enough to go ape about, we also see an awesome cultural show in Kundasang and visit the baby orangutans in the invaluable Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. This amazing orangutan orphanage is dedicated to raising and rehabilitating the orphaned apes, while minimising deforestation. What a way to end our adventure!
Why not jump on the opportunity to extend your stay in Malaysia to explore the paradise island of Mabul? We can arrange this for you upon your request.
Giving back to the planet
We have picked suppliers local to the area and we're off-setting the carbon of the domestic flights and all ground operations for this challenge; so rest assured that we are minimising the impact of your trek!
What's more, the orangutan orphanage we visit use their profits to help the animals in their care and save them from extinction.
Can't wait till 2022?
Why not join us in October 2021? With FREE TRANSFERS for all 2021 challenges, you can book for 2021 and rest assured you can transfer to our 2022 group for free up until 12 weeks before departure! Please click here to register for 2021.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$3,150
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and raise the minimum target for your chosen charity.
$6,300
Minimum sponsorship target
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.
Absolutely! As part of our amazing 14-step initiative to minimise the risk of coronavirus and maximise your safety on all our challenges we're delighted to have found a fantastic travel insurance policy, which covers you for COVID-19.
You can see the insurance policy here or click here to check out the full 14 actions we're taking to keep you safe.
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 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 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.
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'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.
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 £100.
Please email us at events@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least fourteen 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 14 weeks before the challenge by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com.
Your registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge and secure your seats with the airline.
Your challenge costs of £2,200 (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 £100.
Please email us at events@dream-challenges.com if you would like to do this at least fourteen 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 30 people.
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 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 Borneo.
Currently, GB citizens don't require a visa to enter Borneo, but we'll let you know if this changes.
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 event gets closer.
During the trek, we'll have two qualified doctors accompanying the group from the get go and at all times throughout the challenge, along with a team of experienced challenge guides and porters.
We’ll have an event leader, plus two qualified event doctors, who will be with you 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