Challenge level: 3 out of 5
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28 November - 8 December 2021 | 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 (£149) due on 28th February.
Discover the fairy tale forests, misty mountains and amazing wildlife of southern India on this once-in-a-lifetime trek for animal charities.
Together we’ll trek through the real life Jungle Book on an extraordinary wilderness adventure in Kerala. We’ll watch out for wildlife every step of the way, as we trek through the rolling green tea fields of Munnar and spectacular mountain panoramas to the Meesapulimalai peak of the Western Ghats.
Described as a treasure trove of wildlife by the WWF, the Western Ghats is home to nearly a third of India’s flora and fauna, from the 48 species of butterfly to singing flocks of cuckoos and colourful armies of frogs to famous big mammals, like leopards, elephants - and maybe even tigers, if we're lucky!
Hiking through heaven by day, by night we’ll camp in tea fields and upon mountaintops, experiencing unforgettable sunsets with birds chattering around us.
At the end of our mountainous Walk on the Wild Side, we’ll spend our last days visiting the amazing Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected home for some of the world’s most critically endangered species.
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!
We are currently offering free transfers for our 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.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$2,625
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and raise the minimum target for your chosen charity.
$5,250
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.
A challenge must meet the following criteria to go ahead:
We're also currently offering free transfers for all 2021 challenges!
This means you can register now and then if you feel worried about travelling later on, you can put both your registration fee and your challenge balance towards any other 2021 or 2022 challenge of your choice, up until 12 weeks before our trek begins.
*This offer is subject to change and may expire. We will let all participants know if the deadline to request a free transfer changes so that you can decide in plenty of time.
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 this type of activity and also for cancellation because of medically-diagnosed COVID-19.
Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate cover for your challenge.
You can see the insurance policy here or click here to check out the full 14 actions we're taking to keep you safe.
Walk on the Wild Side 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 animal charities around the world.
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 the Walk on the Wild Side Trek India 2021. 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 Walk on the Wild Side challenge.
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 comfortable camps in the mountains, tea plantations and National Parks for the first seven nights of this challenge. All camping equipment, except for your sleeping bag, is provided and already set up for us upon our arrival at each camp.
For the last two nights, we'll sleep in three-star class hotels on a twin sharing basis.
Yes of course! Let us know if you'd like to extend your stay by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com before 12th November 2020 and we can look at options to fit your dates.
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 if you choose the Sponsorship option) cover:
In addition to paying your registration fee (£299) 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 will be a maximum of 40 people.
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. Dream Challenges has a recommended policy that provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed COVID-19. We will send you the details once you have registered. You can, however, take out your own insurance, providing it covers you for a charity trek in India.
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 be required to obtain a tourist visa for entry into India, we will send you all the relevant information and forms to do this before the challenge.
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 a team of first-aid trained challenge guides, plus at least one UK doctor with expedition medicine training.
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