Walk on the Wild Side Trek Kenya 2022
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
Challenge level: 3 out of 5
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| 12 August - 20 August 2022 | On Sale | |
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| Duration | 9 days |
Take a walk on the wild side on this roarsome seven-day Kenyan adventure, trekking right through Kenya’s Rift Valley to the banks of the River Malewa.
Along the way, we’ll be immersed in an entirely different world and spot an extraordinary range of African wildlife, from hippos and giraffes to zebras, wildebeests and many more.
We may even be lucky enough to spot the elusive cheetahs and lions – after all, we venture through Hell’s Gate National Park, the setting of The Lion King!
We finish off this amazing challenge with an exclusive visit to an elephant orphanage, where orphaned babies are looked after and raised until they’re ready to return to the wild.
The wildlife isn’t the only thing to get excited about: we’ll experience spectacular landscapes and more than a handful of life-changing moments, from exploring the sprawling plains to climbing to the ridge the Mount Longonot volcano. And the best part? It’s all in aid of animal and wildlife charities!
Walk on the Wild Side
Whether you choose to support a charity for pets, assistance dogs, animal rights, wildlife or the environment, by taking on this Walk on the Wild Side challenge, you'll be standing up for those without a voice and fundraising for an invaluable cause. Let's come together for our furry, feathery and scaly friends and face this challenge like a lion!
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 the charity of your choice.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
$2,775
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and raise the minimum target for your chosen charity.
$5,550
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 this type of activity and also covers you for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed 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.
Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate cover for your challenge.
This challenge 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 on this challenge will have a low level of fitness when they sign up. Walk on the Wild Side is the perfect motivation to get fit and have the experience of a lifetime.
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 Kenya!
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 Kenya 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 Walk on the Wild Side 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 £1,850 (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.
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 challenge 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'll camp in comfortable campsites throughout the challenge, apart from two nights in a hotel in Nakuru and Nairobi ( the nights following Day 1 and Day 7).
*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 (£100 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.
Yes of course! If you wish to extend your stay in Kenya, 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.
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance, covering health, accident, loss and repatriation. Dream Challenges has a policy that provides appropriate cover for this type of activity, plus coverage 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 Kenya.
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 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 trek. The programme builds up gradually as the challenge gets closer.
We also have fantastic first-aid-trained challenge guides and at least one UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying us throughout the challenge.
There are likely to be 30 to 40 participants.
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
