Expedition Overview

 

We have been running school mountain expeditions for many years now and hundreds of young people have successfully reached the summit of Mt Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa with us. The mountain is just a small part of an amazing 1 month expedition involving community and wildlife project work and a journey which will take you through incredible African environments from the beaches of the Indian Ocean to the Wildlife Parks and wild bush.

 

 

 

 

 

The Expedition

 

We have been running school mountain expeditions for many years now and hundreds of young people have successfully reached the summit of Mt Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa with us. The mountain is just a small part of an amazing 1 month expedition involving community and wildlife project work and a journey which will take you through incredible African environments from the beaches of the Indian Ocean to the Wildlife Parks and wild bush.
 

 

Highlights

 

 

 

Elements Of Kenya Mountain Expedition

 

Travel Dates

 

 

These will be decided in conjunction with your school and all 1 month expeditions run during the school holidays.

 

 

 

Terms and Conditions

 

 

Download our Terms and Conditions

 

 

 

Minimum Age		Maximum Age
15 Years		18 years (Exceptions can be made on application)
Inclusions		Not Included
Pre expedition support		Arrival and departure fees (if applicable)
Camp food and accommodation throughout		Vaccinations
Unlimited safe drinking water		Tourist visa
Transport		Personal equipment
Communitnity and environmental project work		Spending money
Project funds, project materials and project coordination		Drinks (other than water)
Big Game safari/wildlife viewing		Tips
All park fees included in the tour but we reserve the right to pass on any increase in park fees.		Personal laundry
Mountain trek including porters		Meals other than those listed
24hr support from in-country/UK offices prior to and during expedition
Fully staffed camps - cooks, drivers, housekeeing
24hr security in camps
International and domestic flights
Expedition leader/school staff
Insurance

 

Essential Information

 

View our Safety, Equipment, Education, Flights and Insurance Pages.

 

 

 

 

Education & Development

 

For a start, it’s a seriously exciting experience and something that will stay with you for the rest of your life. The overriding purpose though is to provide you with an opportunity to develop as an individual within a team environment. In particular we will use the expedition to develop your ‘life skills’.

 

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  Responsibility:

  
  Are you ready to shoulder the responsibility? If you decide to sign up for a Team you need to realise that we will be looking to you to assume responsibility for raising the funds for your trip. We will of course be asking your parents and school to assist and we provide guidance and advice. The responsibility to achieve your goals before and during the trip however is yours.
  
  

• Leadership:

  
  The expedition gives every member of the team the opportunity to develop their leadership skills. You will take turns in leading elements of your expedition. We are going to let you make mistakes and learn from them. It’s an amazing training ground for life.
  
  
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  Teamwork:

  
  Our Team sizes vary from 10 – 50 and every day, in everything you do, you and your friends will take on challenges you thought impossible. We will show you how to set goals, plan, risk assess and achieve. You are going to learn a lot about other people but not as much as you learn about yourself.



• Communication:

  
  Making things work in Africa and Asia is tough even under the best of conditions. You will need to communicate effectively not just amongst your team, but also with the indigenous locals who will work alongside you every step of the way.
  
  

• Initiative:

  
  Problem solving and improvisation are essential skills when working in the expedition. There’s not a hardware store in sight, if you need a ladder you have to make it! Things rarely go as planned so you will learn to have a contingency permanently up your sleeve.
  
  

• Sense of Achievement:

  
  Be in no doubt that at the end of your expedition you will have established an impressive benchmark of achievement at an age where life is just starting. As you step confidently off the plane back home, your self-esteem, sense of worth and pride in what you have achieved will be deep rooted in your personality.
  
  

• Education & Employment:

  
  The few skills we have just described are highly valued by both employers and further education institutions. Whatever you decide to do after your expedition we feel confident that you will be better equipped to face the challenges ahead knowing what you have already achieved. Many of our past expedition members can vouch for the fact that their experience in Africa and Asia has helped them get the place they wanted in University and strengthened their CV or resumé.
  
  

 

 

Team Gallery

 

 

 

Movies

 

 

 

School Team Expedition Movie: Part 1

 

Part 1 of an overview of a school team expedtion in Kenya, Africa with Camps International.

 

 

 

School Team Expedition Movie: Part 2

 

Part 2 of an overview of a school team expedtion in Kenya, Africa with Camps International.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundraising For Your Expedition

 

As you have no doubt noticed, expeditions are not cheap! We purposefully launch our expeditions over 1 year prior to departure to allow sufficient time for Team Members to raise the funds. Whilst it may seem impossible, there are thousands of young people who travel with Camps and other organisations every year who face the same challenge.

 

Like many things that require hard work and effort, the rewards justify the journey. Earning the funds for your expedition is an important part of the preparation process and will give you ownership of your trip. Throughout the lifecycle of the expedition we will establish goals for you to achieve and it is through the successful attainment of these that you will develop those individual qualities that employers look for.

 

It is important that you plan how you are going to raise the money and our advice is based on how those before you have managed to do it. You can even visit our Tribalzone (forum) and ask the tribal community what is working for them and exchange ideas. The majority of our teams manage to raise the money quite easily but the difficulty is not spending it!!

 

Here is our advice:

 

1. Plan your diary from now until the expedition departs - Highlight all the holidays where you can work and earn money and blank out the periods when you will have to concentrate on exams. We want this to compliment your exam results not ruin them!!

 

2. Don't rely on one source of funding - Successful fundraising will be a combination of different events and ideas. Be innovative and try different things to increase your chance of success.

 

3. Breakdown - Amounts seem more achievable with weekly/ monthly targets.

 

4. Ask family to make a contribution - Many work a system of fund matching what you can earn and save.

 

5. Keep going - It can be daunting at the beginning but the sooner you start fundraising the easier it will be. Any problems - don't hesitate to contact us.

 

6. Enjoy the process - Organising and hosting events can be good fun, it brings teams together, it's also and opportunity to try new things and push yourself.

 

 

Good Luck!

 

The top five fundraising ideas:

 

1. Part-time work
2. Odd jobs
3. Corporate sponsorship
4. Supermarket bag packing
5. Sponsored events

 

When you book with us your team will receive our fundraising resource pack. Which contains really useful help & advice to get you started.

 

 

 

 

 

Read the latest news from our Projects in our Project Diary. Discuss your trip with other travellers in the Forum. Or get a look behind the scenes in the Staff Blog. Also, why not take a look at some of the photos in our Gallery or watch the camps DVD online in our Videos section?

 

 

 

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