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GYC2524 - Everest base camp trek Country: Nepal Cost: £1995.00 Please note: This is an all-inclusive trip, with full support and a range of services provided before, during and after the Venture. All expedition activities, including park fees, permits and guides’ fees are included. We try to offer as much fundraising help and support as possible. Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 6 weeks Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7523 or

 

	This placement would suit... those on an extended break, anyone taking a Gap Year or Career Break. Requires a spirit of adventure!wants to make a positive contribution not just to your team, but to the local population too. Combine community work with the Everest Base camp trek and see Nepal from the inside out. Join our Nepal project and provide direct assistance to disadvantaged communities. Trek to Everest Base Camp and enter the mighty Himalayan Kingdom. Fact File Comment: combining project work and high altitude trekking, this itinerary is a challenge with a reward to match. Rather more than “a stroll in the park” but achievable by anyone who is fit and determined to get there. Project Work: Working with rural communities to improve water supply and sanitation services. Educational assistance provided through local school. Everest Base Camp Trek: Walking through the Solu-Khumbu range to the world’s highest peak. We walk with local guides and over-night in wayside Teahouses which provides both economic benefit to the local people and an insight to Sherpa culture. Trekking at these high altitudes makes the going tough: reaching Base Camp (5,300m) and Kala Patar ridge (5,600m) are our ultimate goals and our efforts are supremely rewarded with the sight of Lhotse, Nuptse and Everest itself. Accommodation: lodges in Chitwan, camping and family stays during rural village projects. Family and mountain hut accommodation on Everest Base Camp Trek. Meals are all provided and will reflect the local flavours. Transport: local buses, mountain bikes, local flights. Group size: 8 to 16 Venturers with Venture leader and local guides. 0845 344 7523 VentureCo Worldwide are pioneers of the three-phase travel programme. Ventures last two to 16 weeks and combine three distinct but complementing phases: a language school and cultural orientation, a development/conservation project and a wilderness expedition. There are separate Ventures for school leavers and individuals on careergaps. Destinations include South America, India, Nepal, East Africa and South-East Asia.