World Challenge Expedition

Advantages: experience of a life time, looks good on cv/ucast, develop life time skills
Disadvantages: hark work, physically demanding

World challenge expedition is an charity organisation that allows young people from all over the uk to experience an eye opening cultural exchange to one of the world beautiful countries and a physical challenge. They could apply through their school or as an individual ( but you would need to go through i selection process) They will learn to adapt to the new surroundings, the climate and the food. A 'challenger' could also develop new skills such ...
...later life. There are different types of journey's you can take including some within the uk however i will be participating in the long haul Peru 2009 expedition. This is certainly no holiday, the team is responsible to plan their own trip, this includes the budget, transport, accommedation, food and much more. Although the exact itinery has not been planned yet there will be a 5-6 day trek which will be physically strenuous and we must have a demanding ... Read review

Advantages: Great senery, cheap food, accom and beer, friendly people!
Disadvantages: Poor roads and accom, long waits for busses, altitude sickness

...This review is about my short stay (one month) in Tanzania during my gap year in 2003 with World Challenge Expiditions - Read on and enjoy... I signed up for the World Challenge Expedition to Tanzania way back in 2001 and knew as soon as I had put my name down I had done the right thing. Apart for the high price tag of around £3000 I was determined to make this happen, along with financial help from my parents of course! Throughout the two agonising years waiting for my departure I worked at my local Tesco's saving every penny I earned (apart from the odd pint down the pub and that chocolate doughnut that just begged to be eaten!) As the clock counted down to our departure I began meeting with the other team members, most of whom I didn't know that well, to discuss our itinerary whilst in country: Week 1: Project work at Vudoi... Read review

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Advantages: Beaches, Sun, Culture, Food
Disadvantages: Not that easy to get around unless you have experience

...As part of a world challenge expedition to Tanzania i got the chance to visit this awesome island for 5 days at the end of our month long stay in the country doing volunteer work and trecking. It was very much a last minute decision to go there as the east coast of Tanzania was much more convenient and cheaper. The one thing on the side of the small island of Zanzibar was the awesome beaches and culture which as we found out was much different to that on the mainland. My stay was split into three parts. First an overnight stay in the Hotel Marine in Stone town (the capital of the island), secondly a three night stay in the Matenuve Bahariri beach bungalows on the north east side of the island. The final part was another overnight stay in the Hotel Marine. Because the boat journey from Dar es Salaam was fairly long we got a short... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful Scenery, Interesting Culture, Great for walkers/trekkers
Disadvantages: Generally unsafe after dark in many areas

...General Info :- Having been on a World Challenge trekking expedition to Kyrgyzstan, I felt I had to write on what I thought was a lovely country on the whole. Having never heard of the place before when our destination was announced (let alone being able to spell it!), I now fully intend to return someday and sample all of the countrys delights again. Kyrgyzstan is an ex Soviet republic bordering Uzbekistan, China and Russia (that's north and west of India a bit for the less geographically inclined ;-) We flew in by a British Airways flight from Heathrow via Baku with a one hour stop to Manas airport, which is about a half hour busride from the capital.Its proximity to the Himalayas is shown in that about 90% of the country is mountainous - this makes it a wonderful place to go trekking, walking and even climbing : the scenery... Read review

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