STAR CHALLENGE 09: China - Trek the Great Wall 

• Trek along the Great Wall of China
• Immerse yourself in Chinese culture and history
• Explore Beijing – Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and more 





China is such an incredible place. Full of so much history and beauty. I would recommend this trek to anyone. Thomas Pinchon


Begun in the 5th century BC, The Great Wall stretches 6000km in a dotted line across China. As it snakes across the mountains it conjures up a sense of history and mysticism difficult to grasp until you have experienced it. This varied trek passes through picturesque woodland and terraced farmland, following the beautiful contours of the hills and mountains in remote areas north of Beijing.


Dates Available:
24 September- 4 October 2009
15 October- 25 October 2009

Costs:
Registration fee £249
Minimum sponsorship £2850


Minimum sponsorship due date:
September trip =  16th July 2009
October trip =  6th August 2009




How it works:
1. Download an information pack or request one by email.
(challenge@fsid.org.uk)
2. Fill in the registration form and send it off to the tour operators Discover Adventure with your registration fee (alternatively you can register online - details in the info pack) 
3. Discover Adventure will notify us that you have signed up and we will send you a fundraising pack full of resources, ideas and advice on how to raise the money 
4. Make a fundraising plan and begin fundraising
5. Make a training plan and begin training
6. FSID and Discover Adventure will be on hand with help and advice at any time
7. Transfer the minimum fundraising total to FSID 10 weeks before the trip.
8. You're ready for the challenge of a lifetime!


As long as you give yourself a good few months to raise the money (optimum time is a year) and devise a structured fundraising plan you should have no problems raising the minimum. Indeed, most participants surprise themselves by raising much more and get quite addicted to the fundraising!


To find out more about how you can follow the path of history and trek the imperial Great Wall of China download an information pack here. This is you once in a lifetime chance.

 

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