School Expeditions to East Africa, Nepal, Borneo and Morocco
School Expeditions and Trips Abroad
Tanzania School Trip
 Days |
22 |
 Altitude |
4600 m |
 Distance |
2 km |
 Challenge |
Moderate |
Trip Price £1,995
School Expedition Kenya
| Days |
21 |
| Challenge |
Moderate |
Trip Price £2,495
Borneo School Adventure
| Days |
28 |
| Altitude |
4095 m |
| Challenge |
Moderate |
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Nepal School Expedition
| Days |
22 |
| Altitude |
-2 m |
Trip Price £1,445
BecomingX Education – Kenya
| Days |
13 |
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Andy MacDonald has worked for Adventure Alternative since 2002 and he specializes in the Kenya and Morocco trips and all the medical electives and volunteering trips. He is especially interested in the school trips we run.
After University, Andy worked in the outdoor retail industry and ended up as manager of a large outdoor store in Belfast, and at the same time coming on expeditions with Adventure Alternative as a co-leader until he eventually started working full time as a trip...
Focus on 'Africamp' - School Adventure trip in Kenya
The ‘Africamp’ experience is a school adventure trip in Kenya which lasts between two and four weeks and has an element of personalisation for each visiting school. At its heart is a camp for Kenyan children, like a cross between a Scout jamboree and an American summer camp, which provides an important part of the school syllabus for the schools in Kenya that we work with through our sister charity Moving Mountains Trust.
The camp is tremendous fun, with all sorts of activities around sports, drama, team building, sightseeing, music and community service. A typical camp will feature a school group from abroad joining a team of Kenyan peers, students of a similar age many of whom have grown up in very difficult circumstances and who are beneficiaries of the charity, all taking part in a programme of activities to bring everyone together and focus on values, life skills and awareness.
The Africamp trip then involves climbing Mount Kenya for those who want to, or going on a bush hike, and then visiting some of the iconic sights in the Rift Valley. Camping and travelling in our full equipped overland safari trucks, the whole experience is memorable and relevant for everyone.
About Our School Expeditions
We work with schools and the teachers to put together a safe and enjoyable experience that benefits both the visiting students and the communities where we work. We tailor trips to specific school requirements and we make sure to visit in advance to meet teachers, students and parents and answer all the questions. Adventure Alternative is now in its fourth decade of running school trips abroad and we have a proven track record of both safety but also relevancy to the needs of students.
On the face of it, the trip is an adventure school trip which involves travel and some exploration in a foreign land, often in quite exotic and unusual locations, but below the surface there is an emphasis on personal development, communication, teamwork and experiences that will promote values and trigger thoughts and emotions about the world we live in. The trips often confront stereotyping, and students often find themselves rethinking their concepts of aid and development, human impact on climate and fragile communities, and of course notions of their own place and responsibilities in the world. Our staff are particularly good at helping individuals along that journey.
If it is in line with your school ambitions, your trip can also have a philanthropic element by taking on a properly managed charitable project for the Moving Mountains Trust – our sister charity which was started by the founder Gavin Bate at the same time as the company.
The first step is to get in touch and we can organise a meeting online or in person to discuss which country, what dates and for how long, and the priorities that you have as a school which we can hopefully address with these school expeditions.
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