Our most challenging fundraiser yet…join us on our Sahara Trek as part of #TeamWinchesterHospice in November 2024!
Wednesday 6 November - Monday 11 November 2024
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience as we trek the Moroccan Sahara together for Winchester Hospice! Explore the vast and diverse landscape and experience the Berber way of life as you spend two full days and two half days trekking across sand dunes, sun-baked plains and ancient dried up river beds.
The Sahara Trek
Together, our team will head out to trek 50km across the Sahara - you’ll be camping each night and be able to stargaze as you watch the night sky above! Enjoy chef-prepared meals of Moroccan cuisine, including an alfresco breakfast and lunch as well as local restaurant dining.
The terrain is mixture of hard, flat sundried plains, dried-up ancient riverbeds, wide sandy dune fields and hard rocky outcrops. In November, temperatures can range from 22°C to 27°C during the day and drop to around 0°C at night. However, historically the temperature has risen to 35°C!
The trip will be operated by Different Travel, a tour operator that specialises in overseas charity challenges and adventure holidays! More detailed information including FAQs on transport, medical information, climate and more can be found via the information brochure linked below and also on our trip provider’s website linked here.
Trip cost
The trip costs £375 which is payable at the time of booking. We then ask that you raise a total of £1,800 to support Winchester Hospice. 80% of this (£1,440) should be fundraised by 14 August 2024 with the remaining funds raised by the date of departure. There is also the option of self-funding your trip, which offers flexible payment.
Included is:
Return flights from the UK (inc. current taxes and fuel surcharges)
Transfers and transport in Morocco
Accommodation in hotels (2 nights)
Tents and sleeping mats on trek (3 nights)
All meals as specified
Local guides, camels and camel handlers on trek
Different Travel UK tour manager
The minimum age to take part in this trip is 18. It may be possible to participate if you are 16 or 17 years old but you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. There is no upper age limit! The ideal person to take on this trip would be fit, healthy and determined, open to adventure and adaptable to unexpected changes.
Places are limited on this trip so please do express your interest early so you don’t miss out!
Creating your fundraising page
Once you’ve signed up and booked your place, please head over to our Justgiving campaign here to create your fundraising page and start collecting donations!
All you need to do is hit ‘Start Fundraising’ and you’ll find a template ready to go for you. You can personalise your page description, photo and story to suit you.
If you’d like fundraising materials such as collection tins, leaflets or banners to help you with your fundraising, please get in touch with us by emailing winchester.hospice@hhft.nhs.uk.
