The community project phase not only enables the team to assist in a project that directly benefits the host community, but also gives students the opportunity to really get to know what life is like living in the remote villages of the foothills of the Andes.  Teams will work on a much needed project for a local community.

Every project is a collaboration, with decisions on which projects to tackle based on what the local community feel is a sustainable resolution to a problem they’ve highlighted.  Our projects benefit not only our host communities, but everyone that takes part. A true collaboration of cultures and global citizenship!

Our expeditions include local interest visits, providing educational opportunities, adventure, as well as an insight into the country’s heritage, history and people and so.  These can include;

• Jungle Camp – Teams will journey upriver on motorised canoes to their jungle camp. Here they will spend a couple of days camping out, learning about the flora and fauna, and the lives of the people who live here
• Machu Picchu – a vist to the world famous site of the 15th century Inca citadel
• Whitewater rafting – working closely together as a team, students will negotiate the rapids of the Chuquicahuana section of the Rio Urubamba   for an adrenaline fuelled experience! (up to whitewater level 3)
• Cusco visit – teams will explore the city and the fascinating Peruvian history and heritage

Our focus on development means teams lead on planning, managing food and navigation during the trek phase. Teams need to work together to successfully meet this challenge.

Teams will take on the challenge of the 4 day trek along the Salkantay Trail. This trail takes in parts of the Inca Trail, small villages growing coffee, and finishes at the town of Aguas Calientes, below Machu Picchu. The trail route is spectacular! The team’s effots will be rewarded with awe inspiring views and dramatic scenery.