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My school is doing an expedition to Tanzania in africa,
Its to like, help in the community , full scuba diving course , safari , helping rangers,
it's for four weeks, and it's not till next year.
I'm thinking of it as, it's one of those once in a life time experiences on actually being there , and you get 70 UCAS points.
But it's a pretty big price of £3'480 for four weeks. .
expensive but a one in a life time experience so if you have the money, go fot it.
I've been to uganda twice to do charity work.
best thing I've ever done! I'm dying to get out again.
I know, right its one of those life time things.
Do it do it do it. Things like this you will NEVER forget. I went to the Gambia at xmas and costa rica last summer with school and they were the most memorable experiences of my life so far!
I picked up a thing in a college about oging to Tanzania to work in the orphange, helping rangers, teaching, coaching sports, there was more but I can't remember and it's A LOT cheaper than that. The only difference would be the UCA points but is it worth the difference?
How long would yours have been, also his includes Scuba Diving and Safari - which tends to bump the price up a bit. I imagine the flights are about £900 too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dilusionate
I am going to Namibia in July, helping renovate a school, going to the national part etc for two weeks - that trip is £2148
your trips were all well expensive. I got to go both times for like £700 I think but we took cheaper flights. 26 hrs traveling -shudders- and raised about 40k
When did you go?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirst
I can give a breakdown of costs for the Namibia Expedition. As I say almost half the cost of the trip is flights for us.
july 2008
and july 2010
Just looked at the price of flights, and Tanzania appears to be far cheaper to get to then Namibia - not sure what end of the countries each main airport is situated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirst
o i went to uganda, not tanzania lmao
Uganda is a fair bit closer than Namibia, and a little closer to us than Tanzania, so it isn't really a wonder that it was cheaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirst
yea. well we flew to london, to dubai, to Ethiopia, then to uganda. Think flights were around 1k but we got subsidised so the whole trip only ended up being £700
Here's the place where my schools doing ares with
http://www.campsinternational.com/sc...ica/index.html
Definately do it, you still have another year to get some cash together :P Trust me, you'll love it and it'll be amazing, don't let the price get in the way, I am sure you can find some way round getting the money.