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Updated 11 Mayl 2012

Open Gold Residential & Sea Kayak Training / Practice & Qualifying Expedition Package: Opportunity for training/ practice expedition in the UK with a Qualifying Expedition and Residential programme around Koh Chang Marine National Park in Thailand. UK based Training and Practise dates: 16^th – 22^nd July 2012. Price £420 per course, inclusive of instruction, insurance, equipment, food, accommodation and transport (from/to Preston to the training venues). Thailand Qualifying Expeditions and Residential dates: 30^th July – 14^th August or 14^th – 29^th August 2012 inclusive, Price £830 per programme. Includes instruction, equipment, accommodation (Bangkok and Koh Chang), transport (not personal journeys), all food (based on 3 meals a day) and insurance (expedition phase only). Excluded are Flights to and from Bangkok and personal travel insurance. For further information, contact 01772 322125/07903 573585, or e-mail at info@hillclimbactivities.co.uk, or visit www.hillclimbactivities.co.uk

Open Gold Expedition Assessments in Morocco -Berber Treks now provide exciting DofE expedition assessments in the High Atlas Mountains. Expedition dates, 1-7 July, 8-14 July, 15-21 July, 22-28 July 2012. £295 per person, price includes: meals, cook, transfers to and from airport to start of trek, camping equipment, 1 night accommodation in basic dormitory (gite), English speaking local guide, leader from UK, boiled drinking water whilst on trek. Not included: food on assessment, tips for guides, lunch in Marrakech, sightseeing entrance fees, soft drinks or alcoholic beverages, international flights, travel insurance. Optional night accommodation in Marrakech and transfer from airport £30 per night. Contact us for further details: treks@moroccotreks.co.uk, visit: http://www.moroccotreks.co.uk/opengolddofeexpeditionassessments.asp or call: 0131 258 1472 or 0773 8242619.

Open Gold Expedition, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: August 2012, £495.00 for 9-day package. Training and briefing weekend: 2^nd-3^rd June 2012, Peak District and Qualifying Expedition: 20^th – 26^th August, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Join us to trek around the beautiful Mont Blanc area of the Alps, complete your Gold DofE expedition and see this unique part of the world. Click here for more details.

Nepal Trek: Why not trek in the mountains of Nepal to achieve the qualifying expedition of your Gold DofE. Kalsang Sherpa, a Director of The Walking and Climbing Company and Everest mountaineer originally from this region of Nepal will coordinate the expedition. The Company, are very familiar with the rigors of the DofE & provide pre trip support and training so you get the most out of this superb once in a lifetime opportunity. 2012 Trips: Annapurna Base Camp Trek June 16-June 29 (£950) or Sept 2 - Sept 15 (£1050) Everest Base Camp Trek May 20-June 9 or Sept 17 – Oct 7 (£1550). If you are interested in this opportunity either as an individual or a group then please contact: The Walking and Climbing Company Ltd Tel: 01964 551029 or 0771755031 E-mail Sbaer@walkingandclimbing.co.uk or visit www.walkingandclimbing.co.uk

DofE Gold Residential & Expedition - Yunnan, China 2012 Dates: 20 July – 3 August, 31 August – 15 September .Our incredible Residential and Expedition Gold opportunities in China 2012 will appeal to those young people who truly have a spirit of adventure to learn about the world beyond the UK. We have a fantastic two week programme taking place in the amazing Yunnan Province. The first week residential has a climate change focus and will provide you with unparalleled access to many of China’s upland environmental projects. Evenings will be spent learning about Chinese culture, cookery, history and art. Week two is the chance to complete your assessed expedition of four days and three nights in the foothills of the amazing Cangshun mountains and the valleys around the Chicken Foot Mountain overlooking the shores of the Erhai Lake. Cost on the ground just £1550. To find out more go to: http://www.roughedgeadventure.com/dofe-gold/

OPEN ASSESSMENT EXPEDITION IN TUSCANY: 9^th to 16^th July. 2012 Package includes: help with booking flights from UK airport to Pisa; return transfers from Pisa to base camp; base camp; meals; camp fees; group equipment; help with route planning; supervision and assessment. The terrain and climate offer a real physical and mental challenge in the exhilarating wooded mountains and river valleys of southern Tuscany, 25 miles south of Siena. There will be an opportunity to visit the local sulphur springs and historic hill towns. An experience of a life time. The package cost per candidate will be £450. Application forms, further dates and details contact Rob Hasbury at rob@hasburyholidays.com 01803 835390

Open Gold 2012 Greenland and Svalbard: BPE is running an open Gold Expedition to Greenland and one to Svalbard in the summer of 2012. June/July. These will be adventurous and challenging expeditions in remote wildernesses. For a maximum of two teams of 7 on each expedition. Duration of each expedition will be 3 weeks. Dates to be confirmed. Cost will be circa £3000 per person and will include all training and practice expeditions, including polar bear procedure training and firearms training for leaders. For further details contact 01623 884322 or email enquiries@bullexpeditions.com

Morocco: If you haven't yet considered, or are unsure of, your Assessment expedition how about joining us in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco on 1-10th June 2012? If you are interested contact us on 01631710317 or e-mail hebpursuit@aol.com Click here to see futher information

A TO Z EXPEDITIONS – Flexible Expedition Service: For schools and groups – build your own package of training and expeditions from £40 per person per day. UK and Overseas Expeditions. Experienced Instructors. All essential group equipment included. http://www.azexpeditions.com/ info@azexpeditions.com 01981 550 433 AALA

AWARD SOUTH AUSTRALIA: An extensive programme of Residential Projects (may include an Expedition) available for lone participants visiting the area. Expeditions may only be counted for an Award if the training conditions have been met. If you know you're going to be Down Under and would like to join in a local Award Group's activities, send for a brochure of Expeditions to: The Duke of Edinburgh' Award, PO Box 39, Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, South Australia (fax: AUS 08 226 6899).

Important information

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award does not endorse any camp sites, activity centres, courses or other opportunities contained within these pages. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award cannot and will not be held responsible for any arrangements, financial or otherwise, concerning participation in any opportunities described here. Participants should check with their Licensed Organisation to ensure that an opportunity they wish to pursue will count for their DofE. There is no guarantee that participation in activities offered by non-DofE Licensed Organisations will count towards any part of a DofE programme. The DofE will not take any responsibility for any statements made or from any matter arising from any item printed here, including non-appearance of submitted copy. Whilst every care is taken to ensure that each entry is accurate, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award does not take any responsibility for the omission or errors regarding any entry. It is the responsibility of the user to ascertain that, where necessary, a provider has an appropriate licence under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations. The supervision of expeditions is the responsibility of Licensed Organisations.

Approved Activity Providers

Organisations which the DofE does endorse and promote as providing programmes which do fulfil all our sectional conditions are called Approved Activity Providers (AAPs). Look for the AAP symbol next to an opportunity to show it's been provided by an AAP. See our list of current AAPs here.

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