Himalaya Venture

• Overview & Itinerary
• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3
• UK Travel Safety Course
• Skills & Experiences
• Field conditions
• Dates & Prices
• Image Gallery

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Skills & Experience Gained

VentureCo’s 3 phase approach to travel allows you to learn and develop a broad range of both practical and “soft” skills, which will prove invaluable when travelling independently. These soft skills will also re-enforce your CV and be of immense help in future study and employment.

“We arrived to see the entire village (hundreds of people) waiting to greet us! There was music playing so loudly we could hear it a long way back from the school. The children were lined up along the road and were all shouting "You are welcome!" After a camel ride to a sheltered area we all sat in front of the village elders for our welcoming ceremony where we were fed honey and given chai (tea) and a garland of flowers.”

MD, Himalaya Venture 2006.

During Himalaya Venture you will find yourself in many situations for the first time: there will be problems in need of solutions and you may find yourself challenged from time to time. These are the experiences that make the Venture so worthwhile and the skills that you develop will last you a lifetime! Here are just some examples of what Himalaya Venture could do for you!

Phase1: Language School and Cultural Orientation

• Learn about a different culture.
• Experience the food, dance and music.
• Appreciate the differences between you and your host country;
• Appreciate the similarities between you and your host country, which is greater?

Phase2: Community Development Projects

• Gain an understanding of the difficulties of rural development in developing countries whilst working on the development projects.
• See how eco-tourism may be the solution for struggling mountain communities in Nepal during the Everest Base Camp trek.
• Develop practical construction skills and experience on the projects.
• Acquire project management skills, working to a defined budget and timescale.
• Improve your communication skills as you liaise with the project co-ordinator, local craftsmen and the rest of your team.

Phase3: Wilderness Expedition

• Develop your navigation and mountain leadership skills.
• Gain experience of high altitude trekking.
• Bushcraft: Learn how to travel responsibility, causing the minimum disruption to communities and habitats.
• Learn about the unique fauna and flora and unusual wildlife of the sub-continent, from the Himalayas to the lowland jungles.
• Gain an understanding of expedition planning and group management, including risk assessment, group security and arranging food, accommodation and transport.
Learn about safety and hygiene whilst in the field.

Three Phases make One Venture

The experience of living, travelling and working in a foreign culture will inevitably develop your maturity, confidence and independence. Even before you begin the Venture, you will have gained experience in fundraising, travel safety and planning. VentureCo’s ethos is that you, the Venturer, plan, organise and lead as much of the Venture as possible. VentureCo provides a framework and leaders to guide you, but it’s up to the group to the make the trip happen. You will be responsible for organising, reviewing and executing the development projects. Similarly the itinerary during the expedition phase remains flexible, with the whole group deciding on a schedule and each Venturer leading a section of it. The communication, organisation, team-working and leadership skills that you develop as a result, will prove invaluable in future study and employment.

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