Trip of a lifetime? You bet! Want to see one of the world’s most incredible places up close and personal? Oh, and up high too? Want to help IDEAS change attitudes with altitude? Join us in March 2012 as we trek up to Machu Pichu in the Peruvian Andes.
IBD Adventures Machu Picchu 2012
IDEAS’ IBD Adventures is a program to raise awareness of the issues people living with intestinal disease face every day of their lives. In our ongoing quest to carry our message world wide, we invite you to join us in trekking the renowned Inca trail in the land where gods became mountains, while raising funds to support IDEAS and its work in the gastrointestinal community.
Perfect for those looking to experience the region’s archaeological and cultural treasures in a short amount of time, this IBD Adventure includes the challenge of the four-day trek along the Inca Trail, where you can see it and feel it. This is one of the world’s best known hikes and will reward those willing to break a sweat with a stunning combination of mountains, spectacular landscapes, cloud forests, and jungles. Renshaw Travel, who will run our trek, ensures the fair treatment of our porters and quality equipment. Their knowledgeable staff will work hard to make certain the first glimpse of Machu Picchu will burn itself into your memory, for a lifetime.
Highlights include an informative City tour in Lima, taste delights of a wide variety of exciting restaurants, and superb shopping in Lima, exploring fascinating ruins and haggling at local markets in the Sacred Valley, and then the goal..conquering the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru! Highlights include Comfort Level hotels, sampling seafood in Lima, exploring ruins and haggling at local markets in the Sacred Valley, conquering the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
The Inca trail is 40 kilometers and our IBD Trekkers on this tour will be asked to try and raise funds on a per kilometer basis, starting at $50 per km, for a total minimum donation of $2,000.00. Those who raise more will be rewarded with some appropriate trekking gear. Your efforts will be going almost exclusively towards a number of tangible projects (only 3% of revenue at IDEAS goes towards administration). Specifically, funds raised will help send children and teens dealing with intestinal disease to one of two camps (Camp Horizon in Canada and Rally for Youth in the US), as well as sponsoring counselors in training through Easter Seals and towards funding the new IDEAS’s research lab in Kelowna, BC. To join IBD Adventures on this journey of a lifetime, please contact us today.
Tax receipts are available for all individual donations greater than $20.
Here are the team members! It’s not too late to join this awesome group of adventurers!
Here’s the tentative travel itinerary, details and information on how to register and some further details.
Here’s the trip packing list.
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