If you’re looking to book your expedition with Camps International this month we have a fantastic prize draw on offer for anyone who confirms their place by the end of the month.

Book any Life or Gap trip with Camps International this month to be in with a chance to win £100 Cotswold Outdoor gift vouchers!

Save yourself £100 of essential travel equipment. Just choose your Gap or Life destination and book before the end of May 2012 (5pm GMT on 31st May 2012) to be included in the draw.

As usual with our monthly prize draws, we will choose the winner from a hat and post the video on our Facebook page so that you can see the draw. The prize draw will be held on the 1st June 2012.

So what are you waiting for? Enquire now to find out more about the trips available to you, or book online now! You can also give us a call on 0844 800 1127 to have a chat with one of the team. This prize draw only applies to new Gap and Life bookings made during April 2012.

If you’re looking to book your expedition with Camps International this month we have a fantastic prize draw on offer for anyone who confirms their place by the end of the month.

As seasoned travellers we have scoured the globe for the best prize and have chosen the Haglöf  OXO 60 trekking pack - worth a whopping £200! This pack is perfectly suited for all of our various adventures and expeditions. All you have to do is choose your Gap or Life destination and book before the end of April 2012 (5pm GMT on 30th April 2012) to be included in the draw. If you’re considering a Camps International expedition then now’s your chance to save yourself an essential travel purchase.

As usual with these offers we will choose the winner from a hat and post the video on our Facebook page so that you can see the draw. The prize draw will be held on the 1st May 2012.

Check out all the bag’s fancy features:

1. Quick and easy adjustable shoulder harness system.
2. Gender specific back-panel, shoulder harness and hipbelt (we will supply the winner with the correct bag for them)
3. Load-distributing framework with contoured head space.
4. HDPE frame-sheet with single 6061 aluminium stay.
5. High loft lumbar-pad with ventilating dual density foams.
6. Haglöfs unique side panel Flex-Pocket™ with water resistant zippers.
7. Large front panel zip-opening for easy access to main compartment.
8. Double wand pockets.
9. Angled water bottle holders.
10. Divider in main compartment.
11. Sleeping bag compartment.
12. Double pockets and water resistant zipper.
13. Fully seam taped rain-cover in separate bottom compartment.
14. Lashing points for sleeping pad on front panel.

So what are you waiting for? Enquire now to find out more about the trips available to you, or book online now! You can also give us a call on 0844 800 1127 to have a chat with one of the team. This prize draw only applies to new Gap and Life bookings made during April 2012.

What’s Hot in April?

April is our biggest month for Family life sales and so far this year we have been filling up Kenya and Tanzania with excited families wanting to do something different. The Healthcare Outreach programmes in Cambodia and Kenya are producing a lot of interest with repeat bookings from last year and new ones who have heard how successful the last one  to Kenya was.

2012 has seen the level of spending by gap year clients rise as our gappers look to stay longer with us at each camp. The best thing about staying longer is not just the impact but you get to see more wildlife, more communities, more environments and of course much more fun. If you book 2 months in Borneo it includes a stay on the tropical island of Mantanani where the Arkitrek guys have just finished their latest project. There are also some incredible projects taking place in Camp Kenya this year including the Sanitary Pads initiative at Muhaka Village and the Wildlife monitoring in Camp Tsavo. If you book to go to Kenya on your gap year you have a great chance of taking part on these and many more ground breaking projects.

If you’re interested just drop us a line via email: gap@campsinternational.com or call +44 (0)8448001127.

After the succesful launch of our Healthcare Program and ongoing jigger eradication campaign, we are now beginning to give shape to a long term and more structured intervention. One way we intend to do this is to start offering placements and residentials for individuals in healthcare. We have been having regular meetings with people like [...]

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