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Overseas Treks

Join St John’s Hospice for a once in a lifetime trip to some of the world’s most amazing places!

Since our first overseas trek in 2016, our intrepid explorers have raised over £630,000 for St John’s Hospice. Walk with us as we celebrate our 40th year. Read about our recent expeditions and why not register your interest for the next one?

 

CHINA TREK 2026! 2ND DATE AVAILABLE
Come along to our 2nd Information Event on 1st May 2025 to find out more.
Or email [email protected]
(Trekking dates: 12th-20th September 2026)

Key Details

Trek Dates:
NEW 2ND DATES ADDED:
12th - 20th Sept 2026
First date: 
5th- 13th Sept 2026 (FULL)
Trekking Days:
5
Trek Grade:
Challenging (1/3)
Cost per person:
£299 Registration Fee
£3992 (£1996 Cost of the trip & £1996 Fundraising target)

Trek 2026 – Great Wall of China Trek

NEW 2ND DATE: 12th September 2026
5th September 2026 (FULL)

2nd Info Evening: Thurs 1st May 2025
at The Courtyard Café at St John's Hospice

This will be the 8th St John’s Hospice trek and our 10th year of trekking, returning to the site of our first ever trek: The Great Wall of China! 2026 will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of St John’s.

Due to huge demand we are now planning two expeditions to China for September 2026. Our original trek 5th-13th is now FULL, there are still places available for our second trip 12th - 20th Sept. Click the BOOK NOW button to start your trek for St John's Hospice!
Join St John’s Hospice on an amazing fundraising trek to of the of new wonders of the world. This trek adventure is a wonderful opportunity to explore the history and culture of China while pushing yourself to new heights.
Along the trek you’ll be seeing different parts of the Great Wall – which stretches 6000km across the country. Along the way you’ll see watchtowers, battlements, ancient barracks as well as the villages, towns and cities that the wall passes as it zig zags across the stunning landscape.
You’ll have the chance to explore many of the places along the way with your trekking team mates, taking in the local customs and cuisine.
It’s a trek into the past to remember!

Option A – Minimum Sponsorship

Registration Fee £299
Minimum Sponsorship £3,992

(You must be clear in all promotions that a percentage of your fundraising target is to cover the cost of the trip for yourself)

Option B – Self-Funding

Registration Fee £299
Challenge balance £1,996
Fundraising pledge £1,996

You pay the non-refundable Registration Fee of £299 to Global Adventure Challenges. 12 weeks before the challenge you will receive a reminder to pay the challenge balance of £1,996. This is in addition to the Registration Fee and is to be paid to GAC no later than 12 weeks prior to departure – 13th June 2026.

Key Details

Duration:
10th - 17th October 2025
Trekking Days:
5
Trek Grade:
Tough (2/3)
Cost per person:
£299 Registration Fee
£3,689 (£1,849 Cost of the trip & £1,849 Fundraising target)

Trek 2025 – Spain Camino de Santiago Trek

Our adventure starts: 10th October 2025

Join us as we take on a classic european trek to support the work of St John's Hospice
Join us on a classic Camino de Santiago experience – trekking the last 100km of the famous Camino Frances (The French Way) section of the popular pilgrimage route. Trek across the green rolling landscapes of rural Galicia, meet fellow pilgrims, discover local traditions and enjoy the unique atmosphere – today the Camino is more than a pilgrimage but a remarkable journey and unique experience. Starting from Sarria, we trek for five days through charming villages, forests and rural countryside visiting many picturesque churches along the way. Our final destination is the magical Santiago Old Town, a wonderful UNESCO World Heritage site, home to the stunning Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Option A – Minimum Sponsorship

Minimum Sponsorship £3,698

You raise the whole cost through fundraising efforts.
80% (£2,958.40) to be raised no later than 18th July 2025.
100% to be raised by 10th October 2025.

(You must be clear in all promotions that a percentage of your fundraising target is to cover the cost of the trip for yourself)

Option B – Self-Funding

£1,849 fundraising pledge
£1,849 cost of trip

Cost of trip paid directly to Global Adventure Challenges by 18th July 2025.
You also commit to raising £1,849, which is to be received by the charity no later than 10th October 2025.

Support YOUR Hospice

This trek is a wonderful opportunity to challenge yourself and help keep your hospice caring!

Your hospice needs you to take up this challenge to ensure that we can continue to be there when people need us most. Like the trek, fundraising is a team effort and the St John’s Hospice fundraising team will help you every step of the way in helping secure your funds.

If you think you are up for this challenge you can sign up today. If you have any questions please get in touch, our fundraising team will be happy to help.

Our Trek Adventure Blogs

9th March 2020
Day 4 – Gale Kharka to Tara Hill Top

Last night, after dinner we had a surprise from the local women’s group from the village, quite fitting as it was International Women’s Day. They trekked to our campsite to surprise is with native music and traditional dancing whilst they demonstrated an early celebration of the “festival of colour.” Most of the trekkers embraced the […]

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8th March 2020
Day 3 – Kharapani to Ghale Kharka

The trekkers morning started with a wake up call from our guides with hot drinks and hot water bowls to prepare us for our day of trekking. When we looked out of our tents we were greeted with the most amazing view of Machapuchare (Fishtail Mountain). Freshly cooked breakfast of porridge, eggs and toast greeted […]

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7th March 2020
Day 2 – Kathmandu to Pokhara to Tatopani Retreat

An early start to the day with a traditional Nepali breakfast in our hotel at 6 am.  By 7am we were back at Kathmandu airport, back through security and waiting in the local departure lounge for our internal flight. A bit of bartering in the gift shop and the team now posses Nepal  flag banners […]

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6th March 2020
Day 1 – Manchester to Kathmandu

Our Emirates flight from Manchester went without a hitch and we were all pleased to be finally on our way on our amazing adventure. With too many movies on offer the trekkers were torn between staying up, catching some much needed rest or simply playing solitaire! Our 4.30 am UK team briefing took place after […]

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6th March 2020
Meet the Nepal Trekkers

For our 2020 fundraising adventure St John’s Hospice is off to Nepal with 13 brave trekkers. Each of them has chosen to take on the challenge of raising money for the Hospice as well as the Foothills of the Himalayas for their own reasons. Watch their videos below to meet the trekkers and if you’d […]

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8th March 2019
Trek 2019 – Sahara Dunes

Our Sahara Trekkers have now departed! If you would like to donate to their efforts you can do so below: Donate to Sahara Trek 8th to 13th March 2019 Sahara Trek Blog Day 6 At Ouarzazate airport we watched the sun rise over the Moroccan hills for a final time. A perfect, sultry morning with […]

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