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Dear Friends,
Hope you had a lovely time meeting and greeting friends and relatives during CNY holidays.
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1. Mt Ophir, Gunung Ledang - 3 vacancies left
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Gunung Ledang (also known as Mount Ophir), 1276 metres (4187 ft), is probably Peninsular Malaysia's best known mountain. The mountain is situated in Johor, close to the Melaka border and it is a very accessible mountain. Ledang can be climbed in a weekend, camping one or two nights on the mountain.
Travel Date: 20th Mar - 21st Mar 2010
Style - Trekking & Camping
Land cost - $230 per person
Itinerary (subject to changes)
Day 1 SIN - Ophir (D)
0600 Meet & depart with stop for own brunch
1100 Arrive Park HQ, meet guide and registration
1130 Transfer tents, group items, etc to vehicle for transportation to campsite.
1145 Trek to campsite @ plateau
1600 Arrive campsite @ plateau Empangan Tangkak.
1700 Set camp, dinner preparation & dinner
1900 Rest & relax
Overnight tent (Temperature can drop below 15 deg)
Day 2 Ophir - SIN (BLD)
0400 Wake up call for hot drink, break camp and start of trek o summit.
0630 Arrive summit, rest and awaits sunrise
0645 Sunrise @ summit, breakfast and descend
1400 Arrive base, wash up, meet vehicle for return SIN with stop for dinner in local restaurant
2200 Arrive SIN
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2. NUS Rovers Adventure Fiesta
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NUS Rovers Adventure Fiesta this March
Venue: NUS Faculty of Science, Booth 9 (Near Canteen)
Date: 10th March 2010 to 12th March 2010
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
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3. Sikkim, India
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Small but beautiful, Sikkim is situated in the Eastern Himalayas. Spread below the Mount Khangchendzonga (8534m), the third highest mountain in the world, and revered by the Sikkimese as their protective deity. Sikkim shares her border with Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the south.
Day01: Sing-Kolakta:
Day02: Kolkata- Bagdogra-Gangtok:
Day03: Gangtok sightseeing;
Day04: Gangtok to Lachen:
Day05: Lachen-Chopta valley,
Day06: Lachen to Lachung:
Day07: Lachung-Youmthang- Yumisamdong:
Day08: Lachung-Gangtok:
Day09: Gangtok-Bagdogra:
After an early b/fast drive to Bagdogra for flight back, to Kolkata and then in the evening fly back to Singapore,
Land cost for 2 pax to go = $1539 per person
Transport: Luxury: SCORPIO AND BOLERO
OR TOURIST TAXI: TATA SUMO OR MM MAXX
Capacity: 1: 4 or 1: 6
Includes
. All the land transfer
. Hotel on twin triple sharing with b/fast and dinner (MAP) Basis
. Full board north Sikkim package as per the itinerary
. All the entrance fee and the permits
. The guide
. AIG travel Insurance
. The cost is inclusive of domestic Airfare two ways in Spice jet.
. Briefing before departure
. 15% discount on gears at X-Boundaries
Excludes
. Any expenses of personal nature
. Any extra expenses in case of cancellation by the client, or due to unforeseen circumstances
. Any tips, laundry, phones and brewages
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4. Work camp in Vietnam
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VPV11-10 Phu Tho SOS Village 17/05-29/05 KIDS/SOCI/EDU 18+ 15 Phu Tho SOS Children's Village was built in Viet Tri City in 1999 following the model of the famous SOS International. There are now about 168 orphans living in 15 families with the care from the village mothers and staff. The orphans come from 5 different provinces in the north of Vietnam at the ages between 1-18 years old. They are provided with housing, full care and education. Being orphan or abandoned, children are quite shy and they need more confident to be involved with regular life in the community as normal children.
W: Volunteers will spend time with the children and help improving their English, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the houses and classrooms, planting vegetable, cleaning the area. Volunteers will also join the families to get closer to the children's life and try to build up wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for brighter future.
S: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
A: VPV's Dormitory with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor.
Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
L: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province.
T: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north.
Q: Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
LA: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
PF: 170EURO
Inscription Fees: S$80/-
For more details or registration, please email to
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Cheers,
Alpa
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