Choose a Challenge Recenzje 

Had a great experience as a challenge leader with Choose a challenge - we did mt Kilimanjaro and it was fantastic!

From signing up, the staff at Choose a challenge and our charity were really helpful. It was great that we were able to raise a great amount of money for charity while having a once in a lifetime experience.

While in Tanzania, the staff were great including the choose a challenge rep Alannah, all of the guides and porters including Jerry, Frank, Emmanuel, Diana and lots more.

My advice to anyone looking at a trip with choose a challenge would be to familiarise yourself with what you're signing up for - make sure you know your fundraising target and deadline, and defer if you have to. It's better to wait a year than to lose your trip!

I did the Budapest Marathon with Choose a Challenge and it was honestly amazing! 🌍💪 Lara and Tom, our trip leaders, were incredible, super friendly, organised, and made the whole experience totally stress-free. Everything ran so smoothly, and I could just focus on enjoying the run and the city. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I’d 100% recommend Choose a Challenge to anyone thinking about taking on an adventure like this. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip! Thank you

Completed the Budapest marathon with choose a challenge. They were a great help during the fundraising and Tom and Lara’s leadership during the time here has been flawless. They really helped make a tough challenge an enjoyable and unforgettable experience

goat advisors - tom and lara

Amazingly ran from start to finish. Couldn’t recommend it more!

The whole adventure is what made this experience amazing, what I loved most about it is how we trekked through different biomes each day. So it would almost feel like we were passing through different worlds and my favourite was when we finally reached the iconic landmark Machu Picchu!
The staff and tour guides were the best I have had, they looked after all of us extremely well making sure we were fed everyday and kept in prefect condition physically for the hiking.

Trip was very well organised, when we got delayed at Lukla the organisers did the upmost to make sure we were well looked after and knew exactly what was going on. Guides were extremely friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of the region and the people. Got to see lots of very cool stuff. Would recommend to anyone.

Absolutely loved the trip and Clara was amazing! Thought everything was very well organised and felt very safe

The organisation and fluidity of the Everest base camp trip made everything very enjoyable and stress free.

All of the staff are incredibly helpful and professional.

Would highly recommend!

Trip was incredible ! Organised, questions answered immediately, always on hand to help students. Safety always came first.

Fantastic adventure and way to raise money for charity!

Just returned from the student Everest Base Camp trek and can without doubt say it was one of the best experiences of my life. Thank you CaC for organising so effortlessly (and helping when things go wrong), and to our guides for bringing all the fun and helping each and every one of us reach base camp!

I had the time of my life embarking on this amazing Trek to summit Kilimanjaro, Choose a Challenge knocked it out of the park. The accommodation, Transport, food and support was fantastic. I don't regret joining for a single minute

I’d like to start by saying that Valencia Travel in Peru are amazing, especially Ruben, Hosé Luis, and Luis. They made my whole trip to Machu Picchu worth it.

However, this company is a scam, targeting university students by selling the idea of a cheap way to travel. The fundraising goals are entirely unachievable, plus there is hidden fees such as £200 to defer, or £100 to purely cancel, with no chance of getting your money back that you’ve already put in. Every year, at least half the people cancel or defer due to the stress from fundraising or the financial strain it puts on them.

Choose a Challenge’s communication with students, support through fundraising, information provided about the challenges and what they actually involve and their difficulties, and general care throughout are significantly lacking. If they were more honest about how difficult the trek actually is, rather than selling a dream of how it could be, many people who physically aren’t capable wouldn’t sign up, instead of being blindsided and then really struggling in country.

If you are considering signing up, I would recommend you reconsider. By all means take the trip, travel, do the trek, but book it yourself. Use SkyScanner for cheap flights, stay in hostels, use recommended guides in country. You will have a better time overall, it’ll be so much cheaper, and you won’t spend a year or two stressing about fundraising when you should be doing University work, only to basically have to pay it off yourself anyway.

Security must be improved, especially regarding scamming, and there should be more medics with us considering the intensity of the danger in this challenge.

overall smooth, but we got lucky. more security and medics are demanded.

Having recently done both the High Atlas Trek and Sahara Extension I have only positive things to say about the experience.

The trek was challenging both physically and mentally but at no point did I feel out of my depth or unsafe. This is in large part to the exceptional team of guides and porters who helped our group through the entire trek. The team provided amazing hospitality and support through the trip cooking 3 delicious meals a day typically of traditional Moroccan cuisine such as tagine. We also were able to engage with the guides culture through evening activities such as cards and campfire songs. Overall the trek was a great experience made better by the brilliant guides and porters.

The Sahara Extension was really the cherry on top for the 2 weeks. Exploring more of Morocco and camel riding in the Sahara desert was an unforgettable experience with incredible hotels and hostels along the way.

Overall, the two weeks I spent in Morocco with choose a challenge were absolutely immense. I could not recommend this company more!

I recently visited morocco with this agency and it was one of the best experiences of my life.

All of the guides, especially Abdul and Saïd, were the most kind, generous and informative guides you could possibly ask for.

If there was any issue, they made sure to help in any way they could. They always went above and beyond for us.
The guides and everyone involved were the funniest, most caring and friendly people ive ever met. They lifted everyones moods and genuinely became our friends. I couldnt have asked for a better group of people to spend a week in the mountains with.

The days were full of beautiful, well-planned hikes with lots of breaks to take in the amazing scenery.

The nights were for singing together with drums by a fire and playing card games under the stars after dinner. It was truly phennomenal.

The food:
Was gorgeous. Lovely tajin and couscous and traditional teas among many other things. The food was fresh and healthy and delicious. As a vegetarian, I was worried but they made sure i was well fed the whole time.

The extension trip:
We went to the sahara and got to meet another group of amazing Burbur people. We danced and sang and looked at the stars. We also saw the place that part of the Gladiator, Outer Banks, Game of Thrones and a bunch of other movies and shows were filmed at. So cool.
Then spent some time in Marrakesh city centre too, which was full of lively music and atmosphere, especially at the markets.
Overall amazing trip and wouldnt have been anywhere near as good if it wasnt for the amazing people in this company, helping to create these experiences for us and share their culture, language and way of life.
I made so many friends and am already planning my return next year!

I would also like to note that I was on the same trip as another person who left a bad review, george pearl. I think every experience is what you make of it, and you should dive into it with an open mind, and you will not be dissapointed. The other 20 people on the hike with us had an amazing time and we will all be returning to our friends in Imlil!!

10000000/10

A very great experience overall on the Morocco trek plus the extension. Trekking is difficult and rewarding as one can imagine, but the guides took good care of us all the time. Plenty of water and food, even in remote locations that we visited and stayed in while in the High Atlas.
The extension trip was breathtaking. The guide took us to enjoyable locations and we were taken care of.

Great experience, guides were very helpful and made sure to support everyone and answer peoples questions. The trek leader set a great pace and made sure everyone was comfortable.

I just completed the Morocco High Atlas trek and extension trip to the Sahara and had an amazing time.

I had never done a multi day trek like this before, and while I can say it was challenging, I’m very glad I did it. The beautiful landscapes, delicious food, new friends, and laughs were enough to make up for the uphills.

The guides were next level. They looked after us at every step of the way and ensured we were all doing okay. Ibrahim was lovely and friendly and set a great walking pace. If someone was slower than the main group they would be joined by another guide. No complaints.

The porters made sure all of our bags were taken care of and our tents set up for the night, as well as cooking our food. They did an exceptional job.

The food was delicious Moroccan cuisine and there was always more than enough to go around. I’ll miss tea and popcorn time when I’m back home!

The extension trip was an amazing opportunity to see the Sahara desert and camel trek for the first time. Omar was exceptional in organising everything and making sure we had a good time. We got to try quad biking too.

Overall, the Morocco High Atlas trek and extension trip was an amazing experience and insight into Berber/Moroccan life that I’ll never forget. Thanks again!