New for 2010 - Vietnam - Ethiopia - Switzerland - New Zealand

                 Ann Young ( Director)

“Trekking 4 Women” was founded as a company in 2006 by Ann Young. This is a New Zealand based company and I am focused on providing quality guided adventure trekking and cultural trips."

My skills to take these trips are drawn from 20 years experience of exploring many parts of New Zealand and overseas trekking, tramping, bushwalking with friends and leader of many diverse groups small and large.

My skills and passion have also come from my training in the outdoors and in the tourism industry i.e. study in tourism and travel, bushcraft, rock climbing, alpine and first aid in the outdoors, risk management (run by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council), Civil Defence and Search & Rescue.

Our Ethiopian trips are lead by Sue:

Working in East Africa for 16 years Sue has aquired a wide appreciation of Africa, its diverse cultures and people.

Sue has spent a lot of time in Ethiopia is passionate about the mountians and culture and has a wealth of knowledge to share with her clients .

Sue was involved with environment  and rural community development before establishing a landscape and safari company in Tanzania.

Now based in Greta Valley North Canterbury in New Zealand. Sue returns regularly to Africa on landscape assignments, which enables her to keep updated from ground level up on new events and experiences that may enhance our tours to Ethiopia.

Trips:
‘Trekking 4 Women’ treks and tours cater for all women of moderate to sound levels of fitness, in the 40+ age group that come from all walks of life from around the world.

These trips travel to Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India, Vietnam, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Switzerland and New Zealand with other like minded women.

Objectives:
Our desire is for “Trekking 4 Women” to give a unique experience, enrich people’s lives, and encourage personal growth which is fun and affordable.

The objective is to provide sustainable active travel adventures that are beneficial to the culture of local communities, and the mountains of the countries we visit

Why?
I am passionate about adventure travel, cultures and the environment and have a desire to share past and future experiences with others

I have identified from a number of years travelling around the world as a mature aged woman, there was a gap for trekking trips for women in the 40 years plus age, were not catered for.

What are we offering:
“Trekking 4 Women” is offering both easy  and also the more challenging trekking options; and women cultural tours to cater for all levels of fitness.

Easy treks:
In Bhutan we offer a mixture of a cultural experience as well as some easy trekking in the foothills of Bhutan in September.

Challenging treks:
The ‘challenging option’ will offer a number of classic trekking routes for women in Nepal completing circuits around mountain passes up to 5,445 metres to the Mt Everest and Annapurna regions in Nepal for the Feb / March or the Sept / Oct seasons. For Africa we go in June  for trekking Mt Kilimanjaro and also Ethiopia in April / May. .

All  women trekking trips in Nepal, with “Trekking 4 Women” will be supported (while trekking) with the local support of porters / sherpa’s carrying one large backpack per trekking person or mules in Ethiopia. This helps to generate income for the locals and enables trekkers to enjoy the experience. All clients will be required to carry their own daypack with a coat, camera, water etc that will be needed to support themselves for the day.

Cultural tours:
 Our cultural tours travel toTibet in April , May and again in Sept with India  tours departing in November and December. There is also a Serengeti Safari option in Africa in June.

The Chitwan Safari in Nepal offers a unique, local experience of riding elephants in the Chitwan National Park, spotting Royal Bengal Tigers and the one-horned Rhino. In India we ride Camels into the dessert and visit famous sights such as the Taj Mahal.

Cruising / cycling & kayaking tours:
  Our New Zealand tours offer a very unque experience cruising in the incrediable Marlborugh Sounds, which includes a opportunity to get a  little active with some trekking and  kayaking.

The Stewart Island tour, cruise and trek is at the bottom of New Zealand and enables you to trek each day and return to the comfort of the boat at night. Fantastic way to go!

In Vietnam we are onboard a traditional Junk, plus kayaking in Halong Bay,  trekking in the Sapa mountains plus cycling the quite rural areas.

Accommodation:
To give maximum comfort for these types of adventure holidays, all “Trekking 4 Women” trips will be Teahouse based in Nepal e.g. staying in locals’ homes, while trekking.

In Africa the accommodation will be huts while trekking and lodges when on Safari.
While in India, Tibet  we will be staying in basic hotels.  Bhutan and Ethiopia is a mixture of basic hotels and camping.

Our accommdoation on the New Zealand cruise in the Marlborough Sounds and Stewart Island will be on board a boat, while the Vitenam Active North to South tour includes basic hotels, onboard a Traditional Junk and a homestay.

Tailor-made trips:
We also offer tailor-made private trips, which give the opportunity for clients to share this experience with friends, partners, husbands or family of all ages. These priavte trips are a very popular option for a lot of clients because it enables them to choose a itinerary that best suits their needs. However these will not be part of the scheduled trips that are advertised.

Trip numbers will be kept to a maximum of 12 people to ensure not only the safety of the group but to strive to give each client the comfort and attention they deserve. .

Our core values are being passionate about what we do with integrity, having fun and being responsible to clients, the culture and the environment.

“Give your self up to the culture and you will be rewarded, by the experience”.

Trekking 4 Women, P O Box 5543, Palmerston North 4441, New Zealand.

Ph: +64 (0) 6 356 7043, Fax: +64 (0) 6 356 7044, Mobile: +64 (0)27 356 7043

Email: ann@trekking4women.co.nz