Desert trek 2010 - introduction

Anyone who has ever taken part in a fundraising trek to Israel knows what a wonderful experience it is.

It's a chance to take a break from your busy life, to connect with nature, to challenge yourself physically and mentally and to live without your home comforts for a while.

It's also a chance to do something amazing for charity and to make a real difference to other people's lives.

The next myisrael trek will take place from 28^th Feb - 7^th March 2010 in the Eilat Hills. We will be trekking in the desert through some stunning landscape and sleeping at night under the stars (or in a tent if you prefer!).

It's going to be a real adventure that ends up at the Dan Panorama hotel in Eilat for a final weekend of rest and relaxation.

Each participant can choose the specific project that they would like to raise money for or can opt to raise money for the myisrael general fund. Take a look at a full list of our projects by clicking here.

Anyone aged 25-65 and in good health can join the trek and with sufficient training will be able to enjoy the route, which is challenging in places.

The cost of registration is £350 and each participant must book his/her own flights.

Each participant must raise a minimum of £1800 in sponsorship. This includes around £300 that covers the remaining costs of the trip itself. We would encourage you whenever possible to cover this extra amount yourself so that all the money you raise can go straight to the project that you choose to support.

We raised more than £60,000 on the last myisrael trek in the Golan. You can get a feel for what this experience was like by watching the short highlights video on youtube.

You can download the full trek programme by clicking here.

If you would like to register for the trek, just download the registration form and send it back with your registration fee of £350 to myisrael, 2^nd floor, 85 Frampton St, London NW8 8NQ.