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Trek to ancient Petra

Trek 100km through Jordan’s deserts and canyons to the historic city of Petra.

Test your limits on this unforgettable trek and raise vital funds for families living with dementia. You’ll follow ancient Bedouin paths through 100km of Jordan’s spectacular landscape, culminating at the magnificent rock-carved city of Petra: one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Trek to Ancient Petra route

Starting among gentle hills, sun-baked valleys and arid desert, you’ll then cross the dramatic mountains, sandstone canyons and naturally sculpted escarpments of Jordan’s Rift Valley. As you face intense heat and steep, remote terrain along the way, you’ll be motivated by knowing that every step will make an incredible difference for families facing dementia.

A beautiful, rarely-used trail will lead our group of committed trekkers through Petra’s ‘back door’, with time to explore the ancient ‘Red-Rose City’ before celebrating our achievement with a relaxing day by the Dead Sea.

Find out more

Dates available:

  • Saturday 13th-Sunday – 21st March 2027
  • Saturday 9th-Sunday 17th October 2027

When you trek for Dementia UK, you’ll get: 

  • a dedicated member of the Fundraising Team to support you throughout your epic challenge 
  • a fundraising guide, as well as fundraising advice, hints and tips 
  • a branded Dementia UK technical top 
  • a range of Dementia UK fundraising materials (collection buckets, posters, balloons etc) to make any events you hold look amazing

Every penny you raise will help our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses provide a lifeline to more families facing dementia – and we’re here to support you every step of the way. 

Fundraising ideas

Organising fundraising activities alongside your main challenge will help you smash your goal. Here are some ideas:

  • Host a quiz
  • Arrange a raffle
  • Hold a sweepstake on how long your challenge will take, or how many steps you’ll cover
  • Organise a bake sale at home, at work or in your community

Your fundraising welcome pack

Once you’ve signed up, we’ll send you a fundraising welcome pack that’s full of advice on how to meet – and beat – your target.

Enthuse  online fundraising

Setting up an Enthuse page is a great way to fundraise online. Share your link with family, friends , and colleagues, and watch the donations roll in.

You can use Enthuse to explain why you’re taking on your challenge for Dementia UK, keep track of how much you’ve raised, and even share your training progress using Strava so your supporters can see how well you’re doing. The more you update and share your page, the more donations you’ll receive.

Gift Aid

If your supporters are UK taxpayers and their donation is voluntary (not proceeds of a sale), we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated – at no extra cost to them. Make sure they fill in the Gift Aid form in your fundraising pack or tick the correct boxes if they’re donating online.

Sending in your donations

If you’re fundraising through Enthuse, the donations will automatically come to us. If you’ve got cash to pay in, you can do this online, by phone, by bank transfer or by post.

Pay in your donations

  • Charity place: pay a registration fee, raise your fundraising target approximately 10 weeks prior to departure, and we’ll cover the cost of your event place!
  • Part-payment option: pay part of the costs for your entry with a lower fundraising target, and we’ll pay the balance of the event place cost.
  • Full-payment option: you pay the full cost of the event place – then fundraise however you want, with no set target or deadline, and with no cost at all to the charity!

For trip prices, please go to Discover Adventure.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about your fundraising or would like to let us know why you are trekking for Dementia UK, contact our Events Team on  0300 365 5500  or email  events@dementiauk.org

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How do I book my place?

Simply complete your booking online  as soon as possible.

More questions about the challenge?

Trek to Petra is run by and organised by Discover Adventure. Visit the Discover Adventure webpage . You can get in touch with their team on  01722 718444  or email  info@discoveradventure.com

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