Global Edventure Camp Oman

1. Global Edventure Camp Oman Oryx School 2020

2. Oryx School “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu • Dates: 2 - 6 February 2020 • Location: Sultanate of Oman • GECO Camp Sifah • Accommodation: GET’s own private beach camp - luxury bell tents for 7-9 children per tent. • Fully inclusive camp: transport, activities, equipment, tents, mattresses, meals, water, snacks, etc. • 4 Days of adventurous activities designed to be fun, challenging, educational and link with various key skills and cross-curricular elements

3. Who is your provider? Global Edventure Travel - GET • A Destination Management company for International Schools. • GET offer school travel programmes to over 25 destinations worldwide. • GET offers the only private outdoor adventure camp of its kind in Oman, located near to the newly developing resort of Jebel Sifah. Just a 1.5 hour transfer from Muscat International Airport, it offers a unique location to provide a range of outdoor and adventurous activities. • Our personal and educative approach make us a leader in the field of overseas school travel and residentials. • All of our activities take place in the ‘real’ environment: real rock for climbing activities, the sea for kayaking and more. • Specialist activities are led by qualified instructors, mostly from the United Kingdom. • All GET staff members undergo background checks before working with GET. • All staff involved in the specialist activities are first aid trained or have higher medical training for adventure travel.

4. Programme Activities: The children will participate in a range of activities designed to be fun, challenging, and educational. There will be evening activities after dinner for all children. For off-site activities children will be transported in coaster bus throughout the trip to and from activities with 4x4 vehicle support - climbing and kayaking. Safety: is paramount with all of our trips and activities. All necessary safety equipment is standard with all trips. Children are asked to provide: water bottle, sun hat, sun-screen and appropriate clothing for each activity. A kit list will be provided.

5. The main activities Orienteering and Navigation Bush-craft BMX trail biking & skills Kayaking Climbing, Abseiling and Rock Activities Problem Solving and Team Challenges

6. Accommodation & Meals Accommodation in luxury bell tents at our private GECO Camp Sifah. Only your school will have exclusive use of the camp. All evening meals are catered by NHI - National Hospitality Institute - 3 course buffet. We have proper kitchen & bathroom facilities, and a medical/first aid room. The tents are connected by pathways with lighting throughout the night. There are 6 outside showers in addition to the closed bathrooms. Students and teachers bathrooms are separate. The camp has a permitter wall and fence and is covered by CCTV 24/7 GET staff are on-site throughout

8. Menu: This is a sample menu of what we will be providing unless alternatives are requested by the school. Dinner Vegetarian options are available with all meals. Dietary needs will be catered for based on the information provided by the school in advance of the trip. No pork & No nuts – this includes oils, and other items used for cooking All dishes will be kept separate when serving. Fruit juice and water will be provided on each table for breakfast and dinners. Water and fruit cordial for mixing will be available at the camp throughout the day. Children are requested to bring their own camp mug Children will be required to help with camp duties: washing up, serving, clearing tables. Children will be expected to behave in a courteous manner at all times especially at the dining table.

9. Safety Global Edventure Travel makes ‘safety’ a priority when conducting a trip to any of our destinations. Global Edventures carry out a full risk assessment of a destination, its accommodations, transport, activities, eateries, sights to be visited, plus any other aspect that may be considered an issue of safety for a trip. GET follow British Standards 8848/2014 for adventurous activities outside the United Kingdom. We endeavour to follow these standards on all of our trips to ensure all risks are managed in a safe manner. It is important for all parents and the children to understand that the children will be participating in activities which are challenging and will have an element of risk. Taking children outside their comfort zone is one of the aims of the trip to provide a challenging and rewarding experience and to heighten and develop personal confidence in a variety of new and challenging activities. Our staff are qualified and experienced in all activities and will ensure children are not put under any due stress which would counter the aims of the experience.

10. Preparing and coming to Oman… • Visa • GET are not responsible for obtaining the correct visas for the travelling group. We advise parents to deal with this themselves which can be achieved by applying though the online e-visa system: • http://www.rop.gov.om/english/visaservices_mainpage.html • Those nationalities who are on Country List 1 (http://www.rop.gov.om/english/countrylist1.html ) can obtain their tourist visa on-line. Please check the validity of the use by date as this does change from time to time. Purchasing your visa within one month prior to departure is advisable and not too early. • Some students not on Country List 1 may need a visa in advance by applying at the Oman consulate. If this is not possible GET may be able to assist for this particular visa in Oman. GET cannot guarantee visa applications will be successful. Cost for this type of advanced visa varies between OMR 40 & OMR 50 per person. • Please ensure all passports have at least 6 months validly from the date of departure. • Embassy Contact • GET recommend that all schools contact the relevant embassy of those participants travelling, to inform them of your travel plans and itinerary. This should be done in advance of travelling and is also important to find out the name and address of your local consulate in Oman should the need arise to contact them in an emergency

11. We look forward to welcoming you to Oman…. • GET Edventurous!