Welcome to the Community Action Treks Web Site

Ever wanted to have your picture taken with the world's highest mountain looming above you? Or shake the hand of the first British person to set foot on its summit? Well this is your chance. Community Action Treks has teamed up with TRAIL magazine to offer you an exclusive opportunity to meet legendary mountaineer Doug Scott, then trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. You can benefit from a discounted rate and enjoy the challenge of this wonderful trek at a land only cost of £1250. The trek will depart from Kathmandu on 12th November and return to Kathmandu on 28th November. The trek itinerary is available here. Phone the CAT office on 017687 71890 to book.

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Charity Trek and raise money for Community Action Nepal

“Every trip to Nepal is awe-inspiring. The splendour of the mountains is matched by the spirit of the Nepalese people. Join me to raise money for CAN and see the difference you can make to the health, wealth and education of the Nepalese people and you will be amazed at the difference they will make to you.”
Doug Scott C.B.E., Founder and Operations Director of Community Action Nepal

Click here for more details.

Helambu Charity Trek (Sheila West)

Promoting Positive Partnerships

"Take an awe-inspiring trek into the Himalaya and you won't just be changing your perspective on life. You'll also be responsible for helping to improve the health, wealth and education of the people who live there."

Doug Scott C.B.E., the first Briton to climb Everest

Community Action Treks is the fundraising arm of the UK charity Community Action Nepal. Once our running costs are covered, the proceeds from our treks go to fund community development projects in the areas where we take trekkers. Working closely with the local people, who always contribute to the funding and construction work, we fund projects like schools, health posts, clean water supplies and income generating schemes, that benefit whole communities. Community Action Treks (CAT) is a travel company specialising in trekking and climbing in the Himalaya and other mountain regions. It was founded by mountaineer Doug Scott and supported by trek leader Jeff Frew.

Our combined experience of running treks and climbing expeditions mean we are truly specialists in the areas where we operate. We are fully bonded members of ATOL, which protects any money you have paid us for your holiday.

Martin West, a knowledgeable trekker and business consultant, has joined Doug and Jeff to lead the business operations and is backed up by experienced office and field staff.

To learn more about Community Action Nepal click here and to see Doug's lectures, click here.

Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Community Action Treks has just been short-listed by the World Travel & Tourism Council as one of just three finalists for their Tourism for Tomorrow Award –Community Benefit category. These really are the “Oscars” for the international travel industry and follow on from our recent award of the Best in Mountain Environment Prize as part of the Virgin Travel Responsible Tourism Awards – see below. The shortlist for the WTTC competition has been slimmed down from an original 147 entrants. Final judging takes place on May 15th. We’ll keep you posted.

Responsible Tourism Award

We are delighted to be awarded the prize for 'Best in Mountain Environment' by the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 for "... the example they have set in using tourism for the economic and cultural benefit of communities, for the provision of health and education services, and for their work with porters which contributed to the development of the International Porter Protection Group." We are obviously flattered by this, but to be honest it is only what we have striven to achieve over the years. Our approach to the way we treat our staff and react to local communities is summed up in The Trekkers Code, a document we produced some years ago and sponsored by Berghaus. If you are planning to visit any of our destinations, please take time to read it.