DofE for Schools:
2023 Programmes & Prices

Karos Adventure offer DofE expeditions at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. We provide both walking and canoeing at each level with a complete or bespoke service. Please see individual pages for further detail.

Bronze Walking: £150.00 + VAT (£180.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Bronze Canoeing: £230.00 + VAT (£276.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Silver Walking: £225.00 + VAT (£270.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Silver Canoeing: £290.00 + VAT (£348.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Gold Walking: from £380.00 + VAT (£456.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Gold Walking (Direct Entrants programme): £430.00 + VAT (£516.00 inc VAT) per person

Minimum 12 participants.

Gold Canoeing: £475.00* + VAT (£570.00 inc VAT) per person

*For Caledonian Canal trips, there is a surcharge of £60.00 + VAT per person to cover an additional loch-based Training Day plus extra campsite fees.

Minimum 12 participants.

Free Participant Places

During these challenging times for everyone, we will be offering 1 free participant place for every 21 participants completing their Qualifying Expedition. This will be paid as a cashback at the end of the programme. This offer applies for all 2023 School Expeditions.

What's included

All programmes include:

  • Residential Training (Bronze) and all Training & Practice Expeditions (Silver & Gold)

  • Qualifying Expedition

  • Assessor Reports

  • Group kit (tents, stoves, fuel, maps, map cases, compass, group first aid kit)

  • Campsite fees

  • Licences & Insurance

Canoeing programmes include:

  • canoes (Open Canadian Canoes)

  • paddles

  • buoyancy aids

  • throwlines

  • paddlesport dry bags.

DofE Expedition Information

All DofE training is based on the DofE's Common Training Framework and all expeditions are subject to the DofE's 20 Expedition Conditions. Please click on the buttons to access these documents.