2025 Prices
DofE Expeditions & NNAS Awards
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. We are also a registered NNAS provider and can deliver NNAS Bronze Award courses.
4-day package comprising of:
2 days Expedition Training (normally as a 2-day residential with an overnight camp).
2 days Qualifying Expedition (including overnight camp).
All Bronze packages also include an in-school parents information presentation.
Walking: £160.00 + VAT (£192.00 inc. VAT) per person
Canoeing: £220.00 + VAT (£264.00 inc. VAT) per person
Standard Walking Expedition Package
7-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
3 days Training & Practice Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
3 days Qualifying Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
Suitable for all participants who have completed their Bronze Expedition. Where there are a smaller number of Direct Entrants, we recommend that those participants also attend the school's Bronze Residential Training and we will absorb those numbers within existing Bronze teams, with just the additional overnight campsite fee being charged.
Walking: £245.00 + VAT (£294.00 inc. VAT) per person
Standard Canoeing Expedition Package
7-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
1 day Paddle Skills Training.
2 days & 2 nights Practice Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
3 days Qualifying Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
Canoeing: £295.00 + VAT (£354.00 inc. VAT) per person
Direct Entrants Expedition Package
9-day package comprising of:
2-day Residential Training (often run alongside Bronze Residential Training)
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
3 days Training & Practice Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
3 days Qualifying Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
This package is suitable where the total number of Silver Direct Entrants exceeds 7.
Silver Direct Entrants: £295.00 + VAT (£354.00 inc VAT) per person
Gold Walking - Hill & Moorland Terrain (Standard)
10-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
4 days Training & Practice Expedition (including 3 overnight camps).
5 days Qualifying Expedition (travel & prep day plus 4-day Qualifying Expedition).
Suitable for all participants who have completed their Silver Expedition.
Hill & Moorland: from £400.00 + VAT (£480.00 inc VAT) per person
Gold Walking - Hill & Moorland Terrain (Direct Entrants)
11-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
5 days Training & Practice Expedition (including 4 overnight camps).
5 days Qualifying Expedition (travel & prep day plus 4-day Qualifying Expedition).
Gold Direct Entrants: from £415.00 + VAT (£498.00 inc VAT) per person
Gold Walking - Mountainous Terrain
11-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
5 days Training & Practice Expedition (including 4 overnight camps).
5 days Qualifying Expedition (travel & prep day plus 4-day Qualifying Expedition).
Mountainous Terrain: from £475.00 + VAT (£570.00 inc VAT) per person
Pastoral: School staff attending Gold Walking Expeditions will normally stay in the area but not with the group. They provide a welcome support for participants, especially in the event of any unexpected situation occurring, and we are very grateful to those staff who attend. In the event that there are no school staff attending a Gold Expedition, then our Expedition Team will provide extra support and a pastoral fee of up to £40.00 + VAT per person will apply to cover this additional function.
Gold Canoeing - England & Wales Rivers
10-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Planning Workshop.
1 day Paddle Skills Training on reservoir/inland lake.
3 days Practice Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
5 days Qualifying Expedition (travel day plus 4-day Qualifying Expedition).
England & Wales Rivers: £495.00 + VAT (£594.00 inc VAT) per person
Gold Canoeing - Caledonian Canal
12-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Preparation & Planning Workshop.
1 day Paddle Skills Training on reservoir/inland lake.
3 days Practice Expedition (including 2 overnight camps).
7 days Qualifying Expedition (travel day, Loch-based training day on Loch Linnhe, 4-day Qualifying Expedition, return travel day).
Caledonian Canal: £570.00 + VAT (£684.00 inc VAT) per person
11-day package comprising of:
1 day in-school Expedition Planning Workshop.
5 days Training & Practice Expedition (3 days Walking & 2 days Canoeing).
5 days Qualifying Expedition (travel day plus 4-day Qualifying Expedition combining
2 days walking and 2 days canoeing.).
Boats & Boots: £450.00 + VAT (£540.00 inc VAT) per person
NNAS Bronze Navigator Award
We also deliver the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) Bronze Award course. This course comprises of a minimum of 12 hours training spread over 2 days. The course includes training and an assessment, based on the following criteria:
Navigate using a variety of maps and scales.
Use 4 and 6 figure grid references with worded descriptions to define the position of a map feature and to locate a feature on the ground.
Orientate the map using handrails, obvious point features and major landforms.
Use linear features (e.g. paths, tracks, clear boundaries) as handrails in simple navigation exercises.
Relate prominent landforms such as large hills and valleys to corresponding contour information on the map.
Orientate the map by aligning a compass needle against grid north and be aware that magnetic variation causes an inaccuracy.
Use an orientated map to confirm the direction of travel.
Use clearly identifiable features to confirm position along the route and to recognise when the target has been overshot.
Measure horizontal distance on the map and estimate distance on the ground using timing, pacing and simple visual judgements e.g.100m.
Plan and implement simple routes and navigation strategies based on the above skills.
Recognise a navigation error within a few minutes and apply simple relocation techniques using handrails and prominent features.
Demonstrate an awareness of local and national access issues, access legislation, personal responsibilities and the Countryside Code.
Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of walking equipment, safety equipment and emergency procedures.
This course is suitable for participants of any secondary school age and can be used as an entry level into DofE Expeditions to gain navigation skills. Includes an NNAS Bronze Navigator certificate on successful completion of the course and assessment.
NNAS Bronze Award: £95.00 + VAT (£114.00 inc VAT) per person
Please note that all school DofE Expedition and NNAS programmes are subject to a minimum of 10 participants.
However, if you have fewer than this, please speak to us as we may be able to run alongside other school teams, enabling us to share staff, whilst continuing to deliver a safe and affordable programme.
What's included
All DofE programmes include:
Training, Practice and Qualifying Expeditions.
Assessor Reports uploaded onto eDofE.
Group kit (tents, stoves, fuel, maps, map cases, compass, group first aid kit and all resources used during Training.)
Campsite fees for participants and attending school staff.
Licences & Insurance.
Risk Assessments.
Online Training Videos and Factsheets.
High quality support from our office team, led by our Directors and Operations Managers, to organise your expedition.
Canoeing programmes also include:
Canoes (Open Canadian Canoes).
Paddles.
Buoyancy aids.
Throwlines.
Paddlesport dry bags.
NNAS programmes include:
Training and assessment delivered by qualified NNAS Tutors.
NNAS Course Registration.
NNAS Certificate.
Maps, Compasses and Navigation Training Resources.
Licences & Insurance.
Risk Assessments.
High quality support from our office team, led by our Directors and Operations Managers, to organise your course.
DofE Expedition Information
All DofE training is based on the DofE's Common Training Framework and all expeditions meet the DofE's Expedition Requirements. Please click on the buttons to access these documents.