The final countdown to a trip of a lifetime is underway, with Girton Grammar School students packing their backs in preparation for a four-week trip to India.
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The group of 40 students will fly to Delhi on Thursday, before splitting into two groups, with one heading north and the other south.
Students spent part of Wednesday working with World Challenge Expedition leader Mikaela Foxworthy, ensuring students understood their responsibilities around leadership, accommodation, budget, transport, health and hygiene and rest and recreation.
The groups will undertake projects to support local communities as well as undertaking activities such as hiking.
Those travelling north will hike the Rantham Pass in the state of Uttarkhand and will sleep in tents and carry food.
The students are expected to raise their own funds to support their trip and are responsible for planning their own itinerary, arranging their accommodation and managing a group budget.