Autism Jersey Dalai Lama Trek, India, November 2025
After the incredible success of our Trek to the Lost City of Colombia in 2024, which raised over £30,000, we are excited to share details of this new adventure to the beautiful land of India.
Alongside our experienced working partner, Discover Adventure, we are delighted to present the Dalai Lama Trek, along with details of the extension trip for the Golden Triangle. For your convenience, we have also produced a summarised Key Information document.
Autism Jersey Treks aim to raise funds for our Charitable Services, which directly benefit autistic individuals, their families and carers. We rely on fundraising and donations in order to continue to provide these much-valued services within our community, which are free at the point of delivery. These services include Counselling, Parents & Carers Coffee Mornings, Adult Social Club, Family Days, Siblings Days and much more.
In the period 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024, Autism Jersey’s Charitable Services have:
Supported:
Over 250 families with our coffee mornings, family days, siblings' days and more
Over 92 individual adults, accessing our Support Service for the first time, with almost 60% of those, reaching out for support pre-diagnosis
Over 75 individuals at our Adult Social Club
And provided:
Over 150 hours of counselling sessions, provided by qualified counsellors, who adhere to the BACP Moral and Ethical Framework
Inclusion and social opportunities for over 400 children
Over 2470 hours of inclusion and social opportunities for Adult Social Club members
For more details on our services and how you can help make a difference, please read our Annual Report 2024.
To support your Trek fundraising efforts, we have a friendly and dedicated team that will assist and provide branded fundraising merchandise, service information leaflets and more. To ignite your inspiration, why not visit our A-Z of fundraising ideas.
Watch our promotional video for the Dalai Lama Mountain Trek below:
We trust that this information provides you with everything you need to consider joining this adventure and being #awesomeforautism, but please do get in touch if you have any questions. Please also note, that there will be a maximum of 20 places available for this bespoke Trek, so don’t delay - register your interest today!
Here for you
To register your interest for this Trek, or to ask any questions, please reach out to our Fundraising & Marketing Team:
✉ fundraising@autismjersey.org
☎ 871888
Autism Jersey Trek to the Lost City, Colombia, March 2024
Kindly sponsored by Ocorian
Our Autism Jersey Trek, to Teyuna, the Lost City of Colombia, departed on the 9th of March 2024, where a remarkable group of 12 devoted individuals embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
The group embraced the challenges of trekking through the verdant jungle, traversing river valleys, crossing streams, and navigating overgrown, muddy trails, through Indigenous Kogui communities and slept near these settlements in traditional community-created accommodation, before ascending the 1200 ancient stone steps to the awe-inspiring ruins of Teyuna, the Lost City of Colombia.
After discovering the ancient metropolis of Teyuna, our trekkers headed to Cartagena, a vibrant city set against the magnificent backdrop of the Caribbean, immersing themselves in the rich and colourful culture of colonial Colombia.
With the wonderful support of Ocorian, our trekkers triumphed in raising a phenomenal sum of:
£30,027.87!
Our deep and heartfelt expression of gratitude goes out to all of our #awesomeforautism trekkers and to every individual and organisation who contributed and bolstered this campaign. The funds raised will be instrumental in support of our Centre for Autism, find out more by following this link: Centre for Autism.
In the meantime, please enjoy this short video, with some highlights from our trekkers’ adventures:
Trekkers at Teyuna, March 2024
Meeting members of the Indigenous Kogui Community
Trekking amongst Colombia’s natural beauty
Making memories together