First Challenge, a World Challenge Expeditions initiative, offers 16-18-year-olds the chance to spend eight days in Morocco learning and developing leadership and teamwork skills. A choice of itineraries, dependent on the time of year, will encompass the High Atlas mountains, the fertile valleys of Jebel Sahro and the spectacular Gorges du Dades.
The cost per expedition member is Pounds 495. Details: World Challenge Expeditions, Black Arrow House, 2 Chandos Road, London NW10 6NF, tel: 0181 961 1122.