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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

By Mountain Kingdoms - 16th February 2015
in India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka , India & Sri Lanka

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Get a taste of the wonderful Raj marvels and feel like you’re in the movie ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ on our First Class Tour of Rajasthan holiday.... Read more

Steve Berry Returns from Kashmir

Steve Berry Returns from Kashmir

When I was a young boy I used to hear all my father's stories of his expedition to try and make the first ascent of Mount Nun in Kashmir. How as young army officers of the Raj, he and two friends had travelled from Delhi to Srinagar where local dignitaries had loaned them a lorry to get to the road-head, which in 1946 was at Sonamarg. Of how three Sherpas had been employed to join... Read more

Steve Berry in Kashmir

By Mountain Kingdoms - 24th July 2014
in India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka , India & Sri Lanka

Steve Berry in Kashmir

Last week Mountain Kingdoms' Managing Director, Steve Berry, took off for India where he will spend three weeks following in his father's footsteps in his 1946 expedition to Mount Nun in Kashmir. During his time he will be trekking in his father’s original trek when he attempted Kashmir’s highest peak, Mount Nun, standing tall at 7,135m/23,410ft.... Read more

Mike’s Zanskar Dream Trek

Mike’s Zanskar Dream Trek

Last summer trek leader Mike Ford led our Zanskar Dream Trek in Ladakh, India. He described it as an "absolutely amazing high altitude trekking experience" ... Read more

Zanskar twig bridge finished

Zanskar twig bridge finished

2014 has got off to a great start at Mountain Kingdoms - our twig bridge project in Zanskar is complete! Over the past five years Mountain Kingdoms MD Steve Berry has... Read more

Steve to lead new Zanskar trekking expedition

Steve to lead new Zanskar trekking expedition

This August, Mountain Kingdoms MD, Steve Berry, will be leading a Zanskar trekking expedition, in Ladakh, a remote and spectacular region of India, with the aim of crossing a traditional ... Read more

Love is in the (thin) air!

Love is in the (thin) air!

This spring has seen one marriage and two proposals for Mountain Kingdoms staff and clients.Starting in April, our Operations Assistant, April, married her fiancé, Barry,... Read more

Dak Thok Festival on Family Adventure Holidays

By Jude Limburn - 1st December 2011
in India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka , Cultural Experiences , India & Sri Lanka

Dak Thok Festival on Family Adventure Holidays

The region of Ladakh, in the Indian Himalaya, invites travellers from far and wide with its vibrant and welcoming culture – it is a joy to discover for adults and children alike. ... Read more

Mantras & Murals at Alchi Monastery: Highlights of a Ladakh Trekking Tour

By Jude Limburn - 9th November 2011
in India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka , Cultural Experiences , India & Sri Lanka

Mantras & Murals at Alchi Monastery: Highlights of a Ladakh Trekking Tour

Faced with its starkly beautiful panoramas and a distinct culture that developed in relative isolation from the rest of the world, a traveller on a Ladakh trekking tour can’t help but notice that this is like nowhere else in the... Read more

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