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Holiday News and Offers
Here's where you'll find the most up-to-date information about what's happening at Mountain Kingdoms. Check below for details of any upcoming events we are holding, any special offers we are running, any news we've got to share and any holidays that have spaces and are due to run in the next few weeks. You can also sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
Watch out for Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom
Watch out for Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom, airing on the BBC this Friday (29th November).
This fascinating new documentary from the BBC showcases Burma's amazing array of wildlife – with the aim of highlighting how important it is to protect Burma's forests. In the first episode, the team of wildlife experts and film crew, aided by local Chin trackers, search for the Asian elephant.
Read moreGuardian Travel Writing competition 2013
The Guardian newspaper has just announced the winners of their Travel Writing Competition. Congratulations to Alexei Vink from Maidenhead, Berkshire, whose tale of cycling from London to Vietnam has come first in the Adventure category. Alexei wins a trip to the Everest region with Mountain Kingdoms and the story of his trek with us will be featured in The Guardian Travel section next year.
Read moreExpedition vehicle for sale
After many thrilling adventures in his Landcruiser (including France, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kashgar, Pakistan & India - and winter driving in Northern Norway!), Our MD, Steve Berry, is selling his trusty expedition vehicle. If you are interested, please contact Steve on 01453 844400, or email steve@mountainkingdoms.com.
A guide to trekking in the Himalaya
Cicerone has recently published a new guide – 'Trekking in the Himalaya'. The inspirational guide book describes twenty of the best treks in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Tibet and Pakistan. Eight authors, each an expert on trekking in the Himalaya, have shared vivid accounts of their treks, as well as stunning photos. One of the authors is our Managing Director, Steve Berry. In this book, Steve writes about three of his most exciting adventures: Zanskar Dream Trek and the Nanda Devi Approach, both in India and Gangkar Punsum Approach in Bhutan.
Read moreIntroducing ‘Raja’, the office elephant
This summer we have been running an elephant naming and colouring in competition, and the winners have now been voted for by all of the office team.
Read moreMoney off Morocco
The Moroccan High Atlas and Jebel Sahro mountain ranges offer fantastic trekking - and they lie just a short (budget) airline flight away from the UK. We've reduced the prices on our 2014 treks in Morocco, by up to £130. And if you'd prefer something more relaxing, consider our Taste of Morocco tour, reduced by £150.
See our Special Offers page for further details.
Elephant competition - entries now in
We've had about 200 entries in for our elephant colouring and naming competition. We've decorated our office windows with as many as we can, and have lots of people stopping to take a look at all the wonderful talent our local school children have. They really have been creative; it is going to be difficult to decide on a winner. Meanwhile, our wooden elephant carving is still on board the ship sailing to the UK….
North India floods – Oxfam appeal
Extreme weather conditions in Uttarakand, India, disrupted our Operations Manager, Niki Morgan's recent recconaissance trek to the Kuari Pass. Early monsoon rains, thought to be the heaviest in 80 years, have caused mass flooding in northern India. The torrential rain has damaged roads and homes, and triggered landslides. Aware of the devastation this has caused to those caught in the floods, Mountain Kingdoms is donating £500 to Oxfam's India flood relief appeal. Oxfam is providing humanitarian assistance to some of the worst affected.
Read moreKate Humble – Wild Shepherdess
Kate's new series Wild Shepherdess has made fascinating viewing and is a great insight in to the lives of shepherds in some of the world's most remote places. Last week focused on the alpaca herders in the high Andes of Peru and it is still available to watch on BBC I-player until Friday 12th July.
Read moreColour in and name the elephant competition
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - see the winner here
Download our competition entry form and then post it to us, or email it to charlotte@mountainkingdoms.com, to be in with a chance of winning a years adoption of an asian elephant with WWF. This includes a cuddly toy elephant, stickers, fact book and 3 issues of Wild World magazine.