Blog - The best travel insights and top travel tips
Welcome to the Mountain Kingdoms blog. We have been walking and trekking the world for over 36 years and here we share our holiday recommendations, travel pointers and favourite mountain views.
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
The White Continent - Antarctica
Known as the White Continent, Antarctica is a world away from the familiar scenery of rolling green hills and concrete jungles, and is quite literally at the ends of the earth. Antarctica is a place of spectacular icy-white ... Read more
An unforgettable way to experience the Ancient City of Petra
Here at Mountain Kingdoms, we love an adventure! We have a passion for exploring fascinating destinations that are a world away from modern civilisation, and we know just the way to do it! This is why we’ve carefully... Read more
Spend Christmas in Princess Elsa and Anna's World from the Disney Movie Frozen
Experience the wonderful sights that encompassed the heart-warming Disney characters of Princess Anna and Princess Elsa, in the much loved family film Frozen.... Read more
IT Schools Africa- recycling unwanted computers
Earlier this year at Mountain Kingdoms we updated all of our office equipment and recycled our old computer monitors. We donated our equipment to a charity called IT Schools Africa... Read more
Great British Beach clean up
So it’s finally summer and Britain has recently been enjoying some rare British sunshine. The glorious weather has brought people in their thousands to Britain’s beaches... Read more
Festival season has begun
With Worthy Farm opening its gates this week for the highly anticipated Glastonbury Festival, we thought it would be a great time to look into less well-known festivals around the world.... Read more
Happy New Year Nepal
This week marked the start of a new year for Nepal as the country welcomed in the year 2072 with celebrations and a new commitment to the environment. ... Read more
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
The Conquest of Everest film
We'd just like to share a recommendation that was sent to us by one of our clients who travelled with us to the Everest region last year. Mr S described 'The Conquest of Everest' as... Read more