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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.
Free tickets for Destinations Travel Show!
Come and meet us at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show from the 2nd - 5th February at Olympia London.
You can find us on the AITO Pavilion - Stand AF36 - each day from 10am to 5.30pm, where we'll be delighted to answer your questions and help with your holiday planning. And if you book now using our special code XLAITO your ticket for two will be complimentary. See you in February!
Latest enews - autumn & winter getaways
We may currently be basking in summer sunshine, but autumn is just around the corner. Our latest enews brings you a cherry picked selection of autumn and winter adventures, plus an update on the recent announcements from the government in Bhutan.
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February enews - Test-free travel
Want to know which holidays are test-free for UK travellers? Find out in our February enewsletter, along with the latest on the destinations which have recently reopened, a Moroccan holiday round-up, the low down on our new Trans Bhutan Trail trek and the superb overall winner of our 2021 photo competition.
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December enews - Live well
Christmas has come and gone, and we do hope that yours was a merry one. You can see us in our Christmas hats in our December newsletter, along with a jaunt up Kilimanjaro, some spring holiday inspiration, a tribute to our departed friend Kev Reynolds, and a triumphant winning entry for our November photo competition. Happy New Year, and in the words of the late Kev Reynolds, let's make 2022 the year to live the moment and live it well.
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November competition winner
Congratulations to Miles Cresswell-Turner who won our November Walking the World photo competition with this joyful photo of Everest taken from Kala Pattar. The photo was taken this October as Nepal re-opened to visitors and Miles was lucky enough to have the trail to Everest Base Camp all to himself – a very rare privilege indeed. Our December theme is Simply the Best, so send us your favourite images before the end of the month for the final chance to win our 2021 photo competition.
Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival
A local event for all you Gloucestershire folk - on Saturday 27th November our MD, Steve Berry, will be joining a panel of adventurers at the Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival.
Steve will be recounting some of his yeti hunting exploits and reading from his travel memoir Straight Up: Himalayan Tales of the Unexpected.
Tickets are limited and can be booked online for £5.
October enews - Travel is Go!
Nepal, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and lots of other destinations are finally open for travel again. In our October enews we take a look at favourite destinations we can't wait to revisit, and celebrate September's winning photo competition image, Roy Stout's take on 'Local Life'. Check out his fabulous photo, and find out how to enter this month's photo competition.
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BBC4 The Age of Nature, Bhutan episode on 20th October
Over the course of thirty five years MD, Steve Berry, has travelled to Bhutan over 20 times. As a result he has made friends with people from all walks of life across the kingdom making him the perfect film 'fixer' and Bhutan expert for various productions, from the BBC's Last Man Standing to Michael Palin's Himalaya series. Most recently Steve assisted in the making of The Age of Nature for an episode profiling Bhutan as the only carbon negative country in the world. Sadly the stability of Bhutan's pristine environment is threatened by neighbouring countries and their actions are causing the Himalayan snows and glaciers to melt at an alarming rate.
You can watch the Bhutan episode of the Age of Nature on Wednesday 20th October on BBC4, and also on BBC iPlayer.
Destinations open for travel
Overseas travel has certainly become much easier in the last few months but understanding where you can actually go still isn't all that easy. To help you make that long overdue holiday a reality we've created our good to go destination list - places which welcome fully vaccinated British travellers, are approved by the FCDO and don't require quarantine on return.
Travel regulations are constantly changing though, so for the very latest information, and for advice on the tests required to travel, do give us a call on 01453 844400.
June enews - Bhutan: a land of myths & make believe
Our latest enewsletter is a Bhutan special which takes a closer look at eastern Bhutan, provides the latest information on travel to the kingdom, and offers some top tips for attending a Bhutanese tsechu.
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