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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.

Photo of the Year - Mark's story

Photo of the Year - Mark's story

We asked Mark Green, the winner of the Photo of the Year competition, to share with us the story of how he captured the prize-winning shot of the Angel Falls in Venezuela.

"As far as I remember this is how the story unfolded: Our group had made a very early pre-dawn start for the 3-4 hour motorised canoe journey up the Carao river from Canaima. The river forked after we had been going for a few hours and we continued up the narrower and faster Churun river until navigating a series of rapids and tight bends and suddenly catching our first partially obscured view over the lush forest of the magnificent Angel Falls towering above us and in full thundering flow....

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Winner of the Photo of the Year Competition 2013

Winner of the Photo of the Year Competition 2013

We had hundreds of entries for our 2013 Photo of the Year competition. The standard was high and we have enjoyed looking through them all. Our favourites were featured in our 2014-15 brochure, but we needed help to select the winner of the competition. We opened up voting to our clients, and, in the last couple of weeks, you have been busy voting for the winner. We are now pleased to announce that the winner is......

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Guardian Travel Writing competition 2013

Guardian 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.

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Introducing ‘Raja’, the office elephant

Introducing ‘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.

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Elephant competition - entries now in

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….

Colour in and name the elephant competition

Colour 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.

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Win a £150 voucher

Win a £150 voucher

We've had some fantastic photos sent in from our clients - here is just a small selection. We love to feature your photos in our brochure, newsletters and on our website, so please send them to charlotte@mountainkingdoms.com. Our favourite photo will win the 2013 Photo of the Year competition, and a £150 voucher towards one of our holidays.

President of India visits Brahmaputra River cruise boat and presents an award

President of India visits Brahmaputra River cruise boat and presents an award

Congratulations to our friends in India on receiving the National Tourism Award for the 'Most Innovative Tour Operator' for the Brahmaputra river cruise on-board the M.V.Mahabaahu. Awarded by the President of India on 18th March 2013.

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