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New departures available - Silk Road to Samarkand, Uzbekistan

By Mountain Kingdoms on 22 Sep 2019
Categories: Office news

Due to demand, we have added a number of new departures of our most popular group holiday in Uzbekistan - Silk Road to Samarkand.

Weavers’ Trail, Bhutan - New departure

By Mountain Kingdoms on 23 Jun 2019
Categories: Bhutan, Office news

Our unique holiday in Bhutan has proved so popular that we’ve now added a second departure this October.

Led by renowned textiles expert, Sue Lawty, this specialist 18-day walking holiday takes walks to visits artisan weavers in their homes, spends time in the important textile centers of the kingdom and attends a festival

Meet Sue Lawty in London

By Mountain Kingdoms on 30 Apr 2019
Categories: Office news

Renowned fine artist and Mountain Kingdoms leader, Sue Lawty, will be exhibiting her work at the Paper Mill Studios in Islington this coming weekend.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner at Wilderness Lectures in Bristol

By Mountain Kingdoms on 07 Mar 2019
Categories: Office news

The audience at last night’s Wilderness Lecture in Bristol were treated to a very special evening when Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner delivered the annual ‘Ginette Harrison Memorial Lecture’.

Return to Kilimanjaro – the Big Red Nose Climb 2019

By Mountain Kingdoms on 07 Feb 2019
Categories: Office news

In 2009 a group of celebrities led by Gary Barlow climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and raised an incredible £3.5 million for Comic Relief. A decade later and the big Red Nose Climb is on again.

Sue Lawty’s adventures in wild Zanskar at the Destinations Travel Show

By Mountain Kingdoms on 04 Jan 2019
Categories: Office news

Last year Sue Lawty successfully led our Wild Zanskar trek in this remote and fabled region of the Indian Himalaya. Accomplished artist, as well as experienced trek leader and adventurer, Sue will be presenting tales and images from her experiences in Zanskar at the Destinations Travel Show in London at the end of the month.

New brochure out now - celebrating our 32nd year of adventure

By Mountain Kingdoms on 01 Nov 2018
Categories: Office news

Our 2019 brochure is available now. It contains an incredible 150 holidays across 49 countries. We have introduced 31 new small group holidays and seven new destinations: Costa Rica, Reunion Island, Croatia, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Zimbabwe.

Mountain Kingdoms visits Puzzlewood - Vote for your favourite image!

By Mountain Kingdoms on 14 Jun 2018
Categories: Office news

Vote for your favourite image! This week the Mountain Kingdoms team ventured out of the office on their Summer Away Day. Accompanied by professional photographer, David Broadbent, we visited mystical Puzzlewood, an ancient woodland site in the Forest of Dean. David showed us how to make the most of our cameras and how to capture unique and creative images.

Here are the results!

The end of an era – Michael Rutland retires from tour leading in Bhutan

By Mountain Kingdoms on 13 Mar 2018
Categories: Office news

After 16 years of leading cultural tours in Bhutan for Mountain Kingdoms, we are sad to say that Michael Rutland is finally taking a well-earned rest and retiring from the role.

Seraphina’s Arctic Challenge

By Mountain Kingdoms on 07 Mar 2018
Categories: Office news

At the end of last month our ever adventurous Reservations Manager, Seraphina, completed an Arctic marathon on skis to help raise thousands of pounds for a breast cancer charity. Here she is at the end of the epic challenge (pictured centre in a purple jacket).