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Renowned fine artist and Mountain Kingdoms leader, Sue Lawty, will be exhibiting her work at the Paper Mill Studios in Islington this coming weekend.
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Weavers’ Trail, Bhutan - New departure
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
Read moreLunana Snowman Trek – guaranteed to run
Our epic Lunana Snowman Trek in Bhutan is guaranteed to run this September and places are still available if you want to take the ultimate trekking challenge.
Read moreGerlinde Kaltenbrunner at Wilderness Lectures in Bristol
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’.
Read moreNew Departures – Silk Road to Samarkand and Mountains of Lofoten, Norway
Due to demand we are adding new departures of two of our most popular group holidays in Uzbekistan and Norway.
Read moreReturn to Kilimanjaro – the Big Red Nose Climb 2019
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.
Read moreSue Lawty’s adventures in wild Zanskar at the Destinations Travel Show
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.
Read moreNew brochure out now - celebrating our 32nd year of adventure
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.
Read moreMountain Kingdoms visits Puzzlewood - Vote for your favourite image!
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.
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Read moreThe end of an era – Michael Rutland retires from tour leading in Bhutan
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.
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