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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.
A guide to trekking in the Himalaya
Cicerone has recently published a new guide – 'Trekking in the Himalaya'. The inspirational guide book describes twenty of the best treks in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Tibet and Pakistan. Eight authors, each an expert on trekking in the Himalaya, have shared vivid accounts of their treks, as well as stunning photos. One of the authors is our Managing Director, Steve Berry. In this book, Steve writes about three of his most exciting adventures: Wild Zanskar Trek and the Nanda Devi Approach, both in India and Gangkar Punsum Approach in Bhutan.
Read moreIntroducing ‘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.
Read moreMoney off Morocco
The Moroccan High Atlas and Jebel Sahro mountain ranges offer fantastic trekking - and they lie just a short (budget) airline flight away from the UK. We've reduced the prices on our 2014 treks in Morocco, by up to £130. And if you'd prefer something more relaxing, consider our Taste of Morocco tour, reduced by £150.
See our Special Offers page for further details.
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….
North India floods – Oxfam appeal
Extreme weather conditions in Uttarakand, India, disrupted our Operations Manager, Niki Morgan's recent recconaissance trek to the Kuari Pass. Early monsoon rains, thought to be the heaviest in 80 years, have caused mass flooding in northern India. The torrential rain has damaged roads and homes, and triggered landslides. Aware of the devastation this has caused to those caught in the floods, Mountain Kingdoms is donating £500 to Oxfam's India flood relief appeal. Oxfam is providing humanitarian assistance to some of the worst affected.
Read moreKate Humble – Wild Shepherdess
Kate's new series Wild Shepherdess has made fascinating viewing and is a great insight in to the lives of shepherds in some of the world's most remote places. Last week focused on the alpaca herders in the high Andes of Peru and it is still available to watch on BBC I-player until Friday 12th July.
Read moreColour 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.
Big Wide World Photography Blog
Follow Holly's blog as she travels around the world taking beautiful photos of the fantastic scenery she encounters. Make sure you read to the end of each page, where she selects her favourite photo from the trek and tells you the story behind it.
Read moreProspect Burma & Mountain Kingdoms
We were proud to support the Prospect Burma event on 20th June, held to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday. The event, held in Chelsea, raised money for the Prospect Burma charity, which works towards giving young Burmese people access to education.
Read moreMobile Medical Service - top of the class
The Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service, a charity which was set up by Mountain Kingdoms client, Wendy Lovatt, is making good progress. The midwife students are at the top of their class after their first year, with six more students due to begin their studies at Gondar University in September, sponsored by the project.
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