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Classic Laugavegur Trail Trek

All the holidays I had with KE were very good. Our guide was very professional. Ability to make quick decisions. Excellent cook. Highlights - Scenery and landscape.

By Michael from Galway | 12 September 2024

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Great walks to beautiful villages

Walking in Las Alpujarras

A great part of Spain to visit, beautiful country and villages, welcoming but not overly touristy. The walks were well planned - it was good to take the route from Trevelez down to Mecina, rather than the other way as some tours do. We did not receive .gpx files, which would have helped, but the written directions were good. All the hotels were very good, it was nice to have pools. Recommend the vegetarian restaurant in tiny Mecina. The local agent OtrosCaminos were very helpful. Consi der staying on and making the bus-assisted climb of Mulhacen from Capiliera. It is hot walking in summer - best in the early morning and higher up!

By Sarah from London | 10 September 2024

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Another really good family adventure

Sri Lanka Family Island Explorer

Been on quite a few trips now, both as young person, with my family consisting of 2 kids and my mother. Chathuranga was probably the best guide, worked really well how he interacted from a 13 to 78 year old. Made it fun for the kids, taking pictures while rafting, yet keeping my mum cared and looked after who had to step back on a few parts of the trips, but associated with her due to their common interest in birds. Can see how his journey from driver to tour guide evolved, driven to be the best he can be, researching animals, birds, archaeology, then his own religious beliefs, cultural knowledge and are for the people and the planet, made it a very fulfilling trip for us all.

By Rob from London | 05 September 2024

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Best of the Tour du Mont Blanc

Loved every second , every view, every meal etc

By Paul from Maidstone | 04 September 2024

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Fantastic trip!

Traverse of the Jotunheimen

An absolutely fantastic trip! Despite much of the 8 days being poor weather, our group had a great time. Our guide, Lerke, was very resourceful and managed to juggle our itinerary so that we were able to summit Galdhopiggen. Definitely a highlight! We did see some fantastic scenery and came home with a real sense of accomplishment of our efforts to make our way through the rocky terrain, wet trails and muddy bogs to the next hut. Lerke was a great motivator and offered lots of much neede d encouragement to ensure we were successful. I would highly recommend this trip!

By Sherry from Ottawa Canada | 04 September 2024

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Family Adventure Slovenia

Slovenian Family Adventure - Julian Alps

Fabulous holiday, very nice to be looked after.

By Bev from Brecon | 01 September 2024

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High Peaks of the Balkans

Excellent itinerary with some superb trekking days, a first rate team leader, ending with a beautiful ferry ride. Besnik was very informative, helpful and energetic. Highly competent on the trail and with a obvious passion for the region and the environment.

By Martin from Brighton | 29 August 2024

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What a Fann-tastic trip!

The Ultimate Fann Mountains Trek

What can I say, this really was a Fann-tastic trip!

The weather was fabulous in July, it was shorts and T.shirt weather throughout the trek.

The scenery is spectacular (especially the lakes) and the (wild) camping spots (all by streams or lakes) are remote and simply stunning - most of the camping spots we had to ourselves. What made it so amazing was how quiet and remote it is. The first three/four days we didn't see any other trekkers or westerners, just she pherd's and local Tajik people (who are extremely hospitable and invite you in for tea, bread, and homemade apricot jam). The trek passes over some high passes so there are some long and steep ascents and descents, but the mountains, wild flowers, and lakes that you see en-route are simply stunning and well worth the effort. It's also lovely to see all the free-roaming herds of cows and goats enjoying the mountain pastures.

Umed was a great guide. He set a good pace uphill (good for faster walkers to follow) and was comfortable with me running downhill ahead of him - just telling me where to wait for him and the rest of the group. The support crew were also great, and looked after us well during the trek.

Food is plentiful. Breakfast is a bit of a challenge if you're vegan, as it's mostly porridge or eggs (although bread and jam is available), but the picnic lunches and dinners are pretty good (for vegans and vegetarians) and they do their best to cater for a vegetarian or vegan diet. There's lots of tasty vegetable soups and fresh salads, and lots of refreshing watermelon for afternoon tea.

The city tours in Dushanbe and Samarkand are really good and you get to see all the key sights.
Can recommend Emirhan restaurant in Samarkand as they have a rooftop terrace which is great for watching the sunset.

Useful tips for travellers
You can get beer at the homestay, mountain hut, and the last campsite at Lake Alauddin. There are showers at the homestay and mountain hut. You can charge your phone/camera etc at the homestay and the mountain hut - you need a European two-pin adaptor. While on the trek, you fill your water bottles from streams and they give you a filter water bottle as a welcome gift which was thoughtful and practical. Hydration tablets / electrolytes are really useful for the more challenging uphill days, especially if it's hot.

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By Julia from Chesterfield - UK | 29 August 2024

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High Peaks of the Balkans

The holiday was so good mainly due to our guide Besi (Besnik) who was friendly, helpful, resourceful and looked after each of us like his own. The group of ten of us was the best group I ever had - like minded people who made all decisions together and helped each other out. The hikes were long and challenging but the group and guide made it a fun holiday.

Besi (Besnik) is the best guide I have ever had on a long trekking holiday. He was very friendly, funny, kept us well informed about the mountains, people, culture, flora and fauna, food, and country. He helped us through some difficult scrambles, running up and down a few times to help everybody individually. After a long trek to Kolata, without resting, he straightaway helped us to put up the tents, cook dinner , feed and water all of us. During the thunder storms and hail, he ensured we return to safety as soon as possible. Overall, Besi made the trek an experience of life time despite a few days of bad weather. His love for mountains and Balkans has made them the go to destination for me.

By Priya from Reading | 28 August 2024

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A fantastic time

Ultimate Toubkal Weekend

From the start to the finish of the Ultimate Toubkal Weekend , I had a fantastic time and had many memorable experiences which will stay with me forever! When ringing the KE office, the information given was very helpful, and the staff very courteous and professional. Ali was an approachable, friendly and professional tour leader. He was always ready to answer questions and guide the group. I aways felt that we were in an extremely experienced and safe pair of hands.

By Nigel from Harrogate | 28 August 2024

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A Cycling Extravaganza in a Unique Country

Cycle Madagascar - Highlands to the Coast

This was an amazing trip, with plenty of exposure to the flora, fauna, culture, food, climate, and topography of this unique Island. The accommodations were clean and safe. The food was representative of the country and the regions were we traversing. But be prepared for the third world sights and smells! Despite the poverty, all of the people were happy and smiling. When meeting people and greeting them with a “Salama” (“hello”), they would respond joyously and with a huge smile. r />
Naina, Ismael, and Kanto were knowledgeable and amusing guides. They rode with us and enjoyed the rides as much as we did. Tolotra and his crew kept the bikes tuned and the vehicles stocked with food and drink. They had a great lunch waiting for us at the various stops along the way, and handled all requests (as well as the baggage).

Riding the gravel and dirt roads through various local communities and villages were the most enjoyable. It was nice to be off of the paved highways, where the vehicle exhaust and charcoal fire fumes could be thick, especially in the towns and cities.

The hi-lights of this expedition are too numerous to list separately. But how about exhilarating creek crossings, hiking up to mountain tops for amazing views, funky hotels, swimming in clear blue lakes and mountain pools (and hotel pools), rain-forest and National Park walks with all the sorts of flora and fauna unique to the Island, sunsets followed by a sky glowing with the light from a multitude of stars, and cuisine of all sorts. And oh, did I mention that all of this is strung together by bike rides?

My one issue, and the reason (probably unfairly) for which I gave the trip a 4 out of 5? As it is primarily a biking trip, there were opportunities where more biking could have been enjoyed. This was especially true at the end of the expedition, when we had 4 days of lounging by the beach. Perhaps these extra days could have been reduced to 2 days (as per the KE brochure), with the 2 additional biking days distributed throughout the expedition. (Particularly so at the start of the trip, where maybe the volcanic region from Antananarivo to Antsirabe could have been discovered?)

By the time the dust had settled, the trip had put on about +/- 500 km of biking.
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A Cycling Extravaganza in a Unique Country

By Timothy from Campbell River, BC, Canada | 27 August 2024

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Family Adventures in the Algarve
Family Adventures in the Algarve

Knowledgeable, helpful customer service, very easy to book, great portal. The most amazing week with my 13 year old son, perfect blend of activities and down time. We were so well looked after and I loved not to have to cook or wash up for a week! The farm was an oasis of peace and calm, I returned home feeling refreshed with lots of great memories.

Family Adventures in the Algarve

By Emma from London | 26 August 2024

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Small group, personalised approach with excellent hosts leading activities
Family Adventures in the Algarve

This is the second holiday we have booked with KE Adventures and both have been wonderful, with fantastic locations and excellent guides/hosts. Jonathan and Violetta are wonderful hosts and so welcoming. All the activities were well prepared and organised, with safety, wellbeing and enjoyment of all the group taken into consideration. The young people in the team were a credit to themselves and demonstrated all the values, principles and accommodating environment that Jonathan has created. The h omecooked meals, using fresh ingredients were fantastic and made this holiday even more special for us.
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Small group, personalised approach with excellent hosts leading activities

By Steph from Cambridge | 20 August 2024

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Undiscovered Balkans
Undiscovered Balkans - Bosnia and Herzegovina

This was my 3rd KE trip and I've enjoyed them all. Saudin did an incredible job of looking after our group of 12. We all had varying abilities, preferences and even some dietery requirements, Saudin coped with them all. Saudin also adjusted our schedule in the safest manner when the weather conditions dictated and managed all our expectations.

Undiscovered Balkans

By Kelly from Isle of Lewis | 20 August 2024

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Glorious sunshine in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Via Alpina Trekking - Meiringen to Lenk

Possibly the most fortunate hikers of the year to experience glorious almost 7 days of unbroken sunshine stomping over the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.

We were a dad and two son trio of mid level hikers. Mid level in being judged by a good level of fitness and stamina but lacking in experience of Alpine mountain peaks with honesty.

The booking experience was seamless and easy and the Eurotrek App was excellent along the way. Although this was not fully operational u ntil we were on the trails.

The self guided tour was described as a level 6 and we spent many an hour as a trio, debating what makes it a level 6. After a full 6 days of trekking, we drew the conclusion that the grading is about right in our experience. As previously mentioned, we are a reasonably fit bunch following regular attendance at the gym and much walking in the Welsh and Mendip hills, locally to us. So fitness was no problem. The hiking difficulty rating provided on the Eurotrek app felt a little overstated than that experienced on our trip. It should be minded however, that we were blessed with glorious sunshine pretty much the whole way, which no doubt made grip at the high altitudes a lot easier. We imagine, with poor weather conditions, the peak passes would be a lot more difficult therefore, providing balance to our initial perception of the difficulty.

Our main luggage transfer was effortless day to day and was always at the subsequent hotel by the time we arrived at it, even when we made for a quick time.

The trek is a wonderful way to experience Switzerland. There is no doubt it is a very expensive place to travel around but worth it for the beauty in our opinion. Naturally, there are ways to avoid the expense and we would recommend the deal that includes hotel food for future users, simply to mitigate further expense. If you're happy to spend a little more, as we were, then it allowed us to really see a lot of more of the towns we visited. Adding to our experience.

If we could make one suggestion, it would be for KE to align the descriptions slightly more with that of the Eurotrek App. As we had in mind that we would be trekking the whole way, every day. However, we did need to catch some local transport on certain days to get to the starting points. This proved to be expensive.

Hopefully this helps any budding hiker to the alps of Switzerland. We had a the trip of a lifetime and one we certainly won't forget as a family.

P.S Thank you to Ashley and his family for being such wonderful companions along some of the way (the good pics courtesy of their excellent photography skills)

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Glorious sunshine in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland

By Tomas from Bristol, UK | 20 August 2024

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Beautiful holiday full of memorable experiences
Active Family Holiday on Turkey's Lycian Coast

Our party of three (me, my mum and my 10 year old son) had a fantastic holiday alongside the other family (mum, dad, 9 year old boy, 7 year old girl). The week was made up of a variety of different activities with highlights being sea kayaking, rubber ring rafting and private boat trip. Our guide Ozzie was knowledgeable, friendly and flexible with how he structured the flow of the days to suit the full group. This is our second KE Adventure holiday and I still cannot get over how much I love no t having to do any organising, driving (especially in Kas, those roads are so narrow, our driver was AMAZING!) and basically very little thinking. Ozzie made is seem so easy.

The hotel at Dalyan (Riverside) has fairly basic small rooms but the outdoor space more than made up for it, we loved having our breakfast next to the river watching the turtles swimming up to us. The hotel at Kas (Belinda) is more modern though the outdoor space is limited and it is a little walk up from town (which helps burns off the minimum 2 icecreams per day). We extended our trip by organising an extra night stay at Gocek (Selya Apart Hotel) and were grateful to Ozzie and the Potter family for dropping us off on their way back from Kas to airport.

We all loved the beauty of the places we visited and appreciated the regular dips into pools, rivers and sea.

Thank you KE Adventure team!
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Beautiful holiday full of memorable experiences

By Alix from Liverpool | 20 August 2024

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Fjords and Fjells of the Lofoten Islands
Fjords and Fjells of the Lofoten Islands

I have just returned from an absolutely fantastic trip to the Lofoten Islands.
From the moment the clouds parted on the flight into Bodo and I saw the first views of the stunning coastline and dramatic mountains, I knew I had chosen an amazing destination.
Charlotte, our guide, was outstanding. Her organisation and attention to detail was faultless, as was her ability to cook amazing meals, more often than not using fresh fish bought from the quayside that morning. The food was p lentiful and delicious and whilst Charlotte prepared the main meal, the group bonded over preparation and washing up.
Charlotte was tireless in making sure we were all having the best time, guiding us on walks that varied from an easy beach stroll to more challenging adventures visiting high peaks and mountain lakes. The terrain was quite mixed from rocky paths to boggy trails so good waterproof boots are essential. We also had quite changeable weather; on a sunny day the views are phenomenal with the light glistening off lakes to the sea in the distance whilst the cloudy days created a mysterious, dramatic atmosphere.
The scenery in the Lofoten Islands is indescribably beautiful. The peaks rise almost vertically from the sea, contrasting with the wide expanses of wild beaches and pretty harbours surrounded by colourful fishermens cottages. We only saw a tiny part of the islands and I would love to go back again and discover more.
The trip really exceeded my expectations, staying in some beautiful places and spending the week with a lovely group of people. I can highly recommend this trip.

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Fjords and Fjells of the Lofoten Islands

By Susan from UK | 19 August 2024

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4000 Peaks of Morocco
4000m Peaks of Morocco

A group of 10 friends from our walking club went together on this trip. The walking was challenging, but we all had a fabulous time. It was well well organised from start to finish, Our guide, Lasan, was fantastic and the remainder of the crew looked after us very well, from the amazing food to the organisation of the camps, we couldn't fault them.

4000 Peaks of Morocco

By Nicholas from Milton Keynes | 18 August 2024

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Walking South Africa
Walking South Africa

Just returned from this holiday with my family and wanted to write a review as it was amazing. A really good balance of wild game drives in different reserves, history and nature walks, ending with a more demanding walk in the Drakensberg mountains. We were incredibly lucky in what wild life we saw and the guides were knowledgeable and very passionate about the flora and fauna. It was warm during the day, perfect for the walks we did. Cold at night but as long as you bring layers and a warm f leece you should be fine. Accommodation was great, very comfortable and good to have two nights at each place. Pace of the trip was well balanced. Felt sad when the trip ended, a sign of a great holiday! Definitely 5 stars.
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Walking South Africa

By Jacqueline from Peebles, Scotland | 18 August 2024

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Rewarding itinerary in Madagascar
Trek Madagascar, The Land of the Lemur

A packed and rewarding itinerary, offering great walking and wildlife viewing in 4 national parks. We saw 10 species of lemur, from tiny mouse lemurs to the large and impressively loud indri - all special and exciting to see, given their endemic status. There are some great - and quite cold - swim spots in both Isalo and Andringitra, so take your swim gear and some bravery. We were very well guided by Niry, whose experience and aptitude for the job were evident. Our driver, Jean, also did a grea t job, on roads which are terrible in places. Vehicles with working seat belts would be welcome, though. The Malagasy - and visitors to Madagascar, it seems - like their meat, but this is not a bad trip for vegetarians. I was very well catered for while we were camping and trekking with our own team, including cooks. The rest of the time, you eat at restaurants, which usually have one vegetarian starter and one vegetarian main course, so no choice of dish, but at least there is something veggie on the menu most of the time (otherwise it is a case of asking for veg fried noodles, veg curry, or similar - not very exciting, but freshly cooked and tasty enough). The food was very plentiful, so you will not go hungry. As I said in my feedback to KE, in my view the walking merits a grade 5, as I have done two grade 5 trips which I found required less effort. Getting up at 3am to ascend 800m for sunrise at the top of Imarivolanitra (Boby) is well worth it, but no walk in the park. The itinerary is well thought out, and certainly full. The schedule is at the limits of the infrastructure in Madagascar, so journeys can only get longer than stated, never shorter. This means there is very little down time - this is alluded to in the trips notes, but worth emphasising so that people can anticipate this. If you have time in Tana (the capital), the newly reopened Queen’s Palace in the Haute Ville is a quality sight and certainly worth visiting.
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Rewarding itinerary in Madagascar

By Timothy from Wiltshire | 14 August 2024