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Laugavegur Trek - August 2016

Classic Laugavegur Trail Trek

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By Ross from PRESTON | 16 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A true adventure - not another tourist in sight!

Heart of the Tien Shan

Since my childhood, I had always wanted to visit Kyrgyz nomads and see their way of life. I was not going to be satisfied by a sanitised trip, visiting a contrived nomad camp. So, I researched thoroughly, and chose this trip by KE Adventure. It truly lived up to my expectations. The exciting trek through the Tien Shan mountains was challenging for me, as I am now 60, but the support of our guides was always there and, with their help and encouragement, I crossed rivers in spate and climbed over passes up to 3900 meters. A great achievement for me! As for the flowers in the alpine meadows - better than those I have seen in the Alps and the Dolomites. We saw several nomad camps, and visited one where we were offered tea and food in their yurt. By this stage, I felt that the experience couldn't get any better. The whole holiday was perfect, with glimpses into nomadic life, interaction with the trekking crew and horsemen, marvellous and abundant food, both on trek and at the basecamps, camping sites by rushing rivers, with the stars bright above, camaraderie with like-minded fellow-trekkers, and the fact that we were in a beautiful, wild place without ever encountering another tourist. The helicopter trips were exciting, especially the longer trip down from the glacier basecamp. I felt that all geography was laid our before us - awe-inspiring and exhilarating!

By Sarah from Colchester, Essex | 15 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Excellent tough trip.

Traverse the Jotunheimen - Private McKie

We booked our trip as a private group. Arrangements were seamless and all details both at home and in Norway were taken care of efficiently.
Our guide for the trip, Simon, was really good. A professional who quickly assessed the ability level of our group and set an appropriate pace.
He took care of our every need and I would highly recommend him. Simon felt more like a friend than a guide. A real asset to KE.
This is a physically demanding trip. We were all experienced moun tain walkers who have undertaken several trips abroad however we all felt that this trip was slightly under rated in terms of difficulty.
There was nothing technical or difficult about this trip however the days and distances, particularly over rough terrain, were at times very long and tiring.
The quality of accommodation and food at all of the huts was probably the the best I have found abroad.
This is a great trip for experienced walkers. Plenty of variety, wonderful scenery and huge mountains.
Once again KE have put together a great itinerary.
Many thanks

By Stuart from Glasgow | 15 August 2016

★ ★ ★

A bit disappointing

Bernese Oberland Haute Route - West

This looked a hard trip for me but I had psyched myself up for it. However we missed the two long days in the middle and the ascent of the Wildhorn. This was due to poor weather and reluctance of other group members to follow the Guide's proposal to ascend to the first col and take a look. This might or might not have been successful but at least we would have tried. This level 8 holiday ended up as three less than 5 hour days, and no day over 950m. Otherwise huts were good, scenery fantast ic and guide Kathy was excellent. So much depends on weather and who else is on the holiday.

By John from LYDNEY | 15 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Beyond our expectations

Best of the Tour du Mont Blanc

First and foremost, kudos to our guide Cedric, who made the trip completely memorable.we have gone on many guided tour but Cedric was truly one of the best, in his knowledge and history of almost everything mount blanc.
I would also like to give a shout out to the staff of the the Yeti lodge. They were attentive and efficient. Special note to Charlie, loved the food especially the salted caramel dessert!
All the lodges we had stayed in along the way was very good . Nothing to chang e here.
Will definitely recommend this tour to my friends.

Raji and Anba
Malaysia

By G from Shah Alam | 14 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A GREAT WAY TO EXPERIENCE ROCKIES & OF WHAT CANADA HAS TO OFFER

The Classic Canadian West

A GREAT HOLIDAY TO SEE THE ROCKIES AND OF WHAT CANADA HAS TO OFFER. YOU DO COVER A LOT OF ROAD MILES BUT THE SCENCERY IS AWESOME AND THE LENGTH OF WALKS ARE NOT TOO STRENUOUS. A GOOD ALL ROUND HOLIDAY WITH A VARIETY OF TERRAIN.

By Valerie from Hexham | 13 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Wonderful experience - great mix of activities

Sri Lanka Family Island Explorer

We thoroughly enjoyed our Sri Lanka tour and felt it provided a great mix of activities ( trekking, whitewater rafting, swimming, etc), culture (visiting ancient buddhist temples and through our excellent guide about the history of the island) and to cap it all a great fun group dynamic. Also the little personal touches, like playing a game of cricket with some locals, really made for a memorable experience .

By Michael from Teddington | 13 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Superb adventure!

Family Adventure in Cappadocia and Turkey’s Taurus Mountains

We had an absolutely fantastic holiday, starting just 3 weeks after the attempted coup. We felt completely safe and very well cared for at all times, and kept on saying to each other how much we would have missed out on had we cancelled as a result of the political situation. The UK government travel advice was sound - although there was no time when we felt we needed to be particularly vigilant. The local people we met were all very welcoming, and several thanked us for coming in these difficul t times.

Our guide, Ibrahim, was absolutely superb, at times acting like a welcome third parent to our daughters, aged 10 and nearly 12. He knew the mountains, and paths in Kapadokya, really well and made the - at times challenging - walking really enjoyable. He picked up on the things we were interested in, arranging extra trips to accommodate these, such as visits to mosques and a carpet factory. We really enjoyed all our conversations with him, and felt we learnt a huge amount about the environment, culture and political situation of Turkey. He is an absolutely lovely person, as is the driver, Ahamed.

Highlights were horseriding, local (not touristy!) hamman, mountain trek, underground city - and pretty much everything! We were invited in for tea by shepherds on the mountains, who were very friendly - one gave my daughters rides on his donkey and made us some hiking sticks (which we managed to get home on the plane!) The cave hotel was awesome, and the campsites in stunning settings. The food was absolutely delicious, and we all enjoyed pretty much every meal.

If you've not travelled Turkish Airlines before, they are excellent - the seats were comfortable, staff friendly and entertainment system excellent for all ages. You might like to bring your own food though... and perhaps your own headphones.

It would be worth bringing hiking sticks if you have them for the rough mountain paths, and good walking boots are absolutely essential.

Have a great time if you decided to go on this holiday! We recommend it 100% if you like a bit of a physical challenge on holiday and are up for anything.

By Barnabas from Bristol | 13 August 2016

Trekking in the Tatry

High Tatras Trekking - The Carpathian Mountains

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By John from LOUGHBOROUGH | 13 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great Trek

Traverse of Bolivia's Cordillera Real

My wife and I did the 20 day Traverse of the Cordillera Real in Bolivia and had a great time. The hiking was moderate with a lot of up & down through valleys and saddles, but not really hard. We had amazing mountain views. I would warn trekkers about the cold nights we encountered (of course when you are at 15,000 feet you should expect very cold nights). Definitely take a zero degree sleeping bag (and a liner) and a very warm down jacket & gloves. We slept with 2 baselayers, down jac ket, hat and gloves and still were cold at night.
Our guide, Ricardo, was great; he kept a nice hiking pace, was very friendly and very knowledgeable, and solved most issues quickly. He also gave us Bolivian history lessons after dinner.
Two folks in our group (of 8) had tent/zipper issues that for some reason couldn't be completely resolved even with replacement tents. (An open tent door in freezing windy night temps can be a real issue...) Day hiking was in the 60s to 70sF, perfect for hiking. No rain, two days were windy, but not a real issue.
We visited the ruins of Tihunanaco and did several interesting things in and around Lake Titicaca to get used to the altitude. We also stayed a couple extra days in La Paz, which has several good museums and interesting areas to visit.
The food throughout the trek was very good.
All in all, this was an excellent trek with lots of great hiking and things to see.

By John from Colorado Springs | 10 August 2016

The Classic Tour Du Mont Blanc - a great walk, one should not miss!!!

Classic Tour du Mont Blanc

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By Sreedevan from Dublin | 10 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★

Great trek with good accommodation and food

High Tatras Trekking - The Carpathian Mountains

Very happy with Hubert as guide - personable, knowledgeable, helpful, and relaxed but on-the-ball. Good to have second guide on Rysy ascent day, especially with group of 14.
Beautiful and quite varied trekking/scenery. Busy route in places - too busy for comfort now and again, but not enough to spoil the experience overall. Enjoyed seeing the chamois above the last hut.
My first KE trek, but the grading seems appropriate - not very demanding, but you do have to carry your own gear . My advice is to take as light a bag as possible on the trek, unless you are used to carrying plenty - got everything I needed into a 33 litre backpack no problem, plus some other bits and pieces I left at hotel in Zakopane. I took trekking poles, but didn't find them useful as much of the route is stepped rather than sloping - personal preference, though.
The hotels (first and last nights) were fine and the huts were very comfortable - we had rooms for between 2 and 8 people. Some huts had drying rooms, which was a bonus. Food in the huts was good and filling. Good selection of extra snacks and drinks available. Most days there are also stops en route at other huts where you can pick up extra supplies or get a coffee, beer or a snack, depending on what keeps you going.
An exception to the comment on huts is Bilikova (Day 5), where the rooms were fine, but the service was poor - the evening meal was inadequate (they'd run out of food after a busy day, they said) and they unapologetically stopped serving anything at all by 9pm, which was disappointing.
As someone new to the ways of KE, I wasn't over impressed with the travel arrangements on Day 1 and Day 7. For example, at the end of the trek "our transport will be waiting and we drive for approximately 2 hours back to Krakow, where we check into our hotel" (from itinerary shown on website) actually means a private bus back to Zakopane (great), a two-hour spell in Zakopane (we were wet after the morning's rain, with nowhere to get changed), a 2 hour 20 minute public bus back to Krakow, and a tram from the bus station to the hotel. For this reason, I found the website description misleading. I suggest the wording is changed, as "our transport" (also used on Day 1) implies private not public transport. The airport transfers were fine, however.

By Timothy from Bradford-on-Avon | 09 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A memorable challenge....

Walk to Freedom across the Pyrenees

Having read the Edward Stourton book 'Cruel Crossing', I was keen to walk the route used my many escaping Nazi tyranny during WW2.
Having now experienced the walk in ideal conditions (weather/kit/accommodation and guides), I am in complete awe of the efforts, courage and stamina of those who made the cruel crossing(s) with so much less all those years ago.
Thank you KE for arranging such a memorable trek, and in particular, to our guide John Howie.

By Robert from Tourtres | 09 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A real adventure in a little known but fascinating country

Trekking in Georgia and the High Caucasus

The High Caucasus mountains were remote and beautiful, a little like the French Alps without France! There were few roads, no shops or any kind of infrastructure. Many of the villages are cut off in the winter. The scenery was green and lush and quite difficult underfoot sometimes. It rained a lot, luckily for us almost always at night! We were well looked after in the camps, I got a tent to myself by luck but might next time pay out for the single supplement as it was much easier to deal with w et weather. The trekking was easy some days and more strenuous others - the itinerary had to be changed because landslides had taken out some of the footbridges, but I didn't feel we missed out. The trek guide Beqa was very competent and reassuring, and the overall guide and interpreter Levan was always interesting, helpful and good-natured.

Food and everything was great, one suggestion would be to offer everyone a cuppa on their return from the trek, it would have made things more social at late afternoon time. The hotel in Tbilisi was nice and in a perfect location. Tbilisi is a wonderful capital city, buzzing at all times of day and night, so much to see and do, and a really friendly place to be. I booked my own flights and was glad of that, because I arrived in Tbilisi at about 1am, instead of the included flight arrival time of 6am. So I got a night's sleep before going off on trek. On the way back everyone else left at 4am, I stayed an extra couple of days and got a flight leaving at 4.30pm, much more civilised! (that was with Ukrainian International). Georgia is culturally a really interesting place, a different perspective but very accessible. And the wine is excellent. I really recommend this trip.

By Tracey from Brighton | 08 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A fantastic trekking holiday

K2, Concordia and the Gondogoro La

This holiday is packed with fascinating things to see. The days spent travelling and sightseeing give you a flavour of Pakistani life, but nothing beats the mountain views you get from walking in the Karakoram. The crew and staff are excellent and look after you extremely well. Most days average about 6-7 hours walking, and the tough day crossing the Gondogoro La was offset by a few easy days walking after it. Highly recommended for any keen hiker!

By Emilie from Andover | 08 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The true splendour of the Dolomites with the thrill of via Ferratta

Dolomites Via Ferrata

The Dolomites are certainly a fantastic mountain range that offer something for everybody regardless of ability, age or disposition. The via Ferrata experience is a great way to see and to get amongst the massively impressive mountain ranges that dominate the landscape. The week was spent building our skills and gradually increasing the difficulty of the challenges to the point where we were safe and confident despite being exposed several thousands of feet above perilous scree slopes and vertic al drops. The organisation was, as expected, very good with a guide who was both capable and had a sound knowledge of the routes and locations. The guide (Francois) was quickly able to assess individuals capabilities and ensure the challenges were within their ability. The group gelled together very well and as a consequence were able to give each other the support and confidence needed to achieve what previously would have been thought to be unachievable. The whole experience was particularly memorable, not only the mountains, the great group but also the organisation which ran smoothly making the experience all the more rewarding. Clearly the week was tailored to meet our needs and can be easily adjusted to suit a less able or more able group, accessing these mountains is well within anybody's reach. I would certainly recommend KE Adventure to friends and would be happy to recommend via ferratta to any interested party. I would make a couple of comments that might help other travellers wishing to take part in this experience. Firstly, the weather can quickly change from being sunny and around 25 degrees to being very wet including thunder and lightening, consequently participants need to have good water proofs. I took my summer walking gear which included a lightweight waterproof jacket but I needed my winter gear as the rain was torrential (think of a firemans hose) and my summer gear wasn't good enough. Also when packing your gear participants need to be aware that they will have to carry the harness and helmet whilst walking to the start of the via Ferratta which takes up a lot of room in the rucksack, therefore it is important that the rucksack has sufficient capacity to carry these items otherwise it can be a problem. Hope this helps, it was a fantastic week one that I'll live on for a long time to come Cheers Ian Ian Hardicker

By Ian from Malvern | 08 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Fantastic trip, well thought out itinerary, and quite demanding.

Canadian Summit Scramble

This is a really great trip, our first time to Canada and whilst the mountains were as beautiful as we expected, the weather was much hotter than anticipated. Whilst the mileages don't look too long on paper, there was a lot of ascent most days, and of course a corresponding amount of descent, which was often on loose gravel or scree, so was quite hard on the knees. Walking poles were therefore a great help. There were a few opportunities to swim; the hotel in Calgary has a pool, plus we ha d a swim in a lake one day and a visit to Banff hot springs, so pack a swimming costume too. We hadn't realised that this was a trip advertised in other countries by KE's partner agencies, so we found ourselves in a group of 12; 5 were from the UK, 5 from Germany and 2 from Austria. Our guides, Martin and Hubert, were French and German, though both now living in Canada, so it was a very multi-national experience. Thankfully, all spoke English pretty well, so all communications were in English. We thoroughly recommend this trip, as you get to see quite a lot of the Rockies in a relatively short time, sampling some of the best walks in the area.

By Adventure from Middlesbrough | 08 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★

Exceptional Guide, Great Opportunity to See Real Armenia

Armenia's Trekking Highlights

This was a very good trip with an exceptional guide named Haek. Haek is more of a scholar than a traditional adventure travel guide. He provided details, history and provenance for all sites seen. There were extra travel treats like a monastery built into the side of a mountain while on a trail, a trip to an amazing bread bakery.

The accommodations and food were exceptional. Rare I eat so well on a trip! And, as I am vegetarian the staff went out of their way to cater to my needs.

By Jay from Los Angeles | 08 August 2016

The Rockies; Great views, loads of wild flowers and loads of wildlife

Canadian Summit Scramble

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By Robert from Middlesbrough | 08 August 2016

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Top Notch Trek

Secret Switzerland - Tour des Combins

Fantastic route through stunning mountains. The organisation of every aspect of the trip was excellent. Elaine, our superb guide, always got us to the days' mountain huts - all set in spectacular locations - by mid afternoon, and where available we even had stops for morning coffee and cake.
Chloe, from KE, carried a huge camera to record everything scenic and memorable, from steep paths and animals to food and lovely mountain plants. She was also a very helpful companion.
The joys of this trek are too numerous to mention and will be a fund of enduring happy memories for me.

By Sheena from Langport | 07 August 2016

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Laugavegur Trek - August 2016

A true adventure - not another tourist in sight!

Excellent tough trip.

A bit disappointing

Beyond our expectations

A GREAT WAY TO EXPERIENCE ROCKIES & OF WHAT CANADA HAS TO OFFER

Wonderful experience - great mix of activities

Superb adventure!

Trekking in the Tatry

Great Trek

The Classic Tour Du Mont Blanc - a great walk, one should not miss!!!

Great trek with good accommodation and food

A memorable challenge....

A real adventure in a little known but fascinating country

A fantastic trekking holiday

The true splendour of the Dolomites with the thrill of via Ferratta

Fantastic trip, well thought out itinerary, and quite demanding.

Exceptional Guide, Great Opportunity to See Real Armenia

The Rockies; Great views, loads of wild flowers and loads of wildlife

Top Notch Trek

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Laugavegur Trek - August 2016

A true adventure - not another tourist in sight!

Excellent tough trip.

A bit disappointing

Beyond our expectations

A GREAT WAY TO EXPERIENCE ROCKIES & OF WHAT CANADA HAS TO OFFER

Wonderful experience - great mix of activities

Superb adventure!

Trekking in the Tatry

Great Trek

The Classic Tour Du Mont Blanc - a great walk, one should not miss!!!

Great trek with good accommodation and food

A memorable challenge....

A real adventure in a little known but fascinating country

A fantastic trekking holiday

The true splendour of the Dolomites with the thrill of via Ferratta

Fantastic trip, well thought out itinerary, and quite demanding.

Exceptional Guide, Great Opportunity to See Real Armenia

The Rockies; Great views, loads of wild flowers and loads of wildlife

Top Notch Trek

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