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Amazing Adventure
Kilimanjaro Northern Route Traverse and Circuit
One of the best trips I have done! Our guides Onex, Saidi and Joseph were fantastic. They buoyed us up when the walking was tough and were extremely encouraging and never doubted we would make it to the summit; which all of our group did. We had such a great mix of people on the trip with a 73 year old leading the charge! The Northern route isn't as popular which meant at times we were the only people on the paths, this added to the enjoyability of the climb as we could really connect with our surroundings. Our porters were fantastic and were always warm and welcoming when we arrived into camp each day. The chef was brilliant and even invited us into the kitchen and had me popping popcorn, to the amusement of every body! The memories of this trip; the scenery and the people (especially the guides and porters) will stay with me forever.
By Katherine from Taunton | 22 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Excellent Trip
Kilimanjaro Northern Route Traverse and Circuit

I just want to say that our guides Onex, Saidi and Joseph were AMAZING! We wouldn't have had all of us summit had it not been for these tireless and inspirational leaders. I want to HIGHLY recommend them. They became dear friends to us all. And the chef was on another level. He conjured up the BEST food high up the side of a windswept, remote mountain. An awesome team!

By Erik from petaling jaya | 21 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
HIGHLIGHTS OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WITH THE MOST OUTSTANDING GUIDE
Best of Northern India
Each day was more exciting than the last! My goal was just to see the Taj Mahal, but I was absolutely delighted with all the activities and the opportunities for learning more about this beautiful country. Our guide, Ketan, was so knowledgeable and resourceful. From day one it felt like we were touring with a good friend. From the morning safari to the evening Aarti ceremony, this trip was unforgettable, and I feel incredibly blessed to have spent it with such a wonderful guide and group of peop le.
By Sharon from Kenhorst | 18 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★
Good walking in the UK winter
La Gomera - Jewel of the Canaries
This trip followed our excellent guided week on Tenerife with KE (see separate review). Dovetailing this week with the Tenerife holiday is easy as you just need to get to the port for the regular ferry to La Gomera. Taxis and buses in Tenerife are plentiful. Our trip started in San Sebastián with the added bonus of experiencing the annual festival. Thereafter we embarked on a lengthy circuit of the mountainous interior of the very beautiful island, walking approx 15km per day with plenty of ups and downs. La Gomera is much quieter and less developed than Tenerife, but the trails are centuries old, formerly used by villagers to move produce around the island. La Gomera has a big following with Germans (reported to be Angela Merkel’s favourite for walking). As with Tenerife, prepare for variations in weather - it can be much cooler than expected, and La Gomera attracts rain in the central highlands. Our guide was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and opinionated! We’ve given separate feedback to KE about him allowing walkers to progress at their own pace. We felt he stopped for too long and too often, which led to us arriving very late in the afternoon/evening. That said, we’re a big fan of Canarian walking to relieve the tedium of the UK winter, and this trip is recommended, although with hindsight I might have done this trip on a self guided basis (although we did have an excellent, friendly group). As with Tenerife, all accommodations were excellent, and the food, drink etc is cheap, tasty and plentiful.
By Andrew from AMBLESIDE | 16 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A great break from the British winter, walking off the Xmas excesses!
Walking Undiscovered Tenerife and Pico Teide
Following our superb back-to-back trips to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote in 2022, we decided to back-to-back Tenerife and La Gomera in January this year. The switch to La Gomera is extremely straightforward, made even easier by Cao, our excellent guide on Tenerife, and the holidays really complement each other. Accommodation on the island was varied and excellent; the hotels in La Laguna and Santa Cruz were absolutely superb. Tenerife offers very scenic hiking with plenty of ups and downs. Teide i s the “main attraction”, but January is a tricky month weather wise and we weren’t able to do it. There are, however lots of alternatives. My favourite part of Tenerife is Anaga, with trails that have been used by locals for centuries, exquisitely cut out of the hillside. Sea swimming is possible in January - a bit chilly, but manageable. This holiday has a rest day in the interesting town of La Laguna, the old capital, with many historic buildings, bars and cafes. Our guide, Cao was excellent company and a good leader. He has my particular thanks for nursing me through the week with both a lingering chest infection and a very sore knee. Advice to future travellers - bring gear for every weather eventuality. Even on the same day it can be hot, cold, wet or dry - Teide has snowfall in winter, so boot spikes may also be useful. Eating out is extremely good value, and wine and beer are cheap.
By Andrew from AMBLESIDE | 16 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Demanding but thoroughly enjoyable
Self-Guided Walking on Tenerife
A new island for us to visit. Volcanic landscape fascinating. Varied walks starting in the north and working down towards the south through very varied terrrain. Accommodation was excellent on the whole. A good level of basic fitness is essential as 7KM uphill is not unusual. Temperatures were great for walking and vistas breathtaking. KE Adventures were so helpful at all times and sorted out specific information on bus times for us as we found the island website difficult to navigate. Would cer tainly recommend this to others .
By Penelope from Newton Abbot | 16 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Fantastic Trip to Costa Rica - Highly Recommended!
Costa Rica Walks and Wildlife
This is a fantastic trip that combines seeing a lot of what is an amazing country with some good walking and stunning wildlife. Our guide Joe was outstanding and was highly knowledgeable, passionate, professional and good fun. The diversity of places we visited was great, from mountains and volcanos, to palm fringed beaches and coffee plantations. There were some long journeys involved, but all broken up and made interesting. Not much time to chill and every day brought new experiences. Some of the accommodation was simple as described eg one has no hot water where we stayed for 3 nights. Overall, highly recommended for a great adventure. We also did the extension to Tortuguero - another great location with lots of wildlife to see from the waterways, but I wouldn't recommend this part of the trip.
By Philip from Wantage | 15 February 2023
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Super memorial vacation!
Costa Rica Walks and Wildlife

This is my first time with KE Travel. I enjoyed all about this trip: well organizing, walking in to nature of tropical forest, seeing exotic wildlife, friendly UK travelers. I'm looking forward to traveling more with KE in the future. Tip: If you do walking or hiking, don't forget bug spray. It's better to wear long pants, long T-shirt. There are a lot of ticks on the trail.

By Quy from Hillsboro | 14 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Fantastic introduction to Costa Rica and it's wildlife
Costa Rica Walks and Wildlife
This is an incredibly varied holiday visiting several regions of Costa Rica. This inevitably involves many hours on the bus but the journeys were broken up with meals, coffee stops and brief stops at places of interest (for example the cafe with a bird table and the crocodile stop). We saw over a hundred species (majority being birds) during the 2 weeks including sloths, monkeys, anteater, tapir, coati, toucans, macaws, the resplendent quetzal, turtles). Although none of the walks are long (the longest was 20km and that was longer that scheduled - our guide recognised we were a fit group and offered to extend this particular walk to which all agreed), some of the terrain is not easy e.g. steep forest paths with many roots to step over and some river crossings. Accommodation varied from 3 star hotels to basic though comfortable lodges. Our guide was excellent - enthusiastic, organised, patient and keen to ensure that we really got the best from our holiday.
By John from Scarborough | 13 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
An amazing experience
Costa Rica Walks and Wildlife

We couldn't recommend this trip enough - stunning walking, abundant wildlife and our guide (Joe) was nothing short of brilliant!

By Jonathan from Whitley Bay | 13 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A Great Way to See Thailand
Bangkok to Phuket Road Cycling Tour
I'd booked this trip 3 and a half years before I actually went on it due to Covid delays. Anyway 2022 was the year of success and I finally managed to go and it was certainly worth waiting for. The 800km cycle goes down the length of the Thailand Peninsula, crossing over from east to west half way along, the west coast section is far more attractive, hilly and interesting. The cycling is relatively flat though there are a few short climbs. It is on a mixture of small county lanes, along the side of beaches, through coconut plantations and quite a bit (more than I expected) on main roads. I was surprised how much was on main roads, however the road surfaces were excellent and drivers were all incredibly considerate, so it wasn't a problem. It also gave us the chance to view Thai life at closer quarters. The tour leaders and the support team were all brilliant and very knowledgeable about the local area. The stops along the route for fresh fruit and local delicacies were much appreciated. It was very hot and humid when we were there, 35 - 39 degrees C every day and it was a fast group so it was certainly a challenging and rewarding cycle. Apart from one, all the hotels we stayed in were excellent and the food was superb with a real mixture of very small local eateries to bigger restaurants. The group was quite large - 16 but were all great company. I definitely recommend this trip.
By Jean from Stockport | 10 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Wonderful way of seeing Maderia
Self-Guided Walking on Madeira
This holiday was first class and we would highly recommend it. Having done guided holidays only we were a bit unsure about what self guided meant, really it means you have the best of being supported, routes planned, hotels sorted, luggage moved, highlights planned and if anything did go wrong you have a team in the area who can help you (we did not need them, but hugely reassuring). We were sent the routes a few weeks before both paper and gpx which allowed us to “see” what we were doing. W e did use paper in the main and occasionally gpx and we would absolutely recommend being able to do both to give comfort at all times. The weather in Madeira is very very variable, the sheer height of the mountains means that you really do get four season in a day so waterproofs are needed but in saying that we ate outside everyday in February but we were surprised at the variations in weather against forecasted weather as forecasts seemed repeatedly way off. The hotels on this trip were better overall than expected particularly the hotel Savoy Saccharum where we sat in the sky bar and watched the sun set. The Hotel Aqua Natura Bay in Porto Moniz was again lovely, they really did make you feel very welcome and both these hotels we would go back too. We booked extra nights before and after the trip and in hindsight the four days in Porto da Cruz could have been better if we had stayed Machico for 3 then moved to Porta Da Cruz simply because not much to do there. On arrival in Funchal after the walking I must admit my initial impressions were a bit flat possibly because I had walked 16 miles and ended up in the most built up atypical holiday destination, however I grew to love Funchal too (we had four days there) the open top bus was a great way to orient ourselves and we saved day six’s walk to the final day and that was perfect as we were back walking in the levadas and then to walk through the botanical garden was again a very special way to end the holiday.
By Margaret from Biggar | 07 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Outstanding support
Edge of the Sahara Trek

Outstanding support from our guide Mohamed, cook Lehsem and camel driver Ahmed. Always friendly, helpful and willing. Mohamed managed the team and group very well and treated us like friends as much as customers. Excellent food, beautifully prepared, amazing to see bread made on the fire. We were made as comfortable as possible. The snacks (dates, nuts etc) were delicious and full of energy! It looked like the camels were treated well.

By Megan from Cheadle Hulme | 02 February 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Spectacular!
Mount Toubkal in Winter
Amazing scenery and journey there and back, challenging and fulfilling hiking, excellent food and staff support. The Mouflons refuge was very cold and it was quite a challenge to get a hot or even warm shower. Lahcem and Dross were lovely, kind, technically professional guides. They managed to communicate very well with our bilingual (French / English) group and supported individuals' needs very well. We will remember Lahcem for his calm and friendly leadership and for trying to make sure t hat each person in the group had the best possible experience.
By Megan from Cheadle Hulme | 02 February 2023
★ ★
Mount Kenya was superb, but Kilimanjaro was a let-down!
Climb Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro
The Mount Kenya week was superb throughout. Everything was really good. Information says that there is a "predawn start". This isn't true. You need to be ready at 11pm for the summit start is 11.30pm the night before, which means that you only have about 4 hours rest/sleep after the long day's hike to Barafu camp/base camp and dinner at about 6.30pm before you start the Kili summit ascent. This was not adequate rest/sleep time for me and although I gave it my best shot, reall y pushing myself, I was not able to make it. If I had known that there was only 4 hours rest/sleep, I would not have booked this trip, so be warned. I was very disappointed and frustrated by being misled and it was the 1st time that I had not achieved what I set out to do. Hopefully, KE will now change their info package so people are aware of the real summit start time and can then make a judgment as to whether 4 hours rest is enough time for them.
By Anthony from Littlehampton | 01 February 2023

KE Adventure reply

Thank you for your review Anthony. We are pleased to learn you enjoyed your week climbing Mount Kenya and of course, sorry that you turned back on the summit day on Kilimanjaro. We aim to reach the summit for sunrise which requires an early start as it is a 6 - 7 hour climb. We try not to be too precise about the start time as this will vary depending on the general pace of the group. Your guide will decide the appropriate wake-up time. A start around midnight is normal for all teams on the mountain. This takes advantage of frozen scree on the way up (much easier to walk on), provides the spectacle of sunrise from the top with Kili's long shadow stretching out across the plain, and most importantly, gets you back into camp in good time after a long, tough day.

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Excellent short trek
Jebel Sahro Walking Holiday

We had a most enjoyable week with the excellent Mohamed as our guide. He was very friendly, helpful and cheerful, as indeed were our mule drivers and cook Youssef. All the walk timings were spot on, with very well chosen places for breaks and lunch. Nights at the start of January were very cold as expected but compensated for by clear blue skies during the day......just what we were after as refugees from the English rain. Do take copious amounts of very warm clothing at this time of year.

By Lindsey from Ulverston | 25 January 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Another Canarian gem!
Walking Undiscovered Tenerife and Pico Teide
After a fantastic first visit to the Canaries in March 2022, I decided to check out another island for a bit of winter sun, walking and culture. This trip did the job and didn’t disappoint. The walking was varied from the heights of the Teide National Park, the beauty of the Masca Gorge and the lushness of the Anaga Peninsula. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it to the top of Mt Teide due to restrictions following recent snowfall, but our excellent guide Cao quickly identified an alternative ou ting in the national park for more stunning views of this impressive volcano. You do need to be prepared for all conditions; walking at heights of around 3000m is cold even on the sunniest days at this time of year and Anaga is green and verdant for good reason, so bringing rain gear is also essential. It was not all hard work. It was great to have some downtime on our free day to visit some of the cultural sites in the north of this diverse island. Laguna is a gem and rightly deserves its World Heritage status and, with our hotel located in a historic town house on the main street (my favourite accommodation of the trip), we were right in the centre of the action. There are plenty of bars and restaurants and it was great to check these out independently on the nights when dinner was not included. Public transport is extremely efficient and it proved easy to catch the local bus to Puerto de la Cruz for further sightseeing opportunities. Our guide Cao was great and a pleasure to travel with. His enthusiasm for Tenerife was infectious and it was sad that this excellent one-week holiday was over all too quickly. It leaves me with the difficult to decision as to which of the Canary Islands to explore next – Hasta la vista!
By Jonathan from Nottingham | 17 January 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A trip through Africa full of surprises and delight
Cape Town to Victoria Falls Lodge Safari
This trip was so great. Our expectations were more than met but mostly every day exceeded the previous ones. There’s a lot of travelling in the truck but the passing scenery is fantastic and varied throughout - elephants crossing the road in Botswana thrilled everyone. Accommodation was varied with every place, whether tented lodge or bungalow lodge offering en-suite and ample space. This is not a 5 star cruise holiday! It’s for those who can’t face camping but who can take a bit of campin g atmosphere. The local agents guides were excellent. They drive, guide, assure safety, good health and manage the operations of you getting the best from your holiday. By the end we considered it excellent value for money being all inclusive of transport and navigation, lovely accommodation, amazing trips, most meals with the best ones cooked on site by guides, entry to all national parks, game drives and local guides. Most of the route is wild but in tourist places and towns more extra cash is needed. You can use SA rand right up to Botswana and ATMs are available there. Zimbabwe wants dollars - and is more expensive. This was a trip we would not have managed to book independently. The route took us through destinations beyond our dreams. Driving was safe and excellent and the times on the itinerary for travel were generally accurate. KE were helpful with our preparation and we loved that we travelled with a multi national group who had booked elsewhere. Promises as stated re pick up, quality of accommodation, truck etc we’re accurate. Our luggage went missing but the local agent and guides did their best to recover it. Take enough necessities in hand luggage! It truly didn’t disturb our wonderful holiday. We definitely recommend this adventure. Deserts are hot, bush is full of snakes and scorpions, on the go toilets might be a bush. But it was SO relaxing and the small group got on like a family group, lots of laughter and tolerance ?. Animal sightings were great for the season and every photograph is a memory of a day that will live on for a very very long time. Thanks KE it was fab! We’d have a go at more of your trips for sure.
By Helen from Cockermouth | 16 January 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A great experience
Vietnam from North to South
Nhan, our guide, was perfect. The trip was very smooth. It happened exactly as decribed. Vietnam is a great country to visit. The places we stayed at were clean and had good amenities. The food is excellent and healthy. The egg coffee from Hanoi was a delight. Street food is cheap and does not disappoint. The sceneries are breath taking. The schedule was very varied, boat trips, night train, temples visits and some more relaxing trekking. The museums were great, from antiques to more recent hist ory. I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone wanting to see Vietnam in two weeks. I would not have been able to see so much had I organised the trip on my own. Working full time with limited holidays I am glad I saw so much. Thank you to everyone who made this dream holiday happen.
By Claire from Coventry | 15 January 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
One of the best holidays I have ever had
Vietnam from North to South
The trip was very well organised. This has certainly been one of the best holidays I have ever had. The quality of accommodation was great. I learned a lot about Vietnamese culture and history during the fourteen days. Nham is one of the kindest people I have ever met, and took great care of everything. Nham is exceptional in his knowledge and very generous and patient. He went above and beyond to meet individual needs. He has great people' skills and humour, whilst remaining professional a t all times.
By Lara from Chelmsford | 15 January 2023
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