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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A gem of a trek

Annapurna Sanctuary and Poon Hill Trek

Easily fitted in to a two week holiday for those who have to work, this trek ticks a lot of boxes. If at all possible arriving a day early was definitely worth it. We got over the flight, had plenty of time to sort out, and time to explore too. The trail was very much busier than we had anticipated.Expect lots of people coming and going, great to have a brief chat if time allows. Every nationality, race, colour and creed are represented. Every age too from a babe in arms to well over 60. All sor ts of gear, from the well kitted out to casual shoes and a handbag. ( Definitely not recommended). The terrain is varied and quite difficult as you get higher, muddy paths, very rocky, tree roots and at one point a landslide to negotiate. And of course.. all those steps. Snow on the descent from Annapurna Base Camp made conditions tricky. However great help was received at all times from our super guide Rabi and his team, Sirdar Bhim and Sherpas Basanta and Mani. Our wonderful porters went on ahead ensuring our bags were delivered safely, and when it rained, dry. Great guide Rabi worked tirelessly from morning till night and beyond making sure we were all safe, healthy, comfortable, well fed and happy. He was in the kitchen at mealtimes checking on hygiene standards, he sorted our wi-fi, took orders for meals when we had a choice and checked on our health as we acclimatised. It was much warmer than anticipated at lower levels, be prepared for a range of temperatures. Layers, layers layers. The lodges become more basic as you get higher, but they are adequate, although struggling under the pressure of so many visitors. Wipes are essential, showers are available for a small cost but they may run out of hot water. The controls can be confusing too. Generally ignore the taps on the wall, they are obsolete, and look for the boiler! The food was good, sometimes even a choice, egg and chips was popular, proper home made chips to die for! And great pizza. Boiled safe water was available at lunch time, dinner and breakfast. Getting a visa at Kathmandu was reasonably painless, print off and fill in the single A4 form in advance, stick your photo on and when you arrive, fill in the immigration form, go to the first desk to pay your £20 and get a receipt, then proceed to the passport desk, hand over the visa form, receipt and immigration slip with your passport and the nice young man will sort it all in a couple of minutes. Your guide will be waiting for you outside to whisk you away to a delightful Hotel. ( We stayed at the Yak and Yeti). Beware prices of drinks and food! What is shown on the menu is not what you pay! Service charge and tax add nearly 25% to that. Wine is prohibitive, but hey ho, what the heck, we are on our holidays! Cheers folks what are you waiting for? Go and enjoy...

By Patricia from Kirkby-in-Furness | 30 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Stunning scenery with steps!

Annapurna Sanctuary and Poon Hill Trek

We had a fantastic time the scenery was spectacular and the sun gods on our side. The KE guide Rinji was great from meeting us at the airport to keeping us happy on trek. The assistant guides and porters were excellent. We were not seasoned walkers so did some training beforehand which paid off although you cannot fully prepare for steps and more steps. Yes there is a lot of up and down steps throughout the trip but we all coped and made it to ABC and back. We ate huge amounts of food all good a nd still lost a few pounds. The weather was pretty hot on most days so shirt sleeves quick drying tops recommended and only needed some warm clothes at the top.( If going in October.) We were fortunate with no rain and pretty clear skies most days. The scenery was fantastic from; the rice fields and terraces of the valley, to the rhododendron forests (not in flower till spring), jungle, bamboo, to the open valley by the Modi Khola and the more sparse landscapes of basecamp and the moraine and snowy mountains of the Sanctuary. First trip to Nepal and first with KE I can highly recommend. We also saw monkeys!!

By Isla from Bristol | 30 October 2017

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By Darren from Chatham | 30 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A wonderful walking holiday broken up with a very scenic train journey.

Lake Como and St Moritz

Our guide Furio was excellent, very accommodating and was able to change the itinerary when the weather turned poor, even when the group had opposing opinions. The walking days were fairly strenuous and many of the team believed it should be graded as more than a 4 star trip. There was not a lot of downtime. The hotel in Lake Como was small but clean and pleasant and the breakfasts were good. The accommodation in St.Mortiz is more of an upmarket hostel. It appeared very sparse but was roomier th an the Italian offering, clean and warm. The team bought public travel tickets on arriving in St.Mortiz, since we used public transport throughout. This was a cheap way of getting around. It also meant you could use the Funicular and Cable Car free of charge, if you had time on the last day. This was a saving of 70 - 80 Swiss Francs and worth doing. Overall a wonderful holiday with fantastic views.

By Simon from Belfast | 29 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

An excellent trip providing wonderful trekking and 2fascinating Tibetan villages

Hidden Valleys of Naar and Phu

This is a great short trip, although the jeep journeys are a bit uncomfortable at times.The view from the Kang La is stunning and the villages of Nar and Phu are beautiful and fascinating. We saw very few other trekkers once we were away from the Annapurna Circuit. It's also great that the trek still uses tents as these are far cosier than lodges!

By Peter from AYR | 29 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

So proud & privileged to have done the GR20. Surpassed expectations. Fantastic!

GR20 Corsica - The Complete Route

GR20 is something I've always wanted to do. I have travelled a fair amount but never with a guided group or as a 'single' before. It was a spur of the moment decision to book with KE as I thought this may the only way I would get to go before my knees got past it or waited until friends could join me. I wasn't disappointed. For once, having someone else take care of everything was a real treat. The group of 10, 5 male, 5 female all ages got along very well, no misfits. Paulin our guide was fantastic, friendly, caring, couldn't do enough to please. He lived locally (French Corsican), spoke excellent English and had great knowledge of flora and fauna in the mountains as well as history of Corsica. The trek was demanding with some longish days and some very early starts but walking under the moon and stars to be greeted by some wonderful dawns and sunrises made it even more special. The scenery was second to none so if used to exposure, walking/scrambling on steep, sometimes rough ground you can't fail to enjoy this trek just to be in such a stunning enviroment. Yes, huts/facilties can be basic and breakfasts simple (often just bread and jam) but as expected when refuges are remote. I guess for people never having done this sort of thing before they could be disappointed. However, food was plentiful along the way and we were never hungry. Regular snack stops to top up the energy. For me the beauty of going on a guided trip was not having to worry about finding/booking accommodation en route, worrying about water supplies (I had heard lack of water could have been a problem). Having all the local knowledge of the guide: where you could get a phone signal for weather forecasts etc. When a storm came in, the guide knew best how to adjust the itinary accordingly to ensure everyone's safety. Our guide was also great at keeping everyone going at a good pace in between breaks to to ensure we all got from place to place in reasonable time. (Some days were long and classed as 'double days' in order to complete the trek in 2 weeks). Apart from the hotel stays, breakfasts and evening meals were taken inside the refuges but sleeping was mainly outside in tents rather than the refuges themselves. I had no problem with this and felt it hugely decreased the likelihood of being bitten by bed bugs. I had got a little phobic about this before the trip as I know bedbugs can be a problem in some places. I did spray a repellent over my sleeping bag, liner as a precaution. I can happily report that none of our group experienced the dreaded critters. Other advice: Good and not too well used boots. 5/10 of the group had problems with their boots beginning to fall apart, (gaffer tape, cable ties, glue all came in handy) as the terrain is rather unforgiving. September was a great time for pleasant temperatures. There was one non pole user in the group, (never used or needed before) but by the end of the trip was having knee/leg problems. Would definitely advise everyone take a pair as a fall back. My biggest dread was not being able to finish because of knee pain....yes, as the days went by they were giving me some stick on the downhills but with poles, strapping and antiinflammatories I made it, loved it, cream crackered by the end but would do it all again. It's a shame Easy Jet only fly once a week to Bastia from UK but if anyone had the time or arrived via France staying on an extra few days for some r and r by the coast, exploring the islands in the south, Cap Corse in the north or a vineyard tour would be the icing on the cake. I'll just have to go back! Thank you KE...what next to top this trip? :)

By Claire from Kendal | 27 October 2017

★ ★ ★

Not What I expected

Bali and Java – Cycle the Islands of the Gods

My wife and I have been on a fair number of group cycling holidays. This was our first with KE and while we enjoyed the holiday generally regrettably I must state that we were disappointed with it in several respects. 1. Before deciding to book we read the trip notes in detail. In particular we noted that “90% of the cycling route is tarmac, although some of this may be in poor condition”. This turned out to be quite misleading. In fact approximately one third of the route, by my calculation was completely off road, a lot of it through paddy fields, narrow tracks, very steep in places and dangerous for anyone, such as ourselves not experienced mountain bikers. This was especially the case on day 10 when we descended 663 metres (200 on the trip notes) down a steep perilous dirt track, all the more so because of recent heavy rain. Frankly my wife and I were scared stiff on this descent and I lost count of the number of times I got/fell off the bike. I was lucky to escape with only minor cuts, bruises and bruised ribs. 2. Your grading for this holiday is 4 out of 12, putting it very much at the lower end of the scale. This is also quite misleading. A more accurate grade would be 7. Indeed the German couple on the trip, told us that their Company graded it as moderate/challenging. 3. While I appreciate that some deviation from the notes is inevitable, the extent of this, on this holiday was annoying to say the least. Indeed our guide seemed to know nothing about the notes and any reference to them drew a totally blank response from him. 4. I would rate the guide/leader as at best average. His communication skills were poor and he seemed to lose interest quite early on, perhaps because, (a) we were a small group of 7 and this was bound to effect the tip he could expect or (b) it was the end of the season and he wanted to get home. In any event, after the first few days he did not really engage with the group in any meaningful way. 5. The Camp Site we stayed on day 8 was not fit for purpose, even by local standards. The toilet and washing facilities were non existent. In addition the tents were much too small. 6. I do not want to be completely negative in my comments. Bali and east Java are great places to visit. The Hotels we stayed in were by and large very satisfactory. The snorkelling off Menjangan Island and the trek up to the Devils Mine were definitely highlights

By John from CRAIGAVON | 26 October 2017

KE Adventure reply

Thank you for your review. We are sorry that the holiday was not what you expected. We had to change some of the itinerary for your trip as a result of the increased seismic activity of Mount Agung, but overall the terrain was the same with possibly less tarmac. Your guide has reported that the unseasonal rains this October meant that the trails required more care than usual and we were sorry to learn of your several slips. We have looked carefully at the grade of this trip and feel it is about right. Although our German partners have a different type of grading system, their technical grade for this holiday is 2 on a scale of 5 which is about the same as our 4 on a scale of 12. In the interest of balance we must point out that your guide, Wayan, received excellent feedback from other members of your group.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Excellent mix of sailing and walking

Greek Island Odyssey

Dimitri, our tour leader was attentive without smothering our adventure. Very knowledgable about all Greek island things and helpful in every way. Organised everything for us so a very relaxed break away. Lucas, our second walking guide was outstanding in all things out doors. Very experienced and professional. Nothing would phase Lucas. Always had a glint in his eye when talking about anything. Quietly enthusiastic which was infectious. He almost made me think I should run a mountain ultra mara thon with him - almost. Alex was our boat skipper and he knew his stuff. Even in a force 7 (our first sailing day!) he calmly went about bringing our magnificent boat to harbour. Finally, our home for the week was very comfortable with ensuite accomodation. Yes, each cabin had a bathroom. Such luxury. We were blessed with wonderful blue skies, literaly empty beaches and the clearest of water. Walks were over the hiills, through whitewashed villages with blue painted doors and windows. Just like the brochure shows. Fantastic break with a fantastic local crew Mike Walker

By Michael from Marlow | 25 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★

Volcano summit! Hot and whiffy

Mount Teide Weekend - Tenerife

Everything happened as it should, more or less, a few circumstantial hiccups, but nothing to do a big bottom lip about. Maybe the cold shower was just refreshing. A path was closed so we couldn't do the exact itinerary, but maybe we got the bettter option - especially with a novice trekker on board (not me, I think). Shame it was a little cloudy as it spoiled our sunrise summit, but at least I didn't burn up. Amazing landscape, being in a volcano. Enjoyed the local food. Our Guide knew his stuff, and even helped me find my end of break accommodation when the long weekend had ended. Brilliant taster for another holiday doing more adventurous things like snorkelling, canyoning, cycling or even more trekking on different parts of the island.

By Robin from DERBY | 24 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

An interesting, varied and challenging holiday in a great country

Bali and Java – Cycle the Islands of the Gods

Although primarily a cycling holiday, this trip had plenty of other interesting aspects, such as river rafting, a walk to the rim of mount Ijen in Java, some general sightseeing and nights spent camping and in a homestay. I particularly like off-road cycling (as I feel safer away from cars and trucks), so the itinerary, for example around rice fields and through coffee and cocoa plantations and forests, was often just right for me. I took a week at the end to climb Rinjani and visit the Gili isl ands, which was also very worthwhile.

By Clive from Ashford | 24 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Awsome Experiance! Fantastic Guide!

Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary

Raj from KE was the best guide that I have ever had the privilege to Trek with. This was a fantastic trip. If you want to experience trekking in Nepal and can't decide between the Sanctuary and the Circuit, this is the trip for you. Everybody in our group had a wonderful time. 5 starts to Raj and KE.

By Bruce from Colfax | 24 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Exceeded expectations

Balkan Trilogy Road Cycle Tour

A really great week with an unexpected bonus of late October sun. Cycling was perfect and as described with stunning views and locations. Our trusty and informative guides Darko and Ivo were excellent and really looked after us.

By Lester from Chelmsford | 23 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A fantastic trek with fantastic crew

Annapurna Sanctuary and Poon Hill Trek

We have been very impressed with the professionalism an attention to detail during every aspect of our Annapurna Sanctuary trek. The guide Rinji was very patient and attentive to all members of the group. We had a brilliant time, food was excellent and the trek was good value for money. We would have no hesitation to recommend KE to friends and will look to use them again in the future. Shirley and Steve

By Shirley from Stockton-on-Tees | 23 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Refreshing and Delightful

Walking Croatia's Coast & Mountains

A wonderfully varied holiday from which I will treasure memories of thyme and sage clad mountains, beautiful historical coastal towns, beech woodland, waterfalls, lakes and glorious limestone canyons. The walking sometimes involved a bit of scree scrambling! I would recommend taking sturdy boots and poles. Some of our group found the pace a little fast for enjoying and photographing the scenery: a little negotiation maybe required! The accommodation was always welcoming and comfortable. I even h ad a dip in the outdoor swimming pool at one hotel and a dip in the clear waters of the Adriatic just metres away from another. I recommend a head torch for the overnight stay in the mountain homestead... stargazing in the dark was truly amazing, but the torch came in handy for a night visit to the toilet across the yard! Our guide was very familiar with our footpaths and organised transport, luggage transfers and hotel check-ins seamlessly. Food was plentiful and varied. An invitation to choose picnic supplies was always proffered and I have to say I have now tasted the best goats cheese ever! A great holiday!

By Catherine from Egremont | 22 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Fabulous holiday!

Footpaths of Liguria - Cinque Terre, Portofino and Porto Venere

I would definitely recommend this trip to Liguria as an excellent walking holiday. Each day the walks were enjoyable and were rewarded by amazing coastal views. The hotel and food were also very good. Our guide, Isobella, was excellent: very friendly and did a great job of tailoring the trip to our specific group. She was very knowledgeable about the local area, which made the walks all the more interesting. Although some of the sections of the walks were up/down hill, they were rewarded by stun ning views and scenery, which made it all worthwhile. Thank you KE for a wonderful holiday!....

By Elaine from Newcastle-under-lyme | 22 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★

A genuine Sahara experience

Edge of the Sahara Trek

A genuine taste of the Sahara, with 4 full days of trekking south of the most southerly villages in Morocco over a range of stony plains, dry river beds and amazing sand dunes. Our group were very well led by our guide Omar, fed by legendary cook Hassan (who completed the entire trek wearing black slip on shoes - not recommended for lesser mortals), and supported by the 3 camel drivers with their camels. Daytime temperatures of 35-37*C in the sun made the walking a real challenge for most of our group and in these temperatures the holiday grade should probably be regarded as a 6. Also be aware that the mini bus ride from Marrakech to the start of the trek at Ouled Driss is approximately 450km and a long day. Overall though this trip is an accessible way to obtain a genuine Sahara experience.

By Daniel from Leeds | 21 October 2017

KE Adventure reply

Thank you for your review. Wow it was hot for your group! Your Tour Leader has told us about the unusual high temperatures. For anyone who might be considering this trip, the normal average temperature in Ouled Driss for October (according to Climate-Data.Org), is 24.1 degrees Celsius and varies between a minimum of 16.2 and a maximum of 26.2.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The best walking holiday ever :D

Footpaths of Liguria - Cinque Terre, Portofino and Porto Venere

From start to finish this was an excellent trip! The fantastic weather all week certainly helped us enjoy ourselves but other highlights included: - Stunning coastline and uninterrupted views of the ocean. - Challenging walks but also plenty of rest stops for cappuccinos, gelato and Aperol! - Exceptional picnics at carefully selected locations by our wonderful guide Isabelle. From outside churches at mountain peaks to island beaches. Every day had a colourful spread of different italian breads, meats, cheeses and fruit. As well as wine to celebrate after the morning climb! - Tours of local villages where we learnt about local traditions, culture and history. - Itinerary tailored to best suit the weather, group preferences and tides (for boat trips). Although not necessarily in line with the itinerary published in advance by KE, the flexible approach employed by our guide Isabelle meant that we could get the best experience possible. - Family run hotel which offered a comfortable stay and very warm welcome. Dinners included all the favourites - pasta, pesto, meatballs, lots of seafood and of course more gelato! - A chance to meet new people of varying ages from all around the world and enjoy the experience together. - Transfers from the airport were smooth, comfortable and on time. We would highly recommend this trip and are already looking into our next trip with KE. Laura and Rachel

By Laura from Fleet | 21 October 2017

A genuine Sahara experience

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By Daniel from Leeds | 21 October 2017

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Superb combination of trekking and festival

The Druk Path Trek

This trip offered an excellent combination of some cultural highlights, as well as trekking. The trekking was well paced and most kit is carried by horses, so it is relatively straightforward. The guides are very well prepared and every aspect is thought of, from the food to medical care. The hotels were a good standard, with warm showers and comfortable rooms. And the Bhutanese people could not be more warm and welcoming.

By Mary from London | 20 October 2017