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Trekking Mount Toubkal in Winter
Mount Toubkal in Winter

Everything went like clockwork. No unpleasant surprises. Lahcen was a very good guide who matched his pace to the capability of the group.

By Gerard from Dublin | 09 December 2024
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Trekking Mount Toubkal in Winter
Mount Toubkal in Winter

Solid reputation that is very well justified. Great communication before, being able to access detailed itinerary and equipment list was key in booking. Everything went to plan on the trip and local staff were great. Many thanks for a great experience and will be a returning customer.

By Graham from Glasgow | 09 December 2024
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Unspoilt trekking in the Ganesh Himal
Ganesh Himal Panorama Trek
It was lovely to be back in Nepal after a break of six years and an unexpected pleasure to meet up again with trip leader Bhim Tamang. One has to marvel at the logistics that go into a camping trek (the sort we much prefer) and it is a huge credit to all involved, the attentive guides, the fabulous cook crew, the hard-working porters, that everything works so seamlessly.
The Ganesh Himal still feels largely unspoilt and we saw no more than half a dozen other trekkers throughout the whole
trip. Some of the route inevitably involves walking on the traffic-free dirt roads that are pushing into the region, but much of it is on quiet little-used trails that cross from one valley to another via high summer pastures. As others have noted, it is not a trek which gets up close and personal to big peaks, although you do get some great views along the way. On the other hand you do get to stay in some delightful villages where, at this time of year, the traditional harvesting is in full swing.
We had excellent weather conditions, no rain at all, warm and sunny at lower elevations, tending to late afternoon mist and then clear frosty nights higher up. Unfortunately early morning mist obscured any views from the Sing La, but those from the camp at Pansang La were superb.
All in all, a very enjoyable trip and a great group of fellow trekkers.
By John from Winchcombe | 08 December 2024
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Everest the Hard Way Trek
Everest the Hard Way Trek

This was my 4th trip with KE. Each trip has been well organised and great fun. Rinji was everything you'd want in a leader. Enough said!

By Angus from Eastbourne | 04 December 2024
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Another Himalayan Gem
Rolwaling Valley Trek and Climb - Yalung Ri
It's amazing what can be done in just two weeks: Kathmandu - ascent of a Himalayan peak - back to Kathmandu. Our 100% success entirely thanks to the leadership of Pasang Kaji "PK" Sherpa and the efforts of his team. It's a great trek beside the Rolwaling Chhu, with views of Alpamayo look-alike Chekigo (6257 m)...PK's idea of a "rest" day (Beding) was to hike the first two hours of the route to its base camp. Excellent acclimatisation. And excellent tea house ac commodation, and food. Cook Dhan Raj Tamang (the world's best chicken biryani) even brought along a (large) stove top espresso maker! Base camp (5012 m) was on snow, minus 11°C at night. Our ascent of Yalung Ri began with a relaxed and distinctly non-Alpine 7am start...and all summited by 12 noon. Made possible by the previous evening's Herculean efforts of PK et al fixing some 600 m of rope. This protected the final 220 m of climbing (20° snow slope - although seemed steeper!). It's a great climb, and rewarded with some fine views, including a distant Shishapangma, Gaurisankar and Cho Oyu. Top tip: Khukri Nepalese rum can be bought in tea houses en route...it's rather excellent in hot chocolate or espresso :)
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By Peter from Matlock | 03 December 2024
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Ecuador's Volcano Triple Crown
Ecuador's Triple Crown

We enjoyed excellent accomodation and food. The local guides and support were A1. I was somewhat out of my comfort zone on some of the mountain ascents, largely due to the lack of snow but I had complete confidence in the guides. Ram was with us all the way and looked after the group, calmly and efficiently.

By Chris from Wirral | 03 December 2024
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All went smoothly on this excellent tour
The Great Southern African Lodge Safari

The whole trip went smoothly and we really enjoyed all aspects. The efforts and hard work of the tour leaders together with such a varied itinerary made the trip.

By Neil from Buckinghamshire | 03 December 2024
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Perfect trip
Victoria Falls to Cape Town

Excellent trip. Crew were brilliant. Group got in so well. Cycling was challenging at times terrifying ( for me). Campsites were really good. Weather was great. Locations fantastic. A perfect choice. Thank you KE.

By Susan from England | 03 December 2024
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Too many people on the tour
Cycle Madagascar - Highlands to the Coast
On the tour information it said that the maximum number of people on the tour would be 16. There were 17 on the tour including a large number of singles.
This caused numerous problems from the bus being cramped to the guides not being able to look after everyone efficiently. Also hotels were changed to less quality ones as the original ones could not accommodate such a large number. This also meant that when people crashed which was inevitable on the off road sections the guides were unab
le to reach the injured quickly a S they were stretched too thin. This was also exacerbated by the fact that the tour was designated a 5. I chose this tour as I had ridden a 7 in the drackensburg mountains and wanted something easier. This tour was harder than the ddrackensburg which meant that with a number of faster and a number of much slower riders again the guides were stretched. I am happy to discuss this further should you wish .
By Peter from Stamford Lincs GB | 02 December 2024

KE Adventure reply

Thank you for your review Peter. We are sorry that your experience was impacted by having an additional person on the tour. This was caused by an unusual booking error in our system, for which we apologise. We have now put in place additional safeguards to prevent this happening. We are also conducting a grade review of this trip in light of your feedback.

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Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary
Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary

Excellent communication from pre-booking stage all the way through, great organisation throughout, very reasonable accommodation arrangements and fantastic, friendly and competent team, led by Milan Tamang, on the ground. Great itinerary, very reasonable (ranging to really good) accommodations considering region and altitudes, really nice and hearty food and scenery to die for!

By Jurate from Dalkeith | 28 November 2024
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Couldn't even see the beaten track from here!
Lamjung Himal Trek

This trip was fantastic for taking us away from the roads more travelled. We didn't see any other people for 5 days!
The camping/trekking is hard work because of the altitude and cold (I was there in Nov), but totally worth it to stand on the ridges and look down at a see of clouds as the moon rises and the sun sets on either side of you.

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By Elanor from Lamjung Himal, Nepal | 28 November 2024
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Ganesh Himal
Ganesh Himal Panorama Trek
A classic trek into one of the lesser known areas of Nepal. Whilst not walking amongst the high peaks (Manaslu circuit, Annapurna circuit, Annapurna sanctuary, Everest base camp) the views from a distance away are outstanding.
Numerous remote villages are encountered with happy and curious locals. Bhim was an excellent leader and had run the trek numerous times so knew all the details of the areas we visited.
The food was amazing (better quality than that in tea houses in my view)
I've never had Sushi at 4000m and -5 degrees outside temperature before !
The whole team Leader and assistants, porters and kitchen staff we happy and very helpful.
For potential trekkers on this trip, be aware that there are many steps up and down in forests to negotiate and a small amount of dusty road walking (cannot be avoided)
But saying this, the rewards for the hard work is spectacular views and vistas and exciting ridge walking
By Andrew from Chelmsford | 28 November 2024
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Had a great holiday
Cycling Tour of Rajasthan

The itinerary was great with great sights, varied cycling and great food. Stopping at local street food (& chai) stops was great, as was being greeted by locals whilst passing by on bike. Harish went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time. He was a big factor in how much we enjoyed our holiday.

By Andrew from Hornchurch | 28 November 2024
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Would highly recommend this trip
Spires and Ice - Trekking Patagonia

Excellent service and informative before trip. Whilst in Patagonia all arrangements and guiding excellent. Naty was outstanding as a tour leader. She always went the extra mile. Superb organisation, knowledge, professionalism and care of the group. Fantastic personality. Eris our Chile guide excellent too.

By Alison from Carlisle | 28 November 2024
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Ganesh Panorama
Ganesh Himal Panorama Trek
This is an excellent and varied trek, all credit to the guides, cooks and porters for making this the experience it was.

This trek takes a step back from being amongst the big icy peaks of the Himalayas, and that’s a good thing. It takes you away from the very busy routes like the Annapurna treks and Khumbu, and plunges you into unspoilt communities and wild forests, friendly school children and lofty ridge walks. About half my group were very experienced Nepal trekkers, and h
alf were new to trekking. This trek appeals to both as a lower altitude entry into the trekking experience, and as an escape for experienced trekkers away from the often noisy and crowded popular routes, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in a Nepal trek.

Visiting the friendly rural communities was a joy, and there is plenty of spare time to wander round the villages when you’re camping in these settlements. There are a number of dirt track roads hacked into the landscape these days, and they are unavoidable at times, but vehicles on these tracks are currently very infrequent or non-existent. The trek uses these roads at times, but the majority of the walk is on stony paths that zigzag their way around the hills through terraces and wonderful forests. Being a little way south of the big mountains means you benefit from panoramic views of the mountain ranges (assuming the weather is clear). For our trek, the weather was fabulous, and on arriving at the Pansang La we had views of the Ganesh, Manaslu, Annapurna and Langtang ranges all from the one ridge. You camp right on the pass here, and our late November trek meant we had -10 degrees C in our tents, so make sure you have some warm clothes. The next two days are spent at this higher altitude and the views are stunning, as are the ridge walks and forests you pass through – truly beautiful. A slight word of caution though, there are a lot more stone steps than some were expecting, especially on the descent from the Sing La – a full day of steps down to the next camp.

This trek was made by the excellent crew that supported us. All the guides were supportive and attentive, the kitchen crew were miracle workers, and the porters were superhuman. On that note I’d like to point out that KE’s kit bag limit for this trek is 15Kg, this is WAY too much in my opinion, the porters carry 2 of these bags each, plus other kit. Other trekking companies I’ve been with stipulate 12Kg or even 10Kg. I know my bag was under 10Kg and is plenty for a trek of this nature. The sleeping pads provided are pretty good and I didn’t take my own Thermarest and got on fine, finding the pads plenty long enough for my 6 foot (ish) height. I paid the single supplement for the tent and feel this was money well spent, giving me room to move about, spread out my kit, and minimise disturbance during the night. I’d recommend ear plugs – tent canvas does not muffle snoring from other tents.

I would also recommend having an extra day in Kathmandu before and after the trek to help give you time to re-pack, relax and enjoy the city. This trek was excellent, it had been a while since I’d last done a camping trek and now I’m looking to see what else KE do. I took about 1,000 photos and I’ve (hopefully) uploaded a handful here.
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By Mark from Worcester | 27 November 2024

KE Adventure reply

Thank you for your review Mark. We're really pleased to read you enjoyed your trek in the Ganesh Himal, a much less visited region compared to the Khumbu and the Annapurna area. It is also gratifying to read your accolades for your trek crew who play such a major role in making these treks possible. To respond to your comment about porter loads, current government regulations, negotiated and agreed by the porter unions, is for a maximum load of 30kg (excluding a porter's personal equipment). If you have heard of other trekking companies who limit their customers' luggage below this amount, it is more than likely that this is to enable the porter sirdar to use the 'spare' capacity to carry group equipment (stoves, fuel, food etc.) and thus save on costs. The porters for these companies will still carry a maximum of 30kg.

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Everest Panorama Trek
Everest Panorama Trek
Great service from booking through to planning trek - dealt with all my questions and a respected company with experience in this area .

Sonam was extremely professional and helpful at all times . He went the extra mile - was always the first in the queue to help us eg the Lukla check in , looked after us at all times , supported us with medical assistance as required , met us out of hours to show us his country and spent time with us explaining the culture and life style , manag
ed the other guides and porters very well , had a calm and reassuring manner, great local knowledge and a great traditional ambassador for Nepal - 100% would want him to lead my next trek!
By Alan from Dunmow | 26 November 2024
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Amazing experience in a fabulous country!
Lost Cities and Coffee Trails of Colombia

Daniel is an incredible tour leader and really made the trip with his extensive knowledge and passion for his country including flora, fauna, eating options and just about everything really! Daniel's kindness and commitment shine through as he seamlessly engages with diverse group members , showing everyone the same level of support and dedication. Nothing was too much trouble.
I cannot recommend this trip enough an amazing experience and should be on everyones list of places to visit!

By Nicola from United Kingdom | 26 November 2024
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Rolwaling Valley Trek and Climb
Rolwaling Valley Trek and Climb - Yalung Ri

The holiday was very well organised and a wonderful experience. PK Sherpa was a fantastic group leader. He is incredibly experienced and we felt very fortunate to be guided by him. He was friendly, caring and clearly keeping a careful eye on everyone's health, happiness and comfort. He was patient and willing to turn his hand to any task that needed doing. We felt completely safe in his hands and he made the holiday extra wonderful.

By Petra from Dundee | 26 November 2024
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Brilliant
Best of Northern India

Excellent service and trip. Ronit is an asset to your tours. I have absolutely enjoyed this trip and his efforts and knowledge made it that way. I cannot stress enough how excellent his tour leading was. Thank you for an experience I will never forget. Brilliant.

By Stuart from Sutton Coldfield | 26 November 2024
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Sikkim - Beneath Kangchenjunga Trek
Sikkim - Beneath Kangchenjunga Trek

I have enjoyed every KE trek I have done. They are all so well organised and offer value for money. Anup and his support team were excellent and worked very hard. It was like a well oiled machine. Tents were erected with great speed and the trek food was excellent.

By David from Hinckley | 26 November 2024
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