1) Sao Francisco River diversion. After years of negotiation and debate, a $2 billion project will now go ahead in the Sao Francisco River in Brazil... Read Further. 

2) Water bird populations are declining. The fourth Water bird Population Estimate recently found that 44 percent of the 900 water bird species globally have fallen in the past five years. Read Further. 

3) Tibet's mineral wealth on the new Rail Line. Chinese geologists have disclosed one of the closely-held secrets that motivated the nation to spend US$3.7 billion on the Tibet railway: the discovery of large mineral deposits that may reduce the nation’s dependence on mineral imports. Read Further. 

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED                                                                                        TOP OF PAGE
1) I do not have any technical climbing experience with ropes etc in snow, but am keen to try something. What can you offer? Island Peak in Nepal, stands at 6160m and involves one day of technical climbing with fixed ropes, harnesses, ice picks and crampons. But the beauty of this trek is that you don't need any prior technical expertise as the lines are fixed by the guides and with some training on the use of equipment, you head for summit. The rest of the trek can be done to incorporate Everest Base Camp itself. The peak was used quite often by Everest climbers to practice on, pre summit attempt.  Tour itinerary

2) I have heard that the Inca Trail is closing? This is not entirely correct. The Inca Trail is closed to the public in February of each year, purely for maintenance purposes. The area receives a lot of rain from December to early march and as such, this time is used to maintain the paths, facilities etc. The trail re-opens to the public again from 1st March of each year.  Tour itinerary

3) How long in advance do we need to book on the Inca Trail? The numbers of people allowed on the trail was restricted to 500 per day in  2005, to include guides and porters. As such, it can booked up to 2 months in advance and so you need to make your reservation to secure an Inca Trail permit, a good 3 months in advance. Tour itinerary

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS

Some photographs from recent trips