Island Peak Trek - starting Nepal 23 March 2008. More details.....

Dhaulagiri Trek - starting Nepal 8  - 27 April 2008. More details...

Mt Marguerita Rwenzori's Trek Uganda - December 2008 final dates to be decided. More details....
 

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1) Are there mountain gorilla on Kilimanjaro? No, there are not. There are several species of gorilla, such as the Western lowland gorilla which lives in Camaroon, Congo, Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria and The Central African Republic, and the eastern lowland gorilla or "Grauer's" gorilla which lies up to about 2440masl in Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, but the Mountain Gorilla, is only found in high altitude zones up to about 3400masl in the mountains of the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Congo. You will however, see a number of monkeys in the forest such as the Black and White Colbus.  Tour itinerary

2) I have heard that you are not allowed to take trekking poles on the Inca Trail. This is not strictly correct. You can, the only requirement is that the stick must not have a metal tip so if your trekking pole does not have a rubber stopper on it, you need to fit one. They are easily obtained in Cuzco. Tour itinerary

3) I am looking for a 4x4 tour in Nepal where I can drive up to the base of the Himalayas. What tour can you offer? The Himalayas are the highest and one of the youngest mountain ranges in the world.  They extends from west to east for about 2,500 km in a curve along the borders of India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet. The width of the Himalayas varies from 100 - 400 km and is subdivided into the various zones according to altitude. Driving to the base of the mountains in Nepal is not really possible, not as much as it is from the Tibetan side where one can literally drive to Everest Base Camp. To get to the mountains in Nepal often require about 4 days of trekking. If you are happy to do some trekking, then you could fly into Lukla, trek two day to Namche, and then spend a week basking in the mountains of the Himalayas. Otherwise, head for Tibet and drive to base camp or Mt Kailash.

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS

Some photographs from recent trips