2.  Follow the Camino De Santiago

Since the unveiling of St James Tomb in the 9th century millions of pilgrims have walked a Camino to Santiago to visit the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Today the Caminos are undertaken by people from around the world not just for religious motivations but for the challenge of completing a long distance trail and for the experience of the journey along the way. Choose to walk the route in a guided group, or at your own pace on a self-guided trip. We will take care of all the logistics.

3. High alpine trekking on the Haute Route – France, Italy, Switzerland

This is the ultimate high Alpine trekking adventure following the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt. Taking a dramatic and uncompromising line, the Classic Haute Route traverses the heart of the European Alps, linking Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn by a series of high cols and impressive glaciers. Offering the most breathtaking scenery in the Alps and overnight stops at some of the very best Alpine refuges, the Classic Haute Route from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, ranks among the world's greatest mountain walking adventures.

4. Hike to the world-famous Tigers Nest in Bhutan

5. Trek to Everest Base Camp

This lodge-based trek follows the legendary 'Everest Trail' from the airstrip at Lukla. Within little more than 2 weeks, this is your chance to visit Everest Basecamp, hike up to the exceptional viewpoint of Kala Patar at sunset and to experience the wonderful mountain scenery of the Khumbu. A memorable flight from Kathmandu to the airstrip at Lukla provides access to an alpine world where the air is crystal clear and colourful prayer flags flutter from the rooftops.

6.  Follow in the footsteps of the Incas to Machu Picchu

Trekking the Inca Trail and then arriving at the Sun Gate above the 15th Century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the outstanding highlights of any visit to Peru. Averaging 10 kilometres of walking on each of 4 days this brilliant fully supported short trek provides you with spectacular views of the peaks of the Cordillera Vilcabamba. Inca Trail permits go on sale each year in January and permits for popular periods tend to sell out immediately. Book Inca Trail treks early to avoid disappointment.

7. Walk on the Jordan Trail from Dana to Petra

This excellent trekking holiday in Jordan takes you from the Dana Reserve, southwards to the ancient 'Rose-Red City' of Petra one of the world's ‘New7Wonders'. This trek has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the finest in the Middle East. Six days of trekking takes you through the most rugged country in Jordan, straddling the edge of the great Rift Valley. The route from Dana to Petra is now part of the ‘Jordan Trail’ which spans the length of this interesting and diverse country. The ‘Jordan Trail’ is an upcoming brand new way-marked trek and the Dana to Petra section is probably the most beautiful and best.

8. Witness the Northern Lights ski touring in Sweden

Combine the experience of a lifetime of seeing the Northern Lights with a real epic overland adventure. Go nordic ski touring hut-to-hut in northern Sweden, inside of the Arctic Circle. Starting out from Abisko Mountain Station, which is one of the best places on the planet to see the norhtern lights thanks to it's position next to lake TorneTräsk, you spend the next 7 days ski touring along the famous King's Trail/Kungsleden of Sweden. You spend your nights in cosy scandinavian huts complete with wood buring sauna and you bags is transported every day by snowmobile.

9.  Watch the sunrise on the south face of Annapurna 

One of the finest of Himalayan journeys is the classic trek into the inner sanctum of the Annapurnas. Here, giant peaks such as 8000 metre, Annapurna 1, Annapurna South, Gangapurna and Machhapuchhre, encircle the natural amphitheatre known as the Annapurna Sanctuary. Combining the trek into the Sanctuary with a visit to Ghorepani and the classic Himalayan viewpoint of Poon Hill, this trek manages to cram the full range of Nepalese trekking experiences into 11 varied days of walking.

10.  Track endangered Mountain Gorillas

This fabulous wildlife safari holiday to Uganda and Rwanda focuses on tracking the endangered Mountain Gorillas as well as all the wildlife highlights of these countries. Your adventure begins with a ‘Rhino Walk' at the Ziwa Sanctuary to see these beautiful and also endangered giants. You then move to the Murchison Falls National Park where you enjoy boat rides, game drives on the shores of the River Nile and see the famous waterfalls. Hippos, elephant and giraffe are all found on the river banks and gives you a lovely start to this two-week wildlife holiday.

Do you want to know more about any of KE range of adventure holidays? Just give a member of our adventure-loving team a call on +44 (0) 17687 73966 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..