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KE Brochures landing on a doorstep near you
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The brand new 2013 KE brochures have now been sent and for those of you resident in the UK your copy should be landing on your doormat as we write. If you don't get yours don't worry you can request brochures via our website. Our shiny new Adventure, Family and Bike brochures feature over 350 of the very best adventure holidays. The Adventure brochure alone has 260 holidays, within 148 colourful pages, for you to browse. There are the 'classic' tried and tested favourites as well as 50 new exciting holidays waiting to be experienced. We've introduced a new to KE 'style', the Discovery Holiday, great for anyone looking for a 'softer' adventure approach. Our improved grading system makes it really easy to choose from our least demanding holidays starting at 1, through to our toughest and most technical trips at 12. Remember you can also view our Adventure, Bike and Family brochures online.
>> Request new brochure or View online
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So What's New
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Movers and shakers for 2013
There are so many new and exciting things to shout about for 2013; our shiny new brochures, improved website, new Discovery range and 60 brand new adventures! Our new Dunes of Chegaga Trek in Morocco, departing 29th December will have you camped on a sand dune under a blanket of stars watching 2013 come charging over the horizon. If it's a fresh start to the New Year you want, a pilgrimage along Spain's Camino de Santiago or Walk to Freedom in the Pyrenees might be just the thing. If the thought of wildlife, wine and walking appeals to you, our Cape Town & the Garden Route combine all 3 in a delicious 13 day discovery holiday. With so much to choose from you'll be spoilt for choice.
>> View new holidays for 2013
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New Website Features
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Discover what's new online
With so many changes in our product range our website has had a make over too! We added new categories for Discovery, Winter and Polar and Climb is now separate from Trek & Walk making it easier than ever to find your perfect holiday. Click the activity tabs in the main header to find out when to go, top recommended holidays, next available departures as well as latest blogs, reviews, photos and videos. For an overview of all that we offer click Holiday Types. Here you will also find other styles of adventure to help narrow down your search. With activity icons to help you spot your favourites at a glance and the ability to search by grade, you are sure to find the right level of holiday for you. >> View Website
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Lonely Planet's Best of 2013
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KE go there - tick, tick, tick...
Every year Lonely Planet brings out a new book listing what they think is the best trends, destinations, journeys and experience for the upcoming year. As usual their listing shows KE have got our fingers on the pulse, as our holiday destinations feature highly in their recommendations. Leading their Top 10 Countries is Sri Lanka, or as they have listed it, 'cut-priced paradise'. We agree and can take you there on our new Discovery Holiday; Sri Lanka Highlights Tour or for walkers there's our new Sri Lanka Tracks & Trails holiday. Corsica is number one in their top ten regions and has long been one of our favourites with the ultra challenging GR20 trek or the much easier Mountains to Sea walk. San Francisco is their top city and the starting point of our popular USA family adventure, Cowboys & Indians.
>> View Lonely Planet's Best of 2013
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Kashmir Calling
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Back on the tourist map
We are absolutely delighted that after 20 years in the wilderness Kashmir and Srinagar are back on the tourist map, thanks FCO! Ahead of the game as always we have a brand new mountain biking holiday from Ladakh to Kashmir!
>> View all India holidays
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Christmas to Go
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Fabulous festive holidays
There is still time to book a festive holiday to an exotic location. Go to our website and select 'Advanced Search', enter your chosen dates, country and activity to view a list of your preferred holidays or view the full festive selection below
>> View all Festive departures
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Pick a Leader
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Who made a difference?
Every year we like to sit back and reflect on what was. Without our Leaders and the quality of service and care they provide, we would be lost. If one of our Leaders made your holiday special, please let us know and vote for them.
>> View Leaders and vote
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Tour de France Centennial Race
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Kicks off in Corsica
The route for the Tour de France for 2013 has been announced. Lance Armstrong will certainly not be there, but you could! The 100th edition begins on Corsica on 29th June. It's going to be mountainous and will suit the climbers, so word has it Froome and Contador will be hot favourites. If you fancy a piece of the action, we have a cheeky trip in Corsica that will get you up-close and personal with the first stages. Our Mountains to the Sea 8 day trek departs on the 16th June and ends on the 23rd giving you plenty of time to select poll position on 29th June. If you prefer to be cycling though, our new Tour of Gran Canaria is the training ground of the professionals and our Pyrenees Raid covers lots of the famous cols. >> View all Cycling holidays
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Grand Traverse of the Jura
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A Ski Touring holiday like no other
Late January and early February usually offer the best conditions for one of the best cross country ski challenges in the Alps, the Grand Traverse of the Jura, a ski-touring holiday like no other. Travelling 175km from Geneva, it follows the route of France's longest cross-country ski race, the World famous Transjurassiene. It passes over the highest summits of the French Jura and traverses through meadowland, forests, isolated farms and small historic towns and castles. Covering approximately 20-30 km each day with nothing but a day pack and ending each day in rustic inns and hotels this is a unique ski-touring holiday. New to KE for 2013 and with departures suitable for those with previous experience this is an amazing opportunity to ski tour through this spectacular area.
>> View the Grand Traverse of the Jura
>> View all Winter holidays
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UNESCO Heritage Sites 2013
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Your Bucket List for 2013
Here at KE a few of us are planning our Bucket List for 2013. From climbing the highest mountains, visiting remote tribes to experiencing the world's most spectacular festivals we can help you fulfil your dreams. What better way to plan a list of places to visit before you "kick the bucket" than by selecting a few of the Worlds UNESCO Heritage sites to 'tick off'. Our Atlantic Camel Caravan Trek in Morocco will take you to the fortified town of Essaouira 'tick'. The Best of Northern India will 'tick off' no less than 6 UNESCO sites including the Red Fort, the Taj Mahal and Jaipur's 'Pink City'. Then there's Trinidad and Havana in Cuba on our Buena Vista Cuba or Machu Picchu on our Peru Explorer discovery holidays or Inca Trail and Beyond trek. Why not send us your "bucket list" ideas?
>> View Top Unesco Heritage trips
>> Email us your bucket list
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To blog or not to Blog
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Win £100 worth of Cotswold Vouchers!
If sharing your amazing adventure stories and photos with like-minded travellers is not enough to inspire you to put fingers to keys, we've an incentive to help you get going. The best blog of 2012 will receive a £100 Gift Voucher generously donated from Cotswold Outdoor. Not only will you get to buy that much-cherished piece of kit for your next adventure but Cotswold will also donate 5% of what you spend to the Juniper Trust, who support worthwhile causes all over the world. All blogs submitted will be posted on our Website, the Cotswold Website and on our social media sites. The blog with the best feedback and responses will win. We've had some great entries so far and there's still time, so share your adventures and get blogging now. >> View KE Blog
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