Useful Links
Getting ready for one of our adventure holidays can be rather overwhelming at times. So, we have created this page of related links to (hopefully) make the preparation process that bit easier. The list of links below covers a majority of the topics that will arise as you get ready to leave home.
- Holiday Extras
- Travel Visas
- Travel advice
- Travel health
- Books and maps
- Clothing & Equipment
- Airlines – Low-cost carriers
- Biking
- Responsible tourism
- Photography, Film & Art
- Other useful links
Holiday Extras
KE Travel - our in-house travel agents
For UK Airport Parking and Hotels
Tel: +44 (0)17687 80888
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Travel advice
Travel advice on the country you are planning to visit
From the UK:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - visit site
From the USA:
Travel State - visit site
Travel health
Travellers Health - visit site
A very good online resource is the Scottish National Health Travellers website
CIWEC Clinic - Travel Medicine Centre - visit site
The best source of Western medical care in Nepal and one of the most famous destination travel medicine clinics in the world. The clinic was established in 1982 to meet the need for a Western standard clinic to treat foreign tourists, diplomats and aid workers in Nepal.
Books and maps
Amazon - visit site
Cicerone - visit site
Cicerone are publishers of over 250 award-winning guidebooks for walking, trekking, climbing and mountaineering, cycle touring and hill and mountain skills
Clothing & Equipment

Cotswold Outdoor - visit site
Shopping at Cotswold raises funds for the Juniper Trust
At the time of booking, KE clients get a 15% discount entitlement to be used at all Cotswold stores. Cotswold Outdoor kindly donate a proportion of monies spent to the Juniper Trust charity, helping fund community projects.
George Fisher - visit site
One of the UK's leading retailers of outdoor clothing and equipment - based just up the road from KE in Keswick.
Mountain Equipment - visit site
Specialist manufacturers of down, Gore-tex, fleece and other outdoor clothing. Mountain Equipment has been supplying the world's expedition elite since 1961.
Endura - visit site
Technical Cycling Clothing. At Endura we believe in testing the equipment we sell. Ourselves.
Millican - visit site
Travel and outdoor lifestyle brand for eco-friendly travellers. Stylish rucksacks and travel bags made from organic materials

PHD Mountain Software - visit site
PHD is one of the world's premier designers and manufacturers of down
sleeping bags, down jackets, and mountaineering clothing. Over 40 years
designing for extreme high altitude and polar ventures lies behind this
wide range of products for the mountain enthusiast. Planning a Trip? PHD Gear Adviser helps you find the right cold weather gear for your trip. Go to PHD's Gear Advisor
Airlines – Low-cost carriers
| Bulgaria: | Easyjet - visit site |
| German Wings - visit site | |
| Wizzair - visit site | |
| Canada: | Thomas Cook - visit site |
| France (Perpignan): | Ryanair - visit site |
| Iceland: | Iceland Express - visit site |
| Italy: | Ryanair - visit site |
| Jet2 - visit site | |
| Easyjet - visit site | |
| ThomsonFly - visit site | |
| Morocco: | Easyjet - visit site |
| Atlas Blue - visit site | |
| Ryanair - visit site | |
| ThomsonFly - visit site | |
| Norway: | Norweigan - visit site |
| Pakistan: | Air Blue - visit site |
| Poland: | Easyjet - visit site |
| Ryanair - visit site | |
| Jet2 - visit site | |
| BMI Baby - visit site | |
| Romania: | Wizzair - visit site |
| Sardinia: | Ryanair - visit site |
| Slovenia: | Easyjet - visit site |
| Spain: | Ryanair - visit site |
| Switzerland (Geneva): | Easyjet - visit site |
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Flybe - visit site |
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Jet2 - visit site |
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BMI Baby - visit site |
| Thailand: | Air Berlin - visit site |
| Turkey: | Easyjet - visit site |
Biking

Keswick Bikes - visit site
Keswick Mountain Bike's on-line shop. It is customer friendly, interactive and without risk!
cycleNoodle - visit site
cycleNoodle was formed especially for you, the budding cycling enthusiast. It is a place where cyclists can go to find information, such as where their nearest bike shop is, get direct access to their favourite manufacturer's website or find a masseuse for those aching legs!
Cyclewise Training - visit site
Cyclewise Training is the U.K's leading Mountain Bike Training Course providers and the first professional training company to offer the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Awards (SMBLA) in England.
Chain Reaction Cycles - visit site
Europe's Largest Online Bike Store. Fast low cost delivery worldwide.
Responsible tourism
The Juniper Trust - visit site
A small charity dedicated to responding to requests from Nepal to assist in Educational and Health projects.
Tourism Concern - visit site
A UK based organisation campaigning for ethical and fairly traded tourism
The International Porter Protection Group - visit site
The IPPG works to improve the conditions of mountain porters in the tourism industry worldwide.
Photography, Film & Art
Steve Razzetti Photography - visit site
Photographer and author Steve Razzetti also leads trips for KE.
Geraldine Westrupp Gallery - visit site
Brilliant and original photography from India, Spain and Iceland. View online galleries by Geraldine Westrupp at Asturian Spirit.
Caroline Cook - Glencoe Artist - visit site
High Quality Fine Art, Limited Edition Prints and Original Paintings of some of the most popular mountains, glens and shores of Scotland from the talented Glencoe-based artist, Caroline Cooke.
Other useful links
UK Holidays
Wandering Aengus Treks - visit site
Know before you go! Take a walk with one of KE's most experienced leaders and find out all you need to know about your fitness for the trip of a lifetime.
Glaramara - Lake District Outdoor Centre - visit site
We are a Keswick based Activity and Adventure company which also operates a multi-functional venue in the Borrowdale Valley close to the Scafell range. Comfortable accommodation, restaurant and bar, ideal for walking, biking holidays as well as a full range of outdoor activities. Available to all - groups, families and individuals. Great venue to hire exclusively for your event.
Festivals
Keswick Mountain Festival - visit site
Keswick Mountain Festival’s 2010 line-up is already packed full of outdoor activities, sporting competitions and great speakers. The World’s Greatest Living Explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, is set to top the speaker line up at Keswick Mountain Festival. A year to the day after he conquered Everest (21 May), he will take to the stage at the Theatre by The Lake and talk about his amazing life.
Alpine Accommodation
"Yeti Lodge - Chalets & Apartments" - visit site
Nestled high in the Chamonix Valley beneath Europe’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc, Yeti Lodge Chamonix is the perfect base for your summer or winter Chamonix holiday, catering for families and groups from 4 to 36.
"Chalet Whymper"- visit site
Situated in the heart of Les Houches Chamonix, Chalet Whymper is a brand new complex of luxury apartments just 45 minutes drive from Geneva airport with accommodation for 4 to 6 clients to be rented individually or combined.
Skiing
Chamonix Experience - visit site
Founded by renowned mountain guide and foremost Everest expedition leader, Russell Brice, Chamonix Experience is a mountain guide and adventure bureau based in the Chamonix Valley at the foot of the Mont Blanc massif. We have over 25 guides working with us, all IFMGA qualified with years of experience guiding in the alpine region.
Expedition Companies
Baltistan Tours, Pakistan - visit site
Based in Skardu, in the Northern areas of Pakistan, Baltistan Tours has the honour of being the first and senior most Tour Operator of the region, offering a wealth of experience in organising high mountain climbing expeditions.
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