Pakistan Floods Appeal
Over 1,000 people are reported to have died with that number likely to rise as more information becomes available. About 2.5 million people are believed to have been affected by the floods which may worsen as further rain falls and water moves downstream. ...More
2011 Dates & Prices
We are currently updating our holidays for 2011 with dates, prices, photo galleries and detailed itineraries. ...More
Royal Geographical Society : Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture
The Himalayan Trust UK presents the Second Annual SIR EDMUND HILLARY MEMORIAL LECTURE at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London on Thursday 27th May 2010 at 7pm, (Exhibition Road entrance, doors open 6pm, cash bar and snacks available).Special guest speaker on the night will be Jan Morris CBE journalist, writer, traveller extraordinare and The Times correspondent in 1953. Jan's talk will recall being ‘AN OUTSIDER ON EVEREST’.
Bhutan, land of the peaceful Dragon, lies in a hidden corner high in the eastern Himalaya, sandwiched between Tibet to the north and the Indian states of Sikkim to the west, Assam to the south and Arunachel Pradesh to the east. The country within these borders forms a giant staircase, from the grassy floodplains and riverine forests in the south through semi tropical and alpine forests to some of the highest unclimbed Himalayan peaks on earth.
An overland journey through Bhutan to discover the cultural highlights from Paro to Thimpu, Punakha & Bumthang. Each departure visits a spectacular festival either at Paro, Thimpu or Bumthang.
Discover Eastern Bhutan, a seldom visited region. With a delightful 3-day trek through the serene Phobjikha Valley, we witness the colourful Bumthang festival and look for the rare black-necked crane
