It is dark, cold and rainy outside and the long winter months are about to set upon our home in North Wales. It is getting harder and harder to summon the motivation to get out into the mountains and onto the rivers so we are getting stuck into the planning more expeditions!
We feel it is important for us to offer new destinations as well as the same tried and tested destinations with a twist. Supporting our local in-county guides is also important to us as they are the ones who are at the forefront of challenging LGBT discrimination by welcoming us with open arms. We in turn support them by returning again and again to try new adventures.
For those who are short on time in 2020 we have a number of week-long expeditions with spaces in 2020. If you are looking for your first Pride Expedition time and time again Morocco is delivering in terms of ease, accessibility and price. .
Mount Toubkal Expedition - Morocco
“Challenging but exciting with fantastic views and experiences every day”
The scenery is spectacular the food is good. During this trek you will visit sun scorched Berber villages and stay in local lodges and eat traditional Moroccan food cooked by our Berber hosts. This is a fully supported trek, your main bags will be carried by mules and our cook will travel along with you. It culminates in an ascent of North Africa’s highest peak Jebel Toubkal at just over 4,100m.
Price £675
Trip one 23rd - 30th of May 2020
Trip Two 10th - 17th October 2020
Chilling out in Aramoud with Mount Toubkal in the background.
Those of you who loved our Tour du Mont Blanc last year, we are offering a similar trek next year in the form of the Haute Route.
The Haute Route- Chamonix to Zermatt
Cross the Alps in style on this iconic Alpine Trek with OutdoorLads
A challenging and remote trek that passes below spectacular glaciers and ice capped peaks and meanders through green alpine pastures and flower meadows in France and Switzerland. The route passes below 10 out of the 12 highest peaks in the Alps and crosses from Chamonix in the West to Zermatt in the East.
7th - 16th August 2020
This trip is only available to OutdoorLads members and booking details can be found on their website.
In 2018 we did the Tour du Mont Blanc with OutdoorLads UK in 2020 we will be doing the Haute Route
For those looking for your next action packed challenge then Slovenia is a great destination with a straightforward trek involving a bit of via ferrata to the summit of Mt Triglav.
Mount Triglav Adventure - Slovenia
“Seven fun filled days of trekking, biking, canyoning and rafting”
Climb Slovenia's highest mountain and trek for four days in the surrounding Triglavski National Park. This involves an iron walkway that is not for the faint hearted. After the trek we white water raft on the emerald Soca river. This is an action packed trip that also includes mountain biking and canyoning.
Price £1050
12th - 19th September 2020
It’s not as tough as it looks - scaling Mt Triglav’s heights!
As always we also have plenty of longer expeditions up our sleeves! If you are looking for something longer and want to start off easy in Nepal then we recommend the Happy Himalayas trip to Nepal in Autumn 2020. Meet Hari and our amazing team in Nepal and see Trek and raft through the Annapurna foothills near Pokhara.
Happy Himalays - Trek and Raft for two weeks in Nepal
Price £1700
24th October to 5th November 2020
The Happy Himalaya tour offers a little bit of everything Nepal has to offer neatly packaged into a two week expedition. We will trek for six days in the foothills of the Annapurna range up to Poon Hill (3,190m). Here you will have fantastic views of the Annapurna range and the stunning Fishtail Mountain Machhapuchhure. After trekking back to the small village of Nayapul we will raft Nepal's best rafting river the Kali Gandaki.
https://www.prideexpeditions.co.uk/happy-himalayas-expedition
If you would like to find out more about these trips or join us the contact us or book on our website now www.prideexpeditions.co.uk