Mountains
GeoWorld Travel geology tours and holidays that feature Mountains. Mountainous areas visited include Antarctica, Greenland, the summit of Etna in Sicily, the Hajar Mountains of Oman, the Naukluft and Tsaris Mountains of Namibia, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Table Mountain and the Drakensberg in South Africa and the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia in Wales
The following trips feature mountains:
Antarctica
Antarctica - visit the Antarctic Peninsula Mountains
England & Wales
Jurassic Coast & the Complete Geological Timescale- We visit the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia
GREENLAND
Spitsbergen and North East Greenland - the whole east coast of Greenland is mountainous.
ITALY
The Classic Volcanoes - We go about 3000m up Mount Etna. This area has a ski resort in winter.
OMAN
Ocean Crust and Mountains of Mantle - this trip takes place in the Al Hajar Mountains and we will see Jebel Shams (3009m) the highest mountain in Oman on our trip.
Northern Namibia
A Geological Safari - Visits the Naukluft Mountains, Tsaris Mountains, and the inselberg mountains of Erongo, Spitzkoppe and the Brandberg.
Scotland
The Birth of Geology - We visit the Cairngorm Mountains, Assynt Mountains, The Black Cuillin, Ben Nevis and the Trossachs.
South Africa
From Table Mountain to the City of Gold - We the Cape Fold Mountains which includes Table Mountain World Heritage Site
Svalbard
Spitsbergen and North East Greenland - the island of Spitsbergen is mountainous with the highest peak Newtontoppen rising 1,713m above sea level.
USA
Yellowstone, Dinosaurs and Grand Canyon - We visit the Grand Teton Mountains.
Wales
Fforest Fawr Geopark & Blaenavon WHS Day Tour - The tour takes place in the Brecon Beacons.