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 

Weddell Sea Explorer - 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.

Nepal

The Roof of the World - This tour takes place in the Himalayas, the world's highest mountains.

Central Namibia

Namib Desert, Giant Volcanoes & Etosha Pans - 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.

Switzerland

An Alpine Adventure - this tour takes place in the Alps, Europe's greatest mountain range. It includes the highest cable car ride and highest train station in Europe.

USA

Yellowstone, Dinosaurs and Grand Canyon - We visit the Grand Teton Mountains.

Wales (Day Tour)

World Class Geology in our Backyard - The tour takes place in the Brecon Beacons, the highest mountain range in southern Britain.

A photograph of the Fishtail Mountain, Nepal
The Fishtail Mountain, Nepal
A photograph of the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps
The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps
A photograph of mountains, the High Atlas Mountains, taken on a GeoWorld Travel geology trip, tour and holiday
The High Atlas Mountains, Morocco
A photograph with a fence in the foreground and mountains behind, the Grand Teton Mountains, taken on a GeoWorld Travel USA geology trip, tour and holiday
The Grand Teton Mountains, USA
A photograph with people in the foreground admiring mountains in Antarctica
Antarctic Peninsula Mountains, Antarctica
A photograph of the Brecon Beacons Mountains, taken on a GeoWorld Travel Wales geology day tour
The Brecon Beacons Mountains, Wales