Accommodations
Not Your Average Hotel
On our journeys, we stay in charming, locally run accommodations or low impact, fully supported mobile campsites. Our aim is to create meaningful connections with local communities and to contribute positively to their economies. We relish the spontaneous, unforgettable opportunities that take place on the road: sharing a traditional meal with a Bhutanese family on the mud-earth floor of their farmhouse; stargazing alongside our bushmen guides while eating a chef-prepared meal around the campfire at our Botswana tented camp; or overnighting in the majestic, well-earned simplicity of a high-mountain hut in the Swiss Alps. During intimate moments shared with our hosts, we find exchanges that are rich and rewarding. Waking up to a Tibetan Ama-le (mother) making tsampa (barley flour) porridge while churning soldja (yak butter tea), or sitting around the family’s Bukhari (wood-burning stove) hearing stories of village life. Interactions like these can be limited behind the walls of luxury accommodations, and we strongly believe that real life unfolds at dawn and dusk, when families and friends gather together over meals to discuss the experiences of their day. At Mountain Kora, we have the privilege of facilitating these kinds of cultural exchanges between our guests and our network of host-friends from around the globe.
Switzerland
We have carefully selected family-run Swiss chalets and mountain inns along our route, with two overnights during our Bernese Oberland tour at a Swiss Mountain Hut. Our accommodations embody rustic simplicity while providing welcome creature comforts after a full days on the trail. Each inn is chosen based on its optimal location, Swiss hospitality, locally-sourced cuisine, and top-notch amenities. Please see see the section below for more information on our accommodations.