Meet Active Adventures Guide, Kelly
Kelly was born in the UK and moved to New Zealand when she was 3 years old. She spent her childhood exploring the outdoors with her Dad, who took her on hiking and biking trips. Kelly now spends the majority of her spare time traveling to new places and hiking with friends.
What's your favorite travel destination?
Nepal.
What's your favorite adventure activity?
Hiking - obviously!
What has been your most inspiring adventure experience?
Hiking the Mt Kailash kora in 2019 with my Dad. Mt Kailash is a holy pilgrimage site for people of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Bon faiths. The trek takes you to high altitudes, starting at 4670m and peaking at 5650m, making it challenging but very rewarding. Every year, thousands of pilgrims enter Tibet with the goal of completing a kora around the holy mountain. I was inspired and blown away by the devotion of the pilgrims, many of which do full prostrations around the mountain, taking 14-16 days. It was a humbling experience walking alongside these people. We drank lots of Yak Butter Tea and slowly made our way around Mt Kailash in 3 days.
What's your favorite Active Adventures trip?
Ultimate South Island Adventure
When did you first get the travel bug?
When I was 20 years old, I did a university exchange in Canada and I have kept traveling since.
What destination would you most like to travel to (that you haven't been to yet)?
East Africa, in particular Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Do you have any favorite hobbies or special talents you could tell us about?
Great at losing personal belongings and them magically finding their way back to me!
