Our tours to volcanoes and volcanic regions:
We propose a wide variety of tours of varying levels of effort and interest ranging from active volcanism, geology, nature, acheology and culture.Go to: available tour dates | Destinations
Volcano Expeditions: Witnessing a volcanic eruption from close is an unforgettable experience. We offer a wide variety of tours and expeditions to active volcanoes worldwide.
VolcanoDiscovery tours: A selection of our most popular trips, which we have been offering and improving over many years now: Stromboli & Etna, Santorini, Java, Ethiopia, Nyiragongo and more. Have a look!
Volcano & eruption special tours: Tours dedicated to usually a single volcano currently in eruption. These trip, sometimes offered only last-minute through our newsletter, are among the most adventurous and most popular in our program.
Photo Expeditions & Photography Tours: We offer you a fine selection of photo tours to exceptional places guided by experienced photographers. These tours are ideal if you are interested in learning or improving photography or, if you are an experienced photographer yourself, to get to the best locations at the best times.
NatureDiscovery: Our walking & study tours with a broader focus on nature, geology, landscape, photography, archaeology and culture: explore Greece, Ethiopia and many other wonderful travel destinations!
1-3 day excursions: If you're interested in volcanoes, there are a number of excursions you should not miss if you're in the area: hike to the craters of Stromboli volcano, climb Etna volcano, get to know the unique volcanic history of Santorini - some examples of shorter (1-3 days) tours and excursions we offer.
Private tours on Etna volcano: Discover Europe's largest active volcano on private, guided 1-day tours. Tours can be customized for different interests and fitness levels.
Climbing Stromboli volcano: Stromboli provides one of the most remarkable opportunities to watch volcanic eruptions from close: a natural ridge located 150 m above the active vents. A classic and all-time favorite tour by anyone interested in seeing active volcanoes!
1. Volcano Expedition Tours
Want to visit an active volcano and watch it erupt? You are just a few clicks away... start here to select your volcano adventure!2. Walking and study tours
You don't have to be a volcano freak to travel with us! We specialize in volcanic areas, yes, but that's also because volcanic areas (southern Italy, for instance) form some of the most beautiful and interesting environments on the planet. Each tour is accompanied by an expert in the area who personally guides you and takes care of all the details. Have a look at our range of walking and study tours, ranging from adventurous to deluxe, with a general focus on geology, volcanism, nature and culture.3. Photo Tours
Some of our tours are specially designed to maximize photo opportunities and meet the needs of photographers. No matter whether you do photography for hobby or for living, whether you shoot for leisure or come with professional interest, VolcanoDiscovery offers you a fine selection of exceptional photo tours to exceptional places guided by experienced photographers. VolcanoDiscovery Photo Expeditions3. Private and custom tours
For individuals and groups, we can tailor custom-designed tours for your group or corporate incentive. Have a look at our existing tours and let us know your preferences.4. Pilot tours
Exploring the unknown: we sometimes go and explore new destinations and invite a small number of people to come with us and try it out! Such trips are a reduced cost and require a higher degree of flexibility, but often offer a great deal of adventure.Highlights:
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Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy): From Stromboli to Etna
(9-days walking & study tour to Stromboli, Lipari, Vulcano and Etna with a volcanologist)
Southern Italy: Volcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour
(15-days study & walking tour from Vesuvius to Etna)
Athens, Laurion, Milos Island (Greece): Silver of the Aegean
(8-days geologic walking and study tour to Athens, Laurion and Milos Island, Greece)
Santorini Island (Greece): Fascination Volcano
(8 (9) days study and walking tour on Santorini, Greece)
Nisyros Island (Greece): Almonds, olives and volcanoes
(8-days walking & study tour on the volcanic islands of Nisyros & Cos, Greece)
(15-days geology and photo tour to Iceland)
Danakil desert (Ethiopia): Desert, salt and volcanoes
(14 days expedition to Erta Ale volcano and Dallol hydrothermal field (Danakil desert, Ethiopia))
Group tour departures:
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| Dates | Price p.p. | Tour | Difficulty | |||
| 2019: February |
 | 3-16 Feb 2019 | 2600 € ? | Canary Islands (Spain)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | ||
 | 9-22 Feb 2019 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
 | 23 Feb - 2 Mar 2019 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
 | 24 Feb - 10 Mar 2019 (winter program) | 3495 € ? | Iceland(Photography tour: geology & volcanism - photography - wildlife) | |||
| March | | 2-15 Mar 2019 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | ||
 | 17-23 Mar 2019 (4 nights on Krakatau) | 1690 € ? | Krakatau volcano, Sunda Strait(Volcano expedition: photography - adventure) | |||
| 23-30 Mar 2019 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
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24-30 Mar 2019 (4 nights on Krakatau) | 1690 € ? | Krakatau volcano, Sunda Strait(Volcano expedition: photography - adventure) | |||
 | 30 Mar - 6 Apr 2019 | 1360 € ? | Saronic Gulf (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| April |  | 6-13 Apr 2019 | 1480 € ? | Athens, Laurion, Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism) | ||
 | 14-21 Apr 2019 | 1460 € ? | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
 | 16-24 Apr 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 21-28 Apr 2019 | 1460 € ? | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
 | 22-27 Apr 2019 | 1400 € ? | Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour) | |||
| May |  | 2-17 May 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | ||
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4-11(12) May 2019 | 1450 EUR (8d.) / 1600 EUR (9d.) | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: geology & volcanism - nature & culture - archaeology) | |||
 | 4-11 May 2019 | 1460 € ? | Nisyros Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 4-12 May 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 11-18 May 2019 | 1460 € ? | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 11-19 May 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 18-25 May 2019 | 1480 € ? | Athens, Laurion, Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism) | |||
| 18-26 May 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 25 May - 1 Jun 2019 | 1360 € ? | Saronic Gulf (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
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25 May - 1 Jun 2019 | 2100 € ? | Etna volcano (Sicily)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
 | 29 May - 8 Jun 2019 | 2950 € ? | Vanuatu (South Sea)(Expedition: active volcanoes - nature & culture - adventure) | |||
 | 29 May - 12 Jun 2019 | 3950 € ? | Vanuatu(Volcano expedition: photography - active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| June | | 1-6(8) Jun 2019 | 1400 € ? | Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour) | ||
 | 7-12 Jun 2019 | 1590 € ? | Tanna Island (Vanuatu)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - nature & culture) | |||
| 8-16 Jun 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
 | 14-30 Jun 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
 | 15-22 Jun 2019 (Full moon on 17 June!) | $ 3950 ? | DR Congo + Rwanda(Volcano expedition: adventure - photography - wildlife) | |||
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15-30 Jun 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| 30 Jun - 14 Jul 2019 | 3550 € ? | Iceland(Photography tour: geology & volcanism - photography - wildlife) | |||
| July |  | 2-18 Jul 2019 | 2980 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | ||
| 7-23 Jul 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
| 8-23 Jul 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
 | 14-28 Jul 2019 (pilot tour) | 5900 EUR (if 6 part.) / 6300 EUR (if 5 part.) | Kurile Islands (Russia)(Expedition: geology & volcanism - photography - adventure) | |||
| August | | 3-17 Aug 2019 | 3550 € ? | Iceland(Photography tour: geology & volcanism - photography - wildlife) | ||
 | 12-30 Aug 2019 | 4350 € ? | Kamchatka peninsula (Russia)(Expedition: adventure - active volcanoes - photography) | |||
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13-29 Aug 2019 | 2980 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| 13-29 Aug 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
| 14-29 Aug 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| September | | 1-19 Sep 2019 | 4350 € ? | Kamchatka peninsula (Russia)(Expedition: adventure - active volcanoes - photography) | ||
 | 2-15 Sep 2019 | 3190 € ? | Halmahera (Indonesia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
| 2-18 Sep 2019 | 2980 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| 2-18 Sep 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
| 3-18 Sep 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
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7-14 Sep 2019 | 1480 € ? | Athens, Laurion, Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism) | |||
| 14-21 Sep 2019 | 1360 € ? | Saronic Gulf (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 21-28 Sep 2019 | 1460 € ? | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 28 Sep - 5 Oct 2019 | 1460 € ? | Santorini Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 29 Sep - 9 Oct 2019 | 3150 € ? | Vanuatu (South Sea)(Expedition: active volcanoes - nature & culture - adventure) | |||
| 29 Sep - 13 Oct 2019 | 4150 € ? | Vanuatu(Volcano expedition: photography - active volcanoes - nature & culture) | |||
| October | | 2-17 Oct 2019 | 3690 € ? | Java (Indonesia)(Photography tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture) | ||
| 2-18 Oct 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | |||
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5-12 Oct 2019 | 1460 € ? | Nisyros Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 5-13 Oct 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 8-13 Oct 2019 | 1590 € ? | Tanna Island (Vanuatu)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - nature & culture) | |||
 | 11-25 Oct 2019 | 3590 € ? | Southern Italy(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - nature & culture - archaeology) | |||
| 12-17 Oct 2019 | 1400 € ? | Milos Island (Greece)(Walking & study tour) | |||
| 12-20 Oct 2019 | 2580 € ? | Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)(Walking & study tour: active volcanoes - geology & volcanism - nature & culture) | |||
| 19-26 Oct 2019 | 1360 € ? | Saronic Gulf (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| November | | 2-18 Nov 2019 | 3960 € ? | N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)(Trekking: active volcanoes - nature & culture - photography) | ||
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4 Nov - 1 Dec 2019 (Mexico-Hawaii-Vanuatu-NZ-Krakatau) | 11500 € ? | Around-the-World: Hawai'i,Vanuatu, New Zealand, Indonesia(Volcano expedition: adventure - photography - active volcanoes) | |||
| 9-16 Nov 2019 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| 17-30 Nov 2019 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| 30 Nov - 7 Dec 2019 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| December | | 8-21 Dec 2019 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | ||
| 22 Dec 19 - 4 Jan 2020 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| 28 Dec 19 - 4 Jan 2020 | 1360 € ? | Saronic Gulf (Greece)(Walking & study tour: photography - geology & volcanism - archaeology) | |||
| 2020: January | | 4-11 Jan 2020 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | ||
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12-25 Jan 2020 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| 25 Jan - 1 Feb 2020 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| February | | 2-15 Feb 2020 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | ||
 | 9-23 Feb 2020 | $ 4720 ? | Oahu-Kauai-Maui-Hawai'i(Walking & study tour: nature & culture - geology & volcanism - active volcanoes) | |||
| 15-22 Feb 2020 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| 23 Feb - 7 Mar 2020 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| March | | 7-14 Mar 2020 | $ 3360 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Volcano expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | ||
| 15-28 Mar 2020 | $ 4530 ? | Danakil desert (Ethiopia)(Expedition: active volcanoes - photography - adventure) | |||
| August | |
31 Aug - 18 Sep 2020 | 4350 € ? | Kamchatka peninsula (Russia)(Expedition: adventure - active volcanoes - photography) | ||
| November | | 3-30 Nov 2020 | open | Around-the-World: Hawai'i,Vanuatu, New Zealand, Indonesia(Volcano expedition: adventure - photography - active volcanoes) | ||
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