Tour Photos

Images taken on our tours to volcanoes and volcanic areas

Group on Merapi volcano during one of our first expeditions to Indonesia in 2004.

Group on Merapi volcano during one of our first expeditions to Indonesia in 2004.

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Photos from the tour to Kos and Nisyros in April 2022 (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

Photos from the tour to Kos and Nisyros in April 2022 (24 Images)

Armenia is a very varied and photogenic country and full of geological wonders. Here are some impressions from parts of the our latest tour to Armenia taken by volcanologist Dr. Tom Pfeiffer who accompanied a small group who "dared" traveling in Corona-times and found that life still goes on if one forgets about it all: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Armenia: Volcanoes, History and Culture tour impressions May-June 2021 (150 Images)

With a small group, photographer and tour guide Tobias Schorr visited the island of Santorini for our Pearl of the Aegean tour in May 2021. Here are some of his impressions: (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

Santorini Island (Greece): spring time impressions May 2021 (52 Images)

Our friend volcano photographer and expedition organizer Diego Rizzo from Guatemala shared some of his impressions taken at Fuego and Pacaya volcanoes during Feb-May 2021. Both volcanoes have been in permanent activity during the past years and provide fantastic opportunities for tours to see active volcanoes from close. (Photo: Diego Rizzo)

Pacaya and Fuego volcanoes, Guatemala: impressions Feb-May 2021 by Diego Rizzo (16 Images)

Participant Jay Ramji kindly sent us some of his great photos he took during the Volcanoes & Spices tour to northern Indonesia's active volcanoes in Nov 2019:
Link: Jay's photo website (Photo: Jay Ramji)

Volcanoes & Spices - volcanoes of northern Indonesia: tour photos Nov 2019 (21 Images)

Milos is one of the most scenic and geologically interesting islands of the Mediterranean. Here are some impressions from our geologic walking tour on Milos in May 2018. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Milos Island, Greece: tour photos May 2018 (124 Images)

Massive lava flows showing some of the most impressive columnar jointed prisms are exposed in the canyon of the Azat River, beneath the village of Garni, famous for its preserved Roman temple. The excursion from the temple down into the river valley should not be missed if you're interested in geology and visit the area. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Symphony of Stones - prismatic lavas at Garni, Armenia (23 Images)

Some impressions from various excursions during our Walking and study tour in Armenia, taken during the pilot trip in June 2019. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Armenia 2019: tour photos (95 Images)

Participant and team member Andrej Nikiforov witnessed the ongoing activity in Anak Krakatau's crater lake during the Krakatau Volcano Special tour in Nov 2019. Here some impressions: (Photo: AndreyNikiforov)

Krakatoa volcano, Nov 2019: eruptions from Anak Krakatau and impressions (40 Images)

A selection of Markus Heuer's photos taken during the tour to Italy's volcanoes in Oct 2019: (Photo: Markus Heuer)

Volcanoes of Italy tour Oct 2019: impressions by Markus Heuer (72 Images)

During our pilot expedition to the northern Kuriles in July 2019, we managed to reach the very remote and isolated island of Raikoke, which had just had a major eruption 3 weeks earlier. The eruption had transformed a previously lush, completely green island full of life into a hellish ash desert: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kurile Islands, July 2019: Raikoke volcano (16 Images)

Some impressions taken during our recent Kamchatka expedition in Sep 2019: Excursion to the saddle between Koryaksky and Avachinsky volcanoes:
Go to: Part 1: Karymsky, Mutnovsky and Gorely | Part 2: Tolbachik to Shiveluch | Part 3: Tolbachik (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kamchatka, land of volcanoes and colors: impressions Sep 2019 - part 4: Koryaksky and Avachinsky (24 Images)

Some impressions taken during our recent Kamchatka expedition in Sep 2019: visit of Tolbachik volcano from the south during 13-14 Sep 2019, during a rare window of exceptionally clear weather, with visibility over hundreds of kilometers.
Go to: Part 1: Karymsky, Mutnovsky and Gorely | Part 2: Tolbachik to Shiveluch | Part 4: Avachinsky & Koryaksky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kamchatka, land of volcanoes and colors: impressions Sep 2019 - part 3: Tolbachik (88 Images)

Some impressions taken during our recent Kamchatka expedition in Sep 2019: the plateau between the northern and southern volcanoes groups, with fantastic and rare views of 6 volcanoes at once: Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen, Bezymianny, Zimina, Tolbachik... We then traveled to the north side of Klyuchevskoy and on to erupting Sheveluch. Photos taken during 9-13 Sep 2019.
Go to: Part 1: Karymsky, Mutnovsky and Gorely | Part 3: Tolbachik | Part 4: Avachinsky & Koryaksky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kamchatka, land of volcanoes and colors: impressions Sep 2019 - part 2: Tolbachik to Shiveluch (64 Images)

Some impressions taken during our recent Kamchatka expedition in Sep 2019: Karymsky, the great Mutnovsky gorge and a visit on a lava flow field at Gorely volcano:
Go to: Part 2: Tolbachik to Shiveluch | Part 3: Tolbachik | Part 4: Avachinsky & Koryaksky (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kamchatka, land of volcanoes and colors: impressions Sep 2019 - part 1: Karymsky, Mutnovsky and Gorely (40 Images)

Photos taken during our recent Etna Discovery tour in late May 2019. Our group was lucky to witness the short eruption of Etna which started 30 May and ended a few days later. Photos taken by Tobias Schorr. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

Etna Volcano Discovery: tour photos May 2019 (159 Images)

Balos is a small bay and beach on the caldera side near Akrotiri. It can be accessed from a trail leading down from the caldera rim above or following the coast, starting at the caldera beach with its access road. Both can be combined to a highly interesting short round trip of about 1-2 hours.
It is one of Santorini's least crowded and best places to swim inside the caldera. Until today, it is also used as a small harbor and boat shelter, as well as a famous place to collect capers. Most likely, the Balos Bay was already used as harbor in Minoan times. Remnants of Minoan building had been found on the cliff above during the 19 and 20th centuries (but unfortunately construction and erosion have by now destroyed most of it).
Geologically, it is also of particular interest: along the coast, the cliffs expose an old basaltic-andesitic cinder cone in cross section where a transition from water-magma interaction (phreatomagmatic activity) to purely strombolian-type eruptions (magmatic activity) is brilliantly recorded. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: Balos hike (20 Images)

Impressions from our geologic walking tour on Santorini during 3-11 May 2019: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini Island, Greece, 3-11 May 2019 Fascination Volcano tour photos (119 Images)

A selection of photos taken during the Santorini walking tour 4-12 May 2019 by our photographer and tour guide Tobias Schorr. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)

Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: tour photos May 2019 (134 Images)

Before going to Fira for our caldera hike to Oia during our geologic walking tours, we decided to make an additional stop in the traditional village of Vothonas, one of the most scenic and still largely untouched-by-tourism on the island. It is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the Pirgos hill. It had developed from cave-house settlements in the area where several of the large characteristic pumice canyons meet to a form a broad valley. Besides an excellent place to study the traditional cave-house architecture, it offers excellent outcrops of the massive pumice layer from the 1600 BC eruption. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: impressions from Vothonas (20 Images)

Collections

Santorini: Fascination Volcano Oct 2010 tour photos (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini 2010 (3 Albums)

Santorini 2008: cats (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini 2008 - Faszination Volcano tour (7 Albums)

Vanuatu expedition May 2009: tour & participants' photos (11 Albums)

The following photos were taken during the Tour on Santorini in May 2009. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Santorini 2009 (1 Album)

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