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Regarding the tragic incident that occurred on Sunday 3 December, he learned from his conversations with colleagues and local authorities that the German tourist was identified as Walter Roepert, age 63, and died on the scene while his translator got badly injured and is currently still being treated in Mekele hospital. The incident happened near the Eritrean Boarder where the two men were walking in a misdirected path that took them away from the rest of their large group. The Ethiopian authorities arrested some of the suspected police men and the armed Afar guides who might have opened fire when they mistook the two men as a potential threat. This tragic accident shows that despite the fact that there was no organised attack in the region since January 2012, the armed guards and local policemen are taking their duty seriously and tensions remain high, which is why it is so important to visit this area with an experienced expedition leader and trusted local guides. [less]

There are indications that this was tragic accident instead of organised attack, but the story is still developing and we are following up on it closely.
For the moment we are still evaluating whether our Danakil expeditions can go ahead as planned. [less]

Different tours require a varying physical effort depending on the sportive challenge you are looking for. Some of our programs furthermore incorporate extra time and the best locations for photography or concentrate solely on a single volcano whose activity we observe for a number of days in a row.
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We are happy to share some of the first photographs from our 3-18 June 2017 "From Krakatau to Bali" tour taken by our Indonesian guide Yoga Ikhsanto. ...more [read all]

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Iceland´s variety of phenomenal landscapes results from its unique geology and offers blue ice lagoons, relaxing hydrothermal baths, endless green highlands, active volcanoes, thundering waterfalls, steaming hot geysirs, wide glacial river deltas, collapse calderas, huge glaciers, rugged mountain ranges, local wildlife, ... ...more [read all]

The new eruption that began a few days ago continues in the form of strombolian to vulcanian explosions from the summit. ...more [read all]

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We had decided in 2016 that for the first time we would present our tours to volcanically active destinations directly to interested globetrotters at the Adventure Travel Show which was held in London over the weekend of 21-22 January 2017. ...more [read all]

Colima is again in a particularly active state. A new intense phase of explosions, often with spectacular eruption lightning has started and could be a precursor to a new phase of lava dome growth. ...more

In less than 2 weeks time we will present our volcano expeditions at the Adventure Travel Show! ...more [read all]

Looking for volcano tours with free spaces and guaranteed departures in the next months? ...more [read all]

Participants of our just finished Desert, salt and volcanoes tour informed us that although no longer actively overflowing, the level of lava lake inside Erta Ale´s summit caldera is very high, suggesting that more overflows will occur in the near future! ...more