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Evert wanted to visit one of the most remote islands in the Arctic? Then come along on this trip to Bjørnøya together with some of the most traveled people in the World.

Longyearbyen

Personal travel insuranc

Flights

Food

Accommodation 

Transport

Gratuities

Book your flight to arrive before noon, as we will clear immigration and set sail at this time. If you need help with finding accomodation before the departure day, let us know.

Departure from Tromsl

Day 1

We will be sailing, cooking some nice meals and enjoy each other's company on the way to Bjørnøya, also known as "the Bear Island".

At sea

Day 2-3

We will anchor up outside bear Island and try to zodiac ourselves to shore on this remove Island. What the program will be on the island depends on weather conditions and what we will be permitted to do. Some hiking, and perhaps exploring a cabin would be likely, and hopefully we will also be allowed to visit the metrological station on the island, where 8 meteorologists like year round.

Exploring Bjørnøya

Day 4

We will once again be on the boat, sailing the last leg of our trip between Svalbard and Mailand Norway. Feel free to help out setting the sails and logging the course, to learn more about sailing. There will be lots of food provided, which you can also help cook while at sea.

Day 5-6

Upon arrival we will have to clear customs and immigration before you are free to leave at any time. Or you can stay behind for a few more days to explore and hang out with new friends from the trip.

Arrival in Longyearbyen

Day 7

Since this trip is weather and wind dependent, there could be extra days added to make sure that we finish off what we started. So if the weather is really bad at the time we anchor up at Bjørnøya for example, we would use these days to wait for a weather window, allowing us to go to shore.

Possible extra days

Day 8-11

MTP Bjørnøya Expedition 2026

The full price of this trip will be 2950EUR.To secure a spot on this trip, a deposit of 200EUR will be needed.The remaining amount will have to be paid before departure.

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Want to join a trip to a place where noone you know has been before? Then join us as we venture to Kismayo, Somalia!&nbsp;

Kismayo, Somalia

Visa fee

270$ for NBO-MGU, 130$ for KMU-MGQ and 260$ MGQ-NBO

Filghts to/from Kismayo

Souveniers

Tips to your driver

All Acoomodation

All transport

All food

All entry to sites

Tour Leader

Tour Guide

● We will all meet at Nairobi Airport for a 7AM flight to Kismayo
● Around 9AM we will be transfered to our hotel in the center
● Drive to Goobwyn Town, around 13km North of Kismayo
● See the place where Jubba River joins the Indian Ocean
● See flamingos, animals grazing, camels and palm trees
● Drive back to the city center to see the Mosque and eat dinner
● Visit Lido Beach and hike up the hills for sunset
● Optional night stroll to visit coffee shops and mingle
● Overnight in hotel in the city center

NAIROBI- KISMAYO- GOOBWYN

● Optional visit Kabora Beach for sunrise over the Indian Ocean
● Breakfast will be at 8AM, then at 9AM we start sightseeing
● Visit the fish market selling fish, turtles and sharks
● Visit Alanley beach and take a boat ride to Dirac Island
● Visit the camel market and try drinking fresh camel milk
● Visit the Khat market, and try chewing Khat if you like
● Dinner at local restaurant in Kismayo
● Optional night stroll to visit coffee shops and mingle
● Overnight in hotel in the city center

KISMAYO FULL DAY

Day 2

● After an early breakfast we will pack our stiff and head to the airport for our flight departing Kismayo at 09.30AM
● Since there is only one direct flight between Kismayo and Nairobi, we will have to do a detour, transiting in Mogadishu. We will arrive in Mogadishu at 10.00AM
● For those who want, we will have around 3 hours to explore Mogadishu (optional add-on) before our onwards flight at 1.30PM.
● We then will arrive Nairobi at 3PM.
● The tour will be finished upon arrival at Nairobi International airport.

KISMAYO-MOGADISHU-NAIROBI

Day 3

Kismayo, Somalia, Short Trip

While you are transiting in Mogadishu, why not go for a trip into town and check out the city sights with private transport and guides?&nbsp;

Mogadishu city tour

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South Algeria 5 Day Expedition 2024
Visit the desert in the deep South of Algeria to learn about ways of life in this harsh, but beautiful part of the World.
 
DATES AND ITINERARY: 
Please note: the itinerary and sights may change depending on local conditions and is meant to give you a general idea about what we will see during our time there.
<h2>Thursday April 18th:&nbsp;</h2>
Catch the 5.30AM flight from Algiers to Djanet arriving at 09.05AM.
 
Upon arrival in Djanet we will be picked up at the airport and drive to In Djarren canyon (south east of Djanet about 180km 4 hours) to explore the dunes and rock formations in the area.
We will spend the night camping in the dunes.
<h2>Friday April 19th:</h2>
In the morning we will drive from In Djarren, along a scenic route that connects wadis and canyons. The journey offers a captivating educational experience, featuring intricate rock art depicting giraffes and elephants at In Ahar. The excursion concludes with a visit to Moula Naga in the evening.
<h2>Saturday April 20th:</h2>
We will leave our desert camp to visit Tin Tekak and Moula Naga.
 
In Tehak we drive through the heart of the white plains soaked in sunshine and bordered by brown hills. Picnic and free afternoon to stroll freely in this magical setting
<h2>Sunday April 21st:</h2>
One of the highlight of this day will be to explore the Tin Merzouga dunes. We will drive from Tin Tehak to Tin Merzouga. There we will experience the enchantment of Tadrart with its awe-inspiring dunes that shift in hue and towering rock formations resembling abandoned ships or grand castles.
 
<h2>Monday April 22th:</h2>
 
After traveling through Tegharghart canyon, we head back to Djanet. On the way, make a stop at the famous engraving of the "Crying Cow" located south of Djanet, which we will reach by late afternoon. In the afternoon we will check into our hotel to have some rest and freshen up for our onwards journey.
 
<h2>Tuesday April 23rd:</h2>
Before midnight, around 11pm on April 22nd we will be transported to the airport to catch the 12.45am flight back to Algiers, arriving Algiers at 03.00am on April 23rd.
 
If you would like to stay behind in the South, you are more than welcome to catch a later flight. Otherwise, by now, you probably have gotten some new friends who you could travel with after the trip is finished, in Algeria or elsewhere in the World.
 
END OF TOUR

Djanet, Algeria

Algiers to Djanet is approx 60€ per way

Just a small amount to show appreciation 

Tips to local guides

All accommodation 

All overland transport

All meals 

entries to sights, all activities, all entrance fees, park fees etc

All activities

So that you will get your visa upon arrival in Algeria

Visa support

South Algeria Desert Tour

The remaining 400€ will have to be paid directly to the supplier on arrival.

Deposit payment (to secure a spot)

Ever dreamt about camping near the famous Dharavaza gas crater? Hearing the roaring sound of the flames while enjoying the views together with a group of likeminded travelers? Well, now is your chance! Join the trip either from overland or by flying into Ashgabat. Day 1 (September 24th): Arrival Day Option 1: Arrival at Bajgiran border point near Ashgabat in the afternoon. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.Option 2: Arrival at Ashgabat International airport. Border formalities. Meet the group and the guide. Transfer to the city and accommodation at the hotel. Please note: there are no planned activities this day. Spend some time to relax before the trip starts the next morning. Day 2 (September 25th): Ashgabat- Darvaza Breakfast at the hotel. Visit The National Museum of Turkmenistan. Then proceed to Berkarar Shopping Mall to stock up with food for Darvasa. Lunch at the mall. In the afternoon drive to Darvasa (4hours). On the way stop by Yerbent village. Located about 180km north of Ashgabat, the village was founded in 19th century and now it became one of the biggest villages in Karakum desert. Proceed to Darvasa with stops at the Water and Mud Craters. The first one has neither fire nor a particularly pungent smell. Instead, it is partly filled with water, through which gas bubbles gently up. The second crater is a deep, circular hole; a metal barrier surrounds this somewhat smaller crater. There is no fire here, though it too offers a strong smell of gas. The settlement was once the site of a sulphur works, which closed in the 1980s. Prospecting for gas during the Soviet period has resulted in a curious series of sights around the area: several large, circular craters, one of which is aflame. The gas crater is roughly circular in plan, some 60m in diameter. Its floor crackles with hundreds of small fires, the flames fiercest around the edge. Dinner at the Gas Crater. Overnight in a traditional Turkmen yurt/ tents. Day 3 (September 26th): Darvaza- Kunyaurgench- Ashgabat Breakfast at the camp. Then drive to Kunya-Urgench (5hrs), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was once a glorious capital of the medieval Khorezmshah Empire and the biggest Muslim empire of the late 12th to early 13th centuries. On arrival in Kunya-Urgench, we will have a close look at outstanding monuments of the medieval Khorezm. We will also visit the 14th century Mausoleum of Turabek Khanum, one of the best living examples of the architecture of its period. &nbsp;Other architectures includes Minaret of Kutlug Timur, a former highest minaret of Central Asia that used to form a part of the main cathedral mosque of the city, Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh, a beautiful 12th century mausoleum with one of the earliest portals of the east and a unique cone of dome, Kyrk-Mollah mound, the fabled al-Mamun’s Academy of Sciences and the Mausoleum of Il-Arslan, a tiny precursor of unique Khorezmian Mausoleums with a pyramidal cone as its dome. Lunch at the local restaurant. In the late afternoon drive to Dashoguz city (1,5hrs) and have dinner at a local restaurant. Then transfer to Dashoguz airport to catch a flight to Ashgabat. Arrival and dinner in Ashgabat. Evening city tour with visits of Independence Park and the Monument of Independence, Neutrality Arch, Monument of Constitution, Alem Entertainment center, Bagt Koshgi (Matrimonial center) and the Olympic village of Ashgabat built to host V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2017. Overnight at the hotel. Day 4 (September 27th): Ashgabat- Turkmenbashi Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the ruins of XV century Seyit-Jemal-Et-Din mosque. Go to the Russian Bazaar and Artogrul Gazi Mosque. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon drive to Bagyr village to explore Nisa fortress -the Sanctuary of Parthian Kings. UNESCO declared the fortress a World Heritage Site in 2007. Drive to visit the biggest Mosque in Central Asia Ruhy Mosque (Gypjak) and Mausoleum of the first President of Turkmenistan. Transfer to the train station to catch the 17:50 train to Turkmenbashi. Dinner in the train. Overnight in the train. Day 5 (September 28th): Turkmenbashi- Yangikala Arrival in Turkmenbashi at 08:15am. Explore the town. Visit touristic zone Awaza. Go to a local bazaar and get food for Yangikala. Lunch at a local restaurant. Then drive to the Yangikala canyons (3,5hrs) which are located 165 km to the north of Balkanabat and 160 km to the east of Turkmenbashi. The word expression” yangi kala” is translated from Turkmen as “fire fortresses”. Indeed, the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, fancily carved by winds and rains, are very similar to the stone castles from a fantasy. Once, the bottom of the canyons was the bottom of an ancient sea. In addition, today you can walk there, like in a natural park of sculptures made of compressed soil, sloughing in hands. For this reason, although you can climb the variegated hills, you cannot handhold the buttress. BBQ for dinner. Overnight in tents. Day 6 (September 29th): Yangikala- Balkanabat- Nohur Breakfast at the canyons. Drive to Balkanabat (4hrs). Arrival and lunch in Balkanabat. Then drive to Nohur (3hrs). The village fills a small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range, and the houses are been built with local boulders cemented with mud. Nohur is the largest village in the mountains with just about two thousand people. Explore the village. Dinner and overnight at the guesthouse. Day 7 (September 30th): Nohur- Ashgabat Breakfast at the guesthouse. Then drive to Ashgabat. On the way visit Kow-Ata underground lake that is located 107 km from Ashgabat. At first glance, this underground area appears like a magnificent auditorium: the overall length of the cave is 230 m, its height reaches 20 m, and its width is at some points 57 m. The bottom of the cave is covered with lumps of dissolved limestone (stalagmites), and its warm and gushing water is clear and emerald colored. The water has a constant temperature of 33-37°C. Continue to Ashgabat with a stop at a private horse stable. Get acquainted with the pride of Turkmens – famous Akhalteke horses. Arrival and lunch in Ashgabat. Hotel accommodation. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. Day 8 (October 1st): Departure Day Early in the morning transfer to Ashgabat International Airport. There are no planned activities this day. THE END OF THE TOUR.

Derweze, Turkmenistan

Tourist visa fee

Touristan migration tax

Travel insurance

Accommodation

All meals

in train, SUV, Toyota Sienna and Toyota Hiace

All entrance fees

Fee for using cameras

Mineral, water, snacks

English speaking guides

Turkmenistan 8D/7N Tour

You can guarantee yourself a spot by paying the deposit of 350$. The remaining balance of 1150$ will have to be paid in cash on arrival.

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