Afghan Ski Challenge
Untamed Borders was the first company to run ski trips to Afghanistan in 2011. 2021 will be our 11th season running ski trips to Afghanistan, and we have again been…
ADVENTURE TRAVEL SPECIALISTS
Untamed Borders offers bespoke trips and small group tours to some of the world’s most interesting and inaccessible places.
Untamed Borders was formed in 2008 by professional fixers, supporting journalists wanting to reach hard to access areas in order to provide cutting-edge stories. Today, we still serve media professionals as well as helping adventurous travellers to experience unusual and largely unvisited areas of the world.
FIXED DATE TRIPS
We offer an array of fixed date group trips across a number of activities and destinations. Whether it’s cultural, skiing, trekking or marathons, we’re sure you’ll find the right adventure for you.
CUSTOM TRIPS
From the first ever kayaking trip to Afghanistan to a long weekend in Mogadishu, no request is too large or small. Check out some of the customised trips we have crafted for our guests.
MEDIA SERVICES
We work with a range of media professionals from photographers to journalists to documentary filmmakers. We have taken ex-US military skiing in Iraq through to filming the Siberian wildlife.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
We are proud to be involved in numerous projects within the communities we visit, from organising the Marathon of Afghanistan to sponsoring the training of female mountain guides in Tajikistan.
Upcoming Tours
South Sudan
Experience the complex diversity of the world's youngest country through an immersive 8-day journey into South Sudanese culture. Contact us for further details about our trip in March 2021.
Yemen
A 6-day trip to visit the sights of mainland Yemen. You will be guided by experienced local guides and an international guide. The trip starts in Salalah, Oman and ends…
Socotra
An 8-day trip to the Yemeni island of Socotra, known as the ‘Jewel of Arabia’ or the “Galapagos of the middle east”, its biodiversity lends itself to the UNESCO world…
Horn of Africa
Explore the wilder parts of Ethiopia plus Somaliland. You will visit the hottest inhabited place on earth, climb up to remote rock churches, and feed the wild hyenas of Harar.…
Mogadishu Add On
This trip is an "add-on" and therefore only available to guests who book the Horn of Africa trip. However, we can arrange the same itinerary at any time of year…
OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
In 2020, Untamed Borders donated a portion of all group trips to Afghanaid. This will enable Afghanaid to plant 11,200 willow cuttings alongside 10 farmers in rural Badakhshan, working out at 100 cuttings per guest. Alongside tree planting, Afghanaid supports these farmers to gain the tools, training and networks they need to properly care for their orchards, build their community resilience against extreme weather and natural disasters, and lift their families out of poverty.
Popular Tours
Our collection of the most popular adventures.
Horn of Africa
CulturalExplore the wilder parts of Ethiopia plus Somaliland. You will visit the hottest inhabited place on earth, climb up to remote rock churches, and feed the wild hyenas of Harar. As well as arranging as organising cultural trips, we have…
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Trekking Tajikistan: Pamir Mountain Lakes
TrekkingWe will be traversing through the heart of the mountain range. Along the way, we will stay in the homes of the Pamiri natives, camp near centuries old caravanserais and explore the shores of shimmering blue Alpine lakes.
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Trek The Wakhan
TrekkingA 22-day journey to visit the land of one of the world’s last and least visited nomadic cultures: the Kyrgyz of the Afghan Pamir. We will begin and end in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe before travelling along the dramatic Pamir Highway…
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Melons & Grapes Grand Afghan Tour
CulturalEach autumn we run a trip to Afghanistan and we think it's the perfect time to visit, and all because of the fruit. How can land that appears to be made entirely of bare rock produce melons as large as…
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Marathon of Afghanistan
Cultural, MarathonsThe Marathon of Afghanistan will take place in the Bamian province, amidst the mighty mountains of the Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan. The astonishingly beautiful valley, a UNESCO world heritage site, is recognised as one of the safest provinces in…
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Iraq – Cradle of Civilisation
CulturalThe trip begins in Baghdad and visits ancient Sumerian and Babylonian sites, as well as medieval souks, UNESCO-recognised minarets, Shia Islam’s two holiest sites, and a boat trip on the Shatt al-Arab. There is an add-on to Kurdistan available directly…
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