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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 scuba diving in Libya and 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 Trips

Yemen

A 7-day trip to visit the sights of mainland Yemen. The trip starts in Seiyun, Yemen and finishes in Salalah, Oman. You will be guided by experienced local guides and an international guide. Want...

Departures:

1st Apr - 7th Apr, 2025

18th Nov - 24th Nov, 2025

20th Jan - 26th Jan, 2026

Virtual Tours with Fatima: Afghanistan

Have you ever dreamt of travelling to Afghanistan, or wondered what it would be like to visit this fascinating country as a tourist? Join pioneering Afghan tour guide Fatima Haidari on a virtual tour...

Departures:

1st Apr - 1st Apr, 2025

13th May - 13th May, 2025

Trek Kurdistan - Zagros Mountain Trail

Our exciting new trek, through the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq, takes on the Zagros Mountain Trail. The 15-day adventure follows ancient pilgrimage and trading routes, along with shepherds’ paths, to traverse 215km through...

Departures:

5th Apr - 19th Apr, 2025

Socotra

The Yemeni island of Socotra is situated just off the coast from the mainland. Known as the ‘Jewel of Arabia’ or the “Galapagos of the middle east”, its biodiversity lends itself to the UNESCO...

Departures:

6th Apr - 13th Apr, 2025

25th Nov - 2nd Dec, 2025

Afghanistan in 9 Days

A 9 day trip to the highlights of Afghanistan. Starting and finishing in Kabul this trip visits Bamian in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan, home of the Buddha niches and the lakes of Band...

Departures:

17th Apr - 25th Apr, 2025

18th Sep - 26th Sep, 2025

4th Nov - 12th Nov, 2025

Syria

A 7-day trip, which begins in the Lebanese capital Beirut, before you cross the region’s stunning hills into Syria. You spent time in the Syrian capital Damascus and then head north to the Crusader...

Departures:

19th Apr - 24th Apr, 2025

20th Sep - 26th Sep, 2025

Afghanistan Central Route

An immersive exploration of Central and Southern Afghanistan. This 2000km road trip gives the visitor an insight into both the rural life of the Central highlands of Afghanistan and the rarely visited Pashtun heartlands...

Departures:

24th Apr - 8th May, 2025

25th Sep - 9th Oct, 2025

Pakistan - Hindu Kush & Karakoram

A 14-day road trip through the awe-inspiring Karakoram and Hindu Kush Mountain ranges of Northern Pakistan. These mountains contain a kaleidoscope of people as well as some of the earth's most incredible scenery. We'll...

Departures:

24th May - 6th Jun, 2025

Trekking Tajikistan: Pamir Mountain Lakes

Of all the Greater Ranges on the Asian continent, the Pamir Mountains are probably the least known and the least visited of them all. They boast the world’s largest glacier outside the Polar Regions,...

Departures:

3rd Aug - 18th Aug, 2025

NEW TRIP - South of Libya

In November 2025 we’re heading on a brand new adventure to the Saharan South of Libya.

On the adventure you fly into Sabha from Tripoli, then visit ancient pyramid tombs, the desert town of Ghat, along with the massif of the Jebel Acacus, with its crazy rock formations & cave paintings. You also drive through the desert, taking in enormous dunes & the incredible Oases of Ubari. The trip is bookable now.

Michael Palin: Into Iraq

Untamed Borders was responsible for organising accommodation, transport, food, permits and filming permissions for the Channel 5/ ITN Productions series Michael Palin: Into Iraq.

Iraq is one of the key countries where Untamed Borders works, and our regional expertise was paramount for the crew’s negotiation of military checkpoints, bureaucratic borders and intelligence on the ground – as well as showcasing places and introducing people that give an authentic view of Iraq.

NEW TRIP: Trek Kurdistan - Zagros Mountain Trail

An exciting new 15-day trek in the mountainous north of Iraqi Kurdistan. On the adventure we take on the newly formed Zagros Mountain Trail – a 215km route, which connects remote communities through the stunning peaks in this corner of the Middle East.