Pakistan In 9 Days
A road trip of almost the entire length of Pakistan from Karachi in the Arabian Sea to the Mughal city of Lahore. Stopping at Sufi shrines, Buddhist remains, Mughal mosques…
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
Pakistan In 7 Days
A road trip from the Mughal city of Lahore to the oldest city in Pakistan, Peshawar. Stopping at Sufi shrines, Buddhist remains, Mughal mosques and energetic bazaars.
Darfur, Sudan
Join us on an exploratory trip to Darfur to trek up the highest peak in the Sahel - Jebel Marrah. The first internationally organised trip to the region for nearly…
Into the Heart of the Sahara – Algeria
Our trip to Algeria takes you into the very heart of the Sahara. Experiencing days of travel in some of the world's most remote landscapes and meeting the people that…
Ski Iraq
A country more associated with deserts has some vast mountainous terrain in the northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region which we will explore with a qualified international ski guide. Using the experience…
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…
Popular Tours
Our collection of the most popular adventures.
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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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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