ADVENTURE TRAVEL SPECIALISTS

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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.

Tigray, Ethiopia

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.

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Extreme Travellers International Conference Iraq

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.

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Untamed Borders Media Services

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.

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Untamed Borders Development Projects

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.

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Upcoming Trips

9 Days
from$3,750

Iraq – Cradle of Civilisation

Travel to Iraq with Untamed Borders! The 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,…

Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan
7 Days
from$2,250

Iraqi – Kurdistan

This 7-day trip explores the Northern area of Iraq, Kurdistan, taking in the cultural, geographical and historical highlights as well as getting a greater understanding of life in this semi-autonomous…

7 Days
from$2,550

Libya

A 7 day trip exploring the bustling city of Tripoli, the spectacular Roman ruins of Leptis Magna and the UNESCO site of Ghadames.    

Lac Abbe Djibouti
9 Days
from$2,400

Horn of Africa

An overland journey from Djibouti into Somaliland to get a taste of traditional Somali life and visit some extraordinary desert scenery, in the Horn of Africa: a region where the…

Mogadishu
3 days
from$1,250

Mogadishu Add On

Explore the city of Mogadishu with an experienced English speaking Somali guide/translator and a four-man security detail.

Erbil Marathon
6 Days
from$1,450

Erbil Marathon

This package offers travel and entrance to the Erbil Marathon.  There are three distances (5km, 10km and full marathon) so even if you are not a strong runner you can…

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Responsible Travel

As part of our ongoing commitment to responsible travel, we have introduced two new sustainability initiatives.

Untamed Borders have committed to donating a portion of all their fixed-date trip sales to charity partner Afghanaid, to support their tree-planting and disaster risk reduction work in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.

To help reduce plastic waste, Untamed Borders have launched a new water bottle initiative, offering guests the option of a free Lifestraw filter bottle when booking on any fixed date group trip.fake watches

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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.

 

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NEW TRIP: Into the Heart of the Sahara – Algeria

Our trip to Algeria takes you into the very heart of the Sahara. Experience 10 days of intrepid travel in some of the world’s most remote landscapes, while meeting the people that call it home.

Starting and finishing in Algiers, the tour includes all transport (including two domestic flights), accommodation and entrance fees as you discover the spectacular Roman ruins of Djemila, the elevated city of Constantine and ancient desert rock engravings.

 

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