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.
The Arch of Ctesiphon, 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.
Our team member with Kurdish media at the Iraq Ski Rally

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.
Marathon of Afghanistan

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

Iskanderkul, Tajikistan
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:
9th Aug - 24th Aug, 2026
Yashil kul Lake Tajikistan
Tajikistan - Pamir Highway
To drive the Pamir Highway is to complete one of the world's greatest high altitude road trips. Over 13-days we will traverse more than 1,200km of this famous route - linking the Tajik capital,...
Departures:
17th Aug - 29th Aug, 2026
Wakhan River, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
Trek The Wakhan
A 21-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 in Kabul before crossing by vehicle into...
Departures:
27th Aug - 16th Sep, 2026
World Nomad Games
Kyrgyzstan - World Nomad Games Tour
A trip to Kyrgyzstan to take in the 2026 World Nomad Games and soak up some of the country's phenomenal mountainous scenery and Silk Road history. The Games celebrate sports and activities played by nomadic...
Departures:
31st Aug - 7th Sep, 2026
4th Sep - 11th Sep, 2026
Buddhas of Bamian, Afghanistan
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:
17th Sep - 2nd Oct, 2026
8th Apr - 23rd Apr, 2027
Krak De Chavaliers, Syria
Syria
A 7-day trip travelling across Syria, spending time in the capital Damascus and then head north to the Crusader Fort of Krak des Chevaliers and on to Al Wadi. You'll visit ancient city of...
Departures:
19th Sep - 25th Sep, 2026
17th Apr - 23rd Apr, 2027
Attabad Lake, Northern Pakistan
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:
26th Sep - 9th Oct, 2026
22nd May - 4th Jun, 2027
The Red Sea Coast, Eritrea
Eritrea
A 7-day group trip to Eritrea - Africa’s most reclusive nation, which is one of the least visited and most tightly controlled on the continent. Yet behind its borders, there is a treasure trove...
Departures:
2nd Oct - 8th Oct, 2026
Band e Amir, Afghanistan
Afghanistan in 10 Days
A 10 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:
2nd Oct - 11th Oct, 2026
6th Nov - 15th Nov, 2026
24th Apr - 3rd May, 2027

NEW TRIP - Chad 2027

In February 2027 we’re embarking on a new group tour to Chad. This 17-day expedition ventures into and around the Ennedi Plateau, exploring some of the most remote and striking landscapes in the Sahara.

Starting in N’Djamena, the journey crosses the Sahel before heading deep into the Ennedi Mountains, where we explore canyons, rock art and the Guelta d’Archei. Continuing north, we traverse dune systems to reach the remote Ounianga Lakes, a unique UNESCO-listed landscape.

The trip offers insight into nomadic life in one of Africa’s least visited regions.

Ennedi Massif in Chad

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 - Mangystau (Western Kazakhstan) 2027

In May 2027 we are launching a new 8-day tour to Western Kazakhstan, exploring the remote Mangystau region. Starting in the Caspian port city of Aktau, the journey heads deep into the desert to the vast Ustyurt Plateau and the isolated Karyn-Zharyk Depression, camping along the way.

The trip also explores some of Mangystau’s most striking natural landscapes, including the canyons and cliffs of Boszhira Valley, the striped Bokty Mountain, salt flats and the “Valley of Castles” in Airakty. After a night in a traditional yurt camp, the journey finishes in Torysh Valley, famous for its giant spherical rock formations, believed to date back more than 120 million years.

Join us in one of the least explored parts of Central Asia.

Fangs of Boszhira, Mangstau, Kazakhstan

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