Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Update

Governmental policies to contain and reduce the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the ability for people to travel and move around the world. However, for some regions and for some people travel is possible.

Please contact us for details.

The health and well being of our guests, staff and the communities we visit are of utmost importance to us. Any trip Untamed Borders organises will follow all local Public Health protocols and guidance.

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

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 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 Tours

22 Days
from$4,300

Trek The Wakhan

A 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…

Republic of Tuva
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Wild Siberia: Western Tuva

This eight-day trip will take you into the remote and rural western region of the Republic of Tuva. Being the epicentre of traditional Tuvan culture you’ll have a chance to…

Man with bird cages Kabul Afghanistan
15 Days
from$4,450

Melons & Grapes Grand Afghan Tour

Each 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…

Marathon of Afghanistan
10 Days
from$2,150

Marathon of Afghanistan

The 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…

Erbil Marathon
6 Days
from$1,450

Erbil Marathon

This package offers travel and entrance to the Erbil Marathon. Please contact us for 2021 dates. There are three distances (5km, 10km and full marathon) so even if you are…

Iraq - Arch of Ctesaphon
9 Days
from$3,600

Iraq – Cradle of Civilisation

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, and a boat trip on the…

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.

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Afghan Aid Planting Trees
Horn of Africa

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. As well as arranging as organising cultural trips, we have…

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Pakistan In 12 Days

Pakistan In 12 Days

A road trip almost the entire length of Pakistan from Karachi in the Arabian Sea to the city of Peshawar. Stopping at Sufi shrines, Buddhist remains, Mughal mosques and energetic bazaars. This is the 9-day trip and 7-day trip combined…

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Pakistan In 9 Days

Pakistan In 9 Days

A road trip 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 and energetic bazaars.

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Pakistan In 7 Days

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.  

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Popular Tours

Our collection of the most popular adventures.

    Trek The Wakhan

    Trekking

    A 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…

    from $4,300
    Man with bird cages Kabul Afghanistan

      Melons & Grapes Grand Afghan Tour

      Cultural

      Each 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…

      from $4,450
      Marathon of Afghanistan

        Marathon of Afghanistan

        Cultural, Marathons

        The 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…

        from $2,150
        Iraq - Arch of Ctesaphon

          Iraq – Cradle of Civilisation

          Cultural

          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, and a boat trip on the Shatt al-Arab. There is an add-on to Kurdistan available directly…

          from $3,600
          Tigray Ethiopia

            Horn of Africa

            Cultural

            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. As well as arranging as organising cultural trips, we have…

            from $3,275
            Trekking Tajikistan: Pamir Mountain Lakes

              Trekking Tajikistan: Pamir Mountain Lakes

              Trekking

              We 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.

              from $2,550

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