News from the Untamed Borders Team

Recently, our Founder, James Willcox, appeared on Talk Radio Europe with presenter Giles Brown, to discuss what visiting Yemen is really like. During the half-hour interview they covered everything from safety and visas, to what the country has to offer for a visitor and the current political challenges. Untamed Borders

Untamed Borders has been shortlisted for two awards at the 2026 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards. We’ve been included in the “Favourite Adventure Tour Operator” and “Favourite Specialist Tour Operator” categories – thank you to the team at Wanderlust for the inclusion. The Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards are one of the

Untamed Borders has been guiding guests in Somalia since 2012. Recently, a private guest of ours was joined by German journalist Bettina Rühl, as they toured the city. Bettina is an experienced journalist who has been visiting Somalia since 2001, but this is the first time she had been to

More than 3.52 million people visited Syria in the first half of 2026, more than double the amount in the first half of 2025. This is in contrast to much of the Middle East, where visitor numbers have fallen sharply due to the conflict between Israel/USA and Iran, along with

In a year’s time, the longest total solar eclipse, easily accessible on land in the 21st century, will take place. The best locations to watch this incredible moment on 2nd August 2027 are in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Untamed Borders specialises in travel to challenging and unconventional

Somalia’s modern political map is one of the most complex in Africa. It is shaped by colonial borders, clan politics, Cold War rivalries, civil war, regional autonomy, Islamist insurgency, and the unresolved status of Somaliland. At its simplest, Somalia today can be understood as a federal republic based in Mogadishu,

It is possible to travel to Yemen as a tourist, but only to certain areas. Yemen has a complex geopolitical make-up, both historically and still to this day. It means that travelling to Yemen isn’t necessarily straightforward and there are parts of the country which are extremely dangerous, while others