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Untamed Borders Spring 2024 Newsletter

A note from James Willcox, Founder: Regular followers of Untamed Borders will know we have a long and deep connection with Afghanistan, a country I have visited close to forty times. Having spent so much time in the beautiful nation, some of you may expect me to have done and

New trip to the World Nomad Games

Untamed Borders is launching a new adventure to the World Nomad Games, in a collaboration with award-winning journalist Autumn Phillips. The Central Asian tour takes in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and coincides with the Games in Astana (Kazakhstan), which celebrates sports and other activities played by nomadic communities. This includes

New trekking trip in Yemen

Adventure travel company Untamed Borders is launching a pioneering new trekking trip in the Hadramout region of Yemen. The first of the new hiking tours will begin in January 2025, in the east of the country, with sections of the route running in and out of the region’s date palm

How to get a visa for Afghanistan

**Update – in the Spring of 2026, Afghanistan introduced a new e-visa. See our latest article about the new online system. For more information email – info@untamedborders.com** Afghanistan has seen a rise in international tourists over recent years. Many people are drawn to the stunningly beautiful scenery and the country’s

How to travel to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan was at the heart of the ancient Silk Road and today it contains a fascinating wealth of historic sites, spanning the ages. No trip is to the country is complete without visiting its historic trading hubs including Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. The nation is awash with beautiful ancient mosques,

How to travel to Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan contains some of the most jaw-dropping scenery on the planet, with enormous peaks and truly wild and remote nature. It also played an important role on the ancient Silk Road and there is history oozing out of its towns and villages. The country is a haven for hiking, trekking

Untamed Borders Winter 2023/24 Newsletter

A Note From James Willcox, Founder As we start 2024 it is an opportunity to look back on 2023. It has been another great year for us in terms of pioneering trips. We ran the first commercial trip to Eastern Libya, enabled kayakers to paddle to the lowest lake in

Tourists support Afghanistan’s only ski race & help to form a new club

As tourists have started to return to Afghanistan over the past 18 months, some have helped to arrange the country’s only ski race. Now a new ski club has launched in Bamyan Province, with a helping hand from international visitors, and there is a plea for more support from the

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