Socotra
Wonder, adrenaline and new sensations on an island far from the modern world, with nature found nowhere else
Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Upcoming departures
2–9 March 2027
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Why go to Socotra?
A place that looks like another planet.
Turquoise sea, white-sand beaches, canyons and desert landscapes where the famous dragon trees grow.
Socotra is one of the most isolated islands on the planet, a place that has kept nature you will hardly find anywhere else.
What awaits us?
01 / 06 · Whole route
Mile after mile on the road to your favourite playlist
02 / 06 · Diksam Plateau
Unique nature, untouched by time
03 / 06 · Arher dunes
Time to hear yourself think and rethink your life
04 / 06 · Whole route
Beautiful shots on the dunes and beaches, all along the route
05 / 06 · Qalansiyah
Sunrises and sunsets like nowhere else
06 / 06 · Every night
Shooting stars
Life under canvas
For Socotra we bring our own camping tents. Inside are soft sleeping bags, which we spread out like blankets to make it warmer and cosier.
We were among the first to bring our own gear to the island, and now we bring everything: from tents and bedding to food, organisers, power banks and even peanut butter for breakfast.
Socotra is not for everyone
It is part of Yemen, yet it looks like a planet of its own. But Socotra is not really about the exotic.
It is about coming back to yourself.
White beach, dunes and ocean
Instead of the internet, conversations by the fire and a sky full of stars.
You eat fish that was caught moments ago. You laugh and play games with the locals on the beach.
It is about new experiences, new impressions and people you can simply be yourself with.
Day by day
Day 1
Landing on another planet
Jeddah – Socotra – camp at Arher
In the morning, a charter flight from Jeddah brings the group to an island without a single chain-store sign. An hour and a half by 4x4 across the island, and you are at the white dunes of Arher, which run right down to the ocean. The camp is already set up: all that is left is to make up your bed, have dinner and watch the first sunset.
Day 2
A wild beach
The eastern tip of the island
A day without packing up camp. In the morning the group heads to an empty beach at the eastern tip of the island, waits out the midday heat back at camp and gathers round the fire in the evening. With no phone signal and no feed to scroll, the day feels almost twice as long.
Day 3
Kalisan Canyon
Sunrise on the dunes – the canyon – Dihamri
At sunrise, the white dunes of Arher; by midday, a canyon of fresh water the colour of bottle glass. You jump from the rock ledges and swim, and the way back up is a sun-baked trail, the toughest climb of the trip. A hot lunch is waiting by the cars, and in the evening there is a new camp by the water at Dihamri.
Day 4
The dragon tree forest
Dihamri – Diksam Plateau
In the morning, snorkelling right by the camp, then the road into the mountains. On the Diksam Plateau, camp is pitched among dragon trees, which grow nowhere but Socotra. Nights here are cool and sometimes misty: the kind of night when you want to burrow deep into your sleeping bag.
Day 5
On to Qalansiyah
Diksam – Qalansiyah, Detwah Lagoon
A drive right across the island to the west, to the village of Qalansiyah and Detwah Lagoon. The camp stays here for three nights, and life settles into an unhurried rhythm. In the evening, sunset on the lagoon's sandbar.
Day 6
By boat to Shuab Beach
Qalansiyah – Shuab – Qalansiyah
In the morning, wooden boats take you along the cliffs to Shuab Beach, which no road reaches. Dolphins almost always join along the way, swimming just a few metres from the boat. In the afternoon, the beach, a swim and some rest at camp.
Day 7
A day at your own pace
Detwah Lagoon and free time
A free day: Detwah Lagoon, the beach, a book and good conversation. If you like, you can wade out across the shallows with a local fisherman, who catches and cooks his haul right on the shore. In the evening, a farewell seafood dinner.
Day 8
The way home
Qalansiyah – airport – Jeddah
Your last morning on the island: breakfast, breaking camp and the drive to the airport. In the afternoon, the charter flight takes the group back to Jeddah, to hot showers and phone signal. For the first few days at home, you catch yourself checking your phone out of habit, only to find there is nothing in it worth looking at.
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Your trip leaders
The people who turn a trip into a story of its own. They set the mood, bring people together and make every moment unforgettable.
Karina Kovaleva
For me, travel is a breath of fresh air and incredible adventures. I love seeing the world with my own eyes, and I know how to pass that energy on to others.
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Maria Golovenko
Travel is my true passion! I love discovering new places and meeting interesting people. Let's explore our beautiful world together, and I'll show you its very best side!
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Evgenia Vorobyova
The best journeys leave you with a feeling that stays for a long time. Every trip is a small lifetime, so let's live it together: vividly, beautifully and for real.
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What our travellers say
A few first-hand words about how the journeys felt.
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On journeys like these I live a small life. Small, but very bright, rich and full of emotion!
Maria Gogol
★★★★★
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Incredible nature and breathtaking views, you want to live it all over again. And probably the most important thing is the company, and ours was absolutely amazing.
Mikhail Vlasenko
★★★★★
“Same place, same time next year…”
So many wonderful people came together on this trip, and each of them is a whole world! Would I do it again? Definitely, yes!
Eva Nus
★★★★★
“Buy a ticket to Africa, and the world will never be the same!”
I think I went through the whole range of emotions in those days! What I saw brought tears to my eyes. It was an incredible 11 days. I wish you all a ticket to Africa!
Anastasia Grekova
★★★★★
“I left my heart in the Caucasus mountains…”
Those days felt like a catharsis of the purest happiness. I realised that all our lives we strive to feel that very moment of reaching the top.
And the whole secret is in the journey itself.
And the whole secret is in the journey itself.
Dana Konyakhina
★★★★★
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