Forthcoming Expeditions
All expeditions are organized in a small group format, with minimum 6, maximum 12 participants. Dates are tentative, subject to confirmation from all participants, as well as receipt of permits and visas!
Suggested itineraries are flexible, may be adjusted based on inputs from participants. On the trips, we will hold a discussion each evening to decide on next day's plans, where all reasonable wishes and suggestions will be considered.
Please click on photos or dates to see planned itinerary, dates & participants.
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March 2010 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir (Egypt)
The expedition will visit most important points of interest in the Egyptian portion of the Libyan Desert. During the 16 days we shall visit the Eastern Gilf Kebir, Karkur Talh, Wadi Sora, the northern Gilf valleys, then continue north to Siwa accross the Great Sand Sea via the Libyan Desert Glass area. |
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June 2010 Expedition The rock art of the Upper Brandberg (Namibia)
This trip had been long in the planning, ever since our first Namibia trip. Brandberg ("Fire mountain") is a granite ring complex surprisingly similar in structure to western Uweinat, and the upper areas of the mountain are full of prehistoric rock art. |
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October 2010 Expedition On the trails of the LRDG (Egypt)
Over the years a I have received a number of requests to do a trip focusing on the World War II history of the Libyan Desert. This expedition will re-trace in part Almásy's Operation Salaam course from Kharga to the Gilf Kebir, returning via the Great Sand Sea and el Alamein. |
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November 2010 Expedition Arkenu & Western Uweinat (Libya)
In the past years many new discoveries were made by Alessandro Menardi-Noguera and companions in the western (Libyan) part of Uweinat. The objectives are to visit these new sites (all requiring lengthy treks to higher elevations) plus do a bit of exploration of our own. |
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March 2011 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir (Egypt)
The trip is planned to the Gilf / Uweinat region, exact itinerary and emphasis will be fine-tuned closer to departure date. |
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North Sudan Expedition Darb el Arbain & Wadi Howar
An exploratory trip to Sudan, traversing the Darb el Arbain from Selima to the Wadi Howar, returning via the Nile valley to Khartoum, visiting the major acient monuments along the way. Given the volatile situation in the Darfur region and reports of banditry in North-western Sudan, this trip is postponed indefinitely until the situation improves. |
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