When: Monday the 25th until Monday the 1st of April, 2025

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I hereby announce a new photo tour that will take place next year. It will be a very unique and remote location, which is the island Socotra that belongs to Yemen but is mostly under control by the UAE. Therefore it is a bubble of safety for those few tourists that decided to venture it. It's literally a landscape photography heaven. This is mainly since almost all the animals, plants and trees are endemic to the island and it has never had large volumes of visitors. Also, we will travel there in prime blossom season which means the iconic bottle trees will be blooming. And next to that, we will travel there when we have perfect conditions for astro photography. Socotra has one of the darkest nights due to hardly any light pollution and the low humidity. The waters around the island are pristine blue and are full of dolphins. Drones are allowed and local people are very welcoming, they live in harmony and are always happy to see visitors. This destination has all the ingredients for possibly the best travel and photography experience of your life.

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What is included?

- Daily landscape and nightscape shootings when the sky is clear/weather is suitable, with tips, guidelines and personal feedback. 

- Return flight from Abu Dhabi to Socotra (this is a humanitarian flight and impossible to find and book yourself)

- Yemeni visa

- Accommodation (private tent for one person)

- Transportation throughout the entire trip in Socotra in a large SUV

- Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner. Prepared by our team

- One boat trip

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What is not included?

- Your flight ticket and accommodation in Abu Dhabi, UAE

- Travel insurance (very important)

- Cancellation insurance (optional)

- Alcoholic beverages (not available in Yemen)

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What to bring with you:

- Hiking clothes for warm weather

- Proper hiking shoes/boots

- Your camera and (solar) charger, powerbanks, charged camera batteries

- Lenses like zoom-, prime-, wide-angle- and telelens as they are all very suitable

- Filterset for your lens (optional)

- Tripod, remote control, star tracker (optional)

- Your drone if you have one (not necessary but offers extra photo opportunities)

- Your toiletries 

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Price tag: €3895 per person (7 nights)