Socotra Travel Guide Updated April 2024, The Socotra Travel Guide was originally written in May 2019 After several years of being nearly cut off from the outside world, Socotra is finally opening back up to tourism again. In this Socotra Travel Guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know to visit the mysterious island coined […]
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10 Days in Socotra: The Most Alien Looking Place on Earth Updated March 2024, 10 Days In Socotra was originally written in June 2017 The island you have to see to believe, an island like nowhere else. This is Socotra Socotra is an out-of-this-world island sitting within the four-island Socotra Archipelago in the Arabian Sea. The island
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How to get to Socotra Updated March 2024, How to get to Socotra was originally written in May 2019 Likely, the most asked question I receive from readers or people on social media is, “how do I get to Socotra?“. Since 2019, I have been taking groups to explore Socotra alongside a local operator. I first
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Where The Wild Things Grow: Socotra’s Firhmin Forest Updated January 2024, Where The Wild Things Grow: Socotra’s Firhmin Forest was originally published in August 2020 Socotra Island’s Firhmin Forest is the home to the highest concentration of the endemic Dragon Blood Trees on the island, and therefore, the world. Sat across Wadi Dihur from the
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Socotra Packing List & Prep Guide Updated January 2024, The Socotra Packing List & Prep Guide was originally written in July 2019 So you’re thinking about visiting Socotra? Socotra will undoubtedly be one of your most memorable travels with ecological diversity and unusual plant life, friendly Socotris inviting you into their homes, epic trekking, some of
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Can You Still Go To Socotra? Updated December 2023, Can You Still Go To Socotra was originally written in July 2017 In short? Yes, but it’s not that easy… Let me just start off by saying- I was privileged to visit a small bit of mainland Yemen and the otherworldly island of Socotra back in 2014
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Socotra in Photos Updated December 2023, Socotra in Photos was originally written in October 2018 Rightly nicknamed ‘The Most Alien-Looking Place On Earth”, Yemen’s Socotra Island has bewildered and beguiled travelers and traders for over two millennia. Continue on to see Socotra in photos. Need Travel Insurance and Evacuation Services for Socotra? Start shopping for travel
How to get a Visa for Socotra (Yemen) Updated November 2023, How to get a Socotra Visa (Yemen) was originally written in June 2019 Socotra has been extremely difficult to visit in the last few years due to the ongoing war taking place in the mainland of Yemen. In late 2018 Yemenia Airways announced they would
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Why I Traveled to Yemen in 2014 It was late 2013, I had finally booked the ticket. I was leaving in January 2014 for: Yemen Usually, before I’d leave for a trip I’d be excitedly talking about the upcoming festivities to my patients at work and my friends. I’m a dental (oral) hygienist and I have nothing better
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Socotra Tour Camel Trekking & Rugged Coastlines Good news, we’re going back to Socotra! If you want to see a full itinerary or to sign up click here to head over to Inertia Network’s page, with who I partner to run these trips. You can also find a brief description of the itinerary below. Prices are set
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