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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October 2026 Expedition Tassili N'Ajjer (Algeria)
First part will be a fifteen day camel supported trekking expedition to the southern part the Tassili du Tamrit (Aouenrhet, Adjefou, Ouan Abou, Ozanehare, Jabbaren), with the time roughly evenly split between visiting the spectacular known sites, and exploring little visited remote areas with a good potential for finding undocumented sites. This trip is more aimed at repeat Tassili visitors and those with a desire to explore, but first-timers are welcome too, there will be plenty of Tassili highlights along the way. While not particularly demanding, this trip will involve walks of 12-15km per day on rocky terrain, a reasonable degree of physical fitness is required. The focus is rock art, however during the trip we will visit several areas that count among the most beautiful desert scenery anywhere in the Sahara. The second part will be a 10 day circuit of Tasset, Ifedaniouene and Tamadjert, with a 4 day camel supported trek to the sites of the Oued Tirehart. |
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January 2027 Expedition Ouri Plain (Eastern Tibesti, Chad)
The Ouri Plain along the Eastern side of the Tibesti Mountains offers some of the finest rock art to be found anywhere on the African continent. It requires a very long and diffcult journey to get there, making it the least known and least visited region in the Sahara. Following up on our 2024 expedition, this itinerary will visit a good cross-section of the finest sites, as well as attempt to survey some remaining unexplored areas. |
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March 2027 Expedition Tassili N'Ajjer (Algeria)
A 18 day camel supported trekking expedition to the Tissoukaï / Idoo area ascending the Akba Assakao, with the second half of the trip allotted to searching remote unvisited areas to the north of Ouan Bender for possible undocumented sites, with return via the Akba Isselihouhene. This trip will involve walks of 12-15km per day on rocky terrain, a reasonable degree of physical fitness is required. While we will visit some known sites the focus will be on exploring unsurveyed areas, so this trip is more suited for repeat visitors rather that Tassili first timers. |
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August 2027 Expedition Total Solar Eclipse, 2nd August (Egypt)
The eclipse of the decade will pass over the Western Desert of Egypt, providing perfect viewing location from the Abu Moharig dunes between Baharya and the Nile, with totality lasting 6 minutes and 22 seconds. In early August clear skies are practically guaranteed. The trip wll be organised to allow the visiting of some of the monuments in Egypt before the Eclipse, and some days at the Red Sea afterwards. |
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October 2027 Expedition Tassili N'Ajjer (Algeria)
A 18 day camel supported trekking expedition along the classic Tassili du Tamrit circuit, ascending/descending via the Akba Tafilalet. We will visit the classic sites of Tamrit, In Itinen, Tin Aboteka, Tin Tazarift and Sefar, with several days allotted to searching remote unvisited areas further to the west for possible undocumented sites. This trip will involve walks of 10-12km per day on rocky terrain, a reasonable degree of physical fitness is required. There will be a good balance between visiting known sites (including the must-see Tassili highlights) and exploring unsurveyed areas, so this trip is suitable both for first-timers and repeat visitors. |
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November 2027 Expedition The Ennedi (Chad)
The Ennedi Plateau in Eastern Chad is located on the southern fringes of the Sahara, the eroding sandstone towers along its southern edge create one of the most dramatic landscapes anywhere on Earth. The region is extremely rich in rock art, and while the mainstream sites are well known, many important localities have not been seen by anyone since their discovery in the nineteen fifties. On this expedition we will make a 17 day circuit along the South-western part of the Ennedi (the Fada-Acheï region), visiting some of the prime prehistoric and natural sights, and also attempting to re-locate some of the lost sites. On the return, we will visit the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve where the Sahara Conservation Fund has successfuly re-introduced the almost extinct Scimitar-horned Oryx and Addax antelopes to the wild. |
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January 2028 Expedition Serrania de la Lindosa (Colombia)
A couple of years ago the internet was full of sensationalist reports about "12 miles of ice age rock art" discovered in the Colombian jungle. While practically none of this is true, there is indeed a fascinating concentration of paintings along the Serrania de la Lindosa escarpment in the Amazon province. While this rock art is clearly more recent than claimed, it still represents one of the richest localities on the South American continent. This 14 day expedition will visit the principal as well as some remote rock art sites, also leaving time to visit the principal archaeological sights of Colombia. |
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June 2028 Expedition The Rock Art of Namibia
This trip will provide a complete overview of all the important rock art bearing localities of Namibia over a 12 day circuit, including the paintings of the Spitzkoppe, the Erongo Mountains, the lower Brandberg, plus the engravings of Twyfelfontein and some more remote sites. We will be staying at campsites and gust farms along the way, while the focus will be on rock art, there will some opportunities to also enjoy the amazing Namibian landscape and nature, with options to visit Sossusvlei and Etosha before/after the trip. |
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July 2028 Expedition The Rock Art of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe contains one of the richest concentrations of rock art in the southern part of Africa. A 14 day expedition is planned to visit the most important (and accessible) rock art sites of the country, located in three distinct clusters: around Harare (Mashotoland), in the south east (Masivingo) and the south west (Matopo Hills, Matabeland). |
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