After 7 years of closure, following the tragic accident of the roof collapse of the newly built shelter in 2005, the archeological site of Akrotiri on Santorini (Greece) is now open for visitors again.
The site shows a small part of an excavated city that flourished in the 17th century BC, but like Pompeii almost 2000 years alter, was buried by the ash of a large volcanic eruption on Santorini, the Minoan eruption at around 1613 BC. It is one of the most important archeological sites not only in Greece, but in whole SE Europe and in itself makes a visit to Santorini worthwhile.
One of our participants on the upcoming Ethiopia tour is looking for possible travel companions for a side tour to visit Lake Hyak, Kombolcha, Bati, Awash, and Harar from 10-17 February.
"I have organized a vehicle, driver, guide and accommodation to visit Lake Hyak, Kombolcha, Bati livestock market (Mondays: the largest in East Africa), & then drive to Awash, and onto Harar for a couple of nights there. Fly to Addis Ababa from Dire Dawa. Domestic flight is $74 USD. There would be a couple of seats available if someone from your trip wishes to do something similar. ... more
If anyone is interested in joining a trip to Nicaragua to see Concepcion, Masaya (Night/Day), San Cristobal, Montotombo, Santa Clara, Telica, Cerro Negro, El Hoyo Volcanoes from 5th to 14th January 2012 please get in touch. Please note you need to be in good physical condition to do the tour as it is very active and not much rest time.
If you are interested in a volcano special expedition to Krakatau, please let us know. If activity holds, the planned time would be around end of Oct / beginning of Nov, 4-5 days on and around Krakatau.
