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Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.
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1-19 sept. 2019: Kamchatka - Land of Colors - Kamchatka (Russia)
3-18 sept. 2019: Du Krakatau à Bali - Java (Indonésie)
12-20 oct. 2019: Montagnes de Feu - du Stromboli à l'Etna - Eoliennes + Etna
2-18 nov. 2019: Volcans et Épices - Mer des Moluques (Sulawesi, Indonésie)
17-21 nov. 2019: Spécial Volcan Krakatau - Le Krakatau, détroit de la Sonde
17-30 nov. 2019: Désert, sels et volcans - Désert de Danakil (Éthiopie)
9-17 mai 2020: Montagnes de Feu - du Stromboli à l'Etna - Eoliennes + Etna
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Photo de la semaine:
Week 34: lun. 19 août - dim. 25 août, 2019

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View of Batur volcano (1,717 m) from the peak of Agung (3,142 m) at night. (Photo: Anton Jankovoy)

Photo de la semaine:
Week 34: lun. 19 août - dim. 25 août, 2019

Photo de la semaine
View of Batur volcano (1,717 m) from the peak of Agung (3,142 m) at night. (Photo: Anton Jankovoy)

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Week 34: lun. 19 août - dim. 25 août, 2019

Photo de la semaine
View of Batur volcano (1,717 m) from the peak of Agung (3,142 m) at night. (Photo: Anton Jankovoy)

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mardi 20 août 2019

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Moderately strong explosion of Anak Krakatau on 20 Nov 2018 morning. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

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Photographs taken by volcanologist Dr Ingrid Smet when she observed Stromboli’s volcanic activity from 24 to 26 July 2019. During this time span, the volcano remained at a level of higher than usual activity with very frequent Strombolian explosions. Some of these were so strong that at night one could observe the glowing bombs from the village. The lava flows that occurred after the 3 July paroxysm were also still active on the upper parts of the western edge of the Sciara. See also: Eyewitness report of the activity (Photo: Ingrid)
Stromboli volcano, Italy: elevated activity 24-26 July 2019 (31 Images)
Etna volcano eruption 30 May-3 June 2019 - movies (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano eruption 30 May-3 June 2019 - movies (0 Image)
The onset of the new subterminal flank eruption followed by a private evening excursion to the active fissure. Our two customers had booked a summit tour several months before, and were lucky to be able to observe the active lava flow from close up. See also: videos from the eruption (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano: subterminal flank eruption May-June 2019, lava flows on 3 June 2019 (32 Images)
Photos taken during our recent Etna Discovery tour in late May 2019. Our group was lucky to witness the short eruption of Etna which started 30 May and ended a few days later. Photos taken by Tobias Schorr. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Etna Volcano Discovery: tour photos May 2019 (159 Images)
The oldest volcanic rocks on Santorini are found in the SW part of the island, in the area of Akrotiri (Loumaravi) complex and near the lighthouse (Cape Akrotiri). They consists dominantly of andesitic and dacitic domes and flows as well as large amounts of mostly fine-grained, silica-rich and bright-in-color submarine volcanic breccia and ashes. Hydrothermal alteration is common, leading to reddish and greenish secondary minerals in the tuffs. A great way to observe these features is to take the beach shuttle boat from Akrotiri (opposite Nikolas Cave tavern) to the Black Beach via the Red and White Beaches. Images taken during excursions on 11 and 17 May 2019. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: Loumaravi (24 Images)
Balos is a small bay and beach on the caldera side near Akrotiri. It can be accessed from a trail leading down from the caldera rim above or following the coast, starting at the caldera beach with its access road. Both can be combined to a highly interesting short round trip of about 1-2 hours. It is one of Santorini's least crowded and best places to swim inside the caldera. Until today, it is also used as a small harbor and boat shelter, as well as a famous place to collect capers. Most likely, the Balos Bay was already used as harbor in Minoan times. Remnants of Minoan building had been found on the cliff above during the 19 and 20th centuries (but unfortunately construction and erosion have by now destroyed most of it). Geologically, it is also of particular interest: along the coast, the cliffs expose an old basaltic-andesitic cinder cone in cross section where a transition from water-magma interaction (phreatomagmatic activity) to purely strombolian-type eruptions (magmatic activity) is brilliantly recorded. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: Balos hike (20 Images)
Impressions from our geologic walking tour on Santorini during 3-11 May 2019: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, 3-11 May 2019 Fascination Volcano tour photos (119 Images)
A selection of photos taken during the Santorini walking tour 4-12 May 2019 by our photographer and tour guide Tobias Schorr. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: tour photos May 2019 (134 Images)
Before going to Fira for our caldera hike to Oia during our geologic walking tours, we decided to make an additional stop in the traditional village of Vothonas, one of the most scenic and still largely untouched-by-tourism on the island. It is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the Pirgos hill. It had developed from cave-house settlements in the area where several of the large characteristic pumice canyons meet to a form a broad valley. Besides an excellent place to study the traditional cave-house architecture, it offers excellent outcrops of the massive pumice layer from the 1600 BC eruption. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: impressions from Vothonas (20 Images)
Normally, our last excursion during the geologic walking tour leads us to the non-volcanic basement, which forms the highest mountain Profitis Ilias and its neighbor Mesa Vouno, where the Ancient Greek city of Thera was located and whose excavated ruins are certainly a highlight that should not be missed during a visit to Santorini. Spectacular views, very interesting geological formations, and - in spring - extraordinary spring colors by the rich flora, wait for you. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: hike from Pirgos to Prof. Ilias, Ancient Thera to Perissa (92 Images)
Santorini Fascination Volcano tour photos Sep 2006 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Fascination Volcano tour photos Sep 2006 (50 Images)
On one of the days during our geologic walking tours, depending on sea and weather conditions, we take the time to visit the historic volcanic islands of Nea and Palea Kameni in depth. The following shows some impressions from this excursion from 1 May 2019, and includes a dramatic weather display in the afternoon, caused by the arrival of moist warm air masses from Africa. Fortunately, this remained only a visual display and played out entirely high above in the atmosphere without affecting the ground. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: excursion to Nea and Palea Kameni (68 Images)
Another excursion during the geologic walking tour is the 12 km hike from Fira to Oia, a classic walk considered one of the best and most scenic hikes in the world and one of particular geologic interest as well. It leads through the elegant streets of Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli and Oia as well as old mule paths, and for most of the time offers breathtaking views over the northern caldera of Santorini, which was the site where the violent Minoan volcanic eruption around 1600 BC took place and reshaped the island forever. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: hike from Fira to Oia along the caldera (36 Images)
On our second excursion during the geologic walking tour, we visit the most interesting sites along the southern caldera, an abandoned pumice quarry, as well as the excavated Minoan town near Akrotiri. The images here show the first part of a tour as on 30 April. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: Caldera hike (36 Images)
Normally, our first excursion during the geologic walking tour, we visit the area of the oldest volcanic rocks of Santorini found in the SW peninsula near Akrotiri and the lighthouse. It is a very varied walk along beaches, the caldera, through fields on old, mostly forgotten trails and mule tracks. Geologic highlights include spectacular submarine tuffs and lava domes, often with fantastic hydrothermal alterations. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: tour on Akrotiri peninsula (48 Images)
The winter 2018-19 was particularly rainy in Greece. As a result, Santorini island was exceptionally green even at the end of April, when Tom guided our regular geologic walking tour on the island. Images taken on 27 and 28 April: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Santorini Island, Greece, spring 2019: spring time at the caldera (20 Images)
Katharina kindly sent us a selection of the photos she took during the tour in the Saronic Gulf in Mar-April 2019: (Photo: Katharina)
Methana & the Saronic Gulf: tour photos April 2019 by Katharina W. (30 Images)
Impressions from one of the most interesting volcanic areas of Greece, taken during our recent tour to the Saronic Gulf in April 2019, by Tobias Schorr. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Land of Theseus - Methana & the Saronic Gulf: tour photos April 2019 (59 Images)
Impressions from Santorini Island during a geologic study tour in March 2019. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Santorini Island in spring - tour photos March 2019 (92 Images)
Spring in Greece is an explosion of colors, dominated by hundred shades of green and yellows. Meadows full of flowers, silver-green olive groves and the blue sea are everywhere. One area of particular beauty is the Saronic Gulf which also includes one of Europe's least known active volcanoes, the Methana lava dome complex. The photos presented were taken on 9 and 10 April 2019, following a tour to Methana & the Saronic Gulf. We also arrange private excursions to this highly interesting area, starting in Athens or other places nearby, for 2-4 persons and suggested length of 2-3 days. Please contact us if you are interested! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Methana & the Saronic Gulf - spring impressions (April 2019) (116 Images)
Canary Islands: tour photos Feb 2019 (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Canary Islands: tour photos Feb 2019 (164 Images)
Thomas Spinner (abenteuer-vulkan.de) sent us some impressions from the Karangetang Volcano Special tour 11-16 Feb 2019: (Photo: Thomas Spinner)
Karangetang volcano special 11-16 Feb 2019 (8 Images)
Impressions from the beautiful area of Methana and the Saronic gulf in the winter, taken by photographer and tour guide Tobias Schorr. If you like to get to know this fantastic destination for a walking holiday in one of Europe's archeologically most interesting regions with Tobias, have a look at our tour "Land of Theseus". (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Methana & the Saronic Gulf in Dec 2018 (53 Images)
In January 2019, magma levels inside Stromboli volcano's conduits rise almost to the rim, producing spectacular activity from several vents. In particular, a large cinder cone has been growing from the NE vent. The photo shown here illustrate this activity as observed during the evening of 20 Jan 2019. You can find a activity report here. See also: video page (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Stromboli volcano (Italy): elevated activity in Jan 2019 (20 Images)
Expedition leader Galih observed Merapi on 10 Jan and documented the growing lava dome, which is becoming increasingly dangerous, as glowing rockfalls have becoming larger and more frequently, prone to produce pyroclastic flows. Photos were taken from the south east side of Merapi in around 4 km distance from the crater. (Photo: Galih Jati)
Merapi volcano (Central Java, Indonesia): growing lava dome and glowing rockfalls Jan 2019 (8 Images)
On 17 Oct, explosions were particularly violent at Anak Krakatau. We show a series of images of a spectacular explosion captured from close range by boat. 2 months later, the cone of Anak Krakatau collapsed into the sea on the evening of 22 Dec 2018, triggering a catastrophic tsunami (more info). Continued activity that accumulated more and more weight on the cone, built on top of a steep underwater slope in the SW (left in the images), and shaking by explosions like this might well have been the final trigger for that tragic event. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatoa volcano eruption Oct 2018: dangerous vulcanian explosion from close (24 Images)
Our Etna specialist Emanuela climbed Etna earlier today, witnessing the onset of the new flank eruption in the upper Valle del Bove: (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
Etna volcano (Italy): flank eruption 24 Dec (Christmas) 2018, first images (16 Images)
Expedition organizer Galih observed the activity of the volcano during 12-16 Nov. It was characterized by strong ash emissions and occasional vulcanian-type explosions often accompanied by rare volcanic lightning: (Photo: Galih Jati)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia): eruption Nov 2018 - volcanic lightnings (8 Images)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia): Nov 2018 videos (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia): Nov 2018 videos (1 Image)
Our latest tour to Krakatau during 18-24 Nov rewarded participants with a night filled with fireworks, observed from a paradise beach. What a view! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: a night on the beach (28 Images)
During 20-21 Nov, activity changes significantly: explosions became more rich in ash and contained much less and much less brighter lava bombs. As well, the intervals between individual events gradually increased overall, reaching up to about 2 hours by 22 Nov afternoon although phases of more frequent activity still occurred. The most likely cause is that the magma column continued to drop internally and thus favored the formation of a more robust blockage, which in turn favored the occurrence of strong vulcanian-style explosions with less fresh incandescent material, but many fragments of the plug. This process is possibly helped at depth by water seeping into the walls of the conduit (so-called phreatomagmatic activity) as the interior pressure dropped. Visible activity almost completely ceased during the night 22-23 Nov and picked up only again in the afternoon of 24 Nov, when we saw it from the volcano observatory on our way back. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: vulcanian activity (36 Images)
Various images taken between 20-23 Nov, showing various activity decreasing from very strong (20 Nov) to almost absent at the end of our stay (23 Nov). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: miscellaneous (20 Images)
The activity observed on 19 Nov continued in a more or less similar way during 20 Nov, although the frequency of explosions had decreased to typically 30 seconds to 1-2 minutes. As the size of explosions observed during the 36 hours we had been on the island group did not exceed a certain threshold (ejecting bombs to the sea), a part of our group decided to take the calculated risk and spend some time on a favorable viewing spot behind the forest and near the shore of Anak Krakatau. When eruptions eventually started to increase significantly, we left. Disclaimer: visiting such spots during eruptive phases of Krakatau is very risky and you should be aware that no place on the island of Anak Krakatau is safe from bombs - unexpected large explosions can occur with no warning at any time. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: a magic night on the island (44 Images)
At the end of the paroxysm during 17-19 Nov, we spent several hours on the boat in about 700 m straight-line distance from the crater, to observe near-continuous explosive activity in the afternoon and evening of 19 Nov. It ranged from weak fountaining to mild to strong strombolian explosions with or without significant ash emissions: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: continuous activity on 19 Nov (32 Images)
We managed to arrive at Krakatau at the end of a very intense phase of activity between 17-19 Nov, which produced a new lava flow that reached the sea along a 150 m wide stretch on the southern shore of Anak Krakatau. At the time of our arrival, the effusion rate must have stopped just hours before at most, but the flow front was still active: (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Krakatau volcano (Indonesia) Nov 2018 eruption: lava flow into the sea (25 Images)
Ronny shared some of his photos from our recent expedition to Krakatau, showing the "normal" life during such a trip: (Photo: Ronny Quireyns)
Krakatau expedition Oct 2018 - Ronny's tour photos (24 Images)
Most autumns we organise a 15 days study and walking tour to the volcanoes of Southern Italy, starting in Naples where we visit Vesuvius and the Phlegrean fields before sailing of to the Aeolian islands to explore Lipari, Vulcano and Stromboli before our grand finale on the summit of Mt Etna in Sicily. Besides an unrivaled diversity of volcanic deposits, structures and phenomena this tour also includes many archaeological, relaxing, cultural and gastronomic excursions - combining all the best aspects of southern Italy! Our 12 - 26 October 2018 tour was guided by volcanologist Dr Ingrid Smet who put together the below photo diary of the trip - we hope you enjoy it! (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Volcanoes of Italy - The Grand Tour: photo diary of our October 2018 tour (212 Images)
Santorini is not only a highlight when it comes to present a natural showcase of fantastic geology and volcanic history deeply interwoven with Europe's ancient history, but it is also a very photogenic island. Tobias Schorr presents a selection of photos taken during our Santorini walking tour in Oct 2018: (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Santorini, Greece: tour photos Oct 2018 (80 Images)

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