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1-16 Oct 2017: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
7-14 Oct 2017: Pearl of the Aegean - Santorini - Santorini Island, Greece
16-19 Oct 2017: Indonesia Specials - Java-Komodo-Bali (Indonesia)
14-27 Nov 2017: Expedition Papua - Papua New Guinea
23 Dec 17 - 5 Jan 2018: Desert, salt and volcanoes - Danakil desert (Ethiopia)
30 Dec 17 - 6 Jan 2018: Nyiragongo Lava Lake & Mountain Gorillas - DR Congo + Rwanda
13-26 Jan 2018: Desert, salt and volcanoes - Danakil desert (Ethiopia)
28 Jan - 4 Feb 2018: Nyiragongo Lava Lake & Mountain Gorillas - DR Congo + Rwanda
4-18 Mar 2018: Colors of Iceland: Fire, Earth, Ice and Water - Iceland
17-23 Mar 2018: Kilauea Volcano Special - Big Island, Hawaiʻi
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Photo of the Month:
September 2017

Photo of the Month
Breaking wave over glowing lava. Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawai'i (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Tuesday 26 September 2017
Photo of the Day
Alien landscapes at Dallol (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
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Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 26 Sep 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 26 Sep 2017
Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017
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Volcanoes Today, 26 Sep 2017: Dukono volcano, Reventador, Sinabung, Sabancaya
Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017
Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 25 Sep 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 25 Sep 2017
Monday, Sep 25, 2017
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Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Sep 2017: Fuego volcano, Dukono, Turrialba, Sinabung, Sabancaya, Ulawun
Map of today's active volcanoes
Monday, Sep 25, 2017
Ulawun (New Britain, Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: MINOR CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL100 EXT WSW LAST OBS 24/2330Z ... [more]
Photo of the Week: Ash plume from Colima with full moon behind
Ash plume from Colima with full moon behind
Monday, Sep 25, 2017

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During 3-18 Sep 2017, Tom and 10 participants went on our first pilot tour to Kamchatka. Overall, the tour was fantastic! Highlights included a 3 days stay at remote Karymsky volcano, exceptionally good weather conditions for Gorely, Mutnovsky, Uzon and Valley of Geysers, Klyuchevskoy volcano, a large explosion from Sheveluch, great company and lots of fun! The following is a quick first impression of the tour in pictures sorted chronologically. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Kamchatka volcano tour Sep 2017 - tour diary (191 Images)
This photo diary is a compilation of images from different participants on our 12 - 18 April 2017 Kilauea Volcano Special guided by geologist Ingrid Smet. It also includes photographic documentation of the unofficial ´pilot´ extension that the small group undertook afterwards to explore the other sites, nature, wildlife, scenery and gastronomy of the Big Island. During their stay on Hawaii the Kamukona lava ocean entry that started in July 2016 was still ongoing so that they had the chance to observe this volcanic acitivity from land, on the sea and in the air. They also watched on a different occasions the lava lake inside Halema´uma´u crater inside Kilauea´s summit caldera, which was at such a high level that the lava spattering could be seen from ca 2 km distance. Unfortunately there were no on-land lava break outs that they could get to as was the case for the March 2017 Kilauea Volcano Specials. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Kilauea Volcano Special, Hawai'i: tour photos April 2017 (231 Images)
Ingrid Smet´s photo diary of our 4-11 June 2017 Nyiragongo lava lake and mountain gorillas expedition in Rwanda and DR Congo, as well as some safari images of the 2 days extension she afterwards undertook in Akagera National Park. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Nyiragongo volcano & Mountain gorillas: tour photos of our June 2017 expedition (218 Images)
A selection of photos taken during our Expedition to Erta Ale and Dallol in early February 2017 by participant Stefan Tommasini - Fotografie mit Seele (website). This Danakil expedition was particulary unique: on one hand a new eruptions started at a fissure on Erta Ale´s flank which let to the partial collapse of the active craters in the summit caldera; on the other hand it was pouring with rain when our group was at Dallol, which is known to be the hottest and driest place on earth... The rain however intensified the colours and activity at Dallol´s hydrothermal deposits, and the flank eruption created a vast lava field with multiple lava lakes and pahoehoe flows. (You can find a short overview of the 2017 flank eruption and Erta Ale volcanic activity update at the end of June 2017 through this link) (Photo: Stefan Tommasini)
Erta Ale + Dallol Feb 2017 - photos of the flank eruption at Erta Ale by Stefan Tommasini (15 Images)
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14-days study trip and expedition to the active volcanoes of Guatemala
Guatemala (Central America): Volcanoes in the land of the Maya
(15-days study trip and expedition to Guatemala's volcanoes)
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15 days / 14 nights - Moderate
$ 3900  ? 
no scheduled dates at present
Milos - Crystals, Volcanoes and Ancient Culture
Milos Island (Greece): Aegean's Hidden Gem: Isle of Milos
(6-days geologic walking and study tour to Milos Island, Greece)
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6 days / 5 nights - Easy-Moderate
1190 €  ? 
28 Apr - 3 May 2018
23-28 Sep 2018
Volcano tour to Kamchatka
Kamchatka peninsula (Russia): Kamchatka - Mountains of Fire & Ice
(volcano expedition to Kamchatka)
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16-19 days - Easy-Moderate
4350 €  ? 
2-20 Sep 2018
Vanuatu (South Sea): The Volcanoes of Ambrym - the Grand Traverse
(8-days volcano expedition to Ambrym - individual departures & group tours)
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8-9 days - Moderate
2640 €  ? 
20-29 May 2018
22-31 Jul 2018
23 Sep - 2 Oct 2018
Expedition to active Batu Tara volcano
Batu Tara (Indonesia): Batu Tara Volcano Expedition
(expedition to currently active Batu Tara volcano, Indonesia)
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8 days / 7 nights - Easy
2890 €  ? 
no scheduled dates at present
Photo expedition to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Expedition Papua
(14 days expedition to Papua New Guinea with Ulla Lohmann)
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2 weeks - Moderate
3950 €  ? 
14-27 Nov 2017
Sinabung Volcano Special
Sumatra (Indonesia): Sinabung Volcano Special
(5 days volcano expedition to Sinabung volcano, Sumatra)
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5 days / 4 nights - Easy
1490 €  ? 
Custom and group dates
no scheduled dates at present
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