Seeking and Traveling Deeper
An amazing and diverse journey across volcanic crater lakes by local dugout canoe, along village trails, through equatorial forest teaming with life to the soaring Virunga Volcanoes with their other-worldly Africa Alpine vegetation and the habitat of the Mountain Gorilla
brochure coming shortly
This journey is under development and the inaugral trip will be run in July 2023
Journey dates: 2023: Inaugural journey July 23rd to 7th August
Discover a stunning corner of equatorial Africa
The bio-diverse Virunga of southern Uganda is an amazing and diverse journey. We will tavel across volcanic crater lakes by local dugout canoe, along village trails, through equatorial forest teaming with life to the soaring Virunga Volcanoes with their other-worldly Africa Alpine vegetation culminating at the habitat of the Mountain Gorilla.
This journey has been developed based on Nomadic Skies' founder, Gavin Anderson's, longstanding and intimate knowledge of Uganda, the Virunga area and rural development. Gavin lived in Uganda for 9 years and has been involved in development activites in the county for over 25 years. He was also the expeditions secretary and then Chairman of the Mountain Club of Uganda, pioneering journeys in the Virunga and other mountain and rural areas of the country.
18 days
A conservation journey exploring not only into the habitats of the iconic and endangered snow Leopard, but also its cultural and spiritual significance amongst the high Himalayan communities of Dolpo and the experiences of local herders, yak caravan traders and farmers.
2022
Inaugural trip: 19th October to 5th November 2022
2023 Journeys:
16 days
A stunning trekking journey to the sacred and other-worldly Lake Phoksundo among little visited villages, monastries and stunning landscapes of the hidden, culturally Tibetan valleys of the High Himalaya of North West Nepal.
2023:
13 days
A pioneering journey along the hidden pilgrim trails and silk trade routes of Southern Armenia, exploring the ancient, modern and recent history and natural environments of the Vorotan River Gorge in collaboration with hill communities along our route.
2022:
Inaugural journey 13th to 25th September
2023