Just across the Congo River is Congo-Brazzaville. Amazing jungle adventures await intrepid explorers. ArcticTropic is open to any suggestions for exploration leaders.

A drive into the Heart of Darkness. The Congo is one of the few areas of the world that is becoming LESS developed , as the jungle reclaims Colonial development – hence all the better for exploration. ArcticTropic is open to any suggestions for listings of exploration leadership enterprises.

It’s hard to find much video footage from Chad, other than fund raising type roll from relief agencies. The best aerial shots are provided by the French Air Force via YouTube. ArcticTropic has two links – neither of which are really providers of accommodations or adventure travel services. Obviously this nation is not on the top tourist circuit these days.

We welcome anyone who has recently ( past 5 years or so) traveled to Chad to share their experiences,suggestions of places to stay and video via YouTube.

The true Heart of Darkness – literally a blank spot on the map in the middle of Africa.ArcticTropic has two locations in the CAR right now – we appreciate any suggestions !

Burundi has recovered from it’s barbaric recent past and now welcomes adventurers.ArcticTropic has just one listing for Burundi – we invite companies to contact us to be listed.

Lina Maria Jaramillo, an ArcticTropic friend from Medellín, Colombia recently traveled to the Santo Domingo region of Ecuador – home to the Colorado Indians. Here are some photos she contributed.

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In Days of Old ( the 1960’s and 1970’s) Afghanistan was a popular stopover on the overland Hippie Trail from Europe to India. Many an ancient hipster can still rave ( if he or she can remember) about spending days or weeks in the opium dens and hash houses of Kabul, while en route to Cosmic Enlightenment in Goa.

All that came crashing down in 1979 with the Soviet Invasion, the subsequent war, then the Taliban and now the simmering war between many of the world’s forces gathered along the Pakistan border.

Afghanistan is open for limited tourism once again. In general the North and West are said to be safer. ArcticTropic has two locations/providers in Afghanistan at the moment – below our usual minimum of three per country. We welcome further posts and pictures about Afghanistan. The above video is courtesy of the videographer who posted it on YouTube.