Orthodox Easter in Ethiopia is the real thing. No bunnies or chocolate eggs here ! As Ethiopia had been cut off from the rest of the world for nearly 1000 years, the rites and rituals are nearly the same as when Christianity arrived in 400 AD. This mass is at a church in Lalibela. ArcticTropic links to 3 destinations in Ethiopia.

Papua New Guinea is as Back of Beyond as one can travel. Ice capped volcanoes rise from steamy equatorial jungles populated by Stone Age tribes.

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Ancash is the Shangri-La of South America – high in the Andes, far form the tourist tracks. Though it is well within the tripic , the incredible height has the region buried in snow almost year around.

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Your native guides will enable you to enter this world for a few precious days. Spend a night in a nomadic encampment and share this ancient way of life – you may drink camel’s milk, hear traditional music, and meet lovely people happy to welcome you to their home.

Nigeria, the most populous contry in Africa, offers Argungu International Fishing Festival, Oshun Oshogbo Festival, Sallah Durbar, Iri-Ji festival, Cross River Christmas festival. Our packages take tourists to Obudu Cattle Ranch, Drill Monkey Ranch, Tinapa, Idanre Hills, Abeokuta, Oshun Grooves, Jos, Yankari National Park, Kano, Kaduna, Nok, Kafanchan, Kagoro, Lokoja, Calabar, Ijebu Ode, Ife, Akure, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Gurara Falls, Assop falls, Riyom Rocks, Kurra falls, Slave Trade Museum, Badagry, etc. Special opportunities are available to see Nok Terra Cotta, the Rocks of Jos, Sukur World Heritage Site, Bilikisu Sunbo Shrine, Long Juju of Arochukwu, Kofa Mata Dyeing Pits, Gidan Makama, Old Kano City Walls, Emir’s Palace Zazzau, Emir’s Palace Kano, numerous endangered monkey species of equatorial tropical forests, Slave Relics at Badagry, Museums in Lagos, Kaduna, and Calabar !

Sarawak is a Malaysian State on the island of Borneo – home to lost tribes and as yet undiscovered flora and fauna. Besides the Sarawak River, the Baram River, along with the Lupar and the Saribas, are the only way to penetrate the hot and hostile jungles. The Iban tribes, while modernizing, still live mostly in traditional villages.

The Gobi Desert and grassy steppes cover most of the vast nation – one of the coldest and driest in the world. The Gurvansaikhan Mountains are best for hunting and the lakes and rivers have some of the best fresh water fishing in the world.

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The Middle East meets the Mediterranean providing a great adventure mix – skiing in Baalbek, sailing and surfing in Beirut – often on the same day. Even during wartime outbreaks, most of the country is relatively peaceful.

Kurdistan – ” The Other Iraq” has been safe for years, other than sporadic ,targeted attacks. Even in Saddam’s times Kurdistan was safe after 1991, since the airspace was under Allied control. There are thrice weekly flights from Frankfurt to Erbil. Pleas let us know about any providers or destinations in Kurdistan or any other part of Iraq, as the ground situation appears to improve daily.

India and Indonesia are already well represented on ArcticTropic Blog with ArcticTropic produced video. Please see the archives. Above we have travelogue propaganda from Iran -, where most people must go on an organized tour. ArcticTropic has two destinations in Iran. Please let us know about any more. Travelers with Iran footage ware welcome to link here and write for ArcticTropic Blog.