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5-18 Aug 2017: Volcano Special: Ibu - Dukono - Lokon - Halmahera (Indonesia)
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5-20 Sep 2017: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
16-23 Sep 2017: Pearl of the Aegean - Santorini - Santorini Island, Greece
20-24 Sep 2017: Sinabung Volcano Special - Sumatra (Indonesia)
20-25 Sep 2017: Sinabung Volcano Special - Sumatra (Indonesia)
23-28 Sep 2017: Aegean's Hidden Gem: Isle of Milos - Milos Island (Greece)
1-16 Oct 2017: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
13-27 Oct 2017: Volcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour - Southern Italy
16-19 Oct 2017: Indonesia Specials - Java-Komodo-Bali (Indonesia)
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Photo of the Month:
July 2017

Photo of the Month
Anak Krakatau as seen from the summit on 7 May 2012. Everything is lit up in a surreal red-pink colo...
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Monday 31 July 2017
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Deeper within the lava lake, gas collects into bubbles that rise to its surface where they explode, ...
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Volcanoes Today, 31 Jul 2017: Popocatépetl volcano, Dukono, Piton de la Fournaise, Sangeang Api, Planchón-Peteroa, Sabancaya
Monday, Jul 31, 2017
Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 31 Jul 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 31 Jul 2017
Monday, Jul 31, 2017
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Photo of the Week: Full moon above Soputan volcano
Full moon above Soputan volcano
Monday, Jul 31, 2017
Photo of the Day: Deeper within the lava lake, gas collects into bubbles that rise to its surface where they explode, tearing apart the ov
Deeper within the lava lake, gas collects into bubbles that rise to its surface where they explode, tearing apart the overlying thin crust and splashing around drops of hot lava.
Monday, Jul 31, 2017
Earthquake report world-wide for Sunday, 30 Jul 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 30 Jul 2017
Sunday, Jul 30, 2017
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Latest photo galleries

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)
A selection of photographs taken by Ingrid Smet during our June 2017 Nyiragongo lava lake and mountain gorillas expedition in the DR Congo which included a 3 days / nights stay on Nyiragongo volcano. On 6 June the group completed their hike to the summit in dry weather (the people coming up in the next two days were not so lucky) but had to wait a few hours for a first glance onto the red hot lava lake until the clouds around the stratovolcano´s summit and the thick volcanic gasses inside the caldera had temporarily lifted. The next 2 days (7 and 8 June) visibility into the caldera was usually best in the mornings and at intervals during the night, with more clear circumstances in the early morning and right through to dawn and sunrise on the 8th of June. The world´s largest lava lake (about 220 m across) is situated some 400 m below the rim of Nyiragongo´s summit caldera (a diameter of 1.2 km). When visible, the surface of the active lava lake was continuously in motion as exploding gas bubbles create small degassing fountains that recycle the cold black crust back into the red hot liquid lava. Strong degassing also occurred from the edges of the lava lake, the 2016 hornito and along the southern fracture zone. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
Nyiragongo volcano (DR Congo): expedition to the lava lake (June 2017) (40 Images)
During the first part of June, activity at Stromboli volcano was one of the most intense periods during several years. At most times, up to 6 or 7 vents were active, most notably the two eastern vents, closely followed and sometimes surpassed by the two western vents. The following pictures were taken on 9, 11, and 16 June, from various viewpoints and give an idea of this activity. Link: tours to Stromboli volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy), June 2017: strong activity (60 Images)
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Featured tours:

Fascination Volcano - geologic walking & study tour on Santorini Island, Greece
Santorini Island (Greece): Fascination Volcano
(8 (9) days study and walking tour on Santorini, Greece)
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8 / 9 days - Moderate
1450 €  ? 
5-12(13) May 2018
14-21 Oct 2018
Unknown Asia - Volcanoes of Myanmar
Myanmar (Burma): Unknown Asia - Volcanoes of Myanmar
(12 days exploring the volcanoes of Myanmar with a geologist)
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12 days / 11 nights - Easy-Moderate
2850 €  ? 
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Volcano tour to Kamchatka
Kamchatka peninsula (Russia): Kamchatka - Mountains of Fire & Ice
(volcano expedition to Kamchatka)
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15 days / 14 nights - Moderate
3910 €  ? 
3-18(19) Sep 2017
2-18 Sep 2018
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
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
20-24 Sep 2017
20-25 Sep 2017
Volcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour: explore the active volcanic regions of Southern Italy
Southern Italy: Volcanoes of Italy - the Grand Tour
(15-days study & walking tour from Vesuvius to Etna)
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15 days (14 nights) - Easy-Moderate
3590 €  ? 
13-27 Oct 2017
12-26 Oct 2018
11-25 Oct 2019
Discover the nature & culture & geology of Santorini!
Santorini Island, Greece: Pearl of the Aegean - Santorini
(8 days walking and study tour on Santorini, Greece)
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7 nights / 8 days - Easy-Moderate
1250 €  ? 
16-23 Sep 2017
7-14 Oct 2017
21-28 Apr 2018
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