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All departures with Joan Riera
Algeria
11 April - 25 April
Trip to Algeria: From the city of Ghardaia to the heart of the Sahara
During this trip to Algeria, we will tour the streets of Algiers and Ghardaia, meet the Tuareg people and enter the heart of the Sahara desert.
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03 August - 16 August
Trip to the D. R. of the Congo: Tribes of the Congo River
Trip to the D. R. of the Congo with the aim of getting to know different minority tribes that live around the Congo River. We will also look for the vestiges of the Belgian colonial legacy. It is currently in full decline after 60 years of independence.
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24 June - 04 July
Ethnographic trip to Ivory Coast: tribal rituals, masks and architecture
This trip to Ivory Coast allows the traveler to discover a great diversity of tribes, witness some of the most impressive mask dances in Africa, and admire some architectural gems, which help enrich the experience.
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30 May - 10 June
Trip to northern Afghanistan: Wakhan tribes and Kyrgyz nomads
This trip to northern Afghanistan focuses on the Wakhan region, land of traditional ethnic groups such as the Iskashimi, the Sangleshis and the Wakhis who reminds us of the peoples of Eastern Europe in the 19th century, and on the Little Pamir, the last stronghold of the nomadic Kyrgyz tribe whose Women continue to dress as they did in the 13th century when Marco Polo passed through these lands on his way to the heart of China.
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18 August - 31 August
Trip to Angola designed to get to know the tribes of the remote southwest of the country. We will live with the different ethnic groups and thus be able to photograph all their beauty.
In this trip to Angola we will explore the remote southwest of the country, live with different ethnic groups and photograph all its beauty.
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19 May - 29 May
Trip to Afghanistan: Historic cities, ethnic groups and landscapes
Afghanistan is a crossroads, a territory full of geographical vagaries. The historic empires of Persia, India, Russia and China have left their mark in the form of a fantastic heritage. In addition, it is home to numerous tribes such as the Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara, Kuchi and Turkmen. On this trip to Afghanistan we will try to understand the why and when of the Central Asian myth.
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29 November - 08 December
Trip to Nigeria focused on learning about the history of Biafra, as well as the traditional tribes that live in the region
Trip to Nigeria focused on learning about the history of Biafra, as well as the traditional tribes that live in the region
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22 March - 05 April
Trip to Balochistan (Pakistan) focused on visiting historical cities and meeting nomadic Baluchi tribes
Trip to Balochistan (Pakistan) focused on visiting historical cities and meeting nomadic Baluchi tribes.
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24 September - 07 October
Ethnographic trip to Ivory Coast: unknown tribes and traditional ceremonies
This ethnographic trip to the Ivory Coast will explore the entire country. We will pass through the Atlantic coast, the border with Ghana, the central plains, the dry north and the jungles of the southwest. In each territory we will know unknown tribes, as well as their architecture and culture.
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24 September - 04 October
Ethnographic trip to Niger designed to witness the Gerewol Festival and enjoy the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of historical cities
Ethnographic trip to Niger specially designed to experience the Gerewol Festival, organized by the nomadic herders of Wodaabe tribe. During the trip, we will also live with the Tuareg and other Fulani groups. In addition, we will enjoy the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of the historical cities of Agadez, Tahoua, Yaama and Dosso.
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18 March - 31 March
Ethnographic trip to Mali and Burkina Faso. We will explore historical cities such as Segoukoro, Djenné and Mopti. We will enter the enigmatic Dogon Country to witness their dances with zoomorphic masks. We will camp in a village of the Bwa ethnic group, near Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. This ethnic group preserves its spectacular masks. Finally, we will know the tribe of the kasenas and their architecture.
During this ethnographic trip to Mali and Burkina Faso we will explore historical cities such as Segoukoro, Djenne and Mopti. We will enter the enigmatic Dogon Country to witness their dances with zoomorphic masks. Finally we will camp in a village of the Bwa ethnic group, near Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. This ethnic group preserves its spectacular masks.
See moreEquatorial Guinea
05 November - 19 November
Trip to Equatorial Guinea through the Bioko Islands, Corisco Island and Fang tribal territory
The trip that we propose is very complete, since we will visit the 2 main islands of Equatorial Guinea; Bioko and Corisco. We will also explore the unknown interior of the country, territory of the Fang tribe, to which the political and military dynasty that controls Equatorial Guinea since its Independence in 1968 belongs.
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02 October - 11 October
Exploratory trip to Southern Yemen
The purpose of this trip to Yemen is to visit historic villages like Shibam and Seiyun, but also to explore small remote villages in the Wadi Dawan region to learn about the local culture and try to photograph the elusive women and their unique hairstyles and traditional attire.
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18 November - 30 November
Ethnographic, architecture, history and nature trip to Cameroon
It is an ethnographic, architecture, history and nature journey where we will coexist with different cultural realities and enjoy unique contrasts that give Cameroon the nickname of Africa in miniature.
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19 October - 01 November
Lifestyle and customs of the ethnic groups from Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the most culturally diverse African countries. Guided by an anthropologist who has studied their ethnic groups, we will travel to Nigeria to learn about their lifestyle and customs.
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14 July - 25 July
Trip to D. R. of Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage
Trip to the D. R. of Congo with the purpose of getting to know different ethnic minority groups and the ecosystems that support them. We will also look for the vestiges of the Belgian colonial legacy. It is currently in full decline after 60 years of independence.
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13 March - 30 March
Ennedi Desert and Ounianga Lakes, Gerewol Extension
Travel-expedition through one of the most beautiful deserts on the planet and UNESCO World Heritage sites. The route has a strong ethnographic and nature component.
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30 June - 12 July
Tribes, Iona Desert and Colonial Heritage
Angola is a big, enormous country… unknown to the rest of the world, but that will change shortly. The weight of history is there and marks the present and we do not know to what extent the future, but its nature is recovering and the tribal cattle-raising peoples of the south continue to withstand the changing times in their own way.
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09 April - 21 April
Isolated tribes of the Omo River
Very special trip through one of the most beautiful and fascinating regions of southern Ethiopia, where we will meet the Surma ethnic group. We will sleep in hotels at the beginning and end of the trip and in tribal territory we will stay in tents, in order to coexist with the ethnic groups in their natural and social ecosystem. In addition to the Surma, we will visit other interesting communities in the region: the Dizi and the Menit ethnic groups.
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20 February - 08 March
Ethnographic expedition
First, we will explore the flood plains of Bandingilo where herds of antelope still cross, it is the most untamed Africa ... We will continue to the remote Ddinga Mountains to meet animistic mountain villages. Finally we will enter the last tribal frontier, Mount Natinga, refuge of the nomadic Tid people, of which very little is known today.
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