World Abandonned Cities

ABANDONED CITIES

& APOCALYPTIC SITES

HUMANS have gone

Summary:

Around the world manmade sites are given back to nature. We take you through a gut wrenching world tour of the most incredible locations to capture a moment of history, a glimpse into the madness of the rise and fall of civilisation, its developments and failures. Never will you look at civilisation the same way again.

Highlights

Real isolation
Amazing insight into world history
Great guides with incredible passion and knowledge
A unique experience (nobody else does it)
Private world tour !

Why choose us

We have personnalyly visited all these sites and have an intimate knowledge of their history. Also because we are the only ones who provide this unique and comprehensive tour or man's madness!

Departure Date:

12 October 2025
03 March 2026

Duration:

50 days in 1 trip (or 2 trips of 25 days - upon request).

Meeting Point:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Who can go?

Min age: 18yo
Physical condition: must be healthy. This trip involves a lot of flying and many time zones.
Group size: up to 6 people
You will need to:

- be able to walk on rugged terrain to reach some of the sites

- be mentally strong to withstand isolation and desolation scenes

- be a team player (for the same reason)

- enjoy the process of a "Quest" and History trip

- be capable of travelling light

Trip overall Hardship Rating [where 1 is 'easy' and 10 'is very tough'] = 4,3 /10

Difficulty = 6

Isolation = 4

Danger = 3

This activity involves (%):

Transport: 10% Van = 10% Airplane = 80%

Timezone changes = 100%

Short stays in locations = 80%

Schedule:

This itinerary is an overview of what you will do during this 50 days trip.

Day 1, meet at Buenos Aires airport, fly out to Falklands

Day 2-3, Board cruiseship and sail to South Georgia Island

Day 4-6, landing and exploration of South Georgia, Grytviken and other stations

Day 7-8, sail back to Stanley, fly and settle in hotel in Buenos Aires

Day 9, flight/drive to Epecuén

Day 10, back to Buenos aires, rest.

Day 11, flight to Santiago and connect to Iquique, overnight.

Day 12, Drive to Humberstone and Salitrera Santa Laura, day visit

Day 13, Visit Sewell

Day 14-16, fly out to Perth and Newmann, stay in hotel

Day 17, Visit Wittenoom

Day 18-19, flyout to Windoek

Day 20, visit Kolmanskop

Day 21-22, fly out Windoek to Cyprus, overnight in Famagouse

Day 23, Visit Varosha under escort

Day 24, Sail off Girne to Antalya and travel to Kayakoy

Day 25, visit kayakoy, overnight there

Day 26-27, fly to Istanbul, visit and departure on ferry to Crimea

Day 28, visit Balaklava in Crimea and Sub base and overnight

Day 29, Travel to Kiev, visit and overnight

Day 30, travel to Pripyat and Tchernobyl, briefing and visit

Day 31-32, from Kiev fly to Astana and Aralsk

Day 33, visit Dead Aral sea

Day 34, back to astana

Day 35, fly to Karachi and visit

Day 36-37, head to Gadani and return

Day 38, fly to Nagasaki and overnight

Day 39, visit Hashima island

Day 40, fly to Vladivostok, visit lost USSR Air base, overnight

Day 41, fly to Magadan and overnight there

Day 42, drive to Susuman and overnight there

Day 43, visit Kadykshan and Adygalah, return to Susuman

Day 44, fly back to Magadan and Tokyo

Day 45, fly out to Chicago

Day 46, visit Gary

Day 47, fly to Oslo and Svalbard

Day 48, visit Pyramiden

Day 49, free day

Day 50, fly to Oslo, ready to fly Out

Weather / local conditions / Terrain:

The vastness of this trip means the team will meet all types of weather. Your suitcase should carry gear for all seasons. Though heavy winter jackets will be provided as well as the boots. All the rest is for you to bring. Terrain and local conditions will be very varied: from desert, to ocean, mountains to cities, tropical forests to vast grass plains.

Accommodation

In Cities and capitals; we will be in very good hotels.

In the country side; we will be in what is best locally, but sometimes it is not very good.

Food

As this journey is a round the world tour, food we will be as varied as the countries we visit. We will provide 3 meals a day. In cities we will enjoy local highs but in the country side we might enjoy more simple food. We will do our best to make things memorable though!

Transport

Ground Transport will be in local vans, 4x4 and what is available to get to destination. We will also fly helicopters and planes. For long haul flights, business class tickets are mandatory as we will move fast and furiously! When sailing, overnight trips will be in cabins (shared or individual, as per your taste).

What to expect

This is another unique expedition as it is off beaten tracks and to rarely seen places. In some of our destinations there is little tourism, thus you are asked to be understanding in case of disorganisation. Our local fixers are great but they have to work with local conditions which are often far from our western standards. You can expect some amazing scenery.

Safety and security

We take safety very seriously as you are in our hands. But the reality is that you are embarking on a trip with serious challenges. We minimise them by preparing for them. None of the area we go to are dangerous, but some areas have ethnic or religious tensions. We take them seriously and constantly monitor them, and will not hesitate to change route should it become unsafe. Other areas might be health hazard, in those ones we will remain under the prescribed medical guidelines. Remember that, your safety and your pleasure is our priority.

Visa:

Visas are not required for most destinations for Australians on this trip but we will help you organise it when necessary (russia, ukraine, ...).

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