15-Day Socotra Tour
The Island,Uncompressed
Fifteen days across Socotra with a small group and local guides, at a slower pace: Dihamri's reef, Homhil's pool, Firmihin's forest and the lagoons each get their own day, and neighbouring stops share a day
From $3,978 per person · solo traveller $4,778
15 Days · 14 Nights · Small Groups · Maximum 20 Travellers
Flights and visa not included
The Days
Fifteen Chapters,No Repeats
The seven-night route visits many of these same places, grouping neighbouring stops into one day. Here the pace is slower: Homhil, Diksam and Firmihin each get a full day, and the few places that share a day sit right next to each other.
01
Arrival & ArherFirst Camp · East Coast
With fourteen nights ahead, the first day carries none of the usual rush. The vehicle turns onto the coast road, the modern world falls away, and by evening Arher's dune rises ahead in the low light.
02
Hoq Cave & Ras EriselAncient Cave & Headland · East Coast
A morning climb into Hoq's limestone chamber, marked by inscriptions sailors left two thousand years ago. Back at sea level, the drive continues to Ras Erisel, where the water itself changes colour at the meeting of two oceans.
03
Dihamri Marine ReserveMarine Reserve · East Coast
With no second location to reach today, Dihamri gets the time a reef like this deserves — a full day in water so clear the coral reads like stained glass, no itinerary pulling you back toward the road.
04
Homhil PlateauDragon's Blood Forest · East
Homhil earns its own day here rather than sharing one. Dragon's blood trees stand over a natural infinity pool that looks out toward the coast below, and there is time to simply sit with the view rather than move past it.
05
Transfer to Dhaida'aHighland Transition · Interior
A shorter, quieter day by design — the drive climbs steadily from coast to highland, and camp is set at Dhaida'a in air that turns noticeably cooler once the sun drops.
06
Wadi KalisanFreshwater Canyon · North-East
Kalisan alone today — a freshwater canyon cut into pale limestone, its pools cold and startlingly clear, with time to walk it end to end rather than pass through on the way to somewhere else.
07
Zahek Dunes & Omaq BeachDune Field & Southern Coast
The terrain changes entirely by afternoon: the vehicle crosses into Zahek's dunes, sand sculpted by wind into slopes that shift year to year, before the day ends at Omaq's quiet southern coast.
08
DijoubRock Formations · Central Highlands
Dijoub marks the road's turn from coastal terrain toward the island's high interior — a day of movement and changing rock, cooler air arriving with every kilometre gained in altitude.
09
Diksam PlateauThe Highlands · Central Socotra
Diksam gets a full day of its own — granite formations breaking the plateau into shapes that shift with the hour, and by afternoon the light turns the stone the colour of rust.
10
Firmihin ForestDragon's Blood Forest · Interior
The signature landscape of the whole expedition gets its own full day: flat canopies spread out like a forest built to different rules, with nowhere else to be before or after.
11
QalansiyaFishing Village · North-West Coast
The route turns west today, toward Qalansiya — boats pulled up on the sand, nets drying, a village whose rhythm has little to do with the calendar of an expedition passing through.
12
Detwah LagoonLagoon · North-West Coast
Detwah's shallow brilliance gets a full day here — pale sandbars and turquoise water shifting with the tide, herons and rays moving through water calm enough to double the sky.
13
Shuab Beach by BoatHidden Beach · Far West
A morning at sea to reach Shuab — a crescent of white sand backed by cliffs, entirely your own for the hours the boat allows before the return crossing.
14
Dalisha — Last NightFinal Camp · Before Departure
The last night of camp, deliberately unhurried after two weeks on the move. Dalisha is close enough to Hadibo for an easy final morning, far enough to still feel like the island rather than the airport.
15
Departure from SocotraSocotra International · Hadibo
A last breakfast on the island, then the transfer to Socotra International Airport — fourteen nights compressed into whatever fits in a carry-on, and a place that stays written into memory long after.
Chapter Five / The Stay
Where You SleepBecomes PartOf The Memory
Camping is at the heart of our Socotra expedition. Single and double tents are available, complete with a mattress, pillow and blanket. Portable toilets are housed in separate privacy tents at camp. Showers are available at public bathroom facilities. Starlink internet is available to all our travelers at no extra charge, subject to signal and operating conditions. Every night of the expedition is spent at camp, close to the landscapes you came to see.
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14 Nights Expedition
What you'll do
A 15-day, 14-night small-group expedition across Socotra with local guides and camping. More time in each place, with neighbouring stops sharing a day: Arher, Hoq Cave, Dihamri, Homhil, Wadi Kalisan, the Zahek dunes, Diksam, Firmihin, Qalansiya, Detwah and Shuab. Departures every Tuesday and Thursday.
More time in each place, with neighbouring stops sharing a day
Arher's 200-metre dune and the eastern coast
Hoq Cave's ancient inscriptions and Ras Erisel, where two seas meet
A full day snorkelling the Dihamri Marine Reserve
Homhil's natural infinity pool above the coast
The freshwater pools of Wadi Kalisan
Zahek dunes and the southern coast at Omaq
The Diksam Plateau and the dragon's blood forest of Firmihin
Qalansiya, Detwah Lagoon and Shuab Beach by boat
Camping under the stars with an expert Socotri guide
What's included
All internal transportation on the island
Expert bilingual (Arabic/English) Socotri guide
Camping equipment — tents, bedding, lighting
All meals during the expedition, from arrival day to the final breakfast
Drinking water throughout
National park entrance fees
Airport transfers on arrival and departure
First-aid kit and satellite communication
Flights to/from Socotra — bookable through us as an Authorized Yemenia Airways Sales Agent
Yemen/Socotra entry visa (available as add-on)
Travel insurance (not mandatory, but strongly recommended)
Personal items and gratuities
The Route
Fifteen Days Across The Island
Fourteen nights is enough time to stop compressing Socotra into a checklist. Places that share a day on the shorter trip get more time here, and only neighbouring stops share a day — the island revealed slowly and in full.
Arrival & Arher
With fourteen nights ahead, the first day carries none of the usual rush. The vehicle turns onto the coast road, the modern world falls away, and by evening Arher's dune rises ahead in the low light.
What you’ll do
- Pickup from Socotra International Airport
- 4x4 transfer along the eastern coast
- Settling into camp before sunset
Journey highlights
- The moment the airport gives way to open coastline
- A 200-metre dune rising straight from the shore
Departure dates
Upcoming departures
Explore our upcoming departures to Socotra and choose the dates that suit you best. Flights are booked separately.