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08.04.14
ERTA ALE: With our great experiences in January, we do run another excursion to Erta Ale and the Danakil in 2014. Travel start will be on approx. Dec. 1st. Look at the program as a best of Erta Ale & Danakil!

Images from the left: Lava lake of Erta Ale; Dallol; Strombolian hornito at Erta Ale (c) VEI 2013

16.02.14
ETNA: Volcano with very variable activity! After many paroxysm, strombolian activity and lava flows took place since days. Beside this, a very rare pyroclastic flow occured.

Images above are all form the last days with the PF from Feb., 11. filmed by Chris Weber. See a youtube-video on VHDL VHDL.

27.01.14
ERTA ALE: We had a great excursion to the wild erupting lava lake of Erta Ale, Dallol and Djibouti. Thanks to the great folks and local operators!

Images from left: Cathrin crater; Explosive lava lake of Erta Ale; Lava fountaine in the crater (c)VEI 2014.

24-31.12.13
SEASONAL GREETINGS: VEI wishes a merry Christmas and all the best for 2014 - always safe travel and many active volcanoes on your way!
22.12.13
HAWAII: The Hot Spot on it's best! Well, that was on our way once more and with great folks a joyful and very pleasure trip. Thanks maids.

Images from left: Kilauea lava lake, with look inside and form close (c) VEI 2013, nameless picture taker.

14.11.13
ETHIOPIA: A volcanic and mineralogical excursion run by our partner VolcanoDiscovery in early 2014 gives you a great opportunity to get to this unique volcano and Danakil desert. Have a close look.
06.11.13
ETNA: After mounth of silence the sicilian volcano erupted again on 26. October and yesterday. Will this be the start of a new period of activity?
04.09.13
Yellowstone: We are back from a 5 weeks trip to the Cascade volcanoes and Yellowstone. For some nice images check our USA-page .
25.07.13
TOLBACHIK: After 7 month of activity start, we found the fissure eruption still going on. Covered lava flows, sky holes and 3 degassing lava lakes were pretty much to see. Check also images at: VHDL.

Tolbachik Images from left: view into a glowing tunnel; lava lake; explosive degassomg (c) VEI 2013.

12.07.13
KAMCHATKA: Our fantastic expedition is over. We had hard weather conditions, but great adventure and two quite active volcanic sitess - one was Tolbachik (look at IMAGES!)

Images: Karyaksky and Avacha; erupting Tolbachik; PF at Shiveluch(c) VEI 2013. Our special thanks to Lost World: http://www.travelkamchatka.com

15.06.13 TOLBACHIK:
The volcano Tolbachik in russias Kamchatka ist still going on with activity. Since the eruption start in November 2012 quite a long time.
VEI runs an expedition to this target soon. A report about this later on at VHDL!

07.05.13
MAYON: An unexpected phreatic eruption occured at the philippian strato volcano Mayon, causing approx. 5 climbers dead and some injured. Mostly german volcano hikers are under the victims. We know, phreatic eruptions aren't predictable, well a rare hazard to be 'gotcha'. However, a very big sorry to the victims families from our side.

FOTO-EXPEDITION:
Nikon commercial image as a result of a VEI-Expedition to Erta Ale in December 2012.
Specially the professional fotographer Andreas Hempel(c) did a great job. Compliments! This image with slogan at VEI-Media!

28.02.13
ETNA: The sicilian volcano is frequently eruptiong not only at the SE-crater, also Bocca Nuova shows periods of strombolian activity form a vent inside the vast crater.

Images from the left: Bocca Nuova during full moom; Bocca Nuova with ash eruption; Bocca Eruption seen form the east flank of Etna (c) VEI 2013

31.01.13
VOLCANO DISCOVERY is offering excursions to GREECE and ITALY. Find HERE some details.
11.01.13
KAMTCHATKA: Our expedition for 2013 now with a changed program due to the activity of Tolbachik. See program with details (link below).

KAMTCHATKA(Expedition)

Kamtchatka volcanoes

21.06. - 13.07.2013

23 days, Participants: 6-8

DEC.2012
SEASONAL GREETINGS: VEI wishes merry Christmas and all the best for 2013 with many great volcano adventures.

Older news can be found at the data archiv!

REGION or COUNTRY (TYPE)	TOURNAME	LATEST DEPARTURE - DATE & PRICE	TRAVEL- FACTS
ETHIOPIA (excursion)	Erta Ale & Danakil	December 2014 from 2.630,-Euro	13 days 6-14 participants
INDONESIA (excursion)	Sulawesi, Ternate, Halmahera	July 2014 from 2.500,-Euro	28 days 2-7 participants
ETHIOPIA (expedition)	Erta Ale to Djibouti	January 2014 2.990,-Euro	14 days 6-10 pax
CHILE (expedition)	Highest volcanoes on earth	January 2013 8.850,-Euro	26 days 3-7 pax
VANUATU (expedition)	Fire Islands of Vanuatu	June 2012 2.250,-Euro	24+ days 5-8 pax
VANUATU (excursions)	Volcanoes in the Sourth Sea	5.-19. Aug 2012 3.-16. Sep 2012	run by VolcanoDiscovery
ETHIOPIA (trekking)	Erta Ale lava lake & Dallol	February 2010 about 2.790,-Euro	14 days 6-9 pax
TANZANIA (trekking)	Lengai and the Rift	August 2007 about 2.680,-Euro	15 days 6-9 pax
GUATEMALA (trekking)	Fuegos Guatemalas	February 2011 1.980,-Euro	14 days 6-9 pax
INDONESIA (trekking)	Best of Java & Krakatau	August 2010 about 2.280,-Euro	22 days 6-9 pax
INDONESIA (trekking)	Volcanoes of East Java	July 2009 2.200,-Euro	19 days 6-9 pax
ITALY (trekking)	Etna and Stromboli	September 2010 about 1.655-Euro	8 days 6-9 pax

To find all VEI dates of travel departure (excursion set for german speaking clients) you are kindly asked to check the german website ("Termine/Preise"). You can join these excursions, no worries. We can guide a tour in german and english if necessary. The VEI travel dates can also show you, whenever Chris will be at the office in between to answer your questions personally.

Volcano Expedition International excursions to active volcanoes worldwide
Eyjafjalla: at the crater!
Youtube Video vom Erta Ale.
Yellowstone and the Cascade volcanoes from 2013! See more at our USA-page.
We go again in 2012! Image above: Sakura-jima eruption in Aug 2009.
MORE volcano excursions by our college VolcanoDiscovery
Stromboli 2008: Rafael Werndli took this great picture on the Italian tour 2008
Image above: April 2007 on Piton de la Fournaise, lava flows at lower altitudes.
Image above: November, 16th, 2006: the Southeast Crater of Etna (Sicily) erupted at 5:50am, while we were taking film shots on the spot.

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