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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. 02.02.12 CHILE: We are back from a fantastic 6 week trip in Chile. What a great country. Everything went fine from active Puyehe until 6500 m high Tupungato. A report about this volcano will be edited soon HERE.
10.01.12 ERTA ALE (DANAKIL): A travel group has been ataced by rebells at Erta Ale, some travellers died from shooting. We are very sorry about this clash. Due to this we have to stop operating excursions into the Dankil (to Erta Ale) until further notice. We feel very sorry for our partners in Ethiopia about this circumstances. 24-31.12.11 SEASONAL GREETINGS: VEI wishes merry Christmas and all the best for 2011 - always safe travel and of course many active volcanoes on your way to enjoy the nature.
20.12.11 PUYEHUE: After weeks of activity, the eruption is still going on. Of course we will give Puyehue a breve visit on our way through CHILE in the following weeks. 14.12.11 ERTA ALE: VEI will decide end of January if and when to set a new travel data for an expedition to Erta Ale lava lake and Dallol. 08.12.11 VANUATU: Two international guided excursion (5.-19. Aug. 2012 with guide Yashmin) and (3.-16. Sep. 2012 with guide Ulla), run by VolcanoDiscovery. Volcanoes in the South Sea, Check also here for details. 06.11.11 EL HIERO: The situation get's more and more dramatic. Since yesterday, the eruption brakes throgh the oceans surface. This type of activity is called surtseyan eruption and might be the beginning of an new island just off shore of El Hiero. We will be on the spot for some days to document this rare volcanological occurence. 11.10.11 EL HIERO: After long seismic unrest under this Canarian island, a submarine eruption started today. So far no threat to the inhabitants of El Hiero. 08.10.11 ETNA: The paroxysm number 16 occured at Etna today. This is already a long lasting episode at the sicilian volcano. How will this end up? 21.09.11 INDONESIA: Some adventures volcano visits ar behind us. Thanks a lot to all of our teams.
01.08.11 KRAKATAU: Infrared images form a satellite indicate a new eruption episode on Anak Krakatau. Well, good for our next excursion starting soon. 21.07.11 ETNA: The sicilian volcano goes on with paroxysmal eruptions like on 20. July. Activity has been also noticed in the crater Bocca Nuova.
10.07.11 ETNA: The volcano in Sicily has erupted again on 9th of July with a short lasting paroxysm. At one of the craters outcast of light pyroclastics with red glow at night have been noticed. 09.06.11 CHILE: The new volcano eruption at Puyehue leads to an opportunity of a short trip to this volcano form 2.JAN until 6.JAN of 2012, while we are anyway in Chile. Second, we like to remind our clients for a challenging 8 day mountaineer expedition to the highes volcanoe on earth: Nevado Ojos del Salado. This expediton runs form 24.JAN until 31.JAN 2012 as a part of the 26 days expedition 'Highest volcanoes on eath' (see tabel above). 22.05.11 GRIMSVÖTN: A new volcano eruption on Iceland causes airport close down. We think an excursion to Iceland is a bit risky concerning air logistics. 20.05.11 VOLCANODISCOVERY offers a great excursion ( 15-22(23).Oct.2011) to Greece including Santorin. Check VolcanoDiscovery for details on this tour. 13.05.11 ITALIEN: The volcano Etna erupted again yesterday. This was the 5th paroxysm in 2011 and it makes any excurson to this volcano very interesting. Well, we do have a special tour starting on 23. September, so feel free to ask for details:
05.05.11 ECUADOR: The volcano Tungurahua erupted very havy during the last days. Evacuations were ordered. Sure, all the "Avenida de los Volcanes" is very interesting for an excursion, but VEI has no plans to go there soon. 02.04.11 INDONESIEN (NEW): The excursion BEST OF JAVA & KRAKATAU takes place for our Japan excursion, which is now set for 2012. For details of this Java and Krakatau special klick the link below.
20.03.11 KAMTCHATKA Our colleges from VolcanoDiscovery are looking for an expedition team with the goal (September 2011, about 21 days) for Kamtchatka. 18.03.11 JAPAN: The terrifying news wan't end. VEI asks for any help to make the situation in Honshu better. If you can donate money, great. If you can take action, great. 16.03.11 JAPAN: It's so sad to see all this come over Japan. A brave and good nation. We, as tavellers, felled in love with Japan so much. Today, we are not so positive anymore to hang on on our excursion in September. If Tokio region get's poluted by radio active fall out during the next weeks, than we we have to think of a new travel data, but let's stay positive!!! 14.03.11 VOLCANODISCOVERY From now on we can offer much more excursion with our partner and college from. VolcanoDiscovery. 12.03.11 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: We feel so sorry for Japan after this devastating earthquake and Tsunami. Our condolences go to all victims and we hope, that our personal friends in Japan are not seriously affected by this desaster. 25.02.11 GUATEMALA: What a great excursion is over. Great folks, good weather and very active Santiaguito and Fuego. See images below.
03.02.11 GUATEMALA: In a few days we will hit off to to tis beautiful country again. "Vamos amigos"! The volcanoes are quite active and a report about our adventures will be publishes here afterwards. 27.01.11 NYIRAGONGO: A VHDL-Team Nyiragongo, Congo. A report and pictures will be published soon at "VHDL (Congo)". 24.12.10 SEASONAL GREETINGS: VEI wishes all of you merry Christmas and all the best for 2011 - specially at the active volcanoes around the world. 03.12.10 ERTA ALE: The lava lake of Erta Ales south pit has finally reached the edge and caused some overflows. Mor to study at the USGS (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/). Right now, VEI has no plans to go on a special expedition to Erta Ale during the next mounth. 26.11.10 KRAKATAU: Some images form our short visit midd of Nevember 2010. The explosions were quite stong at those days.
24.11.10 MERAPI: our film documentation has been done! It was geologicaly very interesting at Merapi. Even, when the eruption has dropped a lot. But by far most emoptional to us, was the fatality specialy of the Nov.,5th eruption with it's many tragedies. A feature with pictures will be published at VHDL file "Project Merapi". 09.11.10 MERAPI: The eruption of Merapi (since 26th Oct.) is a film documentary project starting the next days with volcano filmer Marc Szeglat . 22.09.10 ERTA ALE: Our travel plans for an excursion to Erta Ale and Djibouti want come true this winter. We are sorry about this and will try to find a new schedule. 03.09.10 INDONESIA: This year excursion was very adventures, and thanks to Andi from Azimuth very well organized. Also the folks were great. See some picture below - well, the great and exciting enitial eruption of Krakatau (6th Aug.) is only on video!
05.06.10 OBITUARY: Midd of may, our college and business partner Alain Pierre De Toffoli from Azimth-Travel died surprisingly in Jakarta, Indonesia. We are very very sad about this. We offer our condolence to his family and friends. 21.05.10 EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL: The commercial use of our video footage (DV 16x9, as mpg2 for example) is possible /for sale (1000Euro/Minute). Für downloads (about 5 min max.) please contact us via Email: mail@v-e-i.de! 13.05.10 EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL: With the college, friend and mountaineer Martin Rietze, I reached the crater of Eyjafjallajökull a few days ago. Well, this was very interesting and indeed spectacular. By the way, it was not easy to get there. Check the great images of Martin below!
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