Amur Teibe Socotra
«Another Planet»
Come to find your own definition for the wild and beautiful island - Socotra!
«Jurassic Park»
«The Most Alien Place on Earth»
«Time Machine»
«Indian Ocean Galapagos»
Socotra
Amur Teibe
About our agency
Аxinia Iourieva
Ahmed Al Hamed
Owner, Head office agency in Hadibo, Socotra
Owner and international trips management, France
Why with us
Our agency combines European management skills and more then 20 years of Sokotri experience in tourism.
Experience
A considerable part of our income goes for helping the island, the poor people, widows and children. We build water tanks in villages remoted from the fresh water sources.
Charity
Wonderful moments and lifetime adventures with our guests. And our love, respect and material income with Socotra and Socotri people.
Principle
We build protective fences for young dragon and bottle trees sprouts, otherwise they are eaten by goats and sheep.
Helping the nature
By travelling with Amur Teibe , you become a responsible guest of Socotra land, and not only a tourist, taking but not giving.
Why
with us
About Socotra
Where it is situated?
Interesting to know
- Socotra is washed by the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
- The island is located 100 km away from the Somalian coast and 350 km from Yemen.
- A trip to Socotra is TOTALLY SAFE!
- There is no war, there are no pirates, no poisonous animals or insects.
- This part of the land became an island more than 100 million years ago, separated from the supercontinent Gondwana; Sokotra has never been flooded, so the nature remained almost unchanged.
As the result we have a real-life example of the ancient world!
There are about 800 species of endemic plants, a third of them can be found only in Socotra.
In 2008, Socotra was recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage biodiversity sight.
The dragon tree seems to grow with its roots in the sky, instead of resin, a red liquid flows out of it, according to the legend it is the blood of the last dragon.
Cucumber trees, bottle cousins, with funny fruits, fragrant incense trees - frankincense and Myrrh, known all over the world.
Bottle trees take a variety of shapes - from ancient amphorae to elephant's feet, they are romantically nicknamed "desert rose".
Each family consumes about 50 kg of sugar every month, they adore drinking black tea with milk and lots of sugar.
Almost nobody knows the exact date of birth, only the year as Muslims don’t celebrate birthdays.
There is no theft here.
The national religion is islam, local women wear black abayas outdoors, leaving not covered only eyes, hands and feet.
It’s impossible to take photos of people without asking.
It’s impossible to take photos of people without asking.
Facts about population
What to see?
What to see
увидим?
A private approach
The program can be customized according to the inquiry:
There is a choice of additional entertainment
flying a gyrocopter/ helicopter
sandboarding
diving
fishing
climbing
mountain bike
There is a possibility to chose accommodation :
Make it less intense: relaxation, rest, retreats, meditation.
Make it more intense: add sports, fishing, trophy fishing, trekking, climbing
Hotels, camping or combined variant.
A private
approach
Important to know
Important
to know
The most convenient way is a direct government chartered flight from Abu Dhabi to Socotra, it takes off once a week, every Tuesday. The flight takes about 2 hours.
The visa is done by us, your accredited by the Yemeni Ministry of Tourism agency.
Comfortable, light clothing made from natural fabrics. Clothing with sun protection, preferably long sleeved trousers and shirts (for men and women). Light jacket for the evening.
Sun protection T-shirt for swimming. Swimwear (it is better to avoid very open thong-type swimsuits so as not to attract undue attention). Pareo/shawl
Outfits for photo shoots
Shorts, T-shirts for every day (can be worn far from settlements, where we will not embarrass Muslims with our appearance). Light pajamas
Comfortable shoes for hiking on stony ground. Sneakers. Bathing shoes. Light shoes, slates
Dollars.
Important - only new 2013 year series banknotes in perfect condition! Otherwise your money will not be exchanged for the local currency - the Yemeni real.
A towel, preferably a quick-drying one.
Sunscreen (minimum 50).
Sunglasses for the tropical sun.
Panama/hat/cap.
Snorkeling equipment (can be rented)
Raincoat.
Personal hygiene products and toiletries.
Antiseptic and sanitary napkins.
First aid kit (general antibiotic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, digestive and cold remedies, disinfectant, band-aid, personal medication)
Power bank (spare battery) and appropriate wires to charge devices, as electricity will only be in the off-road cars.
Flashlight.
Power source: 220 VAC, two-pin and multiple plugs.
To use the Internet, it is most convenient to buy Etisalat sim card with a travel package of 8 Giga at the Abu Dhabi airport. That way you will be connected almost everywhere on the island.
Important - only new 2013 year series banknotes in perfect condition! Otherwise your money will not be exchanged for the local currency - the Yemeni real.
A towel, preferably a quick-drying one.
Sunscreen (minimum 50).
Sunglasses for the tropical sun.
Panama/hat/cap.
Snorkeling equipment (can be rented)
Raincoat.
Personal hygiene products and toiletries.
Antiseptic and sanitary napkins.
First aid kit (general antibiotic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, digestive and cold remedies, disinfectant, band-aid, personal medication)
Power bank (spare battery) and appropriate wires to charge devices, as electricity will only be in the off-road cars.
Flashlight.
Power source: 220 VAC, two-pin and multiple plugs.
To use the Internet, it is most convenient to buy Etisalat sim card with a travel package of 8 Giga at the Abu Dhabi airport. That way you will be connected almost everywhere on the island.
Contacts
Contact us in English, French, Russian and Spanish
Contact in Arabic language
The site was developed by the studio TOSTER
Thanks to Kristina Makeeva and Vladimir Galkin for the photos
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