In September 2024, I went on a two-week safari tour through Uganda. One of the highlights of this trip was the opportunity to see mountain gorillas in the wild. These gentle giants can be found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. I also visited Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park and observed a variety of other animals.

Mountain Gorilla, Habinyanja Gorilla Group, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

past adventures

In July 2024, I went on a three-week safari tour through Zambia. I had the opportunity to visit a number of National Parks, including North and South Luangwa National Park.

Antarctic: See the highlights of an expedition cruise in November and December 2023 on board the Plancius to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Despite the restrictions in place due to the bird flu outbreak, we were able to observe many animals.

Six years after my first trip to Greenland, I traveled to East Greenland again for two weeks in July 2023 to catch up on some excursions and hikes that I couldn't do in 2017. Once again, I had a great time in the Arctic wilderness, even though not all excursions could be done as planned due to the sometimes bad weather and scheduling problems.
From mid-September to mid-October 2022, I was again travelling with a small tour group in Chad. Having already travelled to the Ennedi in 2018, this time I wanted to explore the Tibesti, the highest desert mountain range in the Sahara. It is located in the far northwest of Chad. Getting there is a challenge in itself and meant long drives by off-road vehicle (4500 kilometres in total). Starting point was the capital N'Djamena.

At the end of the Tibesti tour I also had the opportunity to visit the Gerewol festival of the Wodaabe nomads south of N'Djamena in the Sahel. An extraordinary experience and a real highlight of this Chad trip. Make sure to check out my photographs.

In July 2022, I travelled to Western Mongolia to go hiking in the Altai mountains. I visited Altai Tavan Bogd National Park together with Mongolians of Kazakh origin and the Tuva tribe, as well as camels and horses.

In November 2021, I took part in a desert hike in the Rub al Khali (or the ‘Empty Quarter’) in Oman. With my photographs I have tried to capture the magic and beauty of the desert.

In August 2021, I returned to Russia to explore the northern part of the Kamchatka peninsula on foot. Even though the weather could have been better, I did not regret traveling to the Far East again.

In autumn 2019, I spent two weeks in Northern Sudan and explored many archaeological sites along the River Nile, including the pyramids of Meroë.

In late summer 2019, I travelled to the Far East of Russia for the first time and explored the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula on foot. One of the highlights was a six-day trekking tour in an area near the famous Kuril Lake, accompanied by a former bear hunter. I also spent two days at the Kurile Lake observing brown bears.

In November 2018, I took part in a two-week desert expedition in Chad to visit the Ennedi massif (plateau) in Chad's remote north-eastern corner. It contains one of the world's largest concentrations of prehistoric art, yet is barely known to the rest of the world.

To reach this region, you have to drive 1,000 kilometres in four days from the capital N'Djamena through the Sahara Desert. During our journey northwards, our small group of travellers repeatedly encountered nomads who brought their animals to the few available wells to provide them with life-giving water.

In August 2018, I spent two exciting weeks in Botswana and explored the vast, wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, the green 'heart' of the Kalahari Desert. Find out why the country is one of the great safari destinations in Africa.

In 2017, I returned to Nepal for one of the most scenic treks in Nepal, the Manaslu Circuit. The trek offers breathtaking views of the Himalayas and is also culturally very diverse. Despite its increase in popularity, the Manaslu Trek remains remote and off the beaten track compared to the more popular tea house treks in Nepal.