This is a blog of our Classic Volcanoes of Italy tour, which we lead for the third time in October 2019. Italy is a volcanically active country, containing the only active volcanoes in mainland Europe.
ICELAND 2019
This is a blog of our Geology of Iceland tour, which we lead for the fourth time in September 2019. Iceland is one of the world’s most spectacular geological destinations, with volcanoes, rifting crust, glaciers and waterfalls.
Scotland 2019
In July 2019 we led our Geology of Scotland tour for the fourth time. Scotland has incredibly diverse geology – it was here that the enormity of geological time was first envisaged, the first attempts to measure the mass of the Earth were made, Thrust Faults were discovered and middle Jurassic Dinosaurs roamed.
Wales 2019
In early July 2019 we completed the Wales portion of our ‘England and Wales’ tour as a private tour for two guests who then joined us on our Scotland tour that followed a few days later.
Oman 2019: Ocean Crust and Mountains of Mantle
In February 2019 we completed our first ever geological tour of Oman. The tour was led by GeoWorld Travel’s Director, James Cresswell, and supported by local company, Golden Highlands. The 9-day tour was a great success and visited geological highlights in the north of the country.
Namibia 2019: A Geological Safari
In March 2019, we completed our first ever geological tour of Namibia. The tour was led by German/Namibian geologist Nicole Grünert, and co-led by GeoWorld Travel’s Director, James Cresswell. The 15-day tour was a great success and visited the geological highlights in the north of the country.
Canary Islands
We have just returned from an exciting trip to the Canary Islands where we were checking out the geology in…
Recce to SW England
This weekend I had an enjoyable yet wet and windy time recceing some sites for April 6-13 ‘Fossils, mines and…
Day 3: Morocco’s Trilobite Kingdom, 31 Oct to 10 Nov 2016
This morning’s site is near to the town of Alnif and is in Cambrian sedimentary rocks. Here it is possible…
Day 2: Morocco’s Trilobite Kingdom 31 Oct – 10 Nov, 2016
http://www.geoworldtravel.com/morocco.php Our first stop this morning is an amazing pre-cambrain stromatolite site near to Ouarzazate. Next we head to the Draa…
Adventures and Geology in the Pitcairn Islands
The next group of islands we reached on our GeoWorld Travel voyage west across the Pacific was the Pitcairn Group.…
Statues and Volcanoes on Easter Island
Our voyage to the volcanoes of Pitcairn and French Polynesia started in Easter Island. This mythical island is an anthropological…