With weekly flight options from Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Aden and Mukalla, getting to Socotra is not exactly easy, but it’s certainly possible,

In the face of years of conflict, invasions, terrorist attacks, ISIS, and then COVID, the government of Iraq has taken a big step in opening the country to foreign tourism.

The Mbuti Pygmy people of the Congo’s Ituri Rainforest have largely avoided external pressures to abandon traditional practices and integrate into modern society, but their way of life is continuously at risk.

Orangutans are one of the most intelligent and majestic great apes left on our planet, but due to continuous habitat loss as well as the pet trade, wild orangutans have been reduced to just several thousand animals on two islands: Borneo and Sumatra.

We break down the known and lesser-known options for gorilla tracking and trekking in central Africa.

The ultimate packing list for gorilla trekking trips.

Read a harrowing account of travelling to Yemen as a solo female. But, as the author alludes to, there’s a better way going forward.

Wondering how to stay safe as a tourist in Yemen? Here’s your updated 2021 guide to tourist safety and security in Yemen.

Yemen is without a doubt one of the most culturally and historically rich countries in Earth.

Follow along on a 68-hour rail journey from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East.

In May 2021, travel writer Anna DeBattiste spent two weeks travelling around Afghanistan from Mazar-i-Sharif to Kandahar just before the Taliban took control.

On one hand, conflict-zone tourism can seem privileged and voyeuristic. However, on the other, conflict-zone travel can help shift perspectives as well as provide much-welcomed resources and networks for local communities.

Psychedelic tourists, plant poachers, mining companies, and farming encroachment all threaten the Wixárika people’s most sacred land and resource.

With the idyllic islands of Maldives capturing the imaginations of bucket-list tourists and luxury vacationers from around the globe, what does this mean for the island’s most famous residents— whale sharks.

Check out our 2021 safety report for travel in Yemen.

Follow an overland journey from the Omani border through south Yemen’s Al Mahrah and Hadhramaut regions.

With conflict-zone tourism on the rise, here are our editor’s top pointers to staying safe and travelling responsibly.

Writer and food explorer Robyn Huang delves into Mexico’s most curious culinary delicacy— queen ant eggs— in rural Hidalgo with chef JC Redon.

After six months of driving across Mexico, here’s our list of the country’s top off-the-beaten-path locations to explore.

Inertia Network co-founder Matt Lim explores the meaning and ethics behind travel and what it means for people looking to discover the world and themselves.