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Do you want to make that once in a lifetime trip? Are you done with familiar, boring, or standard holiday destinations? We organise trips to destinations that are unique and/or otherwise difficult to reach. Exciting and special places far off the beaten track. Join us in traveling to challenging destinations that will tickle your senses and where home will seem very far away.

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Top 3 tours

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Angola

February Tour 2024

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Congo Brazzaville

December Tour

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Socotra

Yemen November Tour

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Rik Brinks has years of experience in dealing with hard-to-reach destinations

Yemen Socotra Local Guide at Ayhaft Canyon National Park

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Local village on the Dixsam Plateau on Socotra, Yemen

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We always travel with respect for culture and environment.

About CultureRoad

CultureRoad began in 2015. It has become your tour operator for destinations hard to reach all over the world. The regular face of CultureRoad is Dutchman Rik Brinks. An adventurer at heart and soul who still regularly travels with some  of our group tours. All our destinations are first carefully explored & curated by him before we put together the itineraries to offer. Making contact with the locals, looking beyond the beaten track, and having a full dose of good courage and optimism have brought CultureRoad to where it is today. New destinations are added regularly. Today, CultureRoad continues to excite you with new exotic adventures, unique experiences and wonderful memories.

What do our travellers think

It was truly a great trip to an interesting country that has been through lots of hardship in recent years but the people were so friendly and welcoming.

Steve White – Syria, individual tour

Great tour with wonderful memories. Loved it when the head of security at the mosque said “we’ve been watching you on camera and trying to figure out who you are!”  That’s when you know you’re off the beaten path of many westerners. It was fantastic to be welcomed in and even served tea!

Steve Homrich – Iraq, group tour

The whole trip to North Korea was very well taken care of by CultureRoad. Well done!

Michiel van Drunen – North Korea, group tour

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Showcasing some of the wonderful food and group meals we have enjoyed whilst exploring Pakistan 🇵🇰 #pakistan #food #travel #group #tour #cultureroadtravel
Would you dare to cross these rope bridges? How about a zip wire? Check out these stunning shots of our group getting a dose of adrenaline during our tour of Northern Pakistan 🇵🇰 Northern Pakistan is renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, majestic mountains, and picturesque valleys. But it also offers some thrilling experiences for adventure seekers, such as crossing the famous wire bridges of the region. #travel #adventure #pakistan #adrenaline
Our latest tour of Pakistan recently stopped at Attabad Lake as we continue on the Karakoram Highway. We also stopped in Khunjerab National Park to take in the majestic wilderness. Would you like to visit Pakistan? Or what about one of our other tours? #travel #pakistan #adventure #attabadlake #karakoram #khunjerabpass #khunjerabnationalpark
We still have spots available for our Grand Angola Tour in February 2024. During this trip, you will first begin in the exclave Cabinda, well-known as the area that tries to be independent from the rest of Angola. Then we'll take you back to Luanda the capital to attend the local carnival. After having fun, you'll head for Kalandula Falls. When returning to Luanda, we'll stop at abandoned houses and buildings from the war of independence and civil war. And if you join Group B, we'll continue to Lubango, in the south of the country. And you'll head for Oncocua, where you can meet many regional tribes, including one of the most famous ones: Mumhila. Then we'll drive you to the beautiful Namibe. A city situated on the Atlantic coast. We go into the Namibe Desert for spectacular landscapes. Most people visit the Namibian side, but the Angolan part is just as incredible. You'll end your trip in Luanda. Why wait? If you're interested in this extremely underestimated African countries, do not hesitate to join us on our Grand Angola Tour in February 2024. For more info, check our website(link in bio). We're looking forward to seeing you soon! #angola #discoverangola #exploreangola #africa #tribalpeople #cultureroad #goexplore #luanda #namibe #oncocua #lubango #adventuretravel #travel #adventure #roamonearth #kalandulafalls #cabinda #instatravel
Our Southern Pakistan Tour and Karakoram Highway Tour are both going well at the moment. Here is a mix of pictures that contains both natural landscapes and UNESCO ancient sites, which makes Pakistan an incredible destination to explore! If you’re interested in this beautiful country, you can check our website for more info(link in bio). We cannot wait to see you in our future tours! #pakistan #incrediblepakistan #southasia #cultureroad #roamonearth #goexlpore #explore #adventuretravel #adventure #lahore #islamabad #hunzavalley #gilgitbaltistan #karachi #multan #naturephotography #unesco
We are running tours to West Congo and Congo in November and December. During this tour, we’ll start with exploring the capital Kinshasa, including experiencing its unique subcultures of the sapeurs and the fetish wrestlers. After this, we’ll drive down in the Bas-Congo province towards the Atlantic Ocean. While in Congo Tour, we’ll explore the capital Brazzaville, with its famous sapeurs (today’s dandy’s) and we’ll visit the Lesio Luna Wildelife Park. In this 10-day journey, you first begin in Kinshasa, just one river apart from Brazzaville in Congo. Then we'll drive you to Zonga Fall, which has a drop of around 60m and flow down from the Inkisi River before the water joins the mighty Congo River. And we will visit Matadi, bordering Angola. Then we take a sunset boat trip for our last stretch to the Atlantic, towards the city of Muanda. And you'll either end your tour in Kinshasa or you continue with our Congo Brazzaville Tour. If you wanna join us on our epic tours to DR Congo(West) and(or) Congo, feel free to contact us about every detail! Or you can also check our website for more info(link in bio) #westcongo #drcongo #congo #matadi #brazzaville #zongafalls #explore #goexplore #adventure #adventuretravel #africa #westafrica #cultureroad #visitcongo #visitdrcongo #visitburundi #wildtravel #roamonearth
We're still running tours to Socotra Island, Yemen in 2023 and also in 2024. Socotra is part of Yemen, but because of its remote location you won’t notice any of the unrest that plagues the mainland. Life on Socotra is slow and quiet, where you can come to enjoy the beautiful nature. In this 7-day trip, you begin in Hadibu, the capital of this island. And then we'll drive you to Ayhaft Canyon National Park. Here we make a short walk through the beautiful nature. Afterwards, we go in the direction of Delisha Beach. From the second day, we'll go camping for 5 nights in different beaches, except in Dixsam, the homeland of dragonblood trees where you can stay with a local family. You'll end your trip in Hadibu after a very memorable visit to places like Homhil National Park, Hoq's Cave, Qalandiya and Shuaab. Do you wanna join us on our Socotra tours starting from October 2023 to April 2024? Feel free to check more info on our website(link in bio). #yemen #socotraisland #socotra #qalandiya #hadibu #homhilnationalpark #yemenculture #yemenstyle #cultureroad #goexplore #explore #roamonearth #adventure #adventuretravel #wildtravel #nature #visityemen
We'll take you to Kurdistan(Iraq) in this November and December this year, no matter you have passion for ancient historical heritages, or you simply love the metropolitan, Kurdistan can satisfy all your imaginations when it comes to a unique destination. In this 7-day tour, you begin in Erbil. We'll also visit Lalesh, the holiest place for the Yazidi people. Amadiya will also be included to let you have a look at the former palace of Saddam Hussein. After walking along the famous Hamilton Road, you'll reach Sulaymaniyah and Halabja, where you'll see by yourself the Genocide Museum with the impressive cemetery. You end your trip in Erbil and leave at your own convenience. Why wait? Join us on our Autumn or NYE Tour to Kurdistan this year! (Don't forget we also have tours in 2024) For more info, check our website(link in bio). Looking forward to seeing you! #kurdistan #iraq #visitkurdistan #visitiraq #erbil #suleiman #sulaymaniyah #duhok #lalesh #amadiya #wildtravel #adventure #adventuretravel #roamonearth #adventure #goexplore #explore #cultureroad

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