ADVENTURE  TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY
 
             by  R O M A N   G A R B A   [about]  

 ASIA (MIDDLE & NEAR EAST, CAUCASUS & CIS)
Iran 13   new
 IRAN - Shiraz, treking in Zagros mountains, Perseopolis

Iran 13   new
 photos by DANIEL GARBA
IRAN - Shiraz, treking in Zagros mountains, Perseopolis 		Oman 12 - Dhofar trek
treking close to Dalkhut during the Khareef season (Sep). Cutting through the jungle and canyoining through the wadi up to the lagoon and pristine beach.
Orient 11
UZBEKISTAN - Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, TAJIKISTAN - treking in Fan mountains, Iskrevshan 		Oman - Dhofar 11
treking around Rakhyut and Dalkhut during the Khareef monsoon season (August)
Expedition Apalucha 10
7th ADVENTURE (FATHERS & SONS). OMAN - Muscat, Wadi Shab, Duqm, Salalah, Mirbat, treking around Rakhyut, DUBAI - Atlantis Aquaventure, Burj Khalifa, fontain 		Oman - Snake Gorge 10
canyoning through Snake Gorge in Wadi Bani Awf, via ferrata in Snake Gorge
Orient 09
KYRGYSTAN - Karakol, trek Tian Shan, Osh, BC Pik Lenina, CHINA - Kashgar, Karakoram Highway, PAKISTAN - trek Rush Lake, Gilgit, Lahore, INDIA - Amritsar, Delhi 		Northern Iraq / Kurdistan 09
Dohuk, Lailesh, Erbil, waterfalls on Zab river, Akre, Amadyia, treking in mountains
United Arab Emirates 09
family trip to Rub al-Khali desert (Empty Quarter), Liwa 		Lebanon 09
family trip, Baalbek, vine cellars, Cedar - mountains, Qadisha (Eden) valley, Beirut
Turkey / Cappadocia 08
old Ankara, Goreme, underground city, canyon Ihlara, hot air baloon flight !!, cave monasteries 		Yemen 08
short family trip to Sanaa, treking in Djebel Haraz
United Arab Emirates 08
Dubai, Hatta, Ras al-Khaimah, Al-Ain, Fujeirah, Liwa 		Oman mountains 08
DJEBEL AKHDAR (Bahla, Djebel Shams, Nizwa, Sayq, Hatta in UAE)
MUSANDAN peninsula (off-road trip)
Qatar 08
capital Doha - suq Waqif, business district 		Kuwait 08
Kuwait city, trip to desert, sheep market
Bahrain 08
Manama, Qala´at al-Bahrain, Diraz, King Fahd causewaz, Al-Areen, Al-Jasra 		Transarabia 08
Arabian peninsula overland by bus (Dubai-Salalah-Hadramawt-Sanaa-Hodeidah). Trips from Sanaa (Zabid, Jibla, Taiz, Mocca, Mukalla, Bir Ali)
Orient 07
ARMENIA - Vanadzor, monasteries Sanahin a Haghpat, climb to Mt.Aragac 4090m volcano, Sevan lake, Dilijan
GEORGIA - Tbilisi, Vardzia and Sapara monasteries, TURKEY - climb to Mt.Suphan 4434m volcano 		Saudi Arabia 07
Abha, Djebel Shoodah, Rijal Alma, flower people from Asir mountains, Najran, Tabuk, Taima, Madain Salih, Al Ula, Jeddah
Yemen 07
treking in Djebel Haraz, Wadi Hadramawt - Shibam, Sayun, wadi Doan 		Orient 06
TURKEY - trekking in Kaèkar mountains
GEORGIA - Vardzia monastery, attempt to climb Mt.Kazbek 5033m, Tbilisi
jemen 06 Yemen 06 Part #1   Part #2
cities Sanaa, Thula, Shibam, Kawkaban, At-Tawilah; treking in Al-Mahwit area; treking in Djebel Bura (2260m); famous Soqotra island ! 		Orient 05 Orient 05
TURKEY - treking Nemrut Dagi (Van lake), climb Mt.Ararat 5160m (second time!)
SYRIA - Palmyra, castle Crac, Hama, Aleppo, dead cities
jordan 04 Jordan 04
Aqaba, treking in Petra, Wadi Rum, Humeima 		arart04 Orient 04
AZERBAIDJAN - Baku, mud volcanos.
IRAN - climb to Mt.Sabalan 4811m volcano.
TURKEY - climb to Mt.Ararat 5160m
oman03 Oman 03
Muscat, Salalah, 8x castles, trip to mountains 		iran98 Iran 98
Mt.Damavand 5670m, Esfahan, Shiraz, Perseopolis, Bam
 ASIA (FAR EAST), AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA
Indonesia & Singapore 12
INDONESIA - Bali, Java (Ijem and Bromo volcanos, Solo, Borobudur), SINGAPORE - Sentosa Island, ZOO 		Indonesia & Singapore 12 photos by DANIEL GARBA
INDONESIA - Bali, Java (Ijem and Bromo volcanos, Solo, Borobudur), SINGAPORE - Sentosa Island, ZOO
Northern Vietnam 11
VIETNAM - Hanoi, Halong Bay, treking in Sapa region, THAILAND - Bangkok 		Northern Vietnam 11
photos by DANIEL GARBA
VIETNAM - Hanoi, Halong Bay, treking in Sapa region, THAILAND - Bangkok
Nepal 11
Kathmandu, Mt.Everest flight, Pokhara, Annapurna area trekking (Naya Pull, Tikedungha, Ghorepani, Poon hill, Ghandruk), Chitwan NP 		Laos 11
LAOS - Luang Prabang, Mong Noi, treking to mountain vallages, waterfalls, THAILAND - Ayuthaya, Bangkok
Cambodia 10
Cambodia - Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, trip to villages, MALAYSIA - Kuala Lumpur 		Brunei 09
Omar Ali mosque, boat trip to Bangor, long house visit, sultan palace, village on poles
Papua New Guinea 09
climb to volcano Mt.Giluwe, original sing sing dance, Goroka - sing sing festival, Madang diving 		India 08
Rishikesh, rafting on Ganga river, Delhi, Rajastan - Amber palace and Jaipur
Sri Lanka 07
around Sri Lanka: Sigiriya, Polonaruwa, Kandy, Kitugake, Kataragama, Galle, Bentota 		Hong Kong 06
photogalery from short stay in Hong Kongu + transit via Seoul
tibet94 Tibet 94
Kathmandu, Lhasa, monasteries around Lhasy, Xigatze, Mt.Everest 		China 90 China 90
via Russia, Mongolia. Peking, Xi an, Lanzhou, Xinning, Kukunor lake, Labrang & Taer lamastery
 AFRICA
Somaliland 12
Hargeisa, rock art archaeological site Las Geel, Berbera, treking in mountains around Sheikh, trip to Djibouti 		Ethiopia & Djibouti 12
ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa (Entoto mountains), Harar, trip to Somaliland; DJIBOUTI - Djibouti City, Lac Abbe, Lac Assal, snorkeling with whale sharks.
Rwanda & Burundi 11
RWANDA - Kigali, Gysenyi, Mukamira, Ruhengeri; BURUNDI - Bujumbura, lake Tanganika 		Northern Kenya 11
Rendile tribe villages aroung Korr (on a way to Turkana lake), wedding of the Rendile princess
Kenya 10
treking Mt.Kenya up to 4200m, safari NP Masai Mara and NP Nakuru 		Uganda 08
Kampala, Jinja, one of the world's most difficult commercial rafting, lake Victoria, Entebbe
Ethiopie Ethiopia 2000
Lalibela rock-hewn churches, Gondar castle, Simien - the mountain fairytale, Lake Tana monasteries, Blue Nile falls, Crater lakes around Debre Zeyit		 Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro 2000
5-day trek Machame - Mweka trek through western wall via Arrow Glacier Camp to the summit 5895m
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Marocco 99
sand dunes Merzouga, palm oases, climb to Djebel Toubkal 4165 m		 tenerife97 Tenerife 97
Pico de Teide, Barranco del Inferno, Masca
 SOUTH & NORTH AMERICA
Bolivie/Chile 2002 Bolivia/Chile 2002
La Paz, Tihuanaco, Huayna Potosí, NP Sajama/Lauca, desert Atacama, climb on Licancabur 5917m and world's highest volcano Ojos del Salado 6880m  text in Czech
 Mexico 2001 Climb to volcanos Colima 4330m a Orizaba 5700m, ruins Palenque, Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, waterfalls Agua Azul, pacific coast
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Venezuela 99
Trek to table mountain Roraima 2806m, Venezuelan Ands, National park Henri Pittierr

 EUROPE
d Balkans 12  new
MACEDONIA - archaeological excavations in Stobi, lake Ohrid, Sv. Naum, climb of Golem Korab 2764m. ALBANIA - Peshkopia, Shkoder, lake Komani, transit KOSOVO, Kruja. 		d Iceland 12 
EXPEDITION APALUCHA 2012, 7th adventure of fathers & sons. ICELAND - Snaefells, West Fjords, traditional wedding, Myvatn lake, off-road trip to Landman, Gullfoss, Skofoss, Blue Lagoon.
d Spain / Andalucia 08
family trip to Andalucia, Granada, Alhambra, treking in Sierra Nevada (climb to Mulhacen 3482m, Veleta 3394m), Alpujarra, Capilera, Cabo de Gata 		Russia 08
around Moscow (golden triangle) and city itself
Spain 07
family trip through central Spain: Barcelona, Tortosa, Teruel, Albaracin, Cuenca, Belomonde, De La Mancha, Baeza, Nevado Espuòa 		Slovenian Alps 07
Adrenalin weekend: trekking, canyoning, rafting and speleo-trip.
Athos Athos 05
short visit of the Holy Mountain (8 monasteries, climb to Mt.Athos 2033m) 		Island Iceland 2003
Mini winter expedition in March 2003, climb to Mt.Hekla 1491m, geysires, waterfall Gulfoss, volcano Elborg, peninsula Snaefells
Madeira Madeira 2002
trekking alongside water channels - Levadas, climb to the highest mountain Pico Ruivo 1886m		 Silvretta Alps - Silvretta 2001
Ascent Piz Buin 3312m and Dreilanderspitze 3197m
Glockner Alps - Grossglockner 2001
Climb to Grossglockner 3797m 		Kavkaz2000 Caucasus 2000
Climb to na Gumaci 3885m, Mestia-tau 4130m and Elbrus 5633m. Adyl-su, Adyr-su, Irik and Terskol valleys
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Bonn99 Germany 99
Mosel, Trier, Schwarzwald, Zugspitze...		 crete98 Crete 98
Samaria, Ibros, Aradena, Irine gorges. Psiloritis mountain. Monasteries
Korsica96 Korsica 96
Mt. Cinto, Bavella, GR20

 CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
Expedition Apalucha 11
6th ADVENTURE (FATHERS & SONS) - kayaking and camping on Vltava river (from Vysni Brod to Cesky Krumlov), visit of Ceske Budejovice town		 Expedition Apalucha 09
4th ADVENTURE (FATHERS & SONS) - 3-day crossing of the Palava mountain ridge , visit of Znojmo town
Expedition Apalucha 07
3rd ADVENTURE (FATHERS & SONS) - 4-day hiking in Little Fatra, two fathers with their sons 		Roháèe Rohace, spring 2003
II. anniversary of easter crossing of Rohace mountain range (Huty - Jamské sedlo)
Slov. Raj Slovak Paradise, summer 2002
gorges of Slovak paradise, ascend Stolica 1477m		 Little Fatra, autumn 2002
crossing of Little Fatra range (Stefanová-Strecno) , end of November, within 24 hrs
Rohace Rohace, spring 2001
Crossing Rohace (Westen Tatras) ridge in tough winter conditions on easter time.

Report written by Dan Michálek
Text in Czech		 Nizke Tatry Lower Tatras, spring 2001
Weekend trek to the highest Dumbier 2043m
Malá Fatra Lower Fatra, summer 2001
Attempt for crossing of Lower Fatra range 		Nizke Tatry Lower Tatras, summer 2001
Range crossing, west part (Donovaly-Chopok)

LAST TRIPS

  • Iran (June13)- Shiraz, treking in Zagros mountains, Perseopolis.
  • Indonesia & Singapore (Dec12-Jan13)- INDONESIA - Bali, Java (Ijem and Bromo volcanos, Solo, Borobudur), SINGAPORE - Sentosa Island, ZOO
  • Africa (Nov 2012): ETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa, Harar; SOMALILAND - Hargeisa, Las Geel, Berbera, Sheikh; DJIBOUTI - Lac Abbe, Lac Assal, whale sharks.
  • Balkans (Aug 2012) - MACEDONIA - archaeology excavations of the Roman city Stobi, Lake Ohrid, Sv.Naum, climb to Mt. Golem Korab 2764m; ALBANIA - Peshkopia, Kukes, Shkoder, lake Komani, Kruja; transfer via KOSOVO.
  • Iceland (Jun 2012) - ICELAND - I was invited to be the official photographer of traditional wedding in Northern Iceland, trip was combined with EXPEDITION APALUCHA - yearly adventure trip of fathers with their sons
  • Northern Vietnam (Nov 2011) - VIETNAM - Hanoi, Halong Bay, treking in Sapa, THAILAND - Bangkok
  • Orient (Aug 2011) - UZBEKISTAN - Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, TAJIKISTAN - treking in Fan mountains, Iskrevshan
  • Northern Kenya (Jun 2011) - I was invited to be the official photographer of Rendile princess´ wedding in village Korr close to lake Turkana
  • Rwanda & Burundi (Jun 2011) - RWANDA - Kigali, Gysenyi, Mukamira, Ruhengeri; BURUNDI - Bujumbura, lake Tanganika
  • Nepal (Apr 2011) - Anapurna region treking Gorepani, Gandruk, Chitwan NP, Kathmandu
  • Laos (Feb 2011) - Luang Prabang, Mong Noi, treking to mountain vallages, waterfalls, THAILAND - Ayuthaya, Bangkok

LAST PHOTO EVENTS

  • The Oman's Archaeology Heritage (Apr-May 2013) - more than 120 photographs, Muscat Grand Mall, Oman.
  • The Oman Archaeology Heritage (7th Sep, 2012) - several photographs and one poster, UNESCO Q, Paris, France
  • The Frankincense Road (Mar-May 2012) - exhibition of large print photographs from Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia in Nebeska Cajovna in Plzen
  • The Silk Road (Nov 2011) - four photographs reached final of the 1. International Photography Competition "The Great Silk Road", photographs were exhibited in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Duqm (Oct 2011) - Five photographs as part of Duqm Exhibition in Muzna Gallery, Muscat, Oman
  • Following the Frankincense Route - exhibition of photographs from Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, May 12-15, 2011, International Bookfair SVET KNIHY, Prague
  • Oman (Nov 2010) - slideshow, ZS Dobrichovice
  • Mizici Romantika Arabie (Feb 2008) - photo exibition, Holiday World 2008, Prague
  • Saudi Arabia (Nov 2007) - slideshow, Setkani Cestovatelu, Prague
  • Saudi Arabia (Oct 2007) - photo exibition, Ovocny bar, Prague
  • Promeny Berounky (Sep 2007) - photo exibition, Dobrichovice

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