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17/08/2025

Back again. This time — to change Socotra tourism forever.
You remember the pink hat, the heels, the long dress…
That was just the beginning.

👗 Yes, I had a suitcase full of outfits.
At first — just for myself, to create content for Instagram.
We drove across the island, made photoshoots, posed on cliffs and dunes.
Simple idea: we need photos if we’re opening a company.

📸 Plot twist: I had worked for years on TV, proud of my eye for frames.
But Ahmed… turned out to be an amazing photographer. Even world-famous photographer Kristina Makeeva noticed his gift.

So later Socotra became our studio.
And soon our guests wore the dresses we’ve brought for photo shoots — creating magical moments to take home forever.

A tragedy could happen - my near-Darwin Award moment.
In the dragon blood forest, I swallowed a vitamin the wrong way.
It got stuck. I couldn’t breathe.
And for a few seconds I thought: “This is how it ends. On Socotra. Because of a vitamin.”

But Ahmed knew what to do.
One quick move — and I was breathing again.
That was my second revelation: with this partner, I would never be lost.

And then came a moment that touched me even deeper.
Passing through a small village, we met a boy with special needs.
He smiled at Ahmed’s T-shirt.
Without thinking twice, Ahmed took it off and offered him.
The boy’s joy was so pure, I nearly cried.
That’s when I knew: this philosophy wasn’t just mine. We both lived it.

Because Amur Teibe was never just about tours.
From the start, its DNA was clear:
🌿 Guests — cared for like friends, with beauty and comfort.
🌿 Team — respected, paid fairly, rewarded with bonuses.
🌿 Island — supported, from cleaning projects to nurseries of dragon blood trees, to helping families with food and supplies.

This is why we never call people “tourists.”
They are our guests.
Because a tourist comes and goes.
But a guest leaves a mark — in your memory, and in the memory of the island.

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✨ Would you have packed dresses for Socotra… or just trekking boots?
Tell me in comments 👇
And save this story if you believe travel should not only be about seeing places — but about leaving a beautiful footprint.

SOCOTRA BY AMUR TEIBE

27/07/2025

✨ Luxury in the wild? Yes, on Socotra. ✨

Who said adventure means giving up comfort?
On the otherworldly island of Socotra, we bring you a one-of-a-kind experience:
🌿 Luxury camps set in untouched nature, equipped with the best gear, gourmet local meals, and breathtaking views right outside your tent.

This is not a typical glamping trip — it’s a once-in-a-lifetime journey with comfort, style, and soul.

💼 Carefully curated & sustainable.
🏕️ Exclusive.
💰 Still affordable.

Because luxury on Socotra? Why not.

📍 DM us to learn more or visit

SOCOTRA BY AMUR TEIBE
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12/07/2025

✨ Guess what?
Socotra isn’t just an island — it’s a riddle wrapped in salt wind and frankincense!
Here are 3 mind-blowing things you (definitely) haven’t heard before:

1️⃣ In the 1st century AD, Socotra was marked on Greco-Roman maps as “Dioskouridou” — the Island of the Twin Gods. Sailors believed the island had mystical protection, and that the red sap of the Dragon Blood Tree held divine power.
(Big secret - we still believe Socotrq is a mystical place 😉)

2️⃣ There’s a hidden script carved in stone — and no one knows who wrote it.
Mysterious petroglyphs and rock inscriptions, older than any known Socotri record, have been found deep in the island’s caves. Some believe they were left by ancient Indian or Himyarite traders; others think they predate history altogether.

3️⃣ Socotra might become the world’s first “natural time capsule” reserve. A proposed UNESCO initiative aims to keep the island untouched by modern development — preserving not only its flora and fauna, but the way time moves there: slowly, soulfully, like nowhere else.

🌀 Want to say you’ve been somewhere truly off the map — not just in distance, but in experience?
📍Socotra awaits.

SOCOTRA BY AMUR TEIBE
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11/07/2025

📍Socotra — The Island That Time Didn’t Edit

🧭 Most people have never heard of Socotra.
But botanists, historians, and geologists agree: it’s one of the strangest and most precious places on Earth.

🌍 Part of Yemen, Socotra split from the African continent around 20 million years ago during the tectonic rift that opened the Gulf of Aden. Some researchers suggest it became fully isolated around 6–7 million years ago due to rising sea levels.
The result? A place where over 37% of plant species are found nowhere else on Earth.

🌿 Like the Dragon Blood Tree — with its surreal umbrella shape and crimson resin, once traded by Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians for medicine and rituals.
To this day, locals still use it as a natural remedy.

🏜️ But Socotra is more than rare plants.
It’s white dunes that reach the sea, limestone caves still unexplored, and silence so complete it feels sacred.
There are no cities, no shopping centers, no noise — just salt winds, open land, and starlit skies.

⛺ Life is simple here.
Fishermen grill their catch beside your tent. Goats wander freely. Villages are few, traditions are strong, and time moves at its own rhythm.

🔬 For scientists, Socotra is a living laboratory — offering clues to how life survives isolation, how species evolve in extreme environments, and what true ecological resilience looks like.

🌀 Socotra isn’t for everyone.
It’s raw, remote, and untouched.
But if you want to feel what the Earth was like before we paved it — Socotra is still here.
Unfiltered. Untamed. Alive.

Used photos by and

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22/01/2025

Axinia + Ahmed = Amur Teibe
Motto : “EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE with Amur Teibe Agency”

AXINIA
When I came to Socotra first time, I got so much in love with place and people! So decided to stay and create an agency!
Travelling is my passion (more than 60 countries and counting) as well as organization of trips, events and expositions on top level. I was living last 20 years in France, and got used to provide high-end journeys for very special clients all over the world. This experience is precious.
I met Ahmed, understood, how brilliant he is, and proposed him to become my business partner.
In some years in turn, he proposed to me.
So we got married. Now we are life partners as well.

AHMED
Pure Socotri, born and raised on this beautiful island.
For the last 25 years, Ahmed worked in tourism and helped to develop several companies before creating his own very special one, considering all his experience.
Ahmed never stops before he achieves the goal – best result.
He has a huge heart, quick mind, his charm, kindness and sincere will to help people are well known to all Socotra.
He proves by his whole life that “EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.”

TOGETHER we made something really special, not reproducing but creating.
Our revolutionary new concept agency Amur Teibe was born in 2022.

What is so particular about Amur Teibe?

-Trendsetting Local Agency
-High Standard Service
-Customer Focus
-Constant Innovation - No Limit for Perfection
-Travel with Sense - Care for nature and people, our charity programs development, eco-tours, dragon tree conservation.
-Cultural Immersion - guests interact with locals

By booking with Amur Teibe, you directly participate in making Socotra a better place while enjoying an unforgettable journey.

Mutual respect of local peolpe and guests is decisive, as we love to create cultural connections and emotional bounds.
So you come as a guest, leave as a friend, or even more - like a part of big Amur Teibe Family.

📷 1,2,10,15,16 by

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21/01/2025

🌍AMUR TEIBE SOCOTRA TRAVEL PACKAGES 🌴

We propose several packages to suit different travel styles and demands.
WiFi optional service is available during the whole trip.

YOU WILL
- swim in the most beautiful and clean ocean with many kilometers of white beaches
- ride among incredible rocks in the sea with dolphins, and perhaps, meet a whale shark
- admire sunrise from the height of a snow-white
kilometer long dune
- hug endemic red-blooded dragon trees and walk in the world’s only dragon forest
- believe yourself in Jurassic Park and wait for a dinosaur
- do sand boarding in desert and paddle board in the the sea
-chase bioluminescent plankton
-meet and have fun with locals, as well as the Caveman and lagoon inhabitants
-do cliff jumping to the clearest emerald canyon waters
-take photos of the ocean while swimming in natural sweet water pond on the mountain edge
-take hundreds of photos of funny shaped bottle trees
And much more …

What’s INCLUDED in All Packages :
-One week of exploration, adventure, and discovery on Socotra (8D/7N) in best available 4/4 vehicles with A/C - all activities and fees according to the program are included, no hidden expenses.
-Accommodation in high-quality tents, that are set up for you every time, best camp equipment, including food, beach and lounge zones, showers and toilets.
-Fresh, healthy local food, prepared by a chef 3 times a day, and some surprises.
-Exceptional service and guidance throughout your journey from all our team (manager, drivers, guide, chef, set-up group, helpers)
-The final night spent in the best available hotel on the island (optional).

📷

SOCOTRA BY AMUR TEIBE
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17/01/2025

🌍 Plan Your Dream Trip to Socotra with Care🌴

🐚 Are you ready to explore the breathtaking beauty of Socotra?
Here are some traveler’s tips!

⏰ Book in Advance
⚠️ Beware of Unlicensed Agencies
Not all agencies operate legally or provide the services they promise.
✅ Book with a Licensed and Reliable Local Agency

✨At Amur Teibe, we specialize in:
- Delivering top-quality service and guarantee best equipment, team, itinerary and experience.
- We are licensed agency with deep local expertise from one side and high level European service standards from the other.
- We don’t just create travel experiences—we create opportunities to give back. While traveling with us, you become part of a mission to help Socotra’s people and protect its unique nature.

⏰ Why to Book in Advance?
Demand for Socotra flights and tours is higher than ever, so tickets sell out very quickly. Planning in advance guarantees your spot and saves you from deception.
We recommend to book 9-6 month in advance, see why:
- For the travelers from whole world there is space only for 100-130 passengers on the flight.
- Direct charter Abu Dhabi-Socotra goes only 2 times a week.
- Only 8 months of touristic season from October to May makes the task even harder.

✅ Why to Book with a Licensed and Reliable Local Agency?
Choosing the right agency is key to ensuring a smooth and unforgettable trip:
- Full service, starting with clear explanation, providing checklist, plane tickets reservation, visa applications, and a quality tour that covers everything you need.
- Fair and transparent pricing - no overpaying or hidden costs.
- A hassle-free experience, leaving you to focus on the adventure while the experts handle the details.

🚀 Secure your trip today by reserving your spot early!

📩 Message us now for schedules, packages, and assistance with planning your dream Socotra adventure.

SOCOTRA BY AMUR TEIBE

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29/11/2024

Meet Ahmed Al Hamed, the owner of Amur Teibe Socotra travel agency.
Ahmed is 100% Socotri coming from well-known and highly respected family, previously close to Sultan. In Socotra we say “tribe” for “family”.

He started working in tourism 20 years ago, developed itineraries, helped to create and grow up other local agencies before creating his own.
His capacity to deal with local team, guests, manage all kind of situations is simply brilliant.
In Occidental world Ahmed could be top manager of huge corporation.
Often he is called like mediator to deal conflict situations.
His smile and love for people dissolve all the problems.

Fortunately, he is here, in Socotra. And he is doing everything to make this island better and peolpe happier.
When our guests are happy, it is his best recompense.
At the same time Ahmed takes care of local families in need, buying food, water tanks and sponsoring necessary things like clothes and shoes for kids.

Ahmed comes from nature, loves nature and cares. He created the conservation of dragon baby trees by building strong fence in protected area.
Every time Ahmed leads the team to clean up the nature around and surveys to leave the camp without any waste behind.

If you want to meet the most kindhearted and caring person, come to Socotra with Amur, and meet Ahmed !

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08/11/2024

Marco Polo and Socotra. Part 3 : Facts and Myths - Conclusion.

The Legacy of Marco Polo’s Visit:
Although Marco Polo’s account of Socotra is brief, it contributed to the island’s aura of mystique in the medieval European imagination. His references to Christian inhabitants practicing magic combined two potent themes:

-the familiar religious beliefs of Christianity
-the exotic allure of magical practices.

This blending of the known and the unknown encapsulates much of what Marco Polo’s broader writings did for the world—opening up minds to the wonders and curiosities of lands beyond Europe’s borders.

Over time, Socotra continued to maintain its semi-mythical status. Later explorers and writers would add their own observations, but Marco Polo’s brief mention of the island helped establish it as a place of wonder in the imagination of Europeans for centuries. The image of Socotra as a land of strange creatures, magical winds, and mysterious peoples continued to color Western perceptions of the island, adding to its appeal as a place both real and fantastical.

Conclusion:
Though Marco Polo’s mention of Socotra is short, it helped to immortalize the island in the annals of history. His description highlights both the strategic significance and the mystical reputation Socotra held for centuries. From controlling winds to strange Christian practices, Polo’s account contributed to the long-standing perception of Socotra as a place where the familiar and the mysterious intertwined. Whether or not he fully believed the stories he was told, his writings ensured that Socotra would continue to fascinate and mystify people for generations to come.

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