Haghier mountains, Socotra
Socotra is a geologially diverse island, with coastal plains and sand dunes, limestone plateau with deep caves and…
Socotra’s montane forest
Socotra is known for its hot and dry climate with sand dunes and dragon blood trees, but the island also has a forest!…
Skand dawn, Socotra
In this panorama you can see a clearing, which is an old structure of unknown origin. For generations this structure…
Campfire on top of Socotra
On top of Socotra, at 1500 meters above sea level, you are open to the elements, which often is fog and mist, which…
Skand twilight, Socotra
What can I say - Socotra has touched me like few places on Earth - I'm spellbound! On this island you'll experience…
Top of Socotra
Before I came to Socotra I didn't know much about the mountains of the interior of the island, and thus made a mistake…
Top of Socotra
Standing on the highest point of Socotra is magical and so vastly different than the arid and extremely hot lower…
Haghier mountains, Socotra
At the highest elevations of Socotra you'll surprisingly find an evergreen montane forest! You'll also find the dragon…
Haghier mountains, Socotra
The mountains of Socotra's interior are also called Haggeher or Hajhir mountains, and rise to more than 1500 meters…
Socotra bottle tree (Adenium obesum ssp. socotranum)
This is the iconic and endemic bottle tree, or desert rose of Socotra - Adenium obesum ssp. socotranum. When you find…