Lupine Travel

Dylan Founder

In between DJ'ing and promoting gigs and club nights in the early 2000's I also travelled extensively; firstly across Europe before venturing further East. In 2007 I travelled overland through Europe to North Korea via the Trans-Mongolian railway. It was a life changing trip and was the spark that gave ... me the idea to set up Lupine. The contacts I built up during my many travels enabled me to establish the company in 2008, with the aim of opening up travel to difficult to reach destinations. From a starting point of 3 tours, we've now grown to offering over 50 countries and with offices on 4 continents. I've loved every minute of the journey so far, from visiting over 150 countries to meeting the huge variety of people from all over the world who make up our client base.

James Tour Manager

After travelling a lot in my early 20's I first met Dylan after taking a trip into North Korea with Lupine Travel in 2012. We hit it off and made several research trips together to Iraqi Kurdistan, Ethiopia and Somaliland; which later became popular Lupine Travel tours. I later decided ... to take a career break from Software Engineering to ride my bicycle from London to Shanghai in China, along the Silk Road through Iran and Central Asia. Upon my return from this trip I was longing to try and make a career out of putting together adventures for other people and ended up joining Lupine Travel at the end of 2015. After initially looking after Lupine Travel's tours to North Korea, I launched various new destinations in East Africa as well as the North and South Caucasus, plus an ambitious voyage to the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific.

Robert Tour Manager

Originally from Mexico City, I am now based in Scotland, after finishing a Masters in Outdoor Education Edinburgh. As a Mountain Leader I’m drawn to the Scottish Highlands, whenever I am not leading groups across the globe with Lupine Travel. I have organised trekking and mountaineering expeditions in England, Scotland, ... Norway, and Iceland. As well as leading group travel and education programs in Mexico, Belize and Peru, including trekking expeditions in the Andes and high altitude ascents in Mexican volcanoes. Now, I’m extremely excited to continue to facilitate intercultural adventures by helping people explore countries all over the world as trip manager and accompanying our groups as trip leader!

Tomas Tour Manager

Born into a British-Argentine family in Staffordshire, my most memorable adventures include road-tripping across South America, couch-surfing in Iraq, Syria and wartime Ukraine, and exploring electronic music scenes across the globe. At Lupine, I am responsible for numerous destinations and enjoy crafting new itineraries in unchartered territories. My professional work ... has taken me to Equatorial Guinea, Venezuela and Chad in pursuit of new opportunities for Lupine and I am looking forward to my future tours and research trips. I believe in the transformational impact of sustainable tourism to promote economic opportunities and foster inter-cultural dialogue, whilst re-shaping narratives surrounding some of the most unique yet missrepresented regions in the world. Beyond my work at Lupine, I am currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Cambridge and can regularly be found in the Holte End of my beloved Aston Villa Football Club.

Sarnor West Africa Manager

I was born in Zorzor in the Republic of Liberia, West Africa. After the outbreak of civil war in Liberia my family and I made the long, hard journey by foot into Guinea where we stayed for many years as refugees. I later began work with humanitarian organizations such as ... Norwegian Refugee Council, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Save the Children UK where my fluency in English, French and several local Languages, was strategic in providing protection to Ivorian and Guinea refugees. Since I left the humanitarian field, I have been actively engaged in both local and international businesses. In recent years my passion for travel and exploration led me to start organizing tours in and around the West Africa region and starting work with Lupine Travel in 2016.

Nick Tour Leader

The moment my parents gave me the freedom to travel independently, I took my bike and left for five days with a small tent and some cooking gear. Even though I was only eleven years old, this first trip caused an in irrepressible urge to explore and travel for the ... years to come. A few years later I travelled, by hitchhiking and camping, from the cold snow-covered mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Iraq, the deep rainforest of French-Guiana, to the scorching deserts of Mali and Iran- always in search of adventure, and new experiences. And during my study International Tourism Management & Consultancy I specialized in the development of tours in conflict destinations and started leading tours. My first tour with Lupine Travel was in 2021 and since then I have become a tour leader.

Dan Tour Leader

I've been lucky enough to always have travel as part of my life but it wasn't really until after university when I really started going off the beaten track, driving independently with a friend from London to Banjul in a Peugeot 306. The following years had me climbing some of ... the highest mountains in Europe and North Africa, and culminating in another drive but this time from London to Ulaanbaator with my brother. I found Lupine back in 2014 when I travelled with them to North Korea and since then, I've joined on several other tours and began tour leading for them in July 2019. I've had the opportunity to meet some fascinating people and experience the most unique places you can imagine. I've recently started to combine my passion for travelling with urban exploration and get to see some pretty cool sights.

Bob Tour Leader

Originally from the Netherlands, my passion for traveling emerged while I was intensively studying several subjects such as French language, literature and education. At the age of 18 I became interested in former Soviet countries and Russian literature. There was only one thing left to do: going to Moscow and ... from there on exploring the far east. This trip changed my life. From that moment on my 'wanderlust' never stopped. Amongst others, I have been to several countries in Central Asia and the Middle East. The rich and diverse culture of these places never cease to amaze me and mean alot to me. I love discovering historical places, being amazed by dazzling landscapes and meeting new people. Being a polyglot, what moves me is to hear people's life stories in their native languages.

This year I started as a full-time tour leader. Besides my job at Lupine Travel I am quite a busy bee in the educational field throughout Europe.

Yves Tour Leader

Originally from the city of Ghent in Belgium, I presently live in Geneva where I settled after spending seven years pursuing Oriental Studies in Tokyo. I am a former member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Office in Geneva, where I held the position of Cultural Program Coordinator. ... After 21 years of working for Uncle Sam, the pandemic caused me to rethink my trajectory and I decided it was time for a drastic change. I now dedicate my time to my two biggest passions: world travel and brushing up on the many exotic languages I've come to study over the years. It all began at the very young age of 15 when I traveled to Pakistan as a solo traveler and spent an entire summer exploring the city of Karachi with a gang of local youngsters. This unique experience left me with the incurable travel bug and an insatiable appetite to study languages, of which Urdu would become the first. I am proud to be on Lupine's team of Tour Leaders and look forward to sharing unforgettable travel experiences with you.

Simon Tour Leader

Having always had a strong interest in learning about different cultures around the world, I am fortunate to have travelled widely and to have taken part in several expeditions, ranging from Africa to the Himalayas. I have previously led a group for several months in the unexplored jungle of a ... very remote region of Borneo, which resulted in the finding of a new waterfall system and accompanying scientists discovering new species of flora and fauna. My photography has been featured on the BBC and in the world’s oldest photography magazine, the British Journal of Photography. I have also been commended in the Travel Photographer of the Year. When not travelling, I can be found at home in the Lake District, where I teach Zen meditation.

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