The tour company that takes tourists to some of the world's most dangerous countries, from Yemen to Iraq - and the pleasant surprises it promises you'll find in them

EXCLUSIVE The tour company that takes tourists to some of the world's most dangerous countries, from Yemen to Iraq - and the pleasant surprises it promises you'll find in them Untamed Borders take tourists to the world's most dangerous countries From Unesco sites to the 'Galapagos of the Middle East' - there's plenty to see READ MORE: Revealed - the incredible islands that left tourists 'speechless' By Esther Marshall Published: 14:23, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 14:23, 27 July 2024 e-mail View comments What's it like to travel to countries with a firm place on multiple governments' 'Do Not Travel' lists? From Afghanistan to Somalia, adventure travel company Untamed Borders plans trips to many of the world's most 'interesting and inaccessible' countries. Many of its tours operate in countries that rank among the world's most dangerous destinations on the 2024 Global Peace Index. MailOnline speaks to James Willcox, the company's founder, to find out what’s awaiting travellers in some of the globe’s least-likely tourist destinations.

And it might surprise you. Scroll down for a peek at what adventure travel looks like in Libya, Somalia, Iraq , Yemen and Afghanistan..

. Libya Untamed Borders offers tours to Libya, with Roman city Leptis Magna (above) - described as an 'amazing Unesco site' - one of the stops Untamed Borders travels to Ghadamis (pictured above), close to the Algerian border in Libya, which James describes as a ‘classic desert town’ and a fantastic place to exp.