About US

At Socotra Travel Center our main purpose is to share the magnificence of the Socotra Islands with the world. Traveling with us means having a relaxed and hassle-free experience, knowing that you will have a 24/7 backup service from our travel experts, always eager to help and assist you throughout the duration of the services acquired with us. We can create the perfect vacation for you in Yemen and the Socotra Islands.

For over 20 years we’ve been taking travelers around the Socotra Islands. That’s over 20 years of adventures, of countless unforgettable moments.

The socotratravels.com website does not only offer the majority of the tours operating on the Island of Socotra but also the best add-on tours in mainland Yemen, to help you have the vacation of your lifetime, at the best prices, best services, and superb last-minute promotions.

Who we are

We are a reliable, pioneering, and well-organized adventure tour company that came together to form Socotra Travel Center in 2004. Before then, we dedicated many years as senior guides leading groups throughout the Archipelago.

We are well known and trusted today for our excellent organization of adventure tours and, when booking with us, you book directly with a service provider.

Having our vehicles and equipment is an asset that enables us to control every aspect of our adventures.

We are also innovative, offering several services in the widest range of destinations on the island of Socotra and South Yemen, with a particular eye on special interest tours for independent-minded travelers, small groups, and high-interest tours focusing on nature, wildlife, birding, and cultural trips.

STC caters also too big groups, acting as agents for major travel companies and independent operators.

Our Values

Travel offers us all some amazing experiences, but what about the communities and people that we visit on the road? From the very beginning, responsible travel has been at the core of what we do. As a responsible business, we’ve always been committed to being there for our travelers and the communities we visit. So, you can trust that when you travel with us, we won’t just be there for your first adventure, we’ll be there every step of your journey.

Socotra is our home. We care about the environment and the people, the local communities, both presently and in the future. We are committed to minimizing the negative impacts of tourism on the environment and the Socotrians. We firmly believe that managed properly, tourism and our tour operator business can have an overall positive impact on where we live and the communities we visit.

We want to ensure that people can travel and enjoy our home island for many generations to come.

We’re aware that our current practice is not enough alone to make changes the Earth is urging, but we know that together we can have a positive impact.

While we continue to strive to be a more responsible player in Socotra’s adventure travel community, we’d also like to ask you (our guests) to think about how you can help us to jointly lower our impact, whilst on your holiday in Socotra.

Our mission:

Our level of repeat business bears testament. We pride ourselves on knowing our customers’ needs and look forward to getting to know many more.

We do not promote commercial sales aimed at tourists, rather we ensure that our rates are reasonable, and some of the money you spend will directly and positively affect people at the village level. We will strive to ensure every effort is made to promote the sustainability of the global environment, local community, culture, and all people involved. Furthermore, based on the following five viewpoints:
1. Inclusive and sustainable economic growth;
2. Social inclusiveness, employment expansion, poverty reduction, and human rights protection;
3. Resource efficiency, environmental protection, and combatting the efforts of climate change;
4. Protecting the cultural values and heritage, promoting diversity;
5. Mutual understanding, accessibility, peace, and security;  
Importantly, we commit to maximizing the positive benefits received by local communities as a result of our presence, while minimizing any negative impacts. 

STC aims for a sustainable recycling society by adopting care towards the precious natural environment and taking maximum consideration towards the protection of the global environment as its basic principles for the sincere promotion of tourism-related corporate activities.

Our objective:

We aim to create the best possible eco-tour embodying your personal choices and tastes, whether you want to relax in one of Socotra’s wonderful beaches, and remote and intimate resorts, take in the highlights of the island, or go on a real adventure.

We run several scheduled, small, and big group tours each year, including specialist bird-watching and wildlife tours. We arrange tours for private groups, too. We specialize in individual, inclusive, customized itineraries, offer the widest range of destinations on Socotra, and can advise which are suitable for your party and dates of travel.

We aim to provide the holiday package you want at the best price we can at your convenience. With consistent growth and a healthy strategy to provide highly competitive quality travel services, to create an incredible holiday experience for satisfied clients that return again and again.