In April, I got a chance to go on a trip to the uninhabited island of Darsa as part of my stay in Socotra. We had heard all sorts of myths and legends about this place: the most prominent being that it’s got a sizeable population of rats. We packed light because we treated the trip as a short, initial reconnaissance of the island, to evaluate potential tourism options here in the future! Between friends - it was far from what you'd get on a properly organised, commercial experience 🙂

I’d like to thank my friends Abdullah, Nicola (http://www.wildseaexpedition.com), and Nicolo (https://www.welcometosocotra.com/) who organise proper tours of this gorgeous island with their locally-run experiences.

This video is being published with a delay of over 2 months - things have been busy ;)