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Roam Expeditions

ABOUT US

Roam
Beyond

Remote Destination Travel

Carissa Western is the Founder and Director of Röam, a boutique expedition company specializing in travel to some of the world’s most remote destinations.

Raised in Kenya as part of a family committed to the conservation of natural ecosystems through research and community-based engagement, Carissa has lived most of her life in wild places. She holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and has spent more than a decade working in complex environments alongside communities emerging from conflict. This work has given her unique insights into areas long cut off by history or geopolitics—and a profound appreciation of what thoughtful, carefully considered travel can return in kind.

Carissa founded Röam to offer something different: travel experiences that are intimate, deeply connected, and rooted in reciprocity. Röam brings together Carissa’s personal passions and professional experience in a way that allows travelers to visit some of the world’s most remote destinations in a meaningful and carefully considered way- both in the experiences we curate and in the way we consider our impact

Across all our destinations, we work hand in hand with local guides and communities who ground travelers in the culture, history, and ecology of each place. Röam experiences aren’t just about seeing the world differently, but about engaging with it in a way that is immersive and meaningful and always guided by an acute awareness of the responsibility that comes with opening doors to the extraordinary and seldom-visited places that we explore.

Collaboration and Local Partnerships

We believe that to be impactful in the way we operate it is important to work with partners who share our approach and ethos. In some destinations this means that we work directly with local people and communities to set up and implement our trips, while in others we collaborate with local travel partners or operators who have deep and extensive experience, knowledge, and relationships in the places that we go. In all instances we take special care to seek out partners with whom collaboration can help us (and them) move towards more sustainable and locally impactful travel.

Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness

Röam offers the opportunity to travel to some of the world’s most off-the-beaten-track destinations, and in doing so we take our clients safety and security very seriously. For us this means understanding local dynamics and realities on the ground before we begin running our trips, staying on top of evolving changes as they are happening and being fully prepared to deal with any emergencies that could arise. Röam has several strategic partnerships that allow us to operationalize our emergency preparedness and response capacity.

To establish and maintain a holistic approach to our contingency planning, Röam partners with Stone Africa, a specialist operational oversight and advisory firm based in Nairobi that supports Röam through its dedicated Integrated Operations Center (IOC). Our strategic partnership enables us to maintain an in-depth understanding of regional and local dynamics across the places that we operate so that we can balance local realties with our traveler’s comfort and peace of mind.

To ensure our clients peace of mind while traveling, we partner with Global Rescue — an industry leader in medical and security evacuation services. In the event of injury or illness, Global Rescue provides field rescue and support from the point of need. For added protection, we recommend pairing a Global Rescue membership with IMG Signature Travel Insurance, which offers coverage for a range of unforeseen expenses and helps safeguard the value of your trip. We strongly encourage all Röam travelers to purchase a Global Rescue membership before departure, so they can explore with confidence, knowing they’re fully supported wherever they go

Deep  Sahara

Algeria, North Africa

Socotra Archipelago

Yemen, Arabian Sea

Highlands & Islands

Eritrea, Red Sea Coast

South x Southwest

Angola, Southwest Africa

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Deep Sahara, Algeria

In the expert care of our Tuareg guides, you will discover a landscape that is both harsh and formidable, yet at the same time primordial, strangely familiar, and totally intoxicating. Stepping into this region is like passing through a doorway into another world- one governed by the elements and oblivious to time.

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Socotra Archipelago, Yemen

Röam offers carefully curated experiences that take you deep into the wild heart of Socotra. Join us to discover this extraordinary archipelago and landscapes so strange and beautiful they feel closer to a dream than a destination.

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Highlands & Islands, Eritrea

Eritrea unfolds itself slowly revealing layers of history, fragments of colonialism, revolution and autocracy - all coexisting without the present. It’s a place where the past lingers, the present holds its breath, and the future seems as distant as the horizon over the Red Sea

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South x Southwest, Angola

Iona National Park and its surrounding landscapes are a testament to the region’s ecological and cultural richness. Shaped by desert winds and Atlantic fog, its onshore and offshore ecosystems host exceptional levels of endemism, with reptile, plant, and bird species found nowhere else on Earth.

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