We aim to make this list the most comprehensive expeditions related internet resource avaliable. If there is a site that should be included, please tell us. Please also let us know if any of the links on this page don't work.
Use the index below to find the category of interest. You can return to this index at any time by selecting the "Index" links at the right hand side of the page. Some organisations are listed more than once if they fit into several categories.
Usenet General
Join an expedition Equipment/service
providers
Past undergraduate expeditions Funding
sources By region By
discipline
| Usenet newsgroups | uk.education.expeditions |
| General | Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) |
| RGS Expeditions specific information | |
| University walking/expeditions/mountaineering societies (maintained by Lancaster University Hiking Club) | |
| The British Mountaineering Council Our national representative body | |
| OUTDOORSmagic.com News and links on all things outdoors | |
| Brathay Exploration Lots of links | |
| Cotswold Camping Lots of links to services, publications and organisations | |
| Dorset Expeditionary Society Links to lots of expeditions |
| Organisations regularly offering expeditions | Earthwatch Environmental research expeditions |
| Brathay Exploration Expedition organisers | |
| Frontier Conservation expeditions | |
| CERF Coastal Ecosystem Research Foundation | |
| Dorset Expeditionary Society Links to lots of expeditions | |
| Biosphere Expeditions "Wildlife conservation expeditions to all corners of the Earth" |
| Equipment/service providers | Sport2Go Sports/outdoors web search engine | Expedition Foods Food! | Outback Survival Rations RatPack supplies |
| Expedition Freight UK Freight and shipping specialists | |
| Sierra Outdoor Guides Publisher of outdoor guides to the United States | |
| Cotswold Camping Equipment retailer | |
| Field and Trek Equipment retailer | |
| George Fisher Equipment retailer | |
| Rock + Run Internet gear supplier (often has good offers) | |
| Petzl Head-torch manufacturer | |
| Sprayway Clothing manufacturer | |
| Ordnance Survey UK map producer | |
| Activity Series Guidebooks for active people | |
| Mountain Safety Research Expedition stove manufacturer | |
| Meindl Boot manufacturer | |
| Zamberlan Boot manufacturer |
| Undergraduate expeditions | Netspedition Amazon Imperial College Venezuala Expedition |
| University of Nottingham Canadian Arctic Expedition 1995 |
| Potential funding sources | BP Conservation BP conservation fund |
| RGS Royal Geographical Society | 2111 Foundation Funds innovative environmental/space science research |
Asia Africa & Middle
East
South & Central America Oceania
North America Arctic
& Antarctic
| Asia | Explore Himalaya Specialist information on Nepal |
| Grus Expeditions Specialist information and expeditions to the Russian far east | |
| UNESCO Biosphere reserves in Asia |
| Africa & Middle East | afrizim.com Specialist info on Zimbabwe and surrounding countries |
| Oman Studies Centre Specialist information on Oman | |
| The Zambezi Safari and Travel Company Specialists in safari travel in southern Africa | |
| UNESCO Biosphere reserves in Africa |
| South & Central America | Ecuaworld Lots of information about Ecuador |
| Geodyssey Specialists in travel in Venezuala | |
| Netspedition Amazon Imperial College Venezuala Expedition | |
| University of North Texas South and Central American Archaeological sites and general info | |
| UNESCO Biosphere reserves in Central America | |
| UNESCO Biosphere reserves in South America |
| Oceania | Eggi's village Anthrpological expedition in Indonesia |
| Birdlife International, Indonesia Birdlife international (can frequently suggest projects suitable for undergraduate expeditions) |
| North America | National Parks Service US National Parks Service |
| Arctic & Antarctic | Arctic travel Specialists in travel in Arctic Canada |
| British Columbia Adventure Network Specialists in travel in British Columbia | |
| UNEP Links for polar research |
Miscellaneous Archeology
& Anthropology
Biology & Conservation Caving
& Cave Science
| Miscellaneous | Earthrise Directory Loads of links for any earth related disciplines |
| Archeology & Anthropology | Archaeology on the net Archaeology projects and research reports |
| University of North Texas South and Central American Archaeological sites and general info | |
| Eggi's village Anthrpological expedition in Indonesia | |
| Anthropology resources on the net |
| Biology & Conservation | BIONET Biodiversity action network |
| Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef NGO directory | |
| World Conservation Monitoring Centre Conservation databases | |
| World Conservation Union | |
| Centre for Maritime Conservation | |
| Coastal Ecosystem Research Foundation | |
| Conservation International including links to UNESCO biosphere reserves | |
| University of Leicester Useful ecology related links | |
| Birdlife International (Asia) Can frequently suggest projects suitable for undergraduate expeditions | |
| Fauna and Flora International Can frequently suggest projects suitable for undergraduate expeditions | |
| Biosphere Expeditions "Wildlife conservation expeditions to all corners of the Earth" |
| Caving & Cave Science | Useful links for caving expeditions |
| British Cave Research Association |