Expeditions

High passes catch first light while glacial valleys still hold cold air. Condors work the ridgelines as you thread camps between ice and stone.

Duration

12 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

May–Sep

Wind scours granite towers while glacial lakes flash turquoise under fast cloud. Each day closes with firelight and the sound of ice calving far off.

Duration

12 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Oct–Apr

Dawn mist lifts off blackwater channels as howler monkeys claim the canopy. Night walks reveal eyeshine in a forest that never truly sleeps.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Year-round

Salt flats crack underfoot while volcanoes hold the horizon. After dark, the driest sky on Earth opens into a field of unbroken stars.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Year-round

Trade winds meet cloud forest on the world's highest coastal range. Authorized mid-elevation trails and Tayrona/Ciudad Perdida corridors—páramo and nevados remain closed sacred territory.

Duration

11 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Dec–Mar

Cool limestone pools open beneath jungle canopy; light shafts cut the water like columns. Evenings move from reef swim to limestone ruins warm with stone.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–Apr

Several gorges here run deeper than the Grand Canyon, folded into pine and cliff. Footpaths follow Rarámuri routes where the rim drops away without warning.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Oct–Apr

Kayak past sea lions on desert islands while whale breath plumes the channel. Camp on beaches where the desert meets deep blue water.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Oct–Nov & Mar–Apr

Cloud forest trails link Zapotec villages where smoke from cooking fires rises at dusk. Ridges open onto valleys quilted with maize and agave.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Oct–Mar

Ash underfoot on Acatenango as Fuego throws orange into the night. Dawn reveals a ring of cones above coffee slopes and colonial rooftops.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Nov–Apr

Maya trails stitch lakeside towns beneath three volcanoes. Morning mist lifts off deep water while markets fill with color and smoke.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–May

Paddle blackwater rivers toward temples rising through canopy. Howler calls roll across plazas where roots pry limestone apart.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Clear water over living coral walls; rays lift off sand as you drift the cut. Evenings bring trade wind and the smell of salt on wood decks.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–Jun

Walk the trails of Cockscomb Basin—the world's first jaguar preserve—where streams cut granite and birdsong never stops. Jaguar encounters are rare; the forest and night sounds are the constant.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Float into limestone chambers where Maya ceramics still rest in niches. Above ground, pine ridges and waterfalls break the green.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–May

Crater lakes hold turquoise against black rock while coffee farms terrace the lower slopes. Ridges smell of ash and wet earth after rain.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–Apr

Consistent Pacific swell peels off black-sand points. Between sessions, tide pools and cliff paths catch the late light.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Mar–Oct

Boat through drowned valleys where herons work the shallows. Forest trails climb to lookouts over three volcanoes in a single frame.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–Mar

Only with a pre-vetted Mosquitia operator: river days in Río Plátano Biosphere under community protocols. Not an open itinerary—security screening required.

Duration

12 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Feb–May

Maya stelae stand in mist among macaws. Trails climb into pine highland where coffee and cloud forest trade places with altitude.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–Apr

Wall dives drop into cobalt; seahorses cling to coral heads in the shallows. Shore paths run through mangroves to empty coves.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Year-round

Primary rainforest meets Pacific beach where tapirs leave tracks in wet sand. Scarlet macaws cross the mouth of the gulf at dusk.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Old lava fields and hanging bridges under Arenal's cone; Monteverde cloud forest for quetzals. Hot springs steam after rain—no crater summit.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Dry forest trails open onto empty Pacific coves. Howlers call at first light; evenings bring bioluminescence in warm shallows.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–May

Climb from oak forest into páramo where frost holds the summit lakes. On a clear dawn, both oceans show as thin blue lines.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Dec–Apr

Community-led river travel with Emberá hosts on the safe, permitted edge of Darién province—never a Gap crossing. Macaw flocks, piragua channels, and mapped community trails only.

Duration

11 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Jan–Apr

Island-hop through Caribbean mangroves where dolphins work the channels. Coral gardens sit minutes from shore; nights hum with cicadas.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Feb–Mar & Sep–Oct

Coffee slopes climb toward Barú's summit ridge. Quetzals nest in oak; on clear mornings both coasts appear from the crater rim.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

One of the world's densest birding corridors runs beside the canal. Capuchins move the canopy while freighters slide through the cut below.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Year-round

Multi-day trek to Ciudad Perdida through river crossings and jungle stairs. Stone terraces emerge where the forest breaks.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Dec–Mar

Wax palms rise through cloud in Cocora Valley. Fincas open their drying yards; trails link ridgelines above green valleys.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Year-round

Blackwater tributaries cut through primary forest at Colombia's southern edge. Pink river dolphins work the main channels — present, not promised.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

By arrangement

Glaciated cones line the high valley; Cotopaxi's summit push starts before midnight. Páramo grasslands hold frost and wild horses.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Jun–Sep & Dec–Jan

Marine iguanas crowd black lava while hammerheads cruise the channel. Each island resets the ecology; landings feel like stepping into deep time.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Year-round

Hummingbirds hold still in wet air above waterfall trails. The Chocó slope drips with epiphytes; nights are loud with frogs.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Jun–Sep

Stone roads climb cloud forest toward the citadel. Dawn at the Sun Gate catches terraces still in shadow.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

May–Sep

Condors ride thermals above terraced canyon walls. Trails drop to oasis villages where the river still cuts stone.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Apr–Nov

From Andean foothills into one of Earth's richest rainforests. Clay licks draw macaws; oxbow lakes hold giant otters at dawn.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

May–Oct

In the dry months the hexagonal salt crust runs to the horizon; in the rains a thin sheet of water turns the salar into sky. Colored lagoons hold flamingos; nights freeze hard under thin air.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

May–Oct (dry) · Jan–Mar (mirror)

From Andean cloud forest to lowland Amazon in one protected corridor. Jaguar country; river camps listen for night hunters.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

May–Oct

Inca paths ring the islands of the highest lake that working boats still cross. Thin light turns the water silver; a few reed craft hold on among the fibreglass.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Apr–Oct

Glacier travel above La Paz on peaks that catch first sun. Condors work the icefalls while camps sit on rock islands in snow.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

May–Sep

Ferry and gravel road through fjords, hanging glaciers, and empty valleys. Marble caves glow turquoise; hot springs steam beside cold rivers.

Duration

12 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–Mar

Wooden churches face Pacific swell; penguins nest on rocky islets. Mist and peat smell of the south; stilt villages rise with the tide.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Oct–Apr

Granite spires catch alpenglow above glacial lakes. Wind funnels the valleys; camps sit under towers that look unfinished by ice.

Duration

10 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Nov–Mar

Crampons bite living ice as blue crevasses open underfoot. From shore, the glacier calves into Lago Argentino with a sound like thunder.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Oct–Apr

Spray soaks the walkways as the river drops in curtains. Coatís work the forest edge; toucans cross the gorge in pairs.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Year-round

Striped canyon walls shift color with the sun. High desert villages hold adobe churches; night skies run clear and cold.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Apr–Nov

Jaguars hunt along flooded channels while caimans line the banks. Sunset turns the wetlands gold; night drives find eyeshine everywhere.

Duration

9 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Jun–Oct

Meeting of the waters draws a line across the river. Lodge nights bring pink dolphins and the deep bass of frogs after rain.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Year-round

Table mountains drop into waterfall amphitheaters. Caves hold underground lakes; trails smell of dry grass and wet stone.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Apr–Sep

Volcanic islands hold some of the Atlantic's clearest water. Spinner dolphins work the bay; cliffs catch trade wind and seabirds.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Aug–Dec

Cloud forest trails climb Cuba's highest ridge. Coffee farms cling to slopes; from Pico Turquino the Caribbean spreads south without edge.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Nov–Apr

Limestone mogotes rise from tobacco fields like green islands. Cave systems cut the rock; evenings smell of curing leaves and rain.

Duration

6 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–Apr

Caribbean's highest peaks hold pine and cloud. Pico Duarte's summit push starts cold; valleys drop toward rivers that run clear.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Dec–Apr

Rainforest waterfalls run cold under the canopy by day. After dark, a separate mangrove lagoon on the coast lights up when you disturb it, and the coquí do not stop.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Sandbars glow turquoise between uninhabited cays. Swim with nurse sharks in clear shallows; nights bring only wind and stars.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Easy

Window

Nov–May

Boiling Lake steams in a volcanic crater while Waitukubuli trails cut primary rainforest. Hot springs and black-sand coasts bookend the climb.

Duration

8 days

Effort

Challenging

Window

Dec–Apr

Twin volcanic spires rise from the Caribbean; trails climb through rainforest to their saddles. Sulfur springs steam below cocoa slopes.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–Apr

Active volcano trails cut through cloud forest to steaming fumaroles. Waterfalls drop into jade pools; the coast holds coral and black sand.

Duration

7 days

Effort

Moderate

Window

Dec–May