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First light on the Fitz Roy massif above El Chaltén.

Catalog

Expeditions

60 journeys across 21 countries and territories, from 6 days to 12. Every page carries the season window we will actually run, the permits that govern it, and what the price reflects. 8 are inquire-only — capped, permitted, or compliance-bound, and not bookable at any price.

Palms, granite headland, and open Caribbean where the Sierra Nevada meets the coast.

Colombia

Sierra Nevada Caribbean Arc

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta & Caribbean Coast

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

$8,500–$12,000

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Desert rock meeting the water of the Sea of Cortez off Espíritu Santo.

Mexico

Baja Sea of Cortez Crossing

Loreto to La Paz

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

$7,800–$11,200

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Reef shallows and channel cutting past a low caye on the Belize barrier reef.

Belize

Belize Barrier Reef Circuit

Ambergris Caye to South Reef

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

$5,800–$8,900

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Headlands of the Costa del Bálsamo dropping into Pacific swell.

El Salvador

Salvador Pacific Surf Coast

La Libertad to El Tunco

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

$4,600–$7,200

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Reef edge and drop-off along the north shore of Roatán.

Honduras

Roatán Reef Island Circuit

Bay Islands

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

$5,600–$8,500

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Rock headlands and surf along the Nicoya Pacific coast.

Costa Rica

Nicoya Pacific Traverse

Nicoya Peninsula

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

$5,400–$8,200

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Mangrove and shallow water between the islands of Bocas del Toro.

Panama

Bocas Archipelago Circuit

Bocas del Toro

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

$5,600–$8,400

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Pinnacle Rock and the twin bays of Bartolomé, with Santiago beyond.

Ecuador

By invitation

Galápagos Island Crossing

Galápagos Archipelago

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

On inquiry

Access →
The Morro do Pico spire above the bays of Fernando de Noronha.

Brazil

By invitation

Fernando de Noronha Ocean Circuit

Fernando de Noronha

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

On inquiry

Access →
Forested ridgelines of the Sierra Maestra running to the coast.

Cuba

By invitation

Cuba Sierra Maestra Ascent

Sierra Maestra (Granma / Santiago de Cuba)

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

On inquiry

Access →
Limestone mogotes standing out of the tobacco floor at Viñales.

Cuba

By invitation

Cuba Viñales Valley Circuit

Valle de Viñales, Pinar del Río

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

On inquiry

Access →
Backlit Hispaniolan pines on the ridge below Pico Duarte.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Cordillera Traverse

Cordillera Central (Pico Duarte)

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

$5,600–$8,400

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Wet forest running over the ridges of El Yunque.

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico El Yunque Coast

El Yunque & Northeast Coast

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

$5,200–$7,900

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A sand spit running out into the shallows off Stocking Island.

Bahamas

Bahamas Exuma Cay Crossing

Exuma Cays, Bahamas

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

$8,500–$13,500

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Steam and sulphur ground in the Valley of Desolation, on the walk to the Boiling Lake.

Dominica

Dominica Volcano Rainforest Ascent

Morne Trois Pitons NP & Waitukubuli National Trail

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

$6,200–$9,400

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The two Pitons rising straight out of the sea at Soufrière.

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Pitons Coast

Soufrière & Pitons, St Lucia

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

$6,800–$10,200

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The fractured summit dome of La Soufrière in cloud.

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe Soufrière Crossing

Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

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

$5,900–$8,800

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