Lost World Adventures

Begin your trip with several days on the Ecuadorean mainland, exploring Quito and the surrounding highlands. A full day will be spent in the highlands stopping at small villages en route to the town of Otavalo, home to the renowned Otavalo Indian Market.

From here you'll take the short flight to the Galapagos Islands.

Your cruise itinerary gives you a full week exploring the Galapagos islands on a luxury-class cruise vessel. Cruise programs include two daily guided excursions while sailing throughout the archipelago, from island to island. Alternately, you may opt for a land-based program from one of the upscale hotels located on Santa Cruz Island. Hotel programs include daily yacht excursions to various islands and/or overnight excursions to other islands.

Explore the famous Sacred Valley of the Incas and the Galapagos Islands during this unforgettable 13-day adventure.

This trip combines many of our exciting opportunities into one expansive experience. Explore markets and ruins in the Sacred Valley, explore the citadel of Machu Picchu, soak up history among the colonial buildings and Incan architecture of Cusco, tour the political palaces and churches of charming Quito, embark on a luxurious cruise of the beautiful and mystifying Galapagos Islands.

The second half of your trip offers a more relaxed pace during which you will be immersed in the exotic environments of diverse and rare wildlife present on the islands.

Your ecotourism experience begins with two days in wildlife-rich Tortuguero National Park, known as Costa Rica’s “little Amazon”. Then fly back to San Jose where you will be picked up and driven to Arenal Volcano via La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a rescued wildlife preserve and home to several magnificent waterfalls. After exploring Arenal Volcano´s lush rainforests travel west through rural Costa Rican villages, dairy farms and coffee plantations en route to the cool montane forests of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, and its unique rural Quaker/Tico community. Monteverde is a prime example of a rare rainforest type that accounts for only 2% of all the world´s rainforests.

Travel from San Jose to Managua, with amazing activities and exciting and challenging adventures along the way. Discover nature at its best through rainforests, active volcanoes, pristine lakes and islands and lots of tropical flora and fauna. The Costa Rica program is full of challenging adventures, while the Nicaragua portion of the trip is more relaxing. Activities include whitewater rafting, ziplining, mountain biking, waterfall rappelling, kayaking and beach-combing.

Your eco-adventure begins with a river rafting trip down Costa Rica´s wildest and most scenic river. Get a different perspective of the rainforest as you literally fly through the canopy (a concept pioneered in Costa Rica). Your certified naturalist guide will lead you as you venture into the highlands, to Arenal Volcano, whose steep conical slopes rise majestically out of the vast surrounding rainforest. After adventuring, a soak in the hot springs will feel wonderful. Conclude your ecotourism experience in wildlife rich Manuel Antonio and unwind on a beautiful tropical beach.

Our 3-day tour of the northern coastal desert of Peru explores the lands of the Moche Civilization and Chimu Culture, pre-Inca contemporaries of the Nazca Civilization. This short trip makes an excellent post-trip extension to any Peru itinerary.

Enjoy a visit to the Huaca Moche Museum, the El Dragon ruins, the valley of pyramids known as Túcume and more on this short trip.

A new 8-day Peru Yoga and Wellness Experience to Machu Picchu - a combination of exhilarating hikes, wellness workshops, and focused yoga practices - along with unique, meaningful cultural immersion and interaction with our Andean neighbors for a holistic journey like no other.

The program will be led by Sandra Gallegos, the Yoga and Wellness Leader. During the past 14 years, she has been both a devoted yoga practitioner and teacher, and three years ago opened her own studio dedicated to Ashtanga Yoga as well as ‘Integral Health’ coaching.

Sandra also brings an in-depth knowledge of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Nutrition, having studied with notable experts in India and beyond. Her experience, dedication, and holistic approach to mind/body wellness will ensure the trip of a lifetime for our guests.

This classic 6-day program to the heart of the Chachapoyas civilisation features visits the huge mountaintop temple and fortress of Kuelap, the tombs at Karajia, the Leymebamba museum with its collection of 200 mummies, the Revash tombs and the towering waterfall of Gocta.

Overnight accommodations are at the charming El Chillo Hacienda Lodge and at a local Chachapoyas hotel. All meals are included.

The pre-Columbian Chachapoyas culture, conquered in the 15th century by the Incas, has left a landscape scattered with ruined settlements and burial sites which until recently has been largely overlooked by archaeologists.

This rugged 4-day fully-supported horseback riding trek starts in the mountain village of Leymebamba, in northern Peru.

For 4 days you will ride through the Atuen Valley - the Valley of the Condors, the Timbambo Valley and the Quinuas Valley, over the Ullila Pass at over 4000 meters above sea level, finishing in the Uchucmarca Valley.

This specialized tour is based in the Utcubamba and Marañon valleys, both known for their magnificent scenery, surrounded by deep cliffs.

The Marañon valley, with a 2,500-meter-deep canyon, is exceptionally rich in endemic wildlife. The final days of the tour are spent in Cajamarca, a town and region in northern Peru with a rich cultural heritage.

Hike up to the third largest waterfall in the world, visit the great walled city of Kuelap, and explore the cultural city of Cajamarca.