LOST WORLD ADVENTURES

The 12-day Antarctic Peninsula Basecamp Plancius cruise offers you a myriad of ways to explore and enjoy the Antarctic Region. This expedition allows you to hike, snowshoe, kayak, go mountaineering, and even camp out under the Southern Polar skies.

Come to Antarctica and say hello to whales, seals, and thousands of penguins. Your Antarctic expedition cruise will thoroughly acquaint you with Antarctica’s wondrous ice wildernesses, bringing out your inner explorer as you tour colossal glacier fronts, dazzling berg-filled bays, and shorelines surrounded by towering, snow-swept mountains.

Start in Buenos Aires, Argentina and a day to explore the city. From Puerto Madryn you will visit the Punta Tombo Penguin Colony and the quaint welsh village of Gaiman. On the following day you will spend the day on the wild Valdes Peninsula, home to wildlife such as the Southern Right Whale, sea lions, sea elephants and the mighty Orca.

Santander is home to beautiful rolling mountains, deep canyons, fast-flowing rivers and crystalline waterfalls, set in a stunningly lush landscape. It's considered the adventure sports capital of Colombia, straddled by the immense Suarez and Chicamocha Canyons that provide exceptional biking, rafting, hiking and caving opportunities!

This trip takes you to three distinct areas in Costa Rica and three in Panama: the Arenal Volcano, the Monteverde Cloudforest and the central Pacific coast; Panama City, the Chiriqui Highlands and Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean coast.

M/V Plancius was built in 1976 as an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Dutch Navy and was named Hr. Ms. Tydeman. M/V Plancius can accommodate 110 passengers in 53 passenger cabins with private toilet and shower: 26 twin cabins with window, 2 twin deluxe cabins, 10 superior cabins, 9 twin porthole cabins, 2 triple porthole cabins, 4 quadruple porthole cabins.

During your stay at Paraíso Quetzal Lodge in Costa Rica, you will be immersed in exuberant vegetation and pristine habitat where you will get to know the most intimate secrets of the region. An extension of 80 hectares contains a wealth of fascinating and unique flora and fauna. More than 140 species, many of them are unique in Costa Rica, makes this place a birdwatcher's dream.

The Pacuare Lodge is nestled in a rainforest overlooking the Pacuare River in Costa Rica, which National Geographic has listed as one of the worlds top ten scenic rivers. The luxuriant rainforest that surrounds the Pacuare Lodge is a private reserve that forms part of the largest network of protected areas in Central America, covering more than 1.2 million acres of tropical wilderness.

Located in a neo-colonial Spanish style mansion which dates back to 1950, El Solar De La Plaza Hotel combines elegance, tradition and comfort in Salta, Argentina. With a colonial, sophisticated and personal style in its 30 rooms, Solar de la Plaza Hotel combines the tradition of a mid-twentieth-century mansion with the elegance of a contemporary high-end hotel.

The Tahuayo Lodge in Paraiso, Peru has been recognized as one of the ten best wilderness lodges in the world by Outside Magazine. Travel to the lodge requires that you fly into Iquitos, Peru. From Iquitos, you are taken by boat up the Amazon River for a distance of about 50 miles, then up the Tahuayo tributary, another 40 miles. The trip takes 4 hours by speedboat.

At only 20 minutes from touchdown to sand, El Mangroove, Autograph Collection the closest beach retreat from an international airport within Costa Rica. El Mangroove is a hotel inspired on barefoot luxury, its straight up laid-back and down-right cool. Perfect mixes of wood and water alongside contemporary linear architecture, natural furnishings and subtle splashes of color make it evident that true indulgence is actually found in simplicity.

Tiskita Lodge is one of Costa Rica's first ecolodges. It is a family-run business, owned and managed by Peter Aspinall, his wife Lisbeth, and their children. Tiskita Jungle Lodge, the best kept secret in Costa Rica, is an ecolodge that offers the opportunity to experience pristine tropical rainforest in its 800 acre private biological reserve.

Estancia El Ombú de Areco offers magnificent service just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Estancia El Ombú de Areco has 12 spacious refurbished rooms, each with private bathrooms and vintage furnishings. We’ve uniquely designed and decorated each room, and all have excellent natural light.

The Parador Resort and Spa is one of Costa Rica’s most prestigious eco-hotels, Parador is the epitome of responsible luxury. The resort is located on the Punta Quepos promontory in Costa Rica, surrounded by 12 acres of wildlife-rich tropical rainforest with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Manuel Antonio. The Hotel Parador is within minutes from the world-famous Manuel Antonio National Park and adjacent to stunning Playa Biesanz.