Whether snorkelling with a family of curious sealions off the Galapagos Islands, the world’s foremost wildlife destination, or trekking through the highlands of Brazil’s interior, among plants that could hold the cure to countless diseases – immersing yourself in the planet’s few remaining wilderness areas never fails to fill your soul with a sense of optimism.
South America has a third of the world’s megadiverse countries, along with five biodiversity hotspots (Europe has one). Thriving ecosystems, criss-crossing two hemispheres and four major climatic zones, have led to an unequalled display of nature’s extravagance, untarnished by over-development.
We know the heart-stopping magic of seeing a whale take a Herculean leap from the sea off the Peninsula Valdez. We’ve felt the thrill of tracking maned wolves in the Cerrado and pumas in Patagonia. We have experienced the once-in-a-lifetime privilege of walking with colonies of emperor penguins on the icy plains of Antarctica. To bring you closer, we work with guides, trackers, and researchers who bridge the gap between humans and the natural world. Our favourite Amazonian birding guides can mimic an astounding range of calls with uncanny precision, and our Brazilian jaguar trackers can recognise the smell of a male jaguar marking his territory long before they see the animal.
