Join the Expedition Team’s lectures to explore Costa Rica’s ecosystems and wildlife, Pacific marine dynamics, and the cultural threads linking Chile and Peru. Talks blend charts, photography, and storytelling to prepare you for species and places encountered on shore.

Sessions illuminate conservation challenges and historic legacies while connecting ocean currents to life on land. Lively Q&A and practical field tips turn insights into skills, enriching your experiences throughout the voyage.

Step ashore on Isla Tortuga to feel white sand and warm turquoise water at your feet. Palm shade, gentle surf, and clear shallows set the scene for unhurried seaside time—swim, beachcomb, or simply rest with Pacific views all around.

Set within the Gulf of Nicoya near the Curú Wildlife Refuge, this sheltered island offers a tranquil cove for relaxed enjoyment. Landings are by tender and conditions-dependent to prioritize safety and minimal impact.

Explore Valparaíso’s steep cerros as you ride a historic funicular to the color-splashed quarters of Cerro Alegre and Concepción. Wander mosaic stairways, corrugated-iron facades, and airy lookouts that reveal the port and Pacific in sweeping layers.

Unpack how merchant wealth, port life, and a bohemian current shaped this UNESCO-listed city. Murals, pocket cafés, and hidden alleys capture the soul of Chile’s “Jewel of the Pacific.” This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Walk the elegant heart of Lima at Plaza Mayor, framed by the Government Palace and grand cathedral. Continue to the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco to admire baroque cloisters and catacombs steeped in colonial lore.

Your guide charts Lima’s path from viceroyal capital to modern metropolis, highlighting balconies, facades, and traditions preserved in this UNESCO World Heritage centre. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit the acclaimed Museo Larco, housed in an 18th-century vice-royal mansion draped in bougainvillea. Galleries reveal pre-Columbian gold, fine ceramics, and vivid Moche iconography that illuminate Peru’s ancient civilizations.

Conclude by sampling regional tastes—bright citrus notes, Andean tubers, or a classic pisco-based sip—in a relaxed setting. Curators and guides connect flavours to history and landscape. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Trace Lima’s Pacific edge along the Miraflores Malecón, where clifftop parks frame ocean vistas and the sculptural embrace of Parque del Amor invites a pause. Continue into Barranco’s leafy streets alive with studios, murals, and belle-époque houses.

Cross the storied Bridge of Sighs and hear how artists and musicians revitalized this seaside district, a window into contemporary Limeño life. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide by quiet, shallow-draft boat into the Golfo Dulce’s mangrove channels, a nursery for marine life and a haven for waterbirds. Look for scarlet macaws streaking overhead, herons in the shallows, and fin-tips of hunting dolphins offshore.

Naturalist commentary explains how freshwater inflows create a calm, nutrient-rich gulf bordered by dense rainforest. Stable viewing and close perspectives suit keen photographers. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Set out on a guided rainforest hike in Piedras Blancas National Park, where buttress-rooted giants shade orchids, lianas, and leafcutter ant highways. Listen for the roar of howler monkeys and the soft wingbeats of morpho butterflies along shaded trails.

Your naturalist interprets tracks, medicinal plants, and forest layers while pacing the walk to suit the group. Expect humidity, rich scents, and rewarding wildlife encounters. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Snorkel the clear Pacific waters off Isla Tortuga to find schools of sergeant majors, angelfish, and pufferfish weaving among rocky outcrops. Gentle conditions and warm temperatures make this an inviting marine introduction.

Local guides focus on safety, reef etiquette, and the ecology of the Gulf of Nicoya’s marine life. Suitable for confident swimmers. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Paddle a stable sea kayak along the calm waters of the Golfo Dulce, skimming past mangrove roots and mirrored rainforest. Quiet strokes and abundant birdlife make this a serene way to absorb coastal textures and sounds.

Guides set an easy pace, explain tidal rhythms, and point out iguanas, kingfishers, and rays in the shallows. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover the open Pacific as you join naturalists on the observation deck to scan for life along the nutrient-rich Humboldt Current. Watch for the blows of humpbacks and sleek dolphins, and trace the flight of shearwaters, petrels, and albatrosses carving the wind.

Learn simple spotting techniques, use shipboard optics, and feel the rhythm of long ocean swells. Changing cloudscapes and light invite you to pause for photos and reflection as the horizon unfolds in every direction.