Expert Insights

For many people, discovering the beauty of a country’s culture can be the original spark for lifelong dreams about traveling there. Before December 2014, when President Barack Obama announced that he would finally restore full U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba, most Americans could only fantasize about traveling to Cuba. But through the music of Buena Vista...

Originally founded in southern Cuba in 1514, the town of Havana was moved to its current location next to what was called Puerto de Carenas (“Careening Bay”) in 1519. Properly known as San Cristobal de la Habana, the city thrived as a trading port thanks to this natural bay. In 2019, Havana will celebrate 500 years on the...

Back in the late ‘90s, when it was still emerging as a world-renowned ecotourism hotspot, Costa Rica was my first trip abroad as an adult. As a budding nature lover, my mind was blown by all of the different things to do in Costa Rica, not to mention the remarkably rich biodiversity of its wilderness. On my...

There are over a dozen places around the world where you can see penguins in their natural habitat, but the penguins in Chile, which can be found throughout the southern coast and on the island of Tierra del Fuego, are among the world’s most accessible, plentiful (with over two million breeding pairs) and diverse. You can...

There are a whopping 36 Chilean National Parks covering around 35,294 square miles. When you add in the 12 Natural Reserves and 5 Natural Monuments, that’s over 54,000 square miles of land protected by the National Forest Corporation (CONAF), which is 19% of the country’s total territory. Here’s a look at our picks for nine...

Visiting the Galapagos Islands is like stepping into one of those BBC nature documentaries narrated by Sir David Attenborough. In this archipelago, which is located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, you can swim with sea lions, walk alongside the world’s largest tortoise, and explore dynamic, dramatic landscapes utterly unlike any other place on...

At Exodus, we’re committed to promoting inclusivity within adventure travel. To begin a series of blog post highlighting diverse voices within the adventure community, we hear from blogger and passionate adventurer Tayo Jaiyesimi from The Five To Nine Traveller, about her experiences. My passion is adventure – I have loved it in all its forms...

What first comes to mind when you think of Costa Rica? For most people, it’s the country’s abundant nature, biodiversity, and beaches, which have led to a boom for ecotourism in Costa Rica. Costa Rican food doesn’t often rank as highly since many travelers mistakenly imagine Costa Rica as just another Latin American country of burritos,...

The Amazon is a haven of superlatives. Its rainforest is the world’s biggest, its river is the world’s longest (or second longest, depending on how you measure it), and its flora and fauna rank among the world’s the most biodiverse. In truth, virtually everything about the Amazon seems so larger-than-life, it can be difficult to...

With over two decades in the travel industry, award-winning wildlife photographer, presenter and guide, Paul Goldstein has truly earned his reputation for being an avid conservation campaigner and travel expert on wildlife tours in Africa and the Polar regions. Paul Goldstein’s incredible journey includes his unrelenting fight for the protection and conservation of Bengal tigers....