The Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center (SCLC) is a non-profit community learning center located adjacent to Selva Verde Lodge. SCLC focuses its efforts in four areas — environmental education, community development, conservation, and tourism — in order to help form future environmental leaders...
Did you know that leatherback sea turtles travel around 10,000 miles every year? Now, that’s what we call a respectable globe-trotter! There are seven species of sea turtles in the world, and six of these species are either endangered or threatened. Unfortunately, we as humans are a big reason why...
Photo by Rod Tico Central and South America are home to hundreds, if not thousands, of mystifying legends. It is easy to picture the images of giant stone temples, terraced mountain sides, and imposing statutes standing both apart from and a part of the surrounding rainforests. It is as though...
Samm Wehman Epstein recently got to experience the trip of a lifetime. Samm has always had a strong passion for butterflies, especially monarchs. So, when Dr. Thomas Emmel invited her to join Holbrook’s trip that he was leading to Mihoacan, Mexico to see the overwintering monarchs, she gladly and...
Holbrook Travel is a program provider for Road Scholar, which offers over 5,500 educational adventures in all 50 states and 150 countries, on nearly any topic you can imagine. Check out the Road Scholar website to learn more: http://www.roadscholar.org
Delve into the untamed wilds of Patagonia, a fascinating area located in the southern region of South America. Gain insight into the cultural and natural history of Patagonia to appreciate this unique environment where few humans live and wildlife abounds. Travel to a remote ranch and understand...
Day 15/ July 5, 2013 This morning we had an early breakfast and then went to the pier to board the boat for the Ballestas Island tour. We had a private boat just for our Road Scholar Intergenerational group, which made it comfortable and exclusive while viewing several different species of birds...
Day 14/ July 4, 2013 Today we had a mid-morning flight from Cusco to Lima, but left early to avoid a demonstration that would block the road to the airport. I love our people in Cusco — taking care of us like that. We had a schedule and they made sure we kept to it! After some time in the Cusco...
Day 13 / July 3, 2013 Today we had our suitcases out early so the driver could load the bus and we left after breakfast for Cusco. The Posada del Inca in Yucay was a lovely hotel! While in Cusco we visited Korikancha, the Inca temple, whose walls were said to have been sheathed in gold and silver...
Day 12 / July 2, 2013 The train was scheduled to leave at 8:56 am, so we were up for an early breakfast and transferred to the Ollantaytambo station. These trains leave on time and as the last of our group boarded, the agents checked my ticket and said “NO GO!” Sheila, our local guide was there to...
Day 11 / July 1, 2013 This morning in preparation for our rafting trip on the Urubamba, we made sure we had our bathing suits, water shoes and a towel. We traveled the road along the river to the put-in point, which had nice changing rooms. After changing into long wet suits and a windbreaker, we...
When Giovanna Holbrook took on the challenge of leading two University of Florida science professors and a group of naturalists to the Galapagos Islands in 1971, she had no way of knowing the lasting impact that experience would have on her life and on the lives of those traveling with her....