where we travel

Central and South America

In nearly every corner of Central and South America, Holbrook Travel’s roots run deep. This part of the world has held a special place for us, ever since company founder Giovanna Holbrook led teams of university professors and naturalists on expeditions to the Galápagos Islands before a modern tourism infrastructure existed there. In 1984, she took her love for ecotourism a step further and saved 500 acres of Costa Rican rainforest from destruction, creating Selva Verde Lodge and Rainforest Reserve, which has become in many ways our home away from home.

 

From the Maya Biosphere Reserve down to Ushuaia, Argentina, we’ve cultivated relationships over many years to provide our travelers with customized and personal experiences. Whether your desire is to journey into the Amazon Rainforest, snorkel the largest coral reef system in the Western Hemisphere, bird the cloud forests of the Andes, or watch the sun set over Machu Picchu, Holbrook can bring your travel plans to life.

Galapagos sea lions
Chile
Andean Condor
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
Atacama Desert, Peru
Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs, Costa Rica
Green Iguana, Costa Rica
Mother and child, Peru
Buffy Helmetcrest
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A sea turtle uses its fin to grasp onto another turtle in the water.
Photo of the Month: September 2026
On a pelagic trip off the coast of Huatulco in Mexico’s Oaxaca state, we saw numerous seabirds, but I hadn’t expected to encounter so many adult sea turtles. Most would sense the boat and quickly dive
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Close-up of a king protea flower in bloom
Photo of the Month: August 2026
Both of these photos were taken on a trip based on Holbrook’s “South Africa: Gardens, Parks, Wine Country and the Wildflower Super Bloom!” arranged by Sandy Schmidt. The trip was timed for the spring
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A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead.
A group of Holbrook staff members pose and smile at the camera outdoors.
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame.
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water.
An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds.
Staff member Jamie DeVoe poses on an overlook with a volcano and town in the background.
Office building with elevated deck and tiered landscaping.
Selfie of staff members Kevin Van Dien and Sandy Schmidt smiling.
A motmot perches on a tree branch.
Upward view of 12 people standing in a circle, smiling down at the camera, with an ornate ceiling above them.
A Geoffroy's tamarin sits on a tree branch with its mouth open.
A golden lion tamarin sits on a tree branch.
Close-up of a king protea in bloom.
Staff member Jill Hays standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signs and handouts.
Selfie of Holbrook guide Iván Castillo in the rainforest.
A sea turtle uses its fin to grasp onto another turtle in the water.
Twelve people and a boat driver smiling on a small boat on a river.
Underwater shot of a person snorkeling near a large school of fish.
Staff members Debbie Jordan and Kevin Van Dien stand in a conference booth decorated with Holbrook-branded signs and handouts.
A White-booted Racket-tail hummingbird in flight.