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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An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds
Photo of the Month: June 2026
This past summer, I led a group of students from the Pedro Menendez High School Academy of Future Healthcare Professionals on a medical outreach adventure to Costa Rica. I was looking for a way to exp
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eBird Trip Reports: Peru
Want to know which species other Holbrook travelers have seen on their birding trips to Peru? Check out these eBird trip reports shared by past groups to see their checklists and get an idea of what y
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Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water
Photo of the Month: May 2026
There is something very special about rising before dawn to leave our tented camp and visit the hippo pool where dozens of these giant creatures slowly make their way to the meeting point of the Seron
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A few small buildings sit on a misty lake shoreline with mountains of Torres del Paine formation in the background, in early morning light
Selfie of staff Rodrigo López and Debbie Jordan on a beach
A large iguana partially submerged in water opens its mouth to bite a piece of vegetation
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Twelve travelers and guides pose on a platform overlooking a vast valley below
Many monarch butterflies fly overhead among the treetops
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A Galapagos Penguin mid-jump over volcanic rock and seawater
A llama stands on a path with the stone walls of an archaeological site in the background
A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
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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