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Most of our itineraries are designed for people with an average level of fitness, but some expeditions will involve more strenuous activities. We have a rating system from 1-5 as a general guide to help you decide if a expedition is suitable for you. If you have any doubt about a expedition’s suitability, please contact either of the trip leaders: Renee ([email protected]) or Pete ([email protected]).

• Non-tented expedition, optional walks, little elevation gain or loss.
• Lodge and/or tented-safari, optional hikes, potential for higher/ lower temperatures.
• Lodge, tented  safari and/or cruise vessel, potential for higher/ lower temperatures, possible half day hikes on uneven terrain, and/or potential snorkelling.
• Lodge, tented safari, potential for even higher/lower temperatures, potential moderate to higher elevation gains, two half-day or possible full day hikes, participant should be moderately fit to carry a day-pack with camera gear or additional layers of clothing and be prepared to spend full day outdoors.
• Camping or hiking steep terrain, high altitude (above 10,000 feet/3200 meters), potential full day hikes. Participants should have high level of physical fitness.

We try to take dietary restrictions into consideration, however due to the remoteness of some of our locations we may be unable to fully accommodate very specific needs. The farther in advance you let us know about your dietary restriction the better chance we have of being able to accommodate it. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

This largely depends on the type of disability. Contact us by email [email protected] for more information. Pete or Renee, a nurse by training can phone you back to talk about any concerns you may have. Please refer to each expeditions’ Physical Rating for preliminary guidance on fitness requirements.

If a client would like to smoke, smoking is allowed however we kindly request that they do so in a designated area. Please talk to your trip leader. We travel in mostly wild, pristine, remote environments. We are very strict about leaving any evidence of our presence as we do not want to leave even a footprint behind. If a client chooses to smoke, we ask that they do so responsibly in order to consider the rest of the group and the natural environment itself. We appreciate  your understanding in this matter.

Seasickness is specific to each individual.  Some are more prone to its effects and some less. It can affect any seafaring traveler but the degree may vary per trip and season. We are happy to discuss this with you and make some good suggestions that have been appreciated by our clients in the past. Contact us for more details.

Required and/or recommended vaccines are location specific. We provide detailed specific information for each trip in our expedition details.

We are very familiar with the areas where we travel and do not assume additional risks. We keep apprised of political, environmental and health risks in each region of our expeditions.We encourage you to contact us with any concerns you might have. However, we also suggest you consult your government website to see if there are any travel advisories.

For most expeditions there are no age restrictions, so long as the individuals are physically capable of staying with the group. Some expeditions are not suitable for children (such as Patagonia due to the risk of pumas). We will specify which expeditions have age restrictions in the expedition summary.