Expedition Cruises to Central America’s Wild Side
Your winters don’t have to be cold. And they certainly shouldn’t go without adventure. Come, experience small-ship expedition cruises on the wild side in Costa Rica and Panama with Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. Travel with Lindblad’s expert Expedition Team to a world complete with rain forests, cloud forests and volcanoes. Plentiful and varied wildlife. And an engineering marvel that changed the world. Kayak, swim, snorkel and explore. By exclusive arrangement, Lindblad is the only passenger ship permitted to overnight during their Panama Canal transit to explore Barro Colorado Nature Monument. They will also share with you the snorkeler’s nirvana of Isla Coiba, the most untouched of Panama’s national parks, during this special adventure travel experience.
Join us for these intimate expedition cruises in Costa Rica and Panama and step into pure wildness with the experts who know it best.
Learn More from an Expert Expedition Team You will travel with 1 expert for every 15 guests on Lindblad’s intimate and comfortable 60-guest expedition cruise ship, and while exploring the Central America’s magnificent rain forests. Lindblad National Geographic’s expert Naturalists and an Expedition Leader are always there when you need them. You’ll be amazed at how fun and engagingly the Expedition Team (Naturalists, Historians and) can convey even the most detailed of information.
Benefit from Lindblad’s Expedition Experience
Lindblad’s vast expedition cruising experience in Costa Rica and Panama enables them to reveal the essence of the region in a distinct way. They were the first ship-based company to offer adventure travel in Central America. And for the last 30 years they’ve always found something new to be inspired about. We guarantee you will too.
See More with Countless Options for Exploration
When you find yourself among the pristine beauty of Central America, you’ll want to explore to the fullest. From Lindblad’s expedition ship, National Geographic Sea Lion, you’ll snorkel (we provide the mask, fins and a wetsuit), kayak, hike, and cruise through some of Central America’s most exclusive landscapes. Encounter birds and animals literally everywhere, from the treetops to the reefs.
A Note on Conservation
Lindblad’s Central American partner in conservation is MarViva, an organization safeguarding and creating marine protected areas in oceanic and coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Donations support community education initiatives, enforcement of regulations in National Parks, and buoys to protect coral reefs in Granita De Oro, Panama.
To learn how you can experience your own Lindblad Expedition for the same pricing as booking direct, contact us.
BUZZ ALDRIN. Legendary Astronaut & Space Explorer. Share one of the most exhilarating adventures left on Earth with a space hero — veteran of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk mission — in the 40th anniversary year of that epic achievement! 
GRO BRUNDTLAND. Former Prime Minister of Norway, now UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, recently served as co-Commissioner with Sven Lindblad on Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change. As a member of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, she contributes to tackling the world’s toughest problems, aiming to make the world a better place.
HUGH DOWNS. One of the most familiar names in the history of American television as the host of ABC News’ 20/20, the prime-time news-magazine program, for over 20 years. Downs hosted NBC News’ Today program, where he interviewed world leaders, and will share experiences from his long career. 
JIM FOWLER. one of the world’s best known naturalists, has presented information about wildlife to the American public on television for more than 40 years. He first served with Marlin Perkins as co-host and later became host of the award-winning Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. An active conservationist, Fowler will provide a unique perspective on the wilderness of Svalbard on the Aug. 6 and 13, 2010 voyages. 
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV. Former President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Peace Laureate, Cold War reformer and 20th-century visionary; now promoting peace through the Gorbachev Foundation and Green Cross Initiative, an environmental organization. President Gorbachev will meet with Lindblad guests in St. Petersburg. 
TED KOPPEL. Senior news analyst for National Public Radio and contributing analyst for BBC America’s World News America. From 1980 until 2005, he was the anchor and managing editor of ABC News Nightline, one of the most honored broadcasts in television history. His interviews and reporting touched every major news story over a span of 25 years 
JIM LOVELL. Astronaut & NASA legend; one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon. He is most well-known as the Commander of the courageous Apollo 13 mission (“Houston, we have a problem.”) which was safely brought back to Earth by the inspiring efforts of the crew and mission control. He’ll share experiences from his history-making career and thoughts on the future of space exploration. 
MARILYN MCAFEE. Former US Ambassador joins us for talks on democracy building and the complex problems facing the US in Europe and beyond. Since retiring, she has participated in special delegation visits to Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and most recently to a government-sponsored trip to Baghdad. Talking with her will be interesting! 
DAN RATHER. Journalist & former News Anchor for the CBS Evening News, now Managing Editor and Anchor of a television news magazine, Dan Rather Reports, on the cable channel HDNet. Contributor to CBS’ 60 Minutes. His assignments spanned the JFK assassination to Watergate to Saddam Hussein and beyond. 
TIM SEVERIN. Explorer, Author and Filmmaker; has literally traveled the route of myth and established historic facts from the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts to the descendants of Genghis Khan. His most recent quest: to identify the real Robinson Crusoe. Hear first-hand accounts of his fascinating life. 
LECH WALESA. From Labor Leader to Nobel Prize winner to the elected President of Poland, Walesa left a changed world. He is fascinating and will visit with Lindblad guests in Gdansk.
