From the Arctic to the Andes: Explora Introduces 2027 Expedition Season

Explora has introduced its 2027 collection of expeditions, led by the debut of its first winter itinerary in Iceland. Reaching from the Arctic to the Andes and the far south of Patagonia, the season brings together four point-to-point journeys: the new Iceland Winter Expedition as a counterpart to Explora’s established Summer Expedition of the country, the Sacred Mountains Expedition in Peru, and the Tierra del Fuego Expedition in Chile, each running on select departures through 2027.

Explora’s Expeditions travel in a small group of no more than eight, led by the company’s expert guides into a territory that is hard to reach on one’s own. Together, they open access to some of the most remote landscapes on Earth, from a winter ice hike on Europe’s largest glacier to the old Inca trails above the Sacred Valley and the fjords at the end of the world, with nights in place-making lodges, camps and historic hotels along the way.

“Travel, at its best, is a way of paying attention, and the places that change you are usually the hardest to reach,” said Sebastián Correa, VP of Expeditions & Explorations, Explora. “That belief runs through all of these expeditions, from the winter glaciers of Iceland, the newest of the four, to the high passes of the Andes and the fjords at the southern end of Patagonia. On every one of our journeys, the idea is the same: to go slowly, in a small group, until a landscape stops being scenery and starts to feel alive. What we are really after is that shift, from looking at a place to caring what becomes of it.”

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