Expedition Stories

Capturing Guanacaste: A Photographer's Top 10 Shots

Discover Guanacaste, Costa Rica. These stunning photographs of the wildlife, people, beaches, and forests of Guanacaste give you a taste of our new itinerary.

Getting to Know the Guna People

Wild Personalities: White-Faced Capuchin Monkey

Get to know this precocious small primate

The Wonders of Corcovado National Park

Costa Rica's wild crown jewel is a biodiversity epicenter teeming with unique flora and fauna.

The Wildness & Wonder of Costa Rica—Your Way

6 Ways to Go Wild for the 2021 Holiday Season

If there were ever a year to go big—and leave home!—this is absolutely the year. Give your usual holiday traditions a new twist and plan to celebrate in one of these wild places. Whether you’re gathering the whole family together for a long-overdue reunion or traveling solo, our small ship expeditions make the ideal holiday adventure.

Cute Baby Animals From Sloths to Sea Lions

We'll take "things that make you go aww!" for $1000. From sloths to sea lions, these cute baby animal photos will have you packing your bags for Costa Rica, Baja, Antarctica and beyond.

Costa Rica by Ship: A Unique Look at Tropical Wildness

The wildest of Costa Rica’s wild places are also the least accessible—unless you approach by expedition ship. Here are more reasons to explore this region from the sea.

Video: Ahhhh Moment: Costa Rica

Wild About Guanacaste: Top 9 Must-See Spots

Keep your camera close at hand. In Guanacaste, breathtaking natural beauty waits around every corner—from mist-shrouded volcanoes to remote jungle waterfalls.

Wild Personalities: Coati

A close relative of the raccoon, the coati inhabits The Americas where it can be spotted from Arizona all the way down to northern Uruguay.

Guest Impressions: 10 Discoveries in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Province

One recent guest aboard the National Geographic Quest shares his 10 moments of discoveries from his voyage, including a surprise visit from a family of humpback whales.