Active Adventure
Every day should be an adventure. How will you challenge yourself next? Journey into the wild with small groups of like-minded adventures where every detail is coordinated by Resort to Laura Madrid.
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: LINdBLAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENDEAVOUR II
Date: April 4 - 13, 2025
Status: Available
The Galápagos Archipelago, Darwin's living laboratory, is home to an abundance of wildlife. Isolated from the mainland for millions of years, it is a rare wilderness where animals have no instinctive fear of humans. Traveling aboard the National Geographic Endeavour II, experience up-close encounters with unique species such as flightless cormorants, marine iguanas,and giant tortoises.
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POLAR BEARS:CANADIAN ARCTIC
This is an exclusive polar bear photography tour and a rare opportunity in the polar bear capital of the world during the annual polar bear migration back to Hudson Bay. This cabin-based polar bear safari is specially designed to get you close to one of the world’s most magnificent predators in their natural habitat and will give you some ideal polar bear watching opportunities. You will travel with the Arctic experts where every detail has been carefully planned for maximum comfort and safety in the awe-inspiring Canadian wilderness.
Journey to Antarctica: Exploring The White Continent
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A Lindblad National Geographic expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula, where endless white mountains roll to the horizon and massive glaciers churn icebergs into the sea. As one of the first to navigate on the purpose-built Ice Class Polar 5 National Geographic Resolution, encounter this otherworldly place close-up, gliding around enormous tabular icebergs by Zodiac or kayak, and walking along beaches peppered with penguins and seabirds.
Uganda & Rwanda: Gorillas & Chimps
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Venture deep into the heart of Africa to come face to face with some of the world's last remaining mountain gorillas. Their sheer size, beauty and human-like interactions are certain to leave us spellbound. We will meet mankind's closest relatives in the mountains of Rwanda and Uganda. Embark on guided forest treks, trace back Rwanda’s sobering history in Kigali, and stay at a hand-picked selection of premium accommodations throughout the two countries.
OREGON: CYCLING, WINE & NATIONAL PARKS
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Nothing prepared me for the WOW factor I experienced at every level! “Oregrown” says it all, as just about everything is grown and sourced locally – from incredible wines, to local beers with brewery tours and tastings galore, to spectacular coffee and coffee shops on every corner. Foodies will be delighted by all the state has to offer! I pulled together a group of dear friends for a week of cycling in the stunning Cascade mountains. We made our way from Bend to Crater Lake to Sisters all the while taking in the stunning mountains, lakes, and deserts in between.
ATACAMA: ADVENTURE TO THE HIGHEST & DRIEST DESERT IN THE WORLD
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The San Pedro de Atacama oasis, in the middle of the driest desert in the world, has an altitudinal peculiarity: it is situated at 8,200 feet above sea level, making the Atacama not only the driest, but also the highest desert on earth. For this reason, the year-round climate is pleasant and the transparency of light is unique. The outlandish geography of volcanoes, salt flats and high-altitude wetlands, has an unparalleled appeal. But the oasis of San Pedro is simply an introduction. It is the last area where human life is possible; where a visitor can still be harbored.
Laura is no stranger to adventure travel, having had her first taste of it at the age of seven when she and her young siblings accompanied her then 32-year-old mother who piloted a single-engine plane through the towering mountain ranges of Central America to their new life in the Costa Rican countryside. Since then Laura has been most at home when her days are filled with adventures of her own:
Cruising the Nile
Swimming with manta rays in the Maldives
Bungee jumping in New Zealand
On Safari in Botswana
Hiking the Inca Trail
Exploring the indigenous villages of Titicaca
Glacier trekking in Patagonia
Skiing hut-to-hut in the Dolomites
Horseback riding across the Chilean pampas
Canyoneering in Utah
Hiking the highest and driest desert
Deep-sea fishing in Fiji
Elephant mahouting in Thailand
Camel riding at the Pyramids of Giza
Cave tubing in Belize
Cycling to Crater Lake in Oregon
White-water rafting in Costa Rica
Climbing the sand dunes of Mozambique
Helicoptering in South Africa
Dart-boating in New Zealand
Whale-watching in British Columbia
Ferrari driving in Tuscany
Navigating Alaska’s inner passage
Playing elephant polo in India
Yachting in the Balearics
Cruising Kerala’s Backwaters
Training on the Venice Simplon-Orient Express across Europe
… the wander “list” goes on, but Laura’ appetite for new adventures never satiates. Check out some of Laura’s adventures below!