We are wildlife specialists! Wild Planet Adventures was created in 1991 with a passion for nature travel and its power to transform lives. Originally called InnerQuest Adventures, we never imagined the passion would be shared by so many. Today our wildlife eco-tours to Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, Thailand and Laos are widely recognized as the ultimate adventures for wildlife enthusiasts.

Every aspect of the wildlife adventures are designed for wildlife and nature lovers, with carefully crafted itineraries, “off the beaten path” destinations, and expert local naturalist guides, (even biologists in some places!)  These are not commercial tours. Wild Planet Adventures specializes in up-close encounters with exotic wildlife in their natural habitat.

 A Wild Planet wildlife adventure is much more than a vacation in nature. A single moment can leave guests forever transformed. Imagine cuddling a three-toed sloth in the Costa Rican rainforest, paddling the Amazon River headwaters in Peru to witness the spectacle of hundreds of macaws at a clay lick, observing a female jaguar nuzzling its newborn young, or snorkeling with playful sea lions in the Galapagos. These are just some of the life defining moments we have to offer. These experiences remain throughout lives to inspire, exhilarate, and provide perspective.

• Awarded one of the “Best Outfitters on Earth” By National Geographic Adventurer, 2007
• Named one of Fodor's “Top 10 Must-Do Trips for 2007” for our Costa Rica Ultimate Wildlife eco-tour, 2007
• Named one of “50 of the World’s Best Trips” by National Geographic Traveler, for our Thailand & Laos Ultimate Wildlife Eco-tour
• Named a "Best New Adventure Trip" by SmarterTravel.com for our new Thailand & Laos Ultimate Wildlife Eco-tour, an award for trips that "forge new frontiers in adventure travel."
• Tour Operator of Choice for Dish Network's Living Landscapes High Definition Series - Costa Rica
• Association for Experiental Education
• Featured in: Chicken Soup for the Nature Lover's Soul
• Featured Speaker: Adventures in Travel, Travel Industry Shows, and many more

We love wildlife. We believe that when humans encounter wild animals in their natural habitat, there is the potential for profound insight into the nature of what it means to be human. We also believe that there are wild places on this earth that are so breathtakingly beautiful; they are potentially transformational in themselves.

We are committed to seeking out the best wildlife hotspots and most extraordinary ecosystems that allow travelers unparalleled opportunities to encounter wildlife in a safe, intimate and exhilarating way.

Costa Rica is an outdoor adventurer's paradise. There are miles of unspoiled beaches, rainforests and cloud forests to experience, world-class whitewater rafting and canoeing, fiery volcano’s and hot springs, and heart-stopping encounters with exotic wildlife and colorful tropical birds at every turn. 
 

Twelve distinct ecological zones of breathtaking beauty cover an area the size of New Hampshire, from the mangrove forests of the Caribbean lowlands to the misty cloudforests that blanket the top of the continental divide and back down to the sunny Pacific beaches.

Wild Planet Adventures offers a variety of Costa Rica wildlife vacations and tours to meet individual budgets and interests. The Ultimate Wildlife itinerary is Wild Planet Adventures most comperhesive package, but also offered are custom trips for individuals, families, groups, organizations, travel agents, and special interest trips like yoga. 

Please click on the links below to view details on some of the trips available to Costa Rica.

14-Day Ultimate Wildlife: Wild Planet is proud to have our 14-day Costa Rica Ultimate Wildlife eco-tour chosen by FODORS as one of their “Top 10 Must-Do Trips of 2007.  Guests will spend 14 awe inspiring days with Wild Planet Adventures viewing bird & wildlife in over 8 National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, experiencing the cloudforest canopy tour, whitewater rafting, flatwater wildlife float trips, sloth wildlife sanctuary, day-hiking, hot springs, beaches, volcano, night hikes for nocturnal animals, sea-kayaking with dolphins, snorkeling at night in the Bioluminescence, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and much more.

9-Day Ultimate Wildlife 9-Day: Spend nine exciting days filled with bird & wildlife viewing in over 6 national parks and wildlife preserves, cloudforest canopy tour, whitewater rafting, flatwater wildlife float trips, sloth wildlife sanctuary, day-hiking, hot springs, volcano, night hikes for nocturnal animals, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and much more.

Every Paddler's Dream Trip: Experience ten awesome days paddling on 6-7 of Costa Rica's best rivers (both whitewater & flatwater), Wildlife Viewing in over 5 National Parks and Reserves,  Canopy Tour, Day-hiking, Hot Springs, Beaches, Volcano, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and much more.

Costa Rica Explorer: Spend nine amazing days exploring Monteverde Cloudforest-Arenal Volcano-Tortuguero National Park. Bird and wildlife viewing in 3 national parks and reserves, wildlife float trip, canopy tour, day-hiking, hot springs, butterfly garden, volcano,  expert naturalist guides, rainforest lodges.

Costa Rica for Independent Travelers: Travel on your own. Choose from any destination in the country and Wild Planet Adventures can put the trip together for less cost, including accommodations, activities, and transportation.

Accommodations

Wildlife Planet Adventurers itinerary specializes in small, one-of-a-kind rainforest and jungle lodges, many of which have been featured on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and in top travel magazines such as Travel & Leisure and Conde Naste Traveler. Great care has gone into our selection of lodging partners, with particular emphasis on lodges that offer outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities. These breathtaking lodges offer all the comforts of home, including hot & cold water, flush toilets, tastefully decorated beds (often orthopedic with Guatemalan fabrics), and delicious home cooked meals, sometimes extravagant, always healthy, and catering to special dietary needs.

The national parks of Kaeng Krachan, Kui Buri, Sam Roi Yot, Doi Inthanon and Khao Yai harbor some of the most diverse and fascinating wildlife on earth, including populations of wild elephans, guars, tigers, gibbons, langurs, macaques, barking deer, flying foxes and unique birds such as hornbills, minivets, and Indian rollers.  

In addition to exploring the best of Thailand's national parks and islands with Wild Planet Adventures, travelers also find wildlife experiences that are uniquely Thai:  where else can you find a Buddhist temple that cares for homeless tigers, or elephant camps where you can ride elephants bareback into a river and bathe them?  Choose from a variety of unique itineraries including the single most unique ecotourism experience we've ever encountered: a system of ziplines and tree-houses deep in the rainforest of Laos, which provides an unprecidented vantage point for one of nature's most heartwarming wildlife events; male and female gibbons  singing duets to each other as the mist burns off the rainforest. The Gibbon Experience is offered either as a 6-day tour by itself or as part of our 14-day Ultimate Wildlife eco-tour, our signature wildlife itinerary comprised of the best wildlife viewing Thailand has to offer combined with cultural activities such as a Thai cooking school, visits to Buddhist temples, floating markets, and much more!

Wild Planet Adventures' Thailand tour options include:

15-Day Thailand Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour: the 5-day “Gibbon Experience” segment serves as the final climatic portion of the tour and highlights one of the most unique eco-tourism offerings in the world. Not only will travelers bear witness to the amazing gibbon duets, they will also enjoy bird and wildlife viewing in over five National Parks and wildlife preserves (with over 900 species of birds), elephant riding and bathing camp, and direct interaction with tigers at Tiger Temple—an exclusive experience available only through Wild Planet Adventures.

Travelers are saturated in culture as well, as the “Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour” features visits to Thailand’s Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Damnoen Saduak floating market, Chiang Mai night bazzar and cooking classes at a renowned Thai gourmet culinary school. The added bonus of authentic Thai-style pampering in boutique hotels, spas and rainforest lodges provides purely relaxing evenings and ensures an energizing sleep.

11-Day Thialand Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour: Just like the above Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour but for those who want a condensed version. With this tour, travelers will witness bird and wildlife viewing in over four National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, Elephant Riding and Bathing Camp, Exclusive Interaction with Tigers at Tiger Temple, Island Snorkeling, Chiang Mai Old City, Cooking School, Buddhist Temple visit, Thai Massage,  expert naturalist guides, choice of lodge-based or lodge, plus camping with porters and much more.

The Gibbon Experience: Wild Planet Adventure's newest trip, the "Gibbon Experience" is an intimate opportunity offered by Wild Planet Adventures, allows curious travelers the chance to witness a stunning display of rare wildlife interaction. To complement this one-of-its-kind wildlife observation opportunity is equally impressive lodging—five exclusive tree houses accessible only by an innovative network of zip lines that run several hundred meters above the soft rainforest grounds. Stewarded by a local trained guide from a neighboring village, each securely anchored tree house offers unexpected amenities such as water, toilets and showers for comfortable convenience.

Ko Tarutao Islands, Beaches & Karst: Ko Tarutao features waterfalls, streams, beaches, and caves. Protected dolphins, lobsters, and dugongs reside in the crystal-clear turquoise waters, and wildlife such as mousedeer, wild pigs, fishing cats and crab-eating macaque on the islands themselves. Sea turtles such as the Pacific ridley, hawksbill, green and leatherback, come up to the pristine beaches of these islands lay their eggs in the months of September and April.

Ko Similan & Ko Surin Islands with Khao Sok National Park: Guests enjoy world-class snorkeling at some of the most pristine and remote islands in the Andaman Sea.  Brilliant white-sand beaches surrounded by azure-blue water teeming with marine life., healthy coral systems and vibrant island life. Enjoy cave exploring, boating and wildlife viewing in Khao Sok National Park.   Visit an arts and crafts center known for its gold and silver borcade silk cloth and juth headware.

Once the center of the Inca Empire, Peru is the guardian of South America's most important pre-Columbian treasures, its ancient cities of Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Paracas emerged from seemingly lifeless coastal deserts and Andean valleys.

The richness of Peru's history is matched by the incredible diversity of its vast rain forest, which blankets more than half the country. The Amazon Basin runs down the eastern flank of Peru, providing travelers different environments in which to cruise on the rivers, stay in jungle lodges and explore the rain forest. Iquitos is the main gateway to the Amazon in the north, and a departure point for jungle stays in comfortable lodges and cruises on the mighty Amazon River. Ecotourists seeking more remote primary rainforest seek out the southern Amazon basin, home to Tambopata Wildlife Reserve and Manu National Park. This area is ideal for wildlife lovers, birdwatchers, orchid fanciers, and nature lovers of all types, while conveniently close to Cusco and Machu Piccu.

Please click here for details on these amazing trips. 

Ultimate Wildlife - Amazon & Machu Piccu 13-Day: Spend 13 days exploringTambopata Biosphere Reserve, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Piccu.  Expert naturalist guides, Amazon rainforest lodges and much more.

Ultimate Wildlife - Amazon & Machu Piccu 9-Day: Spend nine days exploring Tambopata Biosphere Reserve, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Piccu.  Expert naturalist guides, Amazon rainforest lodges and much more.

Peru for Independent Travelers: Travel on your own.Choose from any destination in the country and Wild Planet Adventures can put the trip together for less cost, including accommodations, activities, and transportation.

Accommodations 
The Ultimate Wildlife itinerary specializes in small, one-of-a-kind rainforest and jungle lodges, many of which have been featured on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and in top travel magazines such as Travel & Leisure and Conde Naste Traveler. Great care has gone into the selection of lodging partners, with particular emphasis on lodges that offer outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities.

Belize is blessed with the best of many worlds. Its tropical islands are lined with tall coconut trees and surrounded by endless miles of coral reef. Inland travelers find dense jungle laced with emerald-green rivers, mountains wrapped in colossal trees, and forests carpeted with dazzling flowers and lush tropical foliage. Hidden in their midst are magnificent ruins of an ancient Mayan civilization, as well as a friendly melting-pot of cultural richness that combines true frontier-town thrill with modern environmental consciousness. Travelers will find a time-locked land that still belongs to the rainforest and the sea, not to man; an untamed land that will touch souls with awe and leave spirts gasping in wonder. 

Please click the links below to find out more information on theses experiences in Belize.

8-Day Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour: Spend eight full days experiencing naturalist-guided snorkeling on Caye Caulker, hiking, wildlife viewing and birdwatching. An exquisite maze of coral reefs set in clear turquoise waters is the focus of this 5-day land-based snorkeling expedition to Blackbird Caye at Turneffe Atoll, highlighted by a visit to Lighthouse Reef Atoll to visit the Blue Hole made famous by a Jacques Cousteau. Expert naturalist guides, exciting rainforest lodges and much more are included as well.

5-Day Blackbird Caye: An exquisite maze of coral reefs set in clear turquoise waters is the focus of this f-day land-based snorkeling expedition to Blackbird Caye at Turneffe Atoll, highlighted by a visit to Lighthouse Reef Atoll to visit the Blue Hole made famous by a Jacques Cousteau. Wild Planet Adventures has formed an exclusive partnership with the Oceanic Society to give you access to the Oceanic Society’s field station on remote Blackbird Caye. This quiet tropical island paradise on the eastern side of Truneffe Atoll normally caters to scientists and researchers, and allows Wild Planet unparalleled access to Half Moon Caye National Monument, Lighthouse Reef, and Blue Hole--an ideal way for non-divers to discover Belize's spectacular coral reef system.

Whale Shark Snorkeling: On this particular tour, travelers are introduced to the whale sharks of the Gladden Split. The dedicated focus of this land-based expedition will be whale sharks, but daily activities will include snorkeling among the coral reefs, searching for the dolphins, searching for manatees and howler monkeys,  and observing scarlet macaws. In the company of an Oceanic Society naturalist and a guide from the Gladden Spit Marine Reserve, we'll search for whale sharks that congregate off Belize's coast annually to feed on fish spawn. Observing these "gentle giants" underwater is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but the tour is allso filled with many other land-based options to dazzle travelers while in Belize.

Whale Shark Diving: In the company of expert Oceanic Society guide Glen Eiley, this Wild Planet Adventure program introduces divers to whale sharks of Gladden Spit up close. An adventure for the hardy diver experienced with open-ocean diving, this tour searches the Gladden Spit feeding grounds outside the barrier reef. We'll also take a break from our water activities and visit the nearby lagoon and tropical jungle to search for manatees, howler monkeys, and enjoy a nature walk in the tropical forest.  We will also take a field trip to the foot of the Maya Mountains to observe scarlet macaws

Belize for Independent Travelers: Individual itineraries specially crafted for any budget.

Accommodations
Jungle lodges, tropical treehouses and  beach cabanas are what Belize has to offer to travelers. Great care has gone into Wild Planet Adventures selection of lodging partners, with particular emphasis on lodges that offer outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities. 

Refresh the spirit of exploration. Cruise the Galapagos Islands aboard Wild Planet Adventures fleet of first-class expeditions vessels. Discover a world of enchanted volcanic islands with unique species of wildlife. Weekly seven night departures (year round) visit the most spectacular sites in the archipelago. 

 Today travelers can explore this "living laboratory", where the wildlife wander freely and fearless of naturalists and photographers. Observe prehistoric land-iguanas, the Galapagos namesakes, 600-pound giant tortoises, and 13 species of finches, each with a distinct beak. These beak adaptations led to Darwin's theory of evolution. Almost all the reptile species and half of the species of plants and birds found throughout the archipelago live only in the Galapagos.

Only in the Galapagos can you snorkel with a penguin on the Equator and, on the same day, swim with a sea lion in a secluded bay or go eye-to-eye with a flightless sea bird. The islands' isolation from the mainland means that many animals have no natural predators, therefore their apparent fearlessness. Around the Galapagos, where cold and warm waters intermingle, fur seals, sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and sharks thrive, unafraid of human predators.

Enjoy the crazy courtship dance of blue-footed boobies, watch puffed-up, crimson-throated frigate birds show off for their mates, gaze, awestruck, at hundreds of waved albatrosses and ponder the world's pinkest flamingos. Marvel at marine iguanas, lava lizards, and masked boobies.

Click on of the following links below for more information about Wild Planet Adventures cruises.

Ultimate Wildlife 8 Day Nature Cruise: Spend 8 days with a choice of exciting adventures. Snorkel with playful sea lions, penguins, rays and colorful fish, watch the elaborate mating dances of blue and red-footed boobies, see 200 y/o Galapagos Tortoises in their natural habitat, watch whales, dolphins & manta rays from the observation deck, learn about albatross, marine iguanas, frigate birds, and more.

Accommodations
Cruise the Galapagos Islands aboard Wild Planet Adventures fleet of first-class expeditions vessels.

Panama has a wide range of tropical landscapes including pristine beaches, rain forests, cloud forests, over 900 species of birds, 1500 species of trees and over 7000 vascular plants.  A tropical paradise for nature lovers and outdoor adventurers, Panama is blessed with the best of many worlds. It boasts over 1,500 tropical islands lined with tall coconut trees and surrounded by endless miles of coral reef.  Inland travelers find dense rainforest laced with emerald-green rivers, mountains wrapped in colossal trees and carpeted with dazzling orchids and lush tropical foliage. There is a saying that in Panama there are 20 Quetzals to every tourist. Is it true? Travelers can look themselves and discover a wildlife dreamland that still belongs to the rainforest and the sea, not to man; an  untamed land that will touch you with awe and leave you gasping in wonder. 

14-Day Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour: This tour features maximum bird & wildlife viewing in over five National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, Islands, Snorkeling, Beaches, Cultural Exchanges at Embera and Ngoble Bugle indiginous villages, volcanos, boating and wildlife viewing on the Panama Canal, kayaking on the Chagres River, Orchid Gardens, Spa at Flower-Growing Village, Cloudforest Quetzal hike, Remote Rainforest Preserves, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and much more!

9-Day Ultimate Wildlife Eco Tour: Travelers seeking to get away for a shorter, but thorough tour of Panama will find Wild Planet Advnetures' nine day excursion idea. It includes bird and wildlife viewing in over three National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, snorkeling, beaches, cultural exchanges at a Ngoble Bugle Indiginous Village, volcanos, boating and wildlife viewing on the Panama Canal, orchid gardens, Spa at Flower-Growing Village, Cloudforest Quetzal hike, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and more.

InnerQuest Adventures 
InnerQuest Adventures is the former name of Wild Planet Adventures. InnerQuest continues to offer specialty travel that feature personal, professional and spiritual growth programs such as the nationally acclaimed HeroQuest Adventure. All of InnerQuest's wildlife eco-tours are now under the Wild Planet Adventures name.

HeroQuest Adventures

HeroQuest Adventures provides a unique blend of exciting adventure, stunning natural destinations, and powerful exercises for personal, professional and spiritual growth. The Purpose of the program is to navigate the flow of  belief systems in much the same way as the flow of a river would be navigated so change and modification can occur naturally and unforced.

Free your mind of limiting beliefs.
Claim your power.
Clarify your life purpose.
Create more fulfillment in your relationships.Create more meaning in your career.

HeroQuest packages are available year round; choose from exciting Paddling or Multi-sport adventures. With Nature to guide you, you'll learn powerful tools to: California, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Bahamas.