Rewilding with Kristine Tompkins and team at Iberá National Park
DESTINATION
Iberá National Park, Argentina
STAY
8 Days / 7 Nights
25 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 2022
NEW SCIENTIST DISCOVERY TOUR
PRIVATE GROUPS
UPON REQUEST
This experience is a New Scientist Discovery Tour in partnership with Satopia Travel and Journeys with Purpose
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$14,300
per person (USD) Incl. VAT
Small group experience / Limited to 14 guests
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In partnership with New Scientist Discovery Tours and Journeys With Purpose. By participating in this Hosted Experience, you will contribute to Fundación Rewilding Argentina conservation projects.
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Welcome to a Hosted Experience with Kristine Tompkins at Iberá National Park
Gain unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes experiences and private viewings with Fundación Rewilding Argentina at Iberá National Park, for a once in a lifetime travel experience to explore world-leading nature conservation and rewilding projects.
The itinerary, in partnership with New Scientist Discovery Tours and Journeys With Purpose, is the perfect blend of scientific and wildlife-focused experiences within off-the-beaten-track locations and incredible life-changing stories with passionate environmentalist hosts. Expect a sundowner with magical wildlife encounters, walking safaris, jaguar sightings and animal tracking in the wilderness.
Discover and receive first hand privileged insight and knowledge into the creation of Iberá National Park and the other work of Fundación Rewilding Argentina across their varied nature conservation projects and success stories.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Meet Your Host Kristine Tompkins
Spend time with Kristine during the Conservation Experience at Iberá National Park. Alongside Kris, you will also meet the Tompkins Conservation leadership team.
Meet the Jaguar
This is a unique and exceptional behind-the-scenes privilege at the centre, an exclusive area where the jaguars are kept before their release into the wilderness.
Hosteria Rincón del Socorro
Stay at a luxury lodge, built in 1896 in classic Spanish architecture on private 60-hectare reserve in a tranquil spot in the Esteros del Iberá wetlands.
Aguará Rewilding Centre
The Centre is oriented to develop research and support educational activities on the study of the ecology and conservation of animal and plant species in the region.
Kayaking
You can kayak from the lodge, a wonderfully quiet and calming experience with excellent opportunities to spot wildlife.
Local Knowledge & People
Visit the "isleños", the last people who lead a traditional living inside the wetland, who act as the local guides sharing their passion for living with nature.
Horseback Riding
This is a great way to explore several areas around the lodge for spotting deer, capybara and other animals.
Wetlands Flight
The transfer flight transfer from Corrientes to Rincón del Socorro lodge will take you over the vast and spectacular wetlands, to appreciate the scale and nature of the National Park.
Day Trip to Island of San Alonso
San Alonso Biological Centre is set in the heart of the estuary and the Iberá National Park, located on a 25,000 acres sandy bank, on a real island in the heart of Iberá.
Estación Biológica Corrientes
Biological centre where the animals are kept in transition before their release into the wild at Iberá National Park.
Canoe Horse-Riding
A special and fun way to experience Iberá is via canoe horse-riding, a unique method of transport in order to visit a traditional house made with the local grasses and eat a delicious home-cooked asado.
Nurture Nature. Nurture People.
“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better”
— ALBERT EINSTEIN —
This is a brand-new 8-day adventure to explore the magical natural landscapes of Iberá National Park, hosted by a nature conservation icon: Kristine Tompkins. In partnership with Journeys With Purpose, this is the first of the series “Seven Worlds, One Planet”, a global tour-de-force championing the most ambitious, exciting and successful initiatives to protect and restore the diversity of nature and wildlife across our seven continents.
This immersive hosted experience with Kristine Tompkins, will take you on a magical journey across Iberá National Park, where you will also get first-hand experience on the rehabilitation and introduction of the animals back to the wild, from macaws to ant-eaters, giant otters and jaguars.
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Argentina’s Largest Park where Rewilding is More Than a Mission – It Is Reality
“Iberá is the entire story of conservation; it has everything. If you wrote a book about just one conservation project, this is the one to write about.”
— KRISTINE TOMPKINS —
In South America, the creation of the Iberá National Park is one of the most successful conservation and rewilding projects of our lifetime. It has ensured the long-term conservation of 1.75 million acres and constitutes Argentina’s largest park.
The fascinating natural beauty around the wetlands blue scenery and lush green landscapes are guaranteed to waken up your senses and leave you moved. Iberá was a place that was degraded by humans and it is a place that is being recovered by humans. Now the park is home to hundreds of bird species and mammals, in addition to the introduction of extinct species back to the area.
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Meet Your Host
Kristine Tompkins
ENTREPRENEUR, ENVIRONMENTALIST, CONSERVATIONIST & PHILANTHROPIST
The former CEO of Patagonia, Inc., Kristine is renowned for her outstanding environmental leadership, and particularly for expanding public protected areas and engaging the business community with the conservation of pristine mountains, grasslands, forests, and wetlands in Chile and Argentina. Kristine has an unburnished energy and sense of urgency to inspire and accelerate new ways to work on behalf of nature.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED
Boutique Hotel Accommodation
Airport Transfers
Full-board & Beverages
Internal Flights to Corrientes
Transfer Flights Over Iberá
Daily Experiences at Iberá
All Transport as per Itinerary
Boat Trip
Kayak Experience
Horseback Riding
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Private trips for groups can also be arranged.
Booking is now open, join the guestlist to book.
BUENOS AIRES HOTEL
Faena hotel located in upscale Puerto Madero. Set in an impressive building with spa facilities and a swimming pool, Faena Hotel Buenos Aires is a 5-star design hotel offering plush accommodation.
IBERÁ NATIONAL PARK HOTELS
Hotel La Alondra in Corrientes
A hand-picked lovely luxury hotel in the city, featuring a garden with a swimming pool, gym and restaurant.
Rincón del Socorro in Esteros del Iberá
Boutique Hotel run by Fundación Rewilding Argentina, surrounded by a large garden with a swimming pool. A classic Spanish architecture offering stylish country-style accommodation.
El Tránsito Hotel in Carambola
A small hotel surrounded by spectacular landscapes and an endless horizon of grassland and vast expanses of wetlands.
DAY 1
Arrival to Buenos Aires
Check in at Faena Hotel
Private Tour of Bernardino Rivadavia Museum of Natural Science
Reception & Dinner at Faena Hotel
DAY 2
Check-out from Faena Hotel
Flight to Corrientes
Check-in La Alondra Hotel
Visit to the biological stations
Dinner
DAY 3
Check-out from La Alondra Hotel
Visit to the Rewilding Centre
Flight over the wetlands
Check-in at Rincón del Socorro
Lunch
Afternoon wildlife experiences
Dinner
DAY 4
Visit to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Day Experiences around the National Park
Afternoon wildlife & scientific experiences
Dinner
DAY 5
Day Experiences around the National Park
Afternoon wildlife & scientific experiences
Dinner
DAY 6
Check-out from Rincón del Socorro
Flight transfer to San Alonso
Visit to San Alonso Biological Centre
Meet the Jaguars
Afternoon wildlife experiences
Flight transfer to Carambola
Check-in at El Tránsito Hotel
Dinner
DAY 7
Day Experiences around the National Park
Scientific & wildlife experiences
Dinner
DAY 8
Breakfast & Check-out
Flight to Buenos Aires
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Journeys With Purpose provides a series of immersive ‘hosted’ experiences with inspirational leaders, truly extraordinary ‘People With Purpose’, created to inform and catalyse the celebration and advancement of nature conservation projects across the world.
These hosted experiences, based on a “Seven Worlds, One Planet” approach, are a global curriculum designed around the recovery and conservation of our natural world, with opportunities to participate and collaborate on restoring vibrant landscapes, biodiversity, wildlife and livelihoods. They are with the most ambitious, exciting and successful initiatives to protect and restore the diversity of nature and wildlife across our seven continents.
By experiencing these remarkable achievements of harmonising nature and communities, we can be inspired to protect, conserve and restore our natural world, and safeguard our own future – this is the mission of Journeys With Purpose.
Journeys With Purpose was founded by Duncan Grossart, a zoology graduate, lifelong conservationist and former director of The European Nature Trust, with an unmatched love of nature, wilderness and travel. Duncan passionately believes in accelerating our re-engagement with the natural world, conserving landscapes and harmonising lives and prosperous communities. He joins as a co-host for each experience, and shares its context in relation to other leading conservation projects throughout the world.
Amazing Science-Inspired Tours Across the Globe
New Scientist, the world’s leading science and technology magazine, curates exciting Discovery Tours on a programme of science-inspired travel experiences across the world.
Each tour is accompanied by an experts on board and in the company of fellow travellers who enjoy the discovery of science. The expansive New Scientist network of editors, science specialists, academics and authors offer travellers the opportunity to engage with them as they share their extensive scientific knowledge during each uniquely curated travel experience.
Fundación Rewilding Argentina (FRA) is a foundation created to confront and reverse the crisis of species extinction and the resulting environmental degradation, to restore the healthy functioning of ecosystems and to promote the well-being of local communities.
Formed in 2010 by Argentinian conservationists and activists, FRA is an heir to the legacy of Tompkins Conservation. It continues to carry out the original work and vision, collaborating with national and provincial governments, with conservation and social organisations, both national and international, and with Argentinian and foreign philanthropists.
WORLD-CLASS HOSTS
Join some of the most accomplished people on the planet in the quest for enriching adventures, human connection and personal transformation.
UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS
Unique access to people and places that are often inaccessible, join our community of global travellers with a guestlist applicaiton.
A MEANINGFUL MISSION
Give back to local communities, supporting conservation causes or social initiatives that improve the quality of life for others.
