Destination: South America

What If We…Go to Antarctica? Knowmad Travelers Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary with Antarctica and Patagonia Exploration

Raft floats through cave in Antarctica on an Antarctica and Patagonia exploration.

  As with most beginnings to an amazing adventure, this custom Antarctica and Patagonia exploration for two couples began with that tantalizing question: “What if we…?” After having to postpone their trip during Covid, Joe, Bev, Mike, and Claudia wrote to their Knowmad Operations Specialist with the email subject line starting out with “What If,”

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Just Back From South America – Stories from Knowmad Travelers

We here at Knowmad Adventures pride ourselves on crafting awe-inspiring South American adventures, helping folks be travelers rather than tourists. Our team of knowledgeable Trip Specialists make creating your own authentic and innovative trip stress-free, using your tastes and interests as a compass to create a unique, custom itinerary. And as the new year begins

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Jordan Harvey Named Travel & Leisure’s A-List Travel Advisor

A huge congratulations to our Founder, Jordan Harvey, for being named one of Travel & Leisure’s A-List Travel Advisors for the 12th year in a row! It wasn’t just last year’s adventures that got Jordan this honor, but years of perfecting travel in South America alongside an incredible team. Without our core group of knowledgeable

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SIMPLY THE BEST: 2023 KNOWMAD PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

Knowmad 2023 Grand Prize Winner Photo Contest

It’s time for everyone’s favorite newsletter of the year, the Knowmad Annual Photo Contest! So many travelers have returned from their 2023 custom adventures in South America with incredible stories and photos to share and inspire. We’ve categorized the photos into a wide variety of topics to give you a little taste of it all.

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Condé Nast Traveler Top Specialists

Not one, but two Knowmad Trip Specialists have earned a spot on the Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists list! A big congrats to Jordan Harvey and Renee Davies for their continued excellence. See their travel planning profiles to find out why Knowmad travelers describe our Trip Specialists like this, “I’m not sure which metaphor

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Photo of Knowmad Adventures Co-Founder Jordan Harvey

Our Co-Founder Jordan Harvey was recently awarded a spot on the Travel + Leisure A-List for the 9th year in a row!! Take a look at his feature and learn more about the accolade here.

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How Travel is Inspiring Hope for the Future

A photo of Chilean Patagonia with a StarTribune logo overlayed on top.

“In a post-covid world, we’ll be seeking purpose and growth and connection more than ever, and travel is about connection at a basic human level,” says Knowmad co-founder, Jordan. Read on for his conversation with Kerri Westenberg of the Star Tribune about today’s changing landscape, and how travel inspires hope for the future.

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