Worldwide expedition travel · since 2009
Terra Nova builds small-group expeditions to mountains, fjords and deserts — led by people who live in those places, paced for travellers who want more than a postcard.
Our approach
We don't run convoys. Each Terra Nova departure is a single small group moving slowly enough to notice things — weather, rock, language, the rhythm of a valley. Our local leaders aren't hired for the week; they're part of the places we visit.
Every route is walked and re-walked before it appears here. We publish honest grading, real daily distances and the conditions you should expect, so you arrive prepared rather than surprised.
This season's expeditions
Eleven days across the southern icefield, sleeping on moraine and crossing the kind of country that still has no roads. Crampon skills taught on day one.
A week paddling Iceland's quiet north-west, camping on black-sand beaches under cliffs full of birds.
Walking with Bedouin guides through dunes the size of mountains, navigating by stars and silence.
Following wolf and lynx sign through old-growth forest with a wildlife biologist, far from any trailhead.
Rafting and portaging a wild river from headwaters to gorge, camping on gravel bars each night.
“A good expedition isn't the one that bags the summit. It's the one where everyone comes home changed, and the place we travelled through is no worse for our passing.”
Field notes
How our guides decide when to wake camp at 2 a.m. — and when to let everyone sleep.
Acclimatisation isn't weakness. The science behind our deliberately gentle first days.
What goes in the bag, what stays behind, and why water is the only luxury.
Plan a trip
Send us a few lines about the kind of country you're drawn to and how much time you have. A real expedition planner — not a bot — will write back within two working days.