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National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions

90 itineraries · 1,949 departures · Nov 2026 to Dec 2029

National Geographic expedition cruising with science at the core. The atlas holds 90 sailings from National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, with 1,949 departures listed from Nov 2026 to Dec 2029. They run 4 to 24 days. Most visit Mediterranean, Arctic, Alaska & Yukon, Antarctica.

Sailings
90
Departures listed
1,949
Dates
Nov 2026 to Dec 2029
Length
4 to 24 days
Ships
Aqua Blu, Charaidew II, Delfin II, Delfin III +14
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Where National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions goes

Routes of National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sailingsClassic Patagonia – Glaciers and PeaksExploring Peru – Machu Picchu and The AmazonGalápagos EscapePeru and Galápagos EscapeAntarctica, South Georgia, and The FalklandsExploring GalápagosExploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The IncaPanama and Colombia – Exploring The Caribbean CoastDiscovering Channel Islands National ParkIndonesia's Spice Islands and Raja AmpatUpper Amazon – A River ExpeditionPassage Through EgyptAntarctica Direct – Sail and Fly The Drake PassageAntarctica Direct – Fly The Drake PassageExploring Costa Rica – Guanacaste, Santa Rosa, and Rincón de La ViejaGalápagos by Catamaran – An Intimate VoyageGalápagos by Catamaran, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The IncaChannel Islands National Park to Baja CaliforniaVoyage to AntarcticaCosta Rica and The Panama CanalBaja California – A Living Sea and Desert IslesPanama Canal, Pearl Islands, and Darién JungleBaja California – Among The Great WhalesQuest For The Antarctic CirclePuerto Natales, ChileTorres del Paine National Park, ChileWhite Narrows, ChileBernal Glacier, Chile, ChileKarukinka, ArgentinaJackson Bay, ChileUshuaia, ArgentinaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaLima, PeruCusco, PeruPisac, PeruUrubamba, PeruOllantaytambo, PeruAguas Calientes, PeruMachu Picchu, PeruMoray, PeruChinchero, PeruIquitos, PeruNauta, PeruPacaya-Samiria Reserve, PeruAmazon Rescue Center, Peru, PeruQuito, EcuadorBaltra Island, EcuadorIsla Isabela, EcuadorIsla Fernandina, EcuadorEspanola Island, EcuadorIsla Santa Maria, EcuadorSanta Cruz Island, EcuadorIsla North Seymour, EcuadorIsla San Cristóbal, EcuadorGuayaquil, EcuadorIsla Santa Fé, EcuadorSouth Plaza, EcuadorSantiago Island, EcuadorChinese Hat Island, EcuadorIsla Genovesa, Galápagos Islands, EcuadorSantiago, ChileSouth Georgia Islands, South Georgia And The South Sandwich IslandsBartolome Island, EcuadorPuerto Baquerizo Moreno, EcuadorSol y Luna Lodge, PeruCartagena, ColombiaSanguaré Natural Reserve, Colombia, ColombiaCispatá Bay, Colombia, ColombiaSan Antero, ColombiaSanta Cruz de Lorica, Colombia, ColombiaTuchín, ColombiaSapzurro, Colombia, PanamaCapurganá, Colombia, ColombiaSan Blas Islands, PanamaPortobelo, PanamaPanama Canal, PanamaPanama City, PanamaLos Angeles, CA, United StatesEast Anacapa Island, CA, United StatesSanta Cruz Island, CA, United StatesSanta Rosa Island, CA, United StatesSanta Catalina Island, CA, United StatesJakarta, IndonesiaAmbon, IndonesiaPulau Wayil, IndonesiaPulau Yilliet, Indonesia, IndonesiaOne Thousand Temples, Misool Island, IndonesiaTomolol Cave, Misool Island, IndonesiaPulau Daram, Indonesia, IndonesiaPulau Sabuda, Indonesia, IndonesiaSebakor Bay, IndonesiaMommon Peninsula, IndonesiaPulau Koon, IndonesiaPulau Gorong, IndonesiaPulau Manuk, IndonesiaPulau Ai, IndonesiaPulau Run, IndonesiaNusa Laut, IndonesiaCairo, EgyptMît Riheina, EgyptLuxor, EgyptDendera, EgyptEsna, EgyptEdfu, EgyptKôm Ombo, EgyptAswan, EgyptAbu Simbel, Egypt
The 24 sailings with the soonest departures, of 90. Each route is drawn from its itinerary stops.

The ships

NameGuestsDetails
Greg Mortimer132ice class 1A · 18 expedition staff. X-Bow; one of the strongest guide ratios afloat; climbing, camping, kayaking and polar-diving add-ons.
National Geographic Endeavour II968 expedition staff. Galápagos National Park licenses cap groups at 16 guests per certified naturalist.
National Geographic Endurance138ice class PC5 · 16 expedition staff. Purpose-built polar ship (2020); X-Bow hull; certified Nat Geo photo instructor on every departure.
National Geographic Explorer148ice class 1A · 14 expedition staff. The veteran of the fleet; undersea specialist and ROV on polar sailings.
National Geographic Islander II485 expedition staff. All-suite; the smallest Nat Geo ship in the islands.
National Geographic Orion102ice class 1A · 12 expedition staff
National Geographic Resolution138Expedition (PC5). Epic multi-region expedition voyages; full facts in data/atlas/cruise/ships.json.

Published figures, compiled July 2026. Capacities change with refits and charters; an advisor confirms them for your departure.

Every National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sailing

Upcoming departures

The next 60 of 1,949 departures. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly.
DepartsSailingDaysShip
5 Nov 2026Classic Patagonia – Glaciers and Peaks8National Geographic Endurance
5 Nov 2026Exploring Peru – Machu Picchu and The Amazon9Delfin III
5 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape7National Geographic Islander II
5 Nov 2026Peru and Galápagos Escape11National Geographic Islander II
6 Nov 2026Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands21National Geographic Resolution
6 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Endeavour II
6 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Endeavour II
7 Nov 2026Panama and Colombia – Exploring The Caribbean Coast7National Geographic Quest
8 Nov 2026Discovering Channel Islands National Park4National Geographic Venture
8 Nov 2026Indonesia's Spice Islands and Raja Ampat13Aqua Blu
9 Nov 2026Upper Amazon – A River Expedition5Delfin III
10 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape6National Geographic Islander II
12 Nov 2026Antarctica, South Georgia, and The Falklands21National Geographic Endurance
13 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Endeavour II
13 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Endeavour II
14 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape7National Geographic Islander II
14 Nov 2026Upper Amazon – A River Expedition8Delfin II
14 Nov 2026Passage Through Egypt11Oberoi Philae
18 Nov 2026Antarctica Direct – Sail and Fly The Drake Passage9National Geographic Explorer
19 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape7National Geographic Islander II
19 Nov 2026Peru and Galápagos Escape11National Geographic Islander II
19 Nov 2026Antarctica Direct – Fly The Drake Passage8National Geographic Orion
19 Nov 2026Exploring Costa Rica – Guanacaste, Santa Rosa, and Rincón de La Vieja5National Geographic Quest
20 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Endeavour II
20 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Endeavour II
20 Nov 2026Galápagos by Catamaran – An Intimate Voyage9National Geographic Delfina
20 Nov 2026Galápagos by Catamaran, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Delfina
22 Nov 2026Channel Islands National Park to Baja California12National Geographic Venture
24 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape6National Geographic Islander II
24 Nov 2026Exploring Costa Rica – Guanacaste, Santa Rosa, and Rincón de La Vieja5National Geographic Quest
25 Nov 2026Antarctica Direct – Fly The Drake Passage7National Geographic Explorer
25 Nov 2026Antarctica Direct – Fly The Drake Passage8National Geographic Orion
26 Nov 2026Exploring Peru – Machu Picchu and The Amazon9Delfin III
26 Nov 2026Voyage to Antarctica11National Geographic Resolution
27 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Gemini
27 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Endeavour II
27 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Gemini
27 Nov 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Endeavour II
28 Nov 2026Galápagos Escape7National Geographic Islander II
28 Nov 2026Passage Through Egypt11Oberoi Philae
29 Nov 2026Costa Rica and The Panama Canal7National Geographic Quest
30 Nov 2026Upper Amazon – A River Expedition5Delfin III
30 Nov 2026Antarctica Direct – Fly The Drake Passage7National Geographic Explorer
1 Dec 2026Antarctica Direct – Fly The Drake Passage9National Geographic Orion
2 Dec 2026Voyage to Antarctica11National Geographic Endurance
3 Dec 2026Exploring Peru – Machu Picchu and The Amazon9Delfin III
3 Dec 2026Galápagos Escape7National Geographic Islander II
3 Dec 2026Peru and Galápagos Escape11National Geographic Islander II
4 Dec 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Gemini
4 Dec 2026Exploring Galápagos9National Geographic Endeavour II
4 Dec 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Endeavour II
4 Dec 2026Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Gemini
4 Dec 2026Galápagos by Catamaran – An Intimate Voyage9National Geographic Delfina
4 Dec 2026Galápagos by Catamaran, Machu Picchu, and Peru's Land of The Inca15National Geographic Delfina
4 Dec 2026Baja California – A Living Sea and Desert Isles7National Geographic Venture
5 Dec 2026Upper Amazon – A River Expedition8Delfin II
6 Dec 2026Voyage to Antarctica11National Geographic Resolution
6 Dec 2026Panama Canal, Pearl Islands, and Darién Jungle7National Geographic Quest
7 Dec 2026Upper Amazon – A River Expedition5Delfin III
7 Dec 2026Antarctica Direct – Sail and Fly The Drake Passage9National Geographic Explorer

Questions people ask about National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions

How many National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sailings are there?

The atlas holds 90 sailings from National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, with 1,949 departures listed.

When do National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions departures run?

The listed departures run from 5 Nov 2026 to 29 Dec 2029. Dates come from the supplier feed and are refreshed nightly; an advisor confirms availability before anything is held.

How long are National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sailings?

4 to 24 days. Most of them visit Mediterranean, Arctic, Alaska & Yukon, Antarctica.

Which ships does National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions use?

Greg Mortimer, 132 guests; National Geographic Endeavour II, 96 guests; National Geographic Endurance, 138 guests; National Geographic Explorer, 148 guests. Capacities are the published configuration and can change by departure.

How much does a National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions sailing cost?

Prices are set per departure and change with the season and the cabin. The Guide holds no rates, so nothing on this page is a price. An Aspen Travel Advisors advisor quotes the current fare for your dates and tells you what booking through Aspen adds.

How do I book National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions?

Through Aspen Travel Advisors. Your advisor checks availability on the departure you want, arranges the flights and the nights before and after, and stays your contact while you travel.

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