JOURNAL
Guides, essays and field notes written by the team that designs and walks every trip.
GUÍAS DE VIAJE
Los viajeros de Wandernow vienen de México, Estados Unidos —especialmente su comunidad hispanohablante—, España, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala y Costa Rica. Esta guía reúne las puertas de entrada y las conexiones que ayudan a planear la llegada a cada destino, teniendo en cuenta la ciudad donde comienza el viaje.
13 min de lectura
TRAVEL GUIDES
Bhutan travel costs: the $100.00 US dollars nightly sustainable development fee, $40.00 US dollars visa, hotels, guide, flights and our 10-day trip inclusions.
3 min read
Discover the best time to visit Bhutan: weather, festivals and black-necked cranes month by month, and why December is a great choice.
Everything you need to travel to Bhutan: what to see, when to go, costs, how to get there from Latin America and what a 10-day organised trip includes.
4 min read
NATURE AND HEALTH
City noise is an invisible stress. What science says about noise, silence and why remote places bring back your calm.
Why sharing a trip with a few people makes the experience more intense and what science says about relationships and health.
The signs of burnout according to the WHO, why a weekend isn't enough and what kind of rest helps you recover, especially if you're a doctor.
What science says about walking in nature, creativity and repetitive thoughts, and why a multi-day trek is transformative.
How artificial light disrupts your internal clock and why a few days of natural light and dark skies help you sleep better.
What science says about the Finnish sauna and Iceland's hot springs, and why heat and cold make you feel brand new.
What happens to your attention and creativity when you put your phone away and spend several days in nature.
Why seeing the northern lights, a glacier or a huge mountain reduces stress and changes your perspective, according to science.
What Japanese shinrin-yoku is and what science says about walking among trees, stress and the immune system.
What science says about nature, vacations and stress, and why doctors are the ones who need it most.
6 min read
REAL BUDGET
The price of a trip to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Kyrgyzstan, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Costa Rica, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to the Caucasus, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Turkey, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Morocco, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Madagascar, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Tanzania, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to New Zealand, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Australia, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Japan on foot: Alps and Nakasendo, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Traditional Japan, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Pakistan, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Nepal and Everest Base Camp, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Patagonia, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to Scandinavia, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
The price of a trip to the Faroe Islands, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget flights from Mexico.
Why Greenland costs more than other Arctic trips, what the price includes and how to get there from Mexico.
7 min read
The price of a Christmas trip to Lapland, what is included, what you pay separately and how to plan flights from Mexico.
Trip price, what is included, what you pay separately and how to budget Tromsø and Arctic Norway from Mexico.
THREE COUNTRIES
A coherent route through Baku, Georgia and Armenia, shaped by borders, mountains, wine and monasteries.
SOUTH ISLAND
The essentials for planning flights, documents and a route from Queenstown to Christchurch.
SOUTHERN ROUTE
How Argentina and Chile's defining landscapes connect in one ten-day journey.
JAPAN ON FOOT
A practical guide to the historic road, its best-known sections and the preparation needed to walk it.
PLAN JAPAN
How to separate flights, itinerary and daily expenses, then choose between classic Japan and a walking route.
Package, flights, meals and variable expenses: a clear way to budget an Iceland trip from Mexico.
DESTINATION GUIDE
Auroras, midnight sun, open highland roads or blue ice caves: every month gives you a different island.
The Japanese calendar shapes your trip more than your budget does. Here's what each season delivers.
5 min read
Altitude, seasons, fitness and what five hours of walking a day in the Himalaya actually feels like.
DECISION
Not everything needs an operator, not everything can be self-built. The four criteria we use.
COMPARISON
Same sky, two ways to see it. Real cost, pace, privacy and actual aurora odds compared.
LAST FRONTIER
Nuuk and Ilulissat just opened international runways. The window on a quiet Greenland is closing.
CONNECTIVITY
Traveling abroad? Here is the easiest way to stay connected the whole way.
2 min read
PREPARATION
Traveling uninsured can ruin your adventure. What to look for, and why we recommend IATI.
PAPERWORK
What the ETIAS authorisation is, who must apply and how to prepare before flying to Europe.
OUTDOOR ETHICS
Eight principles for exploring without leaving a trace — the code behind every Wandernow trip.
SMALL GROUPS
The real benefits of adventuring in a small group, and why we believe in them so strongly.
GLOSSARY
Hike, trek, ascent, climb, walk… let us finally sort out what each term means.
Which destinations need a visa, which only an online permit, and where we step in.
CULTURE
Not a job title: a Himalayan ethnic group. Clearing up trekking's most common confusion.
MANIFESTO
Life is not forever, and the trip you keep postponing has an expiry date.
SUSTAINABILITY
You can travel far and leave less behind. These are the decisions that actually move the needle.
WILDLIFE
What you can actually see on the seventh continent, in and out of the water.
SCIENCE
Moving masses of ice that store the past climate and regulate the present one.
The real numbers behind a flight and how to bring them down without giving up travel.
A realistic twelve-week plan to arrive strong, healthy and enjoying every day.
LEAVE NO TRACE
There are more of us consuming more. What you carry in your pack is decided at the supermarket.
GEAR
The layering system that decides whether you enjoy the aurora or head back to the car.
A small habit with a disproportionate impact on the places you visit.
COMMUNITY
The practices we apply as a company so the money from a trip stays where you travel.
From solar wind to green glow: the simple explanation of what you will be chasing.
Skyr, hákarl, lamb and bread baked in volcanic ground. What to try and what to expect.
HISTORY
Far more than raiders: navigators, traders and founders of cities.
Subclass 600 in plain language: documents, timing and how to avoid refusals.
Requirements, steps and realistic timings for the L visa, without surprises.
LOGISTICS
When to buy, what to look at beyond price, and how to reach the meeting point calmly.
BUDGET
Wages, cost of living and logistics: where the price of Norway, Iceland or Japan comes from.
FINANCE
Pros, cons and why the 'from' price you see corresponds to paying in one go.
TREK
The world's ninth highest mountain and one of the most imposing faces on earth.
DESTINATION
No countries, no permanent residents and the largest scale you will ever see.
Fjords, Lofoten, Sámi culture and Europe's best aurora sky.
Eighteen islands of vertical cliffs, sheep and fog that comes and goes.
Lakes, forests, sauna and a very concrete idea of calm.
The largest island on earth, where icebergs drift past the window.
PACKING
Yes, extreme cold without checked luggage is possible. Layering is the whole trick.
ESSAY
Nearly half our travelers arrive on their own. Here is what happens next.
Two islands that fit into one trip and never fit into memory.
Science, biodiversity, climate and a treaty that has kept it ownerless since 1959.
Active volcanoes, retreating glaciers and green nights: why nowhere feels like Iceland.
Sydney to Cairns: the reef, the Daintree rainforest and wildlife found nowhere else.
PHILOSOPHY
We only protect what we know. These are the practices that turn a landscape into a commitment.
Ancient temples, neon cities and silent mountains inside one country.
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