Global Leader in Socially Conscious Travel.
November 30- December 11, 2025
(Register by September 30, 2025)
Optional Extension Tour:
Tayrona
December 11-14, 2025
*Prices are based on double occupancy. Single room supplements are available.
This immersive Colombia journey is designed exclusively for photography enthusiasts, blending the cultural richness of our general tour with the expertise of professional photographers and photojournalists. The custom-crafted itinerary offers rare opportunities to capture compelling images while meeting former guerrilla fighters, peacekeepers, modern and indigenous community leaders, organic farmers, wildlife and sustainability experts, artists, and local families—each sharing powerful stories and insights.
Much more than a sightseeing trip, this experience fosters meaningful connections, deep understanding, and the chance to tell authentic stories through your lens, alongside a community of travelers who share your passion for photography.
Andréa Johnson is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker serving the adventure sports, travel, and food & wine industries. After graduating from Northwestern University with a BA in communications & concentration in film, art, and journalism, she worked as a photo producer and marketing director for various sports companies & travel publications. She lasted 5 years behind a desk before her wanderlust nature inspired her to begin a freelance career with a 14-month independent around the world trip.
Her diverse experience includes photographing grizzly bears in Alaska, a month-long Himalayan trek to Mt. Everest, and extensive forays into wineries & food markets throughout Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Africa, France and North America. She has received the prestigious Gold Award by the Society American Travel Writers (2008, 2014, 2017) three times for photo essays in Vietnam, Canadian Mountain Holidays, and Cuba judged by National Geographic editors and based on her storytelling ability in a photo essay.
Her work regularly appears in the top food, wine and travel magazines and major newspapers, including hundreds of photographs and two dozen feature stories for Wine Spectator magazine. She has also photographed four wine books: Passion for Pinot (2009), Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest, (2010), Spectacular Washington Wineries (2012) & Spectacular Oregon Wineries (2014).
She is an Oregon native, resides in Portland and is always ready for a photo adventure anywhere on the globe.
Bob’s remarkable career started in his native Britain in 1975 when he covered the successful British Everest Expedition for Paris Match and the London Daily Mail. The following year he visited California for the first time at the invitation of Ansel Adams and in 1979 he moved to Marin County, California where he still lives.
Bob has traveled extensively in Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America for the world’s major travel magazines. His assignments have taken him searching for snow leopards in the remote valleys of western Nepal for National Geographic Magazine, journeying into the rain forests of Borneo with Penan tribesmen for Islands magazine and crossing the Great Indian Desert on camel for Departures.
Willie Landels, former editor of both Departures and Harpers and Queen, called Holmes “one of the most intelligent photographers I have worked with, who also has a wonderful sense of color and design.”
Bob has illustrated over 50 books, written 5 and he has regularly been one of the elite group of photojournalists invited to participate in the acclaimed “Day in the Life” series of books. He has won many awards and the Society of American Travel Writers named him Travel Photographer of the Year in 1990,1992, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017. He has been elected a Fellow of both the Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society, and has won the international Wine Photographer of the year award from Errazuriz and Marks & Spencer.
Bob is also a gifted and enthusiastic teacher who truly enjoys sharing his experiences and expertise. Bob has led workshops and tours for many organizations including Geographic Expeditions, Wilderness Travel, the California Academy of Sciences, and UC Berkeley.
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If the tour does not meet the minimum number of travelers needed to operate, all deposits will be refunded in full.
Do not book your flight until you receive the tour confirmation email from us. This tour requires a minimum number of travelers to run and we will send out the tour confirmation (and update this note on the webpage) as soon as we have met that number.
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MEJDI was one of the first global tour companies to earn B Corp Certification back in 2014, long before B Corp became widely recognized beyond sustainability circles. For us, this certification is a transparent way to demonstrate that we stand by our values: we ensure local vendors are paid fair wages, prioritize small, locally-owned businesses, and treat our partners and staff with dignity and respect. This deep commitment to social change drives MEJDI’s mission: “We exist to create a more peaceful and interconnected world through travel.”