About Us
We started Adventure Geology Tours to share our love of geology and travel with you. When you choose Adventure Geology Tours, we take you to all the famous “selfie spots” that you’ve seen on social media, but unlike your friends who visited, you will walk away with a deeper appreciation of nature through the geologically-focused lectures and daily interpretations.
Additionally, our tours offer many more active experiences than the big-box competitors. Our locations can take you to volcanoes, hot springs, fumaroles, waterfalls, beaches, rain forests, and more. Plus, as an added bonus, the charismatic company owners are a heck of a lot of fun! “Active exploration with enthusiastic geologists” is our company mantra. Consider joining our trips as a solo-traveler, couple, family, or group and let’s learn some geology!
Your Guides
Dr. Tamie J. Jovanelly
Co-founder, Geologist, Professor, International Researcher, Geological Society of America Fellow (2021), and Best-Selling Author of Iceland: Tectonics, Volcanics, and Glacial Features
Joe Cook
Co-founder, Entrepreneur, and Healthcare Professional NP-C
Our Local Guide and Geust Lecturer:
Dr. Manuel Antonio Iturralde-Vinent
Researcher, educator and promoter of knowledge in a wide range of natural science topics. Specialist in Earth Sciences and Disaster Prevention. Has visited numerous countries on five continents, both for field and laboratory research, as well as attending collaborative sessions and workshops, teaching seminars and attending international scientific events in Cuba and other countries.
Academician Emeritus of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, Doctor in Geological Sciences (1995), Geological Engineer (1975). Senior researcher and senior professor. Has been awarded the National Environment Prize 2011, Carlos Juan Finlay State Order 2003, Juan Tomás Roig Medal 2005, Felipe Poey y Aloi Prize 2007, Felix Elmuza UPEC Medal 2013, ISMM Moa 35th Anniversary Medal 2013, “Educator of the 20th Century “ACP 2009, ACC Annual Prize for Sciences 1997, 2005, 2007 and 2011, “Laureate of Sciences” CTC 1995, Associated curator of the AMNH (New York) and Fellow of the Geological Society of America. Has published books, booklets, posters, articles, spots an documentary films.
Visit our parent company site and other location sites to learn more about our other trips.
“AMAZING PROGRAM! I have a background in geology, and she had enough info for people with some knowledge and complete novices alike. Well done.”
-Smithsonian Associates Short-Course Participant
These reviews are from our flagship Iceland Geology Tours. Come with us and leave us a review for Cuba Geology Tours!
It was their love for volcanoes that motivated Dr. Tamie Jovanelly, a geologist, professor, international researcher, and author, along with her husband, Joe Cook, an adventurist, to build a trip that focused on geological landscapes that are inescapable, breath taking, and even more fascinating when their origin is explained.
Bring your curiosity, sense of adventure, and eagerness to learn.
Travel with a Researcher
What makes our tours so unique? They are organized and led by Dr. Tamie Jovanelly who has spent years studying hydrology, plate tectonics, volcanics, and more. She has taken students and adults on geology focused trips for over a decade.
Moreover, Dr. Jovanelly has used her extensive knowledge to write about the hydrology of Costa Rica and publish an award-winning and best-selling book about advanced geological concepts about Iceland, with more books to come!