There is a version of Chiapas that most of the travel world has not found yet. In May 2027, the Adventure Travel Trade Association is bringing its global community to experience it firsthand. AdventureELEVATE Latin America 2027 will take place in Chiapas, México, from 18 to 20 May, in a destination that has not yet reached most adventure travel itineraries. That is precisely why it belongs on your radar. Early access pricing runs through 17 September.
Why Chiapas, and Why Now
Chiapas holds roughly 30 percent of Mexico's biodiversity across 16 protected natural areas, and it offers exactly the kind of nature, culture, and community that our industry exists to serve. It is rich, layered, and full of stories still being written, and it has remained largely off the well-traveled path. For the adventure travel community, that combination is the opportunity. The value of an event like AdventureELEVATE lies in reaching a destination and building the right connections before the rest of the industry catches on.
The region rewards the traveler who goes looking. Chiapas is home to the Selva Lacandona, one of the continent's largest rainforests, alive with jaguars and scarlet macaws. It holds Las Tzimoleras, a landscape of waterfalls and natural pools where canyoning follows the rushing current, and the Arco del Tiempo, the world's tallest natural rock arch, reached by jungle trek and cliffside rappel. Visitors can raft the whitewater of the Río Lacanjá and stand among the Maya sites of Palenque, Bonampak, and Yaxchilán. All of this comes with a thriving culture of community-based tourism that most travelers have never had the chance to experience directly.
What the Event Offers
AdventureELEVATE is an annual three-day education and networking conference that brings thought-leaders and practitioners from the adventure travel community together for inspiration and regionally focused insights into the trends shaping the industry. It gathers roughly 250 professionals, among them tour operators, destination representatives, travel writers, and photographers, for a program built around high-value keynotes and concurrent sessions on technology, marketing, and operations, alongside dedicated networking through Marketplace, and the D.N.A. session.
Incorporated through it all is a firsthand experience of the host destination and its adventure offerings, which is where Chiapas comes in. A region this rich in nature and culture, and this far off the well-traveled path, is exactly the kind of place the event is designed to reveal, and it gives attendees a Day of Adventure and a destination they will be talking about long after they leave.
Early Access Pricing and Registration
Registration for AdventureELEVATE Latin America 2027 is open now. Early access pricing runs through 17 September, so members and prospective attendees are encouraged to secure their spot early to lock in the best rate. Join us in Chiapas to help write the next chapter of a destination that is ready for its moment.