Note 1 - Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	NOTE 1 — BUSINESS *Organization* Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries’ (the “Company” or “Lindblad”) mission is offering life-enhancing adventures around the world and pioneering innovative ways to allow its guests to connect with exotic and remote places. The Company operates the following reportable business segments: Lindblad Segment. The Lindblad segment currently operates a fleet of 12 owned expedition ships and seven seasonal charter vessels, and primarily provides ship-based expeditions aboard customized, nimble and intimately-scaled vessels that are able to venture where larger cruise ships cannot, thus allowing Lindblad to offer up-close experiences in the planet’s wild and remote places and capitals of culture. Each expedition ship is fully equipped with state-of-the-art tools for in-depth exploration and the majority of expeditions involve travel to remote places with limited infrastructure and ports, such as Antarctica and the Arctic, or places that are best accessed by a ship, such as the Galápagos Islands, Alaska, Baja California’s Sea of Cortez and Panama, and foster active engagement by guests. The Company has an agreement with National Geographic Partners, LLC (“National Geographic”), which provides for lecturers and National Geographic experts, including photographers, writers, marine biologists, naturalists, field researchers and film crews, to join many of the Company’s expeditions. Land Experiences Segment. The Land Experiences segment includes the five primarily land-based brands, Natural Habitat, Inc. (“Natural Habitat”), Off the Beaten Path, LLC (“Off the Beaten Path”), DuVine Cycling + Adventure Company (“DuVine”), Classic Journeys, LLC (“Classic Journeys”), and Thomson Group, comprised of Wineland-Thomson Adventures, LLC (“Thomson Family Adventures”), Thomson Safaris Ltd (“Thomson Safaris”), Nature Discovery Ltd (“Nature Discovery”), and the Ngorongoro lodge and farm under the Ngorongoro Safari Lodge Ltd (“Gibb’s Farm”). Natural Habitat offers over 100 different expedition itineraries in more than 45 countries spanning all seven continents, with eco-conscious expeditions and nature-focused, small-group tours that include polar bear tours in Churchill, Canada, Alaskan grizzly bear adventures, small-group Galápagos Islands tours and African safaris. Natural Habitat has partnered with World Wildlife Fund (“WWF”) to offer conservation travel, which is sustainable travel that contributes to the protection of nature and wildlife. Off the Beaten Path offers active small-group adventures, led by local, experienced guides, with distinct focus on wildlife, hiking national parks and culture. Off the Beaten Path offerings include insider national park experiences in the Rocky Mountains, Desert Southwest, and Alaska, as well as unique trips across Central and South America, Oceania, Europe and Africa. DuVine offers intimate group cycling and adventure tours around the world with local cycling experts as guides, immersive in local cultural, cuisine and high-quality accommodations. International cycling tours include the exotic Costa Rican rainforests, the rocky coasts of Ireland and the vineyards of Spain while cycling adventures in the United States include cycling beneath the California redwoods, pedaling through Vermont farmland and wine tastings in the world-class vineyards of Napa and Sonoma. Classic Journeys offers highly curated active small-group and private custom journeys centered around cinematic walks led by expert local guides in over 50 countries around the world. These walking tours are highlighted by expert local guides, luxury boutique accommodations, and handcrafted itineraries that immerse guests into the history and culture of the places they are exploring and the people who live there. Thomson Group, comprised of Wineland-Thomson Adventures, LLC and Thomson Safaris Ltd (together “Thomson Safaris”), Nature Discovery Ltd (“Nature Discovery”), and the Ngorongoro lodge and farm under the Ngorongoro Safari Lodge Ltd (“Gibb’s Farm”), offers socially responsible and positively impactful light-treading Tanzanian safaris, industry-leading Kilimanjaro treks, global custom and private tours, family travel experiences, and operates the historic award-winning Gibb’s Farm, an 80-acre sanctuary and high-end lodge located near the Ngorongoro Crater.

Note 1 - Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 1 — BUSINESS

Organization

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries’ (the “Company” or “Lindblad”) mission is offering life-enhancing adventures around the world and pioneering innovative ways to allow its guests to connect with exotic and remote places.

The Company operates the following reportable business segments:

Lindblad Segment. The Lindblad segment currently operates a fleet of 12 owned expedition ships and seven seasonal charter vessels, and primarily provides ship-based expeditions aboard customized, nimble and intimately-scaled vessels that are able to venture where larger cruise ships cannot, thus allowing Lindblad to offer up-close experiences in the planet’s wild and remote places and capitals of culture. Each expedition ship is fully equipped with state-of-the-art tools for in-depth exploration and the majority of expeditions involve travel to remote places with limited infrastructure and ports, such as Antarctica and the Arctic, or places that are best accessed by a ship, such as the Galápagos Islands, Alaska, Baja California’s Sea of Cortez and Panama, and foster active engagement by guests. The Company has an agreement with National Geographic Partners, LLC (“National Geographic”), which provides for lecturers and National Geographic experts, including photographers, writers, marine biologists, naturalists, field researchers and film crews, to join many of the Company’s expeditions.

Land Experiences Segment. The Land Experiences segment includes the five primarily land-based brands, Natural Habitat, Inc. (“Natural Habitat”), Off the Beaten Path, LLC (“Off the Beaten Path”), DuVine Cycling + Adventure Company (“DuVine”), Classic Journeys, LLC (“Classic Journeys”), and Thomson Group, comprised of Wineland-Thomson Adventures, LLC (“Thomson Family Adventures”), Thomson Safaris Ltd (“Thomson Safaris”), Nature Discovery Ltd (“Nature Discovery”), and the Ngorongoro lodge and farm under the Ngorongoro Safari Lodge Ltd (“Gibb’s Farm”).

Natural Habitat offers over 100 different expedition itineraries in more than 45 countries spanning all seven continents, with eco-conscious expeditions and nature-focused, small-group tours that include polar bear tours in Churchill, Canada, Alaskan grizzly bear adventures, small-group Galápagos Islands tours and African safaris. Natural Habitat has partnered with World Wildlife Fund (“WWF”) to offer conservation travel, which is sustainable travel that contributes to the protection of nature and wildlife.

Off the Beaten Path offers active small-group adventures, led by local, experienced guides, with distinct focus on wildlife, hiking national parks and culture. Off the Beaten Path offerings include insider national park experiences in the Rocky Mountains, Desert Southwest, and Alaska, as well as unique trips across Central and South America, Oceania, Europe and Africa.

DuVine offers intimate group cycling and adventure tours around the world with local cycling experts as guides, immersive in local cultural, cuisine and high-quality accommodations. International cycling tours include the exotic Costa Rican rainforests, the rocky coasts of Ireland and the vineyards of Spain while cycling adventures in the United States include cycling beneath the California redwoods, pedaling through Vermont farmland and wine tastings in the world-class vineyards of Napa and Sonoma.

Classic Journeys offers highly curated active small-group and private custom journeys centered around cinematic walks led by expert local guides in over 50 countries around the world. These walking tours are highlighted by expert local guides, luxury boutique accommodations, and handcrafted itineraries that immerse guests into the history and culture of the places they are exploring and the people who live there.

Thomson Group, comprised of Wineland-Thomson Adventures, LLC and Thomson Safaris Ltd (together “Thomson Safaris”), Nature Discovery Ltd (“Nature Discovery”), and the Ngorongoro lodge and farm under the Ngorongoro Safari Lodge Ltd (“Gibb’s Farm”), offers socially responsible and positively impactful light-treading Tanzanian safaris, industry-leading Kilimanjaro treks, global custom and private tours, family travel experiences, and operates the historic award-winning Gibb’s Farm, an 80-acre sanctuary and high-end lodge located near the Ngorongoro Crater.