Antarctica & Arctic Stories

Traveler Photos: Back to Nature in the Arctic Riviera

In a world where fewer and fewer places remain undiscovered, the wild Arctic realm of East Greenland entices adventurous travelers to explore a wholly...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video Encounters with Mystifying Greenland Sharks

Deepwater, mythic and prehistoric creatures, Greenland sharks inhabit the Atlantic Ocean, from Canada to Norway and off the coast of Scotland. When it comes...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Learning the Art of Slow Travel: Sunbathing in Greenland

On a big rock above a crystal-blue and iceberg-filled bay in wild East Greenland, I realized that travel sometimes can mean not moving at all. For several...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Stories: An Amazingly Awesome Adventure in Greenland

"This was our fifth trip with Nat Hab. The first one was amazingly awesome and each one has gotten even better. THANK YOU, Nat Hab!!!!!!!" - Tom and Lindsay...

Emily Goodheart

East of the Sun and West of the Moon: The Folklore of Arctic Animals

In the far North, the aurora borealis shimmers and blazes, in bright contrast with a frozen, white world below. But life can be found in the most polar of...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Adventures ‘Round Iceland

"From whale watching in the Westfjords, to an early morning Zodiac cruise in a glacier lagoon, to puffin photos on the rocks near Reynisdrangar Rocks, our...

Megan Koelemay

The Many Moods of Greenland

By Megan Koelemay, Director of Digital Marketing at Natural Habitat Adventures Weather can impact our travel experiences as much as (and sometimes more than)...

Natural Habitat Adventures

The Scale of Greenland

When I describe my Greenland adventure to friends and family, the thing I find most difficult to convey is the scale of Greenland. The general scale of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

On Land in Greenland: A Photo Essay

Because Greenland is the largest island in the world, it makes sense that many people’s travels there are boat-based, as mine were four years ago. There is...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Amongst the Icebergs of Greenland

Icebergs, fjords, whales and wind. Jagged peaks, glacial runoff, freezing waters, and the infamous Greenland icecap. There is no doubt that East Greenland is...

Chris Kassar

Immerse Yourself in Antarctica

Walk the shoreline amid a giant colony of penguins. Weave in and out of magnificent icebergs on a Zodiac excursion. Kayak along a cliffside rookery to look at...

Natural Habitat Adventures

The Call of the Leopard Seal in Antarctica

The call echoed throughout the whole bay. We sat in our kayaks; still, eyes closed, barely breathing. A chill came over my whole body. It was the most...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: Why Greenland’s Ice Is So Quickly Melting

Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson authored a trilogy of futuristic eco-thrillers that I really enjoyed reading. In the three books, titled Forty...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

Icelandic Women & Natural Wonders in the Land of Fire & Ice

Guess which country is consistently cited as one of the best places in the world to be a woman (and, we believe, is also one of the best places to visit in...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Every Great Exploration Probably Began with a Laugh

Big dreams of exploration were not uncommon in the late 1800s and early 1900s. But one explorer may have taken such aspirations to the next level: in 1895, at...

Request Your 2025/2026 Catalog

Discover the World's Best

Nature Travel Experiences

Together, Natural Habitat Adventures and World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to arrange nearly 100 nature travel experiences around the planet, while helping to protect the magnificent places we visit and their wild inhabitants.