Asia & Pacific Stories

Top Animals to See On the Great Barrier Reef: Meet the Great Eight

African safaris may have their flashy Big Five, but the Great Eight of Australia easily give those land mammals a run for their money. The Great Eight are the...

Joel Centano

Sri Lankan Animals to See on an Island Safari

Talk about a small fortune: Although Sri Lanka spans only 25,000 square miles, it shelters Asia’s richest density of mammal, reptile, amphibian and flowering...

Emily Goodheart

Sigiriya: Sri Lanka’s ‘Lion Rock’

Natural Habitat Adventures’ Sri Lanka Wildlife Safari explores the pristine natural areas and cultural highlights of this island country. Travelers will have...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Video: The Somewhat Noble Call of a Snow Leopard

We’re all familiar with this movie scene: a bald eagle soars overhead in a wild, Western-type, wide-open landscape, and we hear the iconic, piercing, strong...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

News on Kangaroos and an Australia Atlas of Nature

Kangaroos have become iconic poster children for Australia’s great outback. But although the kangaroo is a national emblem for the country, some locals also...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Snow Leopards and Conservation Travel in Ladakh, India

Insights from India Expedition Leader Surya Ramachandran Ladakh, the Indian trans-Himalaya, is one of the last bastions of Tibetan Buddhism in the 21st...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Tracking Tigers in India

Waiting outside the gate of Bandhavgarh National Park in Central India, you feel the crisp morning air leave your lungs as your breath shows itself with each...

Emily Goodheart

5 Reasons Why China Should Be Your Next Nature Adventure

1. Rare Wildlife On treks through dense temperate forests, Nat Hab travelers enjoy enthralling encounters with endangered and elusive wildlife. These...

Emily Goodheart

Tasmanian Tiger: Alive or Extinct?

You may have heard of the Tasmanian devil, but how about the Tasmanian tiger? The largest of the carnivorous marsupials, Thylacinus cynocephalus is believed...

Courtney Nachlas

Why Exploring Borneo Changed My Life

When I’m not assisting Natural Habitat Adventures in making our company the most sustainable, epic travel company on the planet, I am also a student pursuing...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

New Zealand Grants Mountains, Parks and Rivers Personhood

When it comes to the world's waters, I’m more of a river person than a lake person. Rivers always seem to me to be on an urgent mission; they go places. They...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Test Your Tiger IQ!

By Emily Goodheart Kautz and Courtney Nachlas Tigers have been revered for centuries. Take one look at their striking coloring, muscled body and amber eyes,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

This Summer, Make Sure Your Sunscreen Protects Coral Reefs

Ah, summer. Time to enjoy the long days of sunlight with outdoor picnics, paddling, and swims in lakes and pools. In this second season of the year, we take...

Natural Habitat Adventures

New Zealand: Immerse Yourself in the Scenic Wonders of the South Island

Imagine a land where Hawaii, Alaska and Colorado have collided in an unexpected mosaic. Glaciers wind down into coastal rain forest filled with giant tree...

Emily Goodheart

Wildlife Abounds in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park

Chitwan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a vast nature reserve in the southern lowlands of Nepal. Chitwan is Nepal's first national park,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Wild China

"It is difficult to select a favorite experience from my wild China odyssey—the opportunities to visit multiple panda bases, to see rare species in the wild,...

Emily Goodheart

The Four Sisters: China's Mythic Creatures & Wild Landscapes

The Minshan Mountains are a veritable fairyland, resplendent with blooming orchids, singing birds, primeval forests and cascading waterfalls. Traditional...

Emily Goodheart

Snow Leopards and Sacred Mountains: Buddhist Monks Lead the Way in Conservation

In Search of the Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen The now across the river glows, and the rocks and peaks, the serpentine black stream, and snows, sky, stars,...

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