Travel Tales

Scotland’s Wild Islands: A Right-to-Roam Photo Essay

There is nothing so beautiful as the wild Highlands of Scotland—with the exception of, perhaps, its feral islands. Scotland has nearly 800 of them, most of...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

"Our two-week wildlife tour in Alaska was one of the best trips ever, filled with close viewing of grizzly bears, orca and humpback whales, puffins, moose,...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Scotland’s Wild Highlands: A Numbered Photo Journal

Surrounded by the bracing waters of the North Sea to the east, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and north, Scotland is a place of rugged coastlines,...

Olaf Malver

Salty Asterix of the Antarctic Seas | Olaf’s Corner

It was a dark and stormy night in the northern Antarctic Ocean… We were two days out of Port Stanley in the Falklands and the freezing wind ripped through the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Learning from Libby Lightning in Yosemite National Park

You can’t help but have a big adventure in the amazing Yosemite National Park. But doing small things here sometimes makes for the most lasting impressions.

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: New Zealand Nature Explorer

Though perhaps not best known for its avian highlights, the South Pacific island of New Zealand is actually a birder's paradise. "Our hike through the Ulva...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Adventure Slogans: Passion in a Pair of Pants

Like a soft, stretched-out sweater you’ve had for decades or a faded, well-worn jean jacket, I have a favorite pair of slacks. They earned my esteem not...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Galapagos Animals, Oh My!

Snorkeling with sea lions, penguins and sea turtles, oh my! Hiking with endemic Galapagos animals, including iguanas, beautiful birds, giant tortoises and...

Olaf Malver

Diesel—Dead Twice | Olaf’s Corner

It became impossible to keep the heavy sled straight on the newly frozen river. The 13 panting Greenland huskies in front of us repeatedly veered off to the...

Courtney Nachlas

Awestruck: Breathtaking Encounters in Churchill

As a new member of Nat Hab, I was initially nervous when I set out on my journey to Churchill, Canada—the Polar Bear Capital of the World. The excitement of...

WWF

Reflections on the Birds of Botswana

While I’m not a hardcore birder—I don’t routinely wake at the crack of dawn to spend time with our feathered friends—I always enjoy getting to know a region’s...

Brad Josephs

Autumn in the Kingdom of Heaven: Golden Monkeys and Golden Leaves in China

A visit to Sichuan, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces of China in autumn reveals amazing sights, including incredible encounters with wild golden snub-nosed...

Olaf Malver

My World Travel Companion, Fred | Olaf’s Corner

There is an interesting photograph hanging in our hallway that reminds me of a very special traveling companion named Fred. The wooden-framed picture shows a...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Under the Aurora in Churchill

When I first found out that I was going to make the trip to the subarctic tundra of Manitoba, Canada, I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know what to...

Natural Habitat Adventures

My Favorite Trip: Wild Alaska Grizzly Encounter

"What is your favorite trip?" Well, I get asked that quite a bit after 22 years of planning trips for Natural Habitat Adventures, and I have done most of...

WWF

Carnivore Stories from Botswana

Botswana is one of five adjacent countries within whose borders lies KAZA, the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, the world’s largest...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Classic Polar Bear Adventure

"Loved seeing the polar bear cubs with mama bear, especially when the cub was playing with the frozen kelp. It was like a frozen block: he tossed it up in the...

Jennie Lay

Tune In: A Galapagos Binge

By Jennie Lay Extinction is a pandemic. It’s not just species we’re losing every day. We’re also abandoning quiet spaces and undisturbed places. Perhaps...

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