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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...

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 Story: Churchill Polar Bears on Halloween

"Our trip to Churchill was beyond unbelievable. One of the most memorable moments was on Halloween. Drew Hamilton, our guide, became a Viking warrior. Besides...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Grizzly Bear Drama in Katmai

By Nat Hab Traveler Mary Glaser | The Great Alaskan Grizzly Encounter I had so many fond memories from our trip to Katmai National Park, but one of my...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Ethiopia Safari

"Thoroughly enjoyed the trip with John Mittan. Found the heights challenging but the thrill of being up there in the wild to view the ibex, gelada monkeys,...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Swimming with Mexico’s Whale Sharks

"I recently returned from Nat Hab's Swimming with Mexico's Whale Sharks excursion. Until I visited this Caribbean paradise, I had no idea that sea and sky...

Olaf Malver

Majestic Mountains and the Death of a River | Olaf’s Corner

The Cordillera Andina is arguably the most impressive contiguous mountain range in the world, stretching 4,500 miles from the coastal plains of the Venezuelan...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Summer Solstice in Botswana

How do I describe Botswana? It’s important that I am very honest with you here. Southern Africa is a magical place, and you can only truly understand its...

WWF

Visiting the Galapagos? Don’t Forget to Look Down.

When you finally land in the Galapagos Islands, your eye is immediately drawn up and out. Up to the sky, to see the many birds soaring and whizzing past—was...

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...

Natural Habitat Adventures

A Change of Perspective

We talk about it at the office regularly: polar bears are an umbrella species that needs ice to survive. I’ve talked about it, I’ve studied it, I’m confident...

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Meeting Maasai in Tanzania

By Natural Habitat Adventures Director of Travel Industry Relations Don Martinson I recently had the privilege of traveling to Tanzania with my wife and...

WWF

Five Highlights from Costa Rica

Jonathan Cass, Manager of Peer to Peer Funding at WWF, joined a group of travelers on the Natural Jewels of Costa Rica trip. Here are the five biggest...

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