Glacier & Waterton: An International Treasure

Glacier National Park is one of America’s iconic vacation destinations. Most travelers try to see it on their own, scrambling for timed reservations and scarce accommodations, or on a conventional bus tour, settling for a quick drive across the park among hordes of other tourists and missing out on Glacier's many hidden treasures—and very few head across the border to enjoy the equally spectacular sights of Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. Together, Glacier and Waterton are complementary gems, and Nat Hab offers a superlative way to experience them: 

1. Don't Do It Yourself: Let Us Give You a Hassle-Free Vacation!
   You know what’s involved in planning your own trip: endless hours of research, questions, competing to get scarce reservations, then driving around trying to figure out where to go and what to do. In the process, you lose time and endure a lot of headaches. We take the legwork and guesswork out! When you travel with us, you’ll tap our years of expertise, for a far superior experience.

2. Travel in a Small Group for Intimate Wildlife Encounters
   Imagine trying to experience the beauty and wonder of Glacier from a bus with 45 other passengers. Now picture yourself in our small group, with just seven guests per vehicle (and no more than 12 guests total), each with a naturalist Expedition Leader. It’s a vastly superior way to experience nature. We have the flexibility to move quickly to areas where wildlife has recently been spotted and to access more remote areas that motorcoaches and even small buses cannot reach.

3. Move at Your Own Pace, with Personalized Guiding
   Our Expedition Leaders understand that physical abilities vary within a group and are adept at accommodating a range of different capacities. Two guides allow us to divide the group up according to physical ability and individual desires. This means you can hike at a comfortable pace on your own level without needing to wait for others or feel rushed. You won't find a better guide-to-guest ratio!

4. A Custom-Crafted Route That Highlights Nature & Avoids Crowds
   Our own staff Expedition Leaders have carefully designed our itinerary to reveal out-of-the-way corners of Glacier's diverse landscapes that big tour groups and many independent visitors miss. Our in-depth knowledge of the Glacier region allows us to take you to lesser-known spots where wildlife viewing is better and crowds are fewer.

5. A Window Seat for Every Guest
   Our spacious private vans are a real contrast to big motorcoaches. Because we limit our capacity to just six guests in a vehicle (dividing our group of 12 into two vehicles), not only does everyone get a window seat for easy photography and wildlife viewing even while we're driving, but there's plenty of room to spread out. You won't travel more comfortably!

6. Expert Naturalist Guides Create a Matchless Experience
   Our Expedition Leaders are professional naturalists with in-depth insight into the habitats we explore, the behavioral patterns of the wildlife we encounter, and the know-how to be in the right place at the right time to see animals and avoid crowds of other tourists. Guides with decades of experience lead our Glacier trips. They intimately know every trail, include lots of special stops and surprises that the casual tourist would miss. They offer a wealth of information about wildlife, geology, ecology, natural history and Native American culture. Many people see our national parks on their own, but when you travel with our naturalist guides, you'll see, do and learn so much more. See Expedition Leader bios with traveler comments regarding the quality of our leaders.

7. Our Quality-Value Guarantee Ensures Your Glacier & Waterton Adventure
   With Natural Habitat Adventures, you receive our exclusive guarantee, stating clearly that we will meet the lofty expectations we set forth in our promotional materials. We think this is the most ambitious guarantee made by any adventure travel company. Read our important promise.

8. Feel Good About Your Carbon-Neutral Journey
   We care deeply about our planet, as we know you do. When you travel with us, the carbon emissions from your trip are 100% offset—including your round-trip flights from home. Natural Habitat Adventures has been the world’s first carbon-neutral travel company since 2007.

9. Natural Habitat Adventures is WWF's Travel Partner

   Because of our commitment to environmentally friendly travel, as well as the exceptional quality of our adventures, World Wildlife Fund—the world's leading environmental conservation organization—has named Natural Habitat Adventures as its worldwide travel partner, a designation that makes us exceedingly proud!