Newest in Canada & the North
Greenland draws adventurous travelers with its iceberg-filled fjords, glacier-covered mountains and opportunities to encounter Arctic wildlife. Humpback whales feed in coastal waters, the Greenland ice sheet covers most of the island and Inuit communities maintain traditions that have endured for centuries.
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When I first considered my trip to Greenland, I enthusiastically anticipated the breathtaking scenery of fjords and icebergs bobbing among crystal-clear waters. But what transpired far exceeded my expectations. The multisensory experience was a joyous surprise and contributed to this being an awe-inspiring adventure.
You might be surprised by the variety of optical phenomena we have the privilege of viewing on our beautiful planet. Count yourself lucky if you’ve been an audience to some of these performances by Mother Nature, including the northern lights, sun dogs, fire rainbows, light pillars and the rare Brocken specter.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen Stepping off the flight in Churchill, you may know you are still in North America, but it no longer feels like home. The bite of fresh air and the welcoming wind let us know we are in the north.
When you hear Newfoundland and Labrador, what do you think of? The dog breeds? Colorful coastal cottages? Hardy people accustomed to life along the sea? Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province of Canada, is a place of stark beauty and vibrant culture. The province is one of Canada’s wildest and least populated.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen Out on the tundra, we meld into the landscape, observing and trying to discern details. We remain quiet, resembling the hushed silence before winter, eager to catch sight of the largest land predator or the tiniest Arctic vole.
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, can be seen throughout the polar north, but the most vivid displays occur under an oval-shaped ring, the aurora oval, that circles the magnetic North Pole.
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have shaped North America’s landscapes through stewardship, observation and a deep understanding of the natural world. Today, many of Natural Habitat Adventures’ journeys offer opportunities to learn directly from Indigenous guides, artists, elders and community members whose connections to these lands remain as strong as ever.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Kristina Disney If you’ve ever read the word cacophony in a book but not really understood the meaning, the huskies are happy to teach you. You will always hear them before you see them. Long, lonely howls, high-pitched barks, yips, and the sound of claws scratching through ice and snow.
Words By Nat Hab Traveler Kelley McKinnon and Photos By Our Expedition Leaders A photograph of an iceberg captures nothing of its essence or its presence. But then, two-dimensional snapshots never convey the physical grandeur of something with depth and height.
The guide beckons us to a ridgetop on Prince of Wales Island in northern Canada. As we reach the top, he motions for everyone to be absolutely quiet. Because just over the rise is a herd of two dozen muskox that are so far oblivious to our presence.
The Canadian Rockies have called to me ever since I first visited the region at the tender age of one. My parents had a photo in my childhood home, taken along the Icefields Parkway, that elicited stories of my trip there with them.
On Nat Hab’s Rainforest to Rockies: Vancouver to Lake Louise adventure, you’ll discover Canada’s mountain grandeur on a unique itinerary into wild realms others rarely see!
