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By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage The aurora borealis has evoked a powerful mythological significance from different cultures for millennia. There are stories of the ancestors of Canadian Inuit playing a game of kickball in the sky with a walrus’s skull.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen How the Moon Became Earth’s Regulator The moon is more than a bright light in our dark sky; it’s a key to understanding our planet, our calendars and ocean tides.
A trip to the rainforest is filled with interesting possibilities for adventure, whether through cultural exchange, photography, fishing, hiking, birding or wildlife spotting. But not all rainforests are the same! Some are hot and humid and filled with colorful orchids, while others are cool and misty and packed with prehistoric ferns.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Kristina Disney Something I had to learn when I moved to British Columbia‘s Vancouver Island is that you don’t not do something because it’s raining. If that were the case, you’d never do anything.
Off Canada’s wild northern Pacific coast lies Haida Gwaii, an archipelago of more than 200 islands. Dominated by two main islands—Graham Island (Kiis Gwaay) in the north and Moresby Island in the south—this mystical landscape is separated from the mainland by the shallow and turbulent waters of Hecate Strait.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Humpback whales are among the most widespread and successful cetaceans inhabiting Earth’s oceans. These baleen whales lack teeth, possessing instead dozens of rows of keratin protein aligned in fibrous plates along the roofs of their mouths. Humpbacks have between 270 and 400 baleen plates.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Kristina Disney Have you ever been to the places that lie in the corners of maps? Gone to places so little traveled that cartographers cover the region with markers of scale and distance, titles, legends or—better yet—pictures of sea monsters?
At Nat Hab, it’s safe to say we’re enamored with mountains! Mountains host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and 30% of all Key Biodiversity Areas. Of the 20 plant species that supply 80% of the world’s food, six originated and have been diversified in mountains: maize, potatoes, barley, sorghum, tomatoes and apples.
The World’s Leading Nature Travel Company Launches New Itineraries in Kenya, Newfoundland & Labrador, Australia and More Following Strong Demand Boulder, CO, September 4, 2024 – Natural Habitat Adventures (Nat Hab), the leading conservation travel company in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), today announces five new itineraries for 2025 offering travelers opportunities to…
Interested in a nature encounter exclusively in the company of women? An adventure where you can relax and be yourself, push your comfort envelope as much or as little as you wish, and learn from outstanding female naturalist guides in the world’s most wondrous wild places?
What if you could take a helicopter flight over the craggy Bugaboo Mountains of British Columbia, landing at a deluxe wilderness lodge where few are fortunate enough to stay? Or glide along the historic rails from Vancouver to Lake Louise in a glass-domed car on the stunning trans-mountain route that opened the Canadian West?
By Expedition Leader Katrina Rosen With summer on the horizon in the northern hemisphere, winter is probably the last thing on your mind. But if seeing the northern lights is on your must-do list, now is the time to start planning!
