Wildlife of Patagonia: Pumas, Condors and More
Peerless Patagonia is striking in grandeur, yet humble in character. As Andean spires rise to the sky, glaciers wind their way down to turquoise lakes dott...
Michelle Peters
Latin America Stories
Meet the Andean Condor, the King of the Andes
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is not your typical raptor. The Incas revered this massive bird of prey, believing it carried the sun into the sky each ...
Cathy Brown
Beautiful Birds of Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific Coast: A Bird-Watcher’s Paradise
Nat Hab has spent over three decades exploring Costa Rica’s Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, rainforests, cloud forests, national parks and wildlife refug...
Samantha Miller
Ancient Legends, Modern Challenges: Protecting the Amazon’s Pink River Dolphins
The Amazon river dolphin is known as the boto in Brazil and as bufeo or bufeo Colorado in Spanish-speaking parts of the Amazon Basin, including Peru, Colom...
Rebecca Self
Inside the Amazon, the World’s Green Heart: Wildlife, Medicine and What We Stand to Lose
The Amazon, home to hundreds of culturally unique Indigenous groups and one-tenth of all known species on Earth, is a vital ecosystem where the interdepend...
Emily Goodheart
Costa Rica: A Conservation Success Story
By Rachel Foster, World Wildlife Fund Luck was on my side when I was able to join a Nat Hab expedition to Costa Rica! As many in the conservation space kno...
WWF
Trading Snow for Stars and Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
—By Harvey Trop For some people, there’s nothing better than a tropical beach vacation. The broad expanse of sand and surf, along with a pleasant breeze—es...
Earthwatch Expeditions
Top 10 Underwater Wildlife Encounters in the Galapagos
The Galapagos offers close wildlife encounters—from blue-footed boobies and sea lion colonies to giant tortoises that move slowly across arid highlands. Bu...
WWF
Peruvian Cuisine: Wild Foods of the Amazon
There aren’t that many places left in the world where humans haven’t attempted to “modernize” the food systems. But on a trip to the Peruvian Amazon, rest ...
Cathy Brown
The Loudest Bird on the Planet Lives in the Amazon
Some animals are known for being loud; for example, howler monkeys are said to be aptly named. When a number of them let loose their lungs in concert, the ...
Candice Gaukel Andrews
6 Nature Trips to Celebrate Spring
Spring forward from so-called winter woes into a season full of possibilities! From wildflowers to wildlife, this time of year offers travelers great weath...
Ruksana Hussain
A Walk in Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest
For a relatively small country, Costa Rica offers remarkably rich wildlife and nature opportunities. Anyone with an eye trained on eco-friendly, conservati...
Michelle Peters
Hope in Action: 20 Wildlife Comebacks That Prove Conservation Works
Need some good news? Here’s cause for hope and celebration: 20 species have moved further from extinction according to the latest IUCN Red List of Threaten...
Rebecca Self
Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them
From the soaring Andean condor in Patagonia to the rainbow flash of a lilac-breasted roller on safari, birds are a highlight of Nat Hab trips across the gl...
Cathy Brown
Machu Picchu: Best-Kept Secrets Behind Peru’s Most Photographed Ruins
If you’re dreaming of Peru and want more than a quick look from the classic viewpoints, Nat Hab’s Machu Picchu & Sacred Valley Photo Expedition i...
Peter Davis Krahenbuhl
Tracking Jaguars with the Onçafari Project: Conservation Travel in Brazil’s Pantanal
It was in the early morning when we first spotted Aracy, positioned near a small waterhole in Brazil’s southern Pantanal region. We followed her through th...
Laura Kiniry
Explore 6 New Nat Hab Journeys: Madagascar, Iceland, Portugal & Beyond
Nat Hab is excited to announce six new itineraries, offering travelers opportunities to see popular and fresh nature and wildlife destinations in new ways,...
Natural Habitat Adventures
The Amazon River Basin Through the Eyes of a Naturalist Guide
Marcel Proust once famously said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” While travelin...
Cathy Brown
