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By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Murren, Switzerland, is one of the hidden gems on our Wild Switzerland expedition. This tiny hamlet is tucked high on a ridge that is teeming with waterfalls hundreds of feet high and is only accessible by gondola from the Lauterbrunnen Valley below.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Heading down to the Churchill River to catch the sunset is by far one of my favorite scenes. The crunching of snow in -30°F is a sound not soon forgotten as you step from the bus onto the ice.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage During our Wild Switzerland expedition, we spend two nights in the mountain village of Zermatt, Switzerland. The village is well known as a mountaineer destination, as the famed Matterhorn, which stands at 14,692 feet tall, overlooks the entire valley.
I traveled to Southern Africa on a Natural Habitat Adventures trip in October 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 crashed into our collective consciousness like a runaway freight train.
A Nat Hab traveler shares his experience with lions and leopards during The Great Kenya Migration Safari.
Meeting a curious cetacean at eye level is a soul-stirring experience for wildlife enthusiasts. Imagine setting off by kayak and getting up close and personal with a beguiling beluga (and 3,000 of its closest friends) at the mouth of the Churchill River—no aquarium glass to separate you.
By Lee Poston, Director of WWF Media Relations “Over there, over there!!! Get your masks and flippers on!” our interaction officer, Embet Guadamor, yells. He’s standing high on the mast of an outrigger pointing southwest to what looks like open ocean. But it’s not open ocean to his eagle eyes.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Matt Meyer The day started like any other at Buhoma Lodge in the northern region of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with a few wisps of cloud cover, low hanging mist over the canopy tops and the sounds of the forest waking up.
By Caroline Prince, Senior Philanthropy Writer at World Wildlife Fund Before dawn Our 4:30am wake-up call is followed by a two-hour journey requiring both a dune buggy and a boat. This sunrise Natural Habitat Adventures‘ excursion from Isla Holbox, located just north of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, is tinged with giddy optimism—and worry.
Curled up in my arms, a husky puppy licks a snowflake off my cheek. My fellow travelers and I have just been whisked away on a thrilling excursion through the boreal forest by dog sled, and are now greeting the pack’s newest members.
What’s it like to be a naturalist on Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park tours? Get a glimpse into the life of an Expedition Leader in this personal essay by Benj Sinclair. Moving to northern Wyoming from the verdant hills of southern Vermont in the 1980s was tough for a born naturalist.
The ascent starts immediately. You stare up at the mountainside and know that the next few hours will be a strain and exertion on your legs and chest. The moist heat of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is bearing down, laying a thick blanket of humidity on the nape of your neck.
