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By Senior Adventure Specialist John Holahan The morning sun crested the eastern ridge of the Sham Valley, warming the contents of its path. It peered through windows, past half-closed curtains, and pried sleeping eyes from the last bits of dreaming. Legs stretched, fingers wiggled, bodies stirred.
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Richard de Gouveia Plains Game, Predators & Birdlife in Murchison Falls National Park Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, is a tapestry of natural wonders where the roar of the Nile River is only matched by the calls of the wild.
Botswana is one of five adjacent countries within whose borders lies the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, also known as KAZA, the world’s largest transboundary conservation area. While KAZA is essential as the stronghold of half of Africa’s elephants, it is also home to significant percentages of the continent’s carnivores, including lions, leopards, cheetahs and wild dogs.
One of the most memorable moments of my life happened in Egypt. I’d been working in Cairo and hired a female guide to see nearby historical and archaeological sites. The call to prayer rang out as we stepped out of our car in a dusty parking lot in Giza.
How One of the World’s Most Respected Sustainable Travel Companies Grew from the Wilds of the Garden State Ever wonder how Natural Habitat Adventures became the global leader in conservation travel that it is today? Ben Bressler, our founder and director, has remained at the helm of the company for over four decades.
By Jordy Oleson Madagascar is the most unique place I’ve ever been. Geographically, biologically, culturally—it is so isolated and truly seems to operate in a vacuum. This African island was once blanketed almost entirely by forest, and it’s home to countless endemic species.
Was Ephesus Greek or Roman? The answer is both… and more. Ephesus is known as a Greek and Roman city, but it rose from a much older Anatolian landscape, where people had lived for more than 8,000 years.
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.
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.
Narrowing down your options for an African safari can be tough, but if you ask me, I’d move Namibia to the top of your travel list. Stretching along the southwest coast of Africa, Namibia is home to the Namib—the world’s oldest desert—and some of the continent’s most striking scenery.
