Travel Tales

WWF

Learning From the Polar Bears—and People—of Churchill

By World Wildlife Fund staff members: Michael Crispino, David Kuhn, Laura Brush, and Lisa Steel Most vacations are remembered by the “firsts” experienced...

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Laura Kiniry

4 Ways to Explore Iceland’s Natural Wonders

It was just off the coast of Grímsey, a tiny Icelandic island about 25 miles north of the country’s mainland, that I spotted my first puffin. Easy to identify...

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WWF

Traveler Story: Churchill, Polar Bear Capital of the World

By Stephanie Mustonen, Integrated Marketing Specialist at WWF People are often warned not to go out alone at night. That was one of the first rules I was told...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Finding the Bones of Giants in Labrador

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...

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Rebecca Self

Discovering Your Child’s Nature: Hidden Benefits of a Family African Safari

As you’re planning an African safari, you will surely anticipate observing majestic wildlife from your safari vehicle, the thrill of having animals wander...

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Rachel Walker

Botswana’s Wild Kingdom: A Safari Story

On the first evening of my 12-day Secluded Botswana Safari, I followed my small group of five travelers down a flight of outdoor steps at Toka Leya Lodge to...

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Laura Kiniry

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 the...

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WWF

Face-to-Face with Churchill’s Polar Bears

By Amanda Huff, Development Officer at WWF If someone had asked me what one of my “core memories” in life would be, I would have never guessed it would be...

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Emily Goodheart

Experience Indigenous Cultures Across North America on Nat Hab’s Immersive Journeys

November is Indigenous Peoples Month—a time to honor the traditions, histories and contributions of Indigenous communities worldwide. Dive deep into the rich...

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WWF

Traveling to the Tundra: An Arctic Expedition in Churchill

By Kelsey Braverman, WWF’s Manager, Development Research   Imagine traveling to a small town on the Hudson Bay, in the far north of Manitoba, Canada for the...

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Emily Goodheart

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi: A Nature Travel Writer’s Bucket List Adventures

When I was eight, I set up a museum in our linen closet. In my mind’s eye, the curiosities collected over time and passed lovingly on from family members...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

When Huskies Call You Home: A Churchill Travel Tale

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...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Brown Bears, Alaska Bear Camp and Being There

We were sitting quietly, the two of us, on a log in the forested and tall-grass wilds of Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Here, along the Cook...

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Megan Koelemay

Finding Magic in the Great Bear Rainforest: A Photo Journal

I’ve always thought of Dr. Seuss books as magical, transporting me to the most creative landscapes I’d ever known as a child. Winding shapes, curious plants,...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Alaska’s Bear Coast: A Shared Kinship and a Guide’s Legacy

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Justin Gibson In the heart of Alaska's Bear Coast, where towering volcanoes meet intertidal sedge meadows fractured by braided...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Winter 2025 Will Bring The Best Northern Lights Display in 20 Years

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...

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Michelle Peters

Mythology Set in Stone: Get to Know the Ancient Artists of Australia’s Grampians

It’s the mid-1800s in southern Australia, and the soon-to-be first lieutenant governor of Victoria, Charles La Trobe, has given up the search. A ferocious...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Ride 4 a Woman Empowers the Women of Bwindi, Uganda

By Nat Hab traveler Ann Lauer In September 2021, my husband Ron and I traveled to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a mountainous region of Uganda bordering...

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