Travel Tales

Cathy Brown

The Amazon River 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 traveling solo can be a...

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WWF

A Season For All Things: Winter in Churchill Travel Diary

By Brandi Worden, WWF Senior Program Administrator, Reporting Lead Animal sightings in Churchill, Manitoba ebb and flow with the sea ice in Hudson Bay. In the...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Travel Tale: Spotting Snow Leopards in the Sham Valley

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...

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WWF

7 Reasons You Should Make Namibia Your Next Destination

Narrowing down your options for an African safari can be tough, but if you ask me, I’d recommend moving Namibia to the top of your travel list! Situated on...

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Samantha Miller

A Summer “Bear Camp” Adventure For the Young-Hearted

Welcome to Lake Clark National Park and Reserve, Alaska’s premier isolated wilderness. Lake Clark lies north of Katmai National Park and across Cook Inlet,...

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WWF

How Gorilla Tourism Can Benefit Wildlife and People

Originally published by Nina Foster, September 2022, at worldwildlife.org He knew they were getting close when he caught a whiff of a familiar scent. You can...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater: The Eighth Wonder of the Natural World

By Gary Balfour and David Bygott Twenty million years ago, a mountain that never had a chance to be named led to the creation of one of the most beautiful and...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Sailing Haida Gwaii: First Impressions

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage Growing up in Canada, I always dreamed of venturing to Haida Gwaii. This enticing nature destination was at the...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

My South Africa Adventure: The Trip of a Lifetime

By Nat Hab Traveler Connie Owen, originally published in Jackson Hole News & Guide It wasn’t on my bucket list. I didn’t want to go. I was kicking and...

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Megan Brief

Celebrate Women’s History with Women’s Journeys

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories March is Women's History Month, a holiday designated by presidential proclamation to reflect on the often-overlooked...

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WWF

Chasing Monarch Butterflies: A Memoir of Mexico’s El Rosario Preserve

By Mac Mirabile, Senior Director of Analytics at World Wildlife Fund  A solitary monarch butterfly flutters along a dusty path leading our group of eager...

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Ruksana Hussain

15 Nature, Wildlife, Conservation and Travel Podcasts to Listen to Today

Welcome to the wonderful world of podcasts! Especially ones that deal with nature, wildlife, conservation and travel—all topics we care dearly about. There...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

6 Things that Surprised me on my Polar Bear Adventure

By Jen McNally, Adventure Prep Specialist at Natural Habitat Adventures On a recent expedition to Churchill on Nat Hab's Tundra Lodge Adventure, I was wowed...

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WWF

Project “Paraiso Quetzal” – Where Conservation Meets Development

Costa Rica is known for its natural beauty, advancements in sustainability and conservation, and vast wildlife viewing opportunities. While all these things...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Guiding on Portugal’s River of Wine: A First-Time Nat Hab Expedition Leader’s Story

Our Nat Hab Expedition Leaders truly do it all. They’re experts at logistics, skilled at navigating group dynamics, and well-versed in the nature, wildlife,...

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Megan Brief

Traveler Story: Photographing Katmai’s Grizzlies & Winning The Washington Post’s Photo Contest

“With many pandemic-era travel restrictions in the rearview mirror, we are out in the world again. The winning entries in our 23rd annual photo contest were...

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WWF

Sights and Sounds of Alaska

By Kelley Ashford, Sr. Video Specialist, Development, WWF-US  &  Mónica Echeverría-Cota, Deputy Director, Media and Strategic Communications, WWF-US  We...

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Valerie Gleaton

Chasing Dreams and Wild Dogs in Botswana: A Safari Travel Story

Jan Cochran’s love of travel was evident from a young age. As a child, she was especially fascinated by Africa, and she went on her first trip to Kenya...

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