Travel Tales

Courtney Nachlas

Butterfly Connections – How Nat Hab’s Scholarship Winner Connected American Students to Rural Mexican Classrooms

Beth was busy washing dishes at home when she saw an unknown call come in from Boulder, Colorado. Normally, she wouldn’t answer this type of call, but she had...

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Courtney Nachlas

Encountering a Puma in Patagonia

Have you ever heard someone describe a trip as a “religious experience”? Before I left for Argentina, that’s how Patagonia was explained to me - a religious...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Create a Travel Journal That You’ll Read Again and Again

Where will your travels take you in 2020? It’s probably one of the most pleasant questions to ponder. I hope that you’ll go to places both far and near....

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Why Visit the Cotswolds?

Why visit the Cotswolds? Well, I live here, so let me try and answer that question. I moved to the area when I was nine. My grandparents had raised their own...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Pubs, an Englishman’s Natural Habitat

If you want to meet an Englishman in his natural habitat, you go to a pub. Let's be honest; the great British pub is as much a defining symbol of the country...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Journey Through the Cotswolds with Nat Hab

Why join our journey through the Cotswolds? As a local, there is more than a little pride invested in this itinerary. I love the Cotswolds, and I want to show...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Making Travelers: View-Masters, Slideshows and Mailed Boxes

When I was a kid, my mother signed me up for a monthly children’s travel club sponsored by the National Geographic Society. As a member of the club, every 30...

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WWF

When to see Baby Animals in the Galapagos

The Galapagos Islands offer so many unique experiences for travelers. From encounters with wildlife unbothered by humans to the varying geological features...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: The Pantanal’s Wonders in Photos

Nat Hab travelers Gary and Myrna Paige recently journeyed with us to experience Jaguars & Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal and shared these stunning photos...

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WWF

No Time to Waste: The World’s First Zero Waste Adventure

Natural Habitat Adventures and WWF educate and inspire travelers to adopt lifelong habits to save treasured natural spaces and species. The light yellow...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Greenland in Words & Photos

Ellen and I have been fortunate to travel widely and see a world beyond where we live. Our recent trip to Greenland certainly ranks high on our list of...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Giraffes in Botswana

"This was hands down the best trip of my life. It was my number one bucket list trip since I was younger, and it far exceeded any expectation I had just...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Travel Tale: The Environmentalist Elves of Iceland

My guide was dead serious—or, at least, he seemed to be. He told me that there are elves in Iceland. He made this surprising statement while we were in his...

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Olaf Malver

Mr. Snuffy | Olaf’s Corner

This is an unreal tale about an unusual creature in a far-away jungle... About 25 years ago at my old travel company, a member of the sales department picked...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Trains, Floatplanes and Hungry Bears on an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

"This trip is exactly what it's called. My wife and I took this Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari with a small group of 12 in early July, when the daylight is...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Fun with Mammals in the Galapagos

The ocean environment is a place where we, as humans, do not belong. It’s cold, full of confusing and potentially dangerous animals, and, thanks to our...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

The Magic of Churchill

“Oh dear,” I heard our driver say over the sound of spinning tires. “Yep…uh huh…I think we’re really stuck now,” he continued. Somehow, even words you don’t...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

A Namibia Safari with Natural Habitat Adventures

I had the chance to go on a trip of a lifetime to Namibia with Natural Habitat Adventures. I had seen photos of the amazing Namibian landscapes and was very...

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