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Are you one of those people who thinks they’re not a cruise person? Do you think cruises are too boring and not active enough for you, and do you shudder at the idea of being cooped up on a floating city with a thousand other passengers for days?
The video below of a teenage boy in Florida riding a whale shark is a perfect example of what NOT to do when swimming with whale sharks. Chris Kreis, 19, seemed to have no qualms about hopping on and riding the 30-foot long, 50,000 pound whale shark for a good 20 seconds or so.
Nat Hab expedition leader Brad Josephs just got back from leading the first two groups of our brand new China trip, The Wild Side of China: A Nature Odyssey. The success of the itinerary was beyond our wildest expectations, no pun intended!
You probably chose to travel with Natural Habitat Adventures to get closer to nature and escape the stresses of everyday life like email, voicemail and Facebook.
Outside magazine has announced its annual travel awards, and guess who nabbed the top adventure travel company spot? We did! Outside named Natural Habitat Adventures the world’s best outfitter for 2013. And we couldn’t be prouder! Here’s an excerpt from Outside’s report: “Natural Habitat Adventures rose above the rest.
By Maddi Higgins, WWF Travel Where: Ifrane National Park is in the Moyen Atlas mountain range, about 35 miles outside of Fes. What’s there: Barbary macaques. The population of Barbary macaques in Ifrane is accustomed to human visitors, so you will be able to see the monkeys at close range.
Interstate rest stops are some of my favorite places when it comes to getting ideas for new adventures. Inside their doors are racks filled with printed brochures and colorful maps that promise excitement just down the road.
I’m not talking about a spirulina smoothie, though that can be good for you, too. Nope, it’s actually “Vitamin N” that’s the focus – “N” for “nature.” It’s author Richard Louv’s term for the health benefits of time spent in the natural world, detailed in his book The Nature Principle.
Where: Deep in the rain forests of Central Borneo in the Tanjung Puting National Park. What’s there: A full-service research center where visitors can observe ex-captive orangutans that have been returned to the wild but are not entirely independent. In the 1970s and 1980s, Camp Leakey also served as a rehabilitation center.
What kind of Alaska tour are you looking for? Legendary wildlife and wilderness, or crowds and commercialism? How you choose to see Alaska — and who you choose to take you there — makes all the difference. That was then…
How would you rather experience Alaska? With 10,000 cruise ship passengers, or from the seat of a kayak in Misty Fjords in the solitude of wilderness?
For 2012, resolve to turn off the Internet, tune out the text and rediscover your inner self and core values — ideally on a wilderness adventure far away from technological tethers.
