Nature & Wildlife
“I am so grateful that I am finally beginning to understand Cuba’s amazing natural history. Our group shared an unforgettable look at this beautiful place.” — Marilyn Ackley | Undiscovered Cuba | 2017 “We thought the guided trip to Cuba was phenomenal.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a moment out of Costa Rica. Photographer Marianna Armata found a group of small glass butterflies gathered around a piece of fermented fruit at the Butterfly Conservatory.
Travel Tales
My traveling buddy and I had just spent a horrible night north of the Guatemala border.
Travel Tales
“Vamanos, mujeres!” That was the insistent invitation from a large Cuna mamacita brandishing a grinning mouthful of golden teeth and a half chewed-up cigar. Wearing a red headscarf, arm and leg beads, gold nose rings and earrings, and the traditional colorful mola panel blouse, she was inviting our women to join a raucous party.
Travel Tales
One of my more important lessons as a traveler came early—when I was 19 and backpacking around Europe with my best friend—and it’s never failed me: deviations from your planned itinerary, whether chosen or forced, always result in unexpected and delightful experiences, if you are open and allow them to unfold.
Travel Tales
A small white dog dappled with large black-and-brown spots leads the way. A few steps behind the spunky pup, a man wearing khaki pants and a long-sleeved shirt of the same color—both too large for his small frame—strides confidently toward us.
Travel Tales
“Marco Fallas was a tireless guide, lugging a spotting scope up and down mountain trails for hours each day. After a long day, he offered to take us into the jungle after dark, where we encountered an armadillo and followed tree frog calls, spotting several with gorgeous colors.
Travel Tales
Traveler D. Wilson captured the following photographs during a Natural Jewels of Costa Rica tour with Natural Habitat Adventures in February 2017. — D. Wilson | Natural Jewels of Costa Rica | February 2017 Do You Have a Travel Tale of Your Own?
Travel Tales
Sweat drips down my forehead, back and legs. We are walking as slowly as possible, but the full sun, 90-degree heat and 90-percent humidity make it feel like we are melting.
Nature & Wildlife
The sun kisses your shoulders while you explore a stunning landscape where dense forest collides with wild, white-sand beaches where the saltwater laps at your feet.
Latin America
By Kate Willingham, Destination Manager at Natural Habitat Adventures I’ve always loved butterflies. Growing up, I would tromp around our backyard looking for Eastern tiger swallowtails or their caterpillar counterpart, catching them with my bare hands, housing them in butterfly terrariums, and every now and then bringing them to my kindergarten show-and-tell.
Nature & Wildlife
Under water, on land and in the air, few countries on the planet have the readily accessible wildlife diversity of Belize. And if you take into account the fact that it is one of the smallest countries in the world, arguably nowhere else can compare.
