Nature & Wildlife
I’m a tree hugger from way back; in fact, you could say I was hugging trees before tree hugging was cool. So when a book titled The Songs of Trees recently hit store shelves, I couldn’t help but notice.
Travel Tales
“We loved so many things that occurred during our visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, but I will share a few. Our first night aboard the Petrel, we moved from San Cristobal to Espanola. When we awoke in the morning, there was a sea lion on the top deck.
Travel Tales
During my 18+ years at Natural Habitat Adventures, I’ve been fortunate—frankly, blessed—to travel the world as an emissary of the company.
Conservation
In a place as remote as the Galapagos Islands, I expected to encounter a pristine wild habitat, nearly unspoiled by human activity. I was rewarded with such an experience, snorkeling with dozens of sea turtles in Tagus Cove and hiking among volcanic tuff cones on Isabela Island.
Conservation
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. These are just three of the 238 natural and mixed (cultural and natural) sites designated as World Heritage by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. And all three are threatened by human development.
Travel Tales
The Galapagos is one of my favorite places on the planet! I am very fortunate, I know, to have been able to visit these islands more than once. When you travel somewhere new, of course you have expectations of what it will be like.
Conservation
Hacienda Zuleta, a colonial-era working farm in the Andean Highlands, sits at 9,600 feet in the Imbabura Province of Ecuador. Guests on select Natural Habitat Galapagos departures enjoy a 2-night stay at Zuleta, the best place to view wildlife in the region, including wild Andean condors and spectacled bears.
Galapagos Islands
In our first two Fun Facts articles we discovered some Galapagos Islands Fun Facts for Kids, as well as interesting characteristics of Galapagos geography, conservation and wildlife in part two. In this article we learn about the mother country of the famous archipelago—Ecuador! 1. Where in the World?
Travel Tips
The Galápagos Islands are a dream destination for any nature lover. But what makes them so extraordinary for a younger traveler? Like everything in the Galápagos, the answer is as varied as the islands themselves. Snorkeling, hiking, wildlife encounters… it’s the adventure of a lifetime.
Nature & Wildlife
At the end of June I had the amazing opportunity to travel with Natural Habitat Adventures to the Galápagos Islands. As you might imagine, it was the trip of a lifetime – and not just for the incredible wildlife sightings and beautiful landscapes.
Travel Tales
The rickety bus from Quito to Otavalo in Ecuador was bursting with a rich cacophony of Otavaleños women chattering in Quechua, yellow chickens clucking nervously from small bamboo cages, and the bus radio filling the coach with the popular song of “El Condor Pas” in Spanish.
Galapagos Islands
This post was written by Natural Habitat Adventures Chief Exploratory Officer Olaf Malver.
