Nature & Wildlife
In 1974, a 20-year-old Toby Sinclair climbed into an old minibus with some friends for a road trip that would change the course of his life. After travels through Europe and the Middle East, they drove into Asia where he says he “caught the travel bug.”
Travel Tales
“I love their eyes,” said Gavin Lautenbach, Natural Habitat Adventures guide. “To capture a photograph of any cat in the wild, it’s about their eyes. I love their power and their strength. I love their relationships with their cubs and with other cats. I love their speed, power, precision and playfulness.”
Galapagos Islands
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Seven years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from Ecuador’s capital of Quito to the Enchanted Isles. And they did it in a big way: Roberto and his family live off the grid.
Conservation
Smokey Bear turned 70 years old this past Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Travel Tales
Sandra Elvin always thought she would grow up to be a veterinarian. Sandra acquired her love for nature from her father, who after spending one day in Canada’s open spaces, decided to move his family there. Trained as a wildlife biologist, Sandra is currently pursuing a Ph.D.
Travel Tales
March celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. To inspire you and the women in your life, we are featuring profiles of women we know who thirst for adventure and care deeply about the planet. Melissa Scott’s extraordinary knowledge of nature and effervescent personality earned her the title of NHA’s Staff Naturalist.
News & More
We are thrilled to announce that NHA Expedition Leader Thuto Moutloatse was just named one of the Seven Best Guides on the Planet in Outside Magazine’s 2014 Travel Awards! He won top honors for Best Safari Guide, and we couldn’t be more excited for him.
Travel Tales
I recently caught up with NHA Expedition Leader Monika Mikulec, born and raised in Croatia, who guides our Nat Hab Expedition trip to the Dalmatian coast: Kayak & Hike the Best of the Balkans.
Travel Tales
Our Galapagos Hiking and Kayaking expedition has grown to be one of our most popular trips. Why? No doubt it has a lot to do with the trip’s charismatic and knowledgeable naturalist guide, Luis Rodriguez, aka Champi.
Nature & Wildlife
By Natural Habitat Adventures Editorial Director Wendy Worrall Redal As afternoon edged toward sunset in Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, our guide slowed the Land Rover to a halt as he studied the ground on the side of the sandy track. “There’s a leopard around here,” he said, in a hushed voice.
Travel Tips
A quick count of the field guides lined up on the bookshelves in my office currently numbers about 25 tomes. Some are quite hefty at several hundred pages, and some are nothing more than large-format, laminated sheets.
