African Safaris
The term Africa’s Big Five means something quite different today than it did when it was coined in the late 1800s during the continent’s colonial period. Then, it referenced the animals—Cape buffalo (or African buffalo), elephants, leopards, lions and rhinoceroses—that trophy hunters considered to be the most challenging and dangerous to hunt on foot.
African Safaris
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 excited to experience them first hand.
African Safaris
Namibia is otherworldly, a land of endless dunes and rare desert-adapted wildlife. Many long to travel to this remote region, and with good reason. Brad Josephs is a seasoned Expedition Leader and photography instructor with Natural Habitat Adventures.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a photo of a lion cub in Zimbabwe. Photographer Stuart Taylor captured this image near Ruckomechi Camp in South Africa. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a photo of a lion resting in a tree in Africa. Photographer Nancy Bland took this photo of a lion resting while on safari in Serengeti, Tanzania!
African Safaris
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a portrait of a lion in South Africa. Photographer Wesley Whitfield captured this epic lion shot in the Gondwana Game Reserve! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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 photo of two male lions. Photographer Susan Topper watched these two lions relaxing in the Okavango Delta. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
Our Planet brilliantly encapsulates the idea that our wild places are worth protecting. Detailed within each episode are accounts of spectacular natural phenomena, such as the super blooms that occur once every decade in California’s deserts after a cloudburst.
Travel Tales
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 excited to experience them first hand.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a sleeping lion. Photographer Sue Marchesiello was on safari in Ishasha National Park, Uganda when she came upon this lioness resting in a tree. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose lion cubs in Okavango National Park, Botswana. Photographer Don Ellingsen watched a pride of three females and six cubs feast on a fresh zebra kill.
Nature & Wildlife
Few tourists have ever ventured here. It is a place famous for whale bones, lions, fur seals, and ship wrecks. The Skeleton Coast is unusually beautiful and getting there is the adventure of a lifetime. Namibia is one of the least populated countries in the world and is home to the world’s oldest desert.
