Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Travel Tales

    Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going: Matt Erke

    Jun 21, 2017 · WWF

    Matt Erke serves as an Program Officer for WWF’s Forest Program. Matt tells about how travel opened his eyes to the incredible beauty and power of nature. 1. How did you catch the travel bug?

  • Travel Tales

    Traveler Story: Costa Rica Wilderness Explorer

    Jun 3, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    “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 Story: The Natural Jewels of Costa Rica

    May 27, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    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

    Traveler Story: Natural Jewels of Costa Rica

    Apr 24, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    “Nat Hab always makes your trip worry free and interesting. We enjoy photographing wildlife of all types and in Costa Rica, there are all types. Thanks for great memories and photos!” — D. Beach, Natural Jewels of Costa Rica Do You Have a Story to Share?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Red-eyed Tree Frog

    Apr 14, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a scene out of Costa Rica. Photographer Jo Ann Creore noticed this little tree frog popping out behind a heliconia flower. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • News & More

    Let Your Mind Wander: Those “Travels” Are Good for You

    Feb 28, 2017 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Mindfulness is a buzzword today. It refers to the notion that we should strive to keep our minds fully attending to and totally aware of what’s happening and what we’re doing on a moment-to-moment basis.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Seabound Baby Turtles in Costa Rica

    Nov 15, 2016 · Emily Deemer

    While exploring the wilderness of Costa Rica, a small group of nature travelers enjoyed the wondrous experience of being surrounded by Pacific green sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean for the first time.

  • Conservation

    Conservation and Tourism Go Hand in Hand

    May 23, 2016 · Emily Deemer

    While visiting Costa Rica with Natural Habitat Adventures last year, I once again had an opportunity to see how embracing conservation enhances communities.

  • News & More

    Clouds Can Help Find Threatened and Endangered Species

    Apr 5, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Cloud-gazing is, perhaps, a lost pastime. Before the Internet grabbed their attentions and took up most of their time, children would lie back on a summer day and try to find pictures in the clouds.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    11 Wild Reasons to Visit Costa Rica (in Photos)

    Dec 2, 2015 · WWF

    Costa Rica is literally rich. In wildlife. This tiny country has built up an incredible reputation as a sustainable destination founded on the idea that its natural resources are to be valued in theory and practice. By protecting these resources, Costa Rica’s people have also benefited.

  • News & More

    Increasing Bad Behavior around Wildlife: Are More Regulations Needed?

    Sep 29, 2015 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Witnessing any of nature’s great spectacles—such as the wildebeest migration of Africa, the wintering grounds of millions of monarch butterflies in Mexico or thousands of sea turtles coming ashore from the Pacific Ocean to lay eggs—is usually described by onlookers as nothing short of “awe-inspiring.”