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 Photography
There’s something just so amazing about walking to the door of your hotel room and having your concentration completely broken because there’s a troop of Coquerel’s sifaka less than 2 feet from you! The better part was that they seemed to pay absolutely no mind of my presence. Lemurs are addictive. Especially that close!
Travel Tales
By Peter Davis Krahenbuhl Botswana safaris are evocative of a bygone era, when the African wilderness was uncrowded and synonymous with exhilarating adventure. If you are thinking of heading to this incredible land of wildness and adventure, including the chance to witness the vulnerable African elephant, then here are a few travel etiquette tips for visiting Botswana.
Videos
European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are now common birds in the United States; and sometimes, as they say, familiarity breeds contempt. Loud, boisterous and ballsy, the birds are known to eat through crops, monopolize feeders and cause airline disasters.
Nature & Wildlife
By Nat Hab traveler Carolyn Knoll | Hidden Jewels of Zimbabwe & Zambia “On an early morning in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, our guide took us to the spot where he had heard an update about the lion pride we had seen the day before: Two lionesses and six cubs were resting after a zebra kill.
Travel Tales
“The entire trip was exceptional. Everything was extremely well-scheduled and proceeded without a hitch. Special thanks to our Expedition Leader, Francis Kudumo, he was amazing in assuring everyone could spot the animals and experience their habitats while feeling safe in very close proximity.
Travel Tales
Nowadays, it’s becoming increasingly harder to find African safari experiences that evoke the profound sense of wilderness immersion that so many of us seek. Far off Southern Africa’s typical tourist track are Zambia and Zimbabwe, two less-visited safari destinations that are home to some of the continent’s richest wildlife enclaves.
Travel Tales
“How does one capture an experience that is so indescribable? We saw every species we had hoped to see, many in greater numbers and much closer than we had ever dreamt possible.
Travel Tales
By Nat Hab traveler Rick Whitson | Secluded Botswana Safari It was day seven of our 10-day Secluded Botswana Safari, and we were staying at a remote tent camp in the Okavango Delta that we had accessed via a bush flight. We enjoyed high tea at camp and were headed out to a new area for our evening bush ride.
Travel Tales
The small and rickety aluminum shelter at Barranco Camp shook each time I took another sleepless turn on the hard cot. The noisy movements kept my two climbing companions awake all night.
Travel Tales
“It’s difficult to pick out a single highlight, as the entire Botswana safari was filled with highlights.
Travel Tales
In June 2017, Nat Hab traveler Ardelle Fellows encountered wild lemurs and more as she explored the wondrous biodiversity of Earth’s most unique island on a small-group Madagascar Wildlife Adventure. This African island is essentially living time capsule, a “lost world” that’s home some of the planet’s most unusual (and photogenic) species.
