Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Travel Tales

    A Different World in the Polar Bear Capital

    May 22, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    What fascinates me most about traveling is experiencing a completely different way of life in other cultures. Different food, different climates, different ideas of what’s “normal.” On my Classic Polar Bear Adventure in Manitoba, Canada, last October, I definitely got a glimpse into a different world.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Fighting for Monuments, Refuges and Water—Again and Again

    May 9, 2017 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Once a national monument is designated to conserve a landscape and its cultural history, once a natural habitat is legally protected to save wildlife, or once an oil pipeline is stayed to safeguard a community’s clean water, you can breathe a sigh of relief, right? The battle is won; end of story.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Polar Bears — Fun Facts for Kids!

    Mar 27, 2017 · Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

    Polar bears, the great white kings of the North, live in the colder regions of the Arctic and subarctic tundra, and they can be seen firsthand in places like Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

  • Travel Tales

    The Reality of Polar Bears and Climate Change

    Mar 21, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    I have always dreamed about seeing polar bears in their natural habitat and experiencing the brisk breeze of the Canadian tundra, but once my foot stepped off the plane in Churchill, Manitoba, my heart raced as I prepared to live the dream and have my breath taken away.

  • Travel Tips

    How to Pack for a Polar Bear Adventure

    Mar 9, 2017 · Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

    Well, I actually mean how to pack to go on one of the world’s most amazing adventures: to see wild polar bears up close and personal. Here are five essential items to pack for your polar bear adventure in Churchill, Manitoba! 1. Winter is Coming!

  • Travel Tales

    Pinch Me: Polar Bears & Northern Lights

    Feb 20, 2017 · Jennie Lay

    While it is one of the best times to see wild polar bears, late November isn’t exactly prime time for viewing the northern lights in Churchill, Manitoba. Skies are supposed to be stormy. Winter is rolling in while ice forms on Hudson Bay.

  • Nature Photography

    NEW TRIP: Photographing Polar Bears in Kaktovik, Alaska

    Feb 6, 2017 · Nick Grossman

    High above the Arctic Circle, along the remote northern coast of Alaska, lies the small Inupiat village of Kaktovik. This tiny hamlet, surrounded by the famed wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is the best place in Alaska to see polar bears.

  • Conservation

    Polar Bear Photos – What’s Your Favorite?

    Jan 30, 2017 · Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

    Meet “The King of the Arctic,” the mighty polar bear—in photos and on a Tundra Lodge Photography Expedition! At Natural Habitat Adventures, we believe that experiencing these majestic, yet severely threatened, animals in the wild motivates people to care about the bears and support polar bear conservation efforts.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Cutest Cubs of them all – Baby Polar Bear Facts & Photos

    Jan 16, 2017 · Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

    While we humans like to claim that our own offspring are incredibly cute creatures, there is no denying that the most adorable babies in the world are the future kings of the great white North. Polar bears are born in the shelter of their mother’s den.