Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Fossils: Past Preservers and Future Forecasters

    Jun 17, 2025 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Captivating remnants of ancient times, fossils offer a window into Earth’s history and the evolution of life. They document the past, providing clues about extinct species, vanished environments and the processes that shaped our planet.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Traveler Stories: Discovering Cuba

    Apr 23, 2018 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    “I am so grateful that I am finally beginning to understand Cuba’s amazing natural history. Our group shared an unforgettable look at this beautiful place.” — Marilyn Ackley | Undiscovered Cuba | 2017 “We thought the guided trip to Cuba was phenomenal.

  • Travel Tales

    A ‘Happy Accident’ in Trinidad, Cuba

    Jun 27, 2017 · Chris Kassar

    One of my more important lessons as a traveler came early—when I was 19 and backpacking around Europe with my best friend—and it’s never failed me: deviations from your planned itinerary, whether chosen or forced, always result in unexpected and delightful experiences, if you are open and allow them to unfold.

  • Travel Tales

    Savoring Cuban Cigars in Viñales National Park, Cuba

    Jun 10, 2017 · Chris Kassar

    A small white dog dappled with large black-and-brown spots leads the way. A few steps behind the spunky pup, a man wearing khaki pants and a long-sleeved shirt of the same color—both too large for his small frame—strides confidently toward us.

  • Travel Tales

    Conversations in Cuba

    May 15, 2017 · Chris Kassar

    Sweat drips down my forehead, back and legs. We are walking as slowly as possible, but the full sun, 90-degree heat and 90-percent humidity make it feel like we are melting.

  • Travel Tales

    Photo Diary: A Day in Cuba

    Jan 25, 2017 · WWF

    Isabelle Willson, a WWF staff member, joined Natural Habitat Adventures’ Undiscovered Cuba adventure, a Cuba People-to-People Exchange with a strong focus on its pristine wilderness areas and lively culture and recounts a typical day on this adventure. 7:00 am: I wake up and I walk out on to the balcony of my room.

  • Travel Tales

    Cuba: A Caribbean Paradox

    Aug 10, 2016 · WWF

    I’ve traveled throughout the Caribbean, so I before I left for Cuba, I kept wondering if it would be like the other places I’ve been in the region or like no place I’d ever been. Turns out it’s both. Cuba has a very Caribbean vibe as soon as you step off the plane.

  • Travel Tips

    Lonely Planet’s 2016 Best Places to Travel: See 5 of Them with Nat Hab!

    Nov 30, 2015 · Wendy Redal

    Lonely Planet has announced its 2016 Best in Travel awards, and we at Nat Hab are excited to showcase several of them in our collection of the World’s Greatest Nature Journeys! They couldn’t be more diverse, as destinations go. Which of these hot spots is on your must-experience list for 2016?

  • Travel Tips

    6 Etiquette Tips for Visiting Cuba

    Jul 18, 2015 · Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

    Cuba is the Caribbean’s largest island nation, and for a variety of reasons related to its natural beauty, rich culture and recent human history, it is becoming an increasingly popular destination.