Galapagos Islands
By Sara Thomas, WWF Senior Director of Integrated Marketing and Activism Tucked away in the Pacific Ocean exists a wildlife enthusiast’s paradise—one that many conservationists and travel experts alike have on their bucket list: The Galapagos Islands. Traveling to Ecuador’s biodiverse Galapagos Islands has the promise of being the trip of a lifetime.
Nature & Wildlife
When children were recently asked to draw their “happy places,” more than half of them created drawings that included aspects of nature and outdoor spaces, such as gardens, grass, lakes, outdoor playgrounds, parks, rainbows, rivers, sunlight or trees. Trees, in particular, were drawn by a third of the children.
African Safaris
Over my 20 years at Nat Hab, I’ve had the great luxury of traveling to a wide variety of our nature destinations around the world.
Travel Tales
Zero degrees: another balmy November day up in Churchill, Manitoba. I gaze across the subarctic tundra and over the smooth granite slopes that lead down to the Hudson Bay. Thickets of willow and thin pine dot an otherwise snow-white landscape which, mere weeks before, was void of ice and snow.
Travel Tales
“We loved so many things that occurred during our visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, but I will share a few. Our first night aboard the Petrel, we moved from San Cristobal to Espanola. When we awoke in the morning, there was a sea lion on the top deck.
Travel Tales
During my 18+ years at Natural Habitat Adventures, I’ve been fortunate—frankly, blessed—to travel the world as an emissary of the company.
Travel Tales
“Natural Habitat Adventures developed an excellent, custom Costa Rica itinerary for a March Spring Break trip with my teenage nieces. We took many parts of the Family Costa Rica Adventure and added two days in Tortuguero National Park. The Saturday-to-Saturday agenda included visits to three beautiful lodges.
Nature & Wildlife
Shrouded in mystery and myth, the Peruvian Andes is a place where stories live and traditions live even longer. It’s a land dotted with ancient ruins, where history is still being unearthed and new archaeological discoveries are always imminent.
Travel Tips
The Galápagos Islands are a dream destination for any nature lover. But what makes them so extraordinary for a younger traveler? Like everything in the Galápagos, the answer is as varied as the islands themselves. Snorkeling, hiking, wildlife encounters… it’s the adventure of a lifetime.
Galapagos Islands
One of the most magical, real life places on earth for children is the Galapagos Islands.
Alaska
“We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day. We’re not scared.”
Galapagos Islands
Would you actually consider taking your kids to one of the most renowned “living” natural history museums on Earth – and then cut them loose? Well, if it’s the Galapagos Islands then…heck yeah you would!
