Know Before You Go

—By Jon Jared
During Nat Hab trips to Southern Australia and Tasmania and New Zealand, bioluminescent animals and out-of-this-world locations seldom fail to impress.

—By Laura Kiniry
Nat Hab’s New Zealand Nature Explorer takes travelers to more than a handful of sapphire beauts to experience endemic wildlife, incredible vistas, and activities from kayaking to guided night hikes.

—By Samantha Miller
Visit Lake Moeraki, and witness the movements of some of the world’s rarest species. This is a destination for nature lovers, active travelers and anyone seeking wild New Zealand!

—By Cathy Brown
Despite being an internationally recognized icon, the kiwi is now at very real risk of disappearing from the wild within a few centuries.

—By Laura Kiniry
New Zealand's South Island invigorates with untamed wilderness, including remote rainforests, pancake rock formations, and magnificent fiordlands.

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
Maori tribes say that the Whanganui River was born when a teardrop from the eye of the Sky Father fell at the foot of the tallest of the mountains, Ruapehu.

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
Watch this short film to journey through the nation’s South Island, from the dry highlands and grassy plains of the Canterbury region in the east to the lush rainforests, rugged coastlines and high peaks of the Southern Alps in the west.

—By Candice Gaukel Andrews
Little blue penguins that live in the tiny town of Oamaru, New Zealand use a “penguin tunnel”—an 80-foot underpass—created with the help of some human friends.

—By Olaf Malver
Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi in Maori, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has been referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

—By Cathy Brown
To start you daydreaming about your next nature getaway, we’ve compiled eight of our favorite rainforest destinations.

—By Megan Brief
Established in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day recognizes forests as one of the most powerful and cost-effective climate change mitigation tools we have.

—By Joel Centano
Check out this thrilling interview with Nat Hab's Adventure Director Emily Kleinburd.

—Natural Habitat Adventures
If you’re a Tolkien fan, you might know it as Middle-Earth. For nature travelers, it’s called New Zealand. And there’s no better way to experience it than on our itinerary...