Onik’s love for nature bloomed as a child at her family’s farm in the foothills of the Costa Rica's Central Valley. There, she had many of her first encounters with rain forest animals, including sloths, toucans and snakes. The daughter of an explorer, Onik was quick to travel across the biodiverse regions and national parks of Costa Rica and soon went on to explore nearly 40 countries. She attended Universidad de Costa Rica, the country's most prestigious university. Her major, environmental education and interpretation, enabled her to combine her knowledge of biodiversity with her passion for communicating its importance to others.
Onik has led nature adventures through Costa Rica for nearly two decades and is one of the few women guides in the country. She has also been involved in a conservation program led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that introduces local schoolchildren to bird species and science. As a Nat Hab Expedition Leader since 2024, Onik is proud to have the chance to better the world through the power of conservation travel.
Together, Natural Habitat Adventures and World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to arrange nearly 100 nature travel experiences around the planet, while helping to protect the magnificent places we visit and their wild inhabitants.
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