African safari and tour provider ET African Journeys has partnered with Mama Hope, a non-profit organization that invests in projects that bring food, security, clean water, education and health care to African communities in need, to offer the Mama Hope Kilimanjaro Expedition, a hike to benefit Moshi, Tanzania’s St. Timothy’s School. Departing on Tuesday, July 30th, this one-of-a-kind trek up [...]

What was once the world’s largest family of mountain gorillas, the Nshongi, located in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, has been reconfigured into three families. At the same time, another band, the Kahungye, has split into two. “These additions bring the total family groups in this sector to five, meaning more gorilla permits and more tracking [...]

  While Americans celebrate Mother’s Day just once a year in our human realm, every day is Mother’s Day for elephants! Completely matriarchal, elephant societies are led by the oldest and largest mother in the family, and the entire herd is made up of other mothers, daughters, sisters and aunts. Watching these closely-knit elephant families play, work, feed and care [...]

Exotic wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures www.wildplanetadventures.com announces a value-added “Wildlife Lover’s Extravaganza” package for each couple booking a July/August 14-day Costa Rica “Ultimate Wildlife” eco-tour. The package underscores a little-known wildlife-viewing secret that occurs in July as a result of a weather phenomenon known as veranito (little summer). The “Wildlife Lover’s Extravaganza” package includes a free additional night [...]

The dry season in the Pantanal is fast approaching making Brazil the perfect destination to view big cats, including the elusive jaguar. For most people when they think about wildlife in Brazil the Amazon will spring to mind however due to the density of the forest it is difficult so see many animals, especially large mammals. Undoubtedly the best area [...]

Fewer than 3,000 travelers annually access one of the planet’s most bio-diverse regions in Peru’s Amazon rainforest. While getting there is half the fun, the payoffs, for starters, may include sightings of the world’s smallest primate, the pygmy marmoset and the elusive jaguar. Wild Planet Adventures (http://www.wildplanetadventures.com/) offers 12 departures of its 13 day signature Peru Ultimate Wildlife Adventure from [...]

One of Africa’s legendary safari companies, Robin Pope Safaris (RPS), has launched a six-night SHOEBILL SAFARI that comprises stays in RPS’ Nkwali Camp in the South Luangwa National Park, the Shoebill Camp in the remote Bangweulu Wetlands and at Wasa Camp in Kasanka National Park, famous for its annual bat migration and known as one of Zambia’s best birding destinations, [...]

Practicing sustainability is one thing; actually getting environmentally friendly results is quite another. Count the efforts of explora Rapa Nui a success as an organic garden planted on remote Easter Island by local partner Mike Rapu is bearing fruit. And zucchini. And bell peppers. And sweet potatoes. And much more – all without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. The organic garden [...]

Let other cultures trumpet Valentine’s-style romance during the early days of February – on Easter Island in the South Pacific, it’ll be all Tapati, all the time. An island-wide tradition dating back nearly four decades, the Tapati is a celebration of Rapa Nui pride, poise, coordination and creativity, with close to 40 cultural and sporting competitions drawing local inhabitants and [...]

The energy of an impassioned conservationist can elevate a nature experience from the average to the sublime. Between March 2 – 13, 2013, guests of Patagonia Sur Reserves will have the opportunity to explore the natural wonders of the private Melimoyu Reserve with Celine Cousteau, world-renowned ocean explorer, free diver, photographer, documentarian, and environmental champion. A dedication to conservation coupled [...]