National Geographic Expeditions

Highlights

• Meet with National Geographic grantee Biruté Galdikas on a visit to Camp Leakey, an orangutan research and conservation center she established in the forests of Indonesian Borneo.
• Skim through the jungles of Tanjung Puting National Park on an all-day excursion by local boat, and interact with orangutans and other rare wildlife at one of the Orangutan Foundation International's rehabilitation centers.
• Explore the incredible array of Borneo’s flora and fauna Bako National Park, home to seven different ecosystems.
• Spend two days snorkeling the coral reefs off the pristine, uninhabited isles of the Natuna and Anambas archipelagos.

Highlights

• Explore waterfalls, fjords, caves, volcanoes, and rocky islands in Iceland’s geological wonderland.
• Visit the soaring Látrabjarg cliffs, Europe’s westernmost point and home to one of the largest colonies of nesting seabirds in Europe.
• Go spelunking in a massive cave system formed by lava and water, and meet a leading volcanologist to learn about Iceland’s bubbling, steaming, erupting landscapes.
• Hear riveting tales of elves, ghosts, and sea monsters from Iceland’s rich folklore tradition.

Highlights

• Kayak into protected coves and look for sea otters, seabirds, and whales.
• Hike through lush forest trails to cascading waterfalls, and take a motorized landing craft into sheltered coves where brown bears feed.
• Watch for calving ice in the iceberg-laden waters of Glacier Bay National Park.
• Meet members of the Alaska Whale Foundation to learn about the local whale population, and get a firsthand perspective on Alaska’s indigenous peple from a Tlingit cultural interpreter.

Highlights

• Encounter leopards and cheetahs up close with a Naankuse researcher as founded by National Geographic, and track cheetahs on foot in the Okonjima Game Reserve.
• Search for rare desert-adapted black rhinos and elephants.
• Spend two days getting acquainted with the ancient hunter-gatherer culture of the San (or “Bushmen”) people.

Highlights

• Explore Alaska’s rolling tundra and taiga forests, spotting an array of wildlife, including caribou, moose, wolves, and Dall sheep.
• Immerse yourself in the pristine wilderness of Denali National Park on a variety of hikes, taking in views of the mountain that gave the park its name.
• Cruise through spectacular Prince William Sound to spot humpback whales and orcas, and experience the thunder of calving glaciers.
• Stay in private cabins in the heart of Denali, and at a mountain resort surrounded by snow-dusted glaciers and peaks.

Highlights

• Search for the very symbol of the Arctic—the polar bear—and observe these majestic creatures in their natural habitat.
• Take naturalist-led shore walks, and cruise among beautiful passing icebergs in a Zodiac or a kayak.
• Experience the legendary midnight sun: the ethereal light of the northern summer, when the sun never sets.
• Watch for huge walruses, bearded and ringed seals, arctic foxes, and reindeer.

Highlights

• Stroll vineyard-striped hillsides and taste wines from Hungary’s Lake Balaton to Goriška Brda in Slovenia.
• Hike Slovenia’s stunning Alpine scenery: from snow-covered peaks and glacially carved valleys to pristine Lake Bohinj.
• Discover medieval history at a floating grain mill and herders’ cone-roofed huts.
• Delve into the otherworldly limestone cathedrals of Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Highlights

• Explore the waterways of the flooded “Mirrored Forest” of Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve with a team of expert naturalists.
• Glide down jungle streams by skiff or kayak, spotting pink and gray dolphins, enormous water lilies, monk saki monkeys, three-toed sloths, piranhas, and scarlet macaws.
• Learn about the everyday traditions of the native ribereños on visits to villages at the river’s edge.
• Go on rain forest hikes, birding walks, and nocturnal river safaris, and get immersed in the wild atmosphere of the Amazon from the comfort of the intimate Delfin II.