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Natural Habitat Adventures

Women in the Wild: Nat Hab's Women-Only Adventure Series

You'll benefit from the exceptional knowledge and experience of our all-star female Expedition Leaders. Learn firsthand what it took for them to get where they are as consummate naturalists and outdoor explorers. Each small-group journey is a highly personalized experience designed to facilitate discovery, prompt reflection and nurture personal passion, whether through writing, sketching, photography, handicrafts or collecting memories via scientific observation. You'll come away not just awed by nature, but confident, inspired and motivated by the exploits of women who have made crucial contributions to some of the world's most remarkable natural places.

Witness Mexico's Amazing Migration of Millions of Butterflies! One of the world's most astounding wildlife events occurs each year in the forested Central Highlands of Mexico, featuring the most delicate of creatures. As we enter a grove of fir trees on a remote mountaintop, the trunks and branches appear to be blanketed with rusty autumn leaves. A closer look reveals they’re quivering. Then, as the sun emerges from behind a cloud to warm them, hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies take to the sky—so many that we actually hear the beating of their wings, which glow translucent orange against the blue sky. Sometimes, the monarchs float down to alight on our hats and shoulders. On special photography departures, learn to capture inspiring butterfly images, from intricate close-ups to great clouds of airborne monarchs. Experience this moving phenomenon with expert interpretation from Mexico’s premier naturalist guides.