April 5-14, 2010 Next year Trackers International offers a trip that I strongly believe is the opportunity of a lifetime. World famous naturalist and wildlife tracker Jon Young joins me on a journey into the the Kalahari to track with its indigenous people, the San (Bushmen). This is a safari to learn an ancient way of living and caring for the land. We walk with the San on their daily routine, tracking, hunting and gathering to feed their family. In turn the revenue we bring to them helps preserve…
The 11 mile hike on Sierra Negro on Isabela Island was 7 hours of incredible scenery: the second largest crater in the world with its last eruption in 2005. We hiked over fields of new and old lava, awed at the earthly moonscape. The next day was about watching wildlife, starting with flamingos feeding and marine iguanas constantly crossing…
By Nicole Apelian, Lead Guide and Adventurer A week ago we arrived in Quito, almost 10,000 feet in elevation. There we found a beautiful old town with colorful markets, wonderful seafood and a relaxing atmosphere. After a day of exploring, we went on an amazing horseback ride through the Reserva Geobotanica Pululahaua; a crater 5km across…
by Nicole Apelian The Galapagos Islands are are every biologist's dream. It's the birthplace of evolutionary biology, teeming with endemic species. Endemic refers to species that are found in the Galapagos (or other singular locations) and nowhere in the else in the world. So as a biologist, I make a pilgrimage this year to celebrate the…
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