Welcome to the Zegrahm Expeditions resources page! Here you will find inspiration for your next adventure and information from your last adventure, produced by our field leaders, Seattle office staff, and contributing writers. From blog posts and field reports (daily recaps of a past expeditions with images) to photo galleries and videos, explore your world from our perspective.
If you have any interest in culture or history, Japan is a truly fascinating destination to visit. This island nation holds on tightly to its ancient traditions, yet still manages to keep up (and often lead the way) with modern advances in technology and fashion.
From its vibrant cities to its sacred shrines and temples, Japan harmoniously blends the old with the new....
Unlike other tour operators, Zegrahm’s calendar of expeditions changes from year to year. 2019 is no different, with 15 brand-new itineraries that have been carefully curated to immerse you in the culture and natural history of each exotic destination.
We recently caught up with Director of Planning, Jon Nicholson, to find out more about the trip planning process and the exciting new expedition lineup....
Sicily really has everything. You could easily spend months exploring Italy’s largest island, hiking its mountains and volcanoes, exploring beaches and smaller outlying islands. But there would still be plenty left to discover in the layers of history and culture that make Sicily what it is today– a diverse, culturally-rich destination.
Because of Sicily’s position on the edge of the Italian map, only few tourists ever make it this far. Those who do usually only visit...
Monday, February 26, 2018
Cairns, Australia / Rabaul, Papua New Guinea / Embark Caledonian Sky
After a good night’s sleep in Cairns we flew to Kokopo airport, Rabaul. Splendid views of the Torres Strait below marked the northern edge of Australia and the southern coastline of Papua New Guinea. Upon arrival we stopped to visit a Japanese barge tunnel, part of over 300 miles of tunnels laboriously cut into the...
Located in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world. It encompasses approximately 839,000 square miles, and is bordered by India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Nearly a dozen different rivers feed into the bay, including the mighty Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna. The expansive delta created by these rivers is a diverse marine ecosystem that includes the Sundarbans, a...
Papua New Guinea is one of the few places left in the world where overused adjectives such as “wild,” “remote,” and “pristine” genuinely still apply. It’s the world’s second largest island (after Greenland), and one of the most sparsely populated countries on the planet.
The country contains some of the planet’s most extraordinary biodiversity. Papua New Guinea is home to the third...
Whenever people ask us about our favorite places we've traveled, we struggle to narrow it down to a short, concise answer. But for adventure seekers with a passion for nature and wildlife, Rwanda offers a host of unique experiences, many of which are far off the mass tourism track.
“The land of a thousand hills” is best known for the endangered Mountain Gorillas of Volcanoes National Park, which were made famous by late...
Victorian-era traveler William Cornwallis Harris is widely credited with creating the wildlife safari back in the 1830s. He famously led a year-long hunting expedition in South Africa, writing about the trip and painting many of the animals he saw along the way.
The concept of the...
We’ve been taking inquisitive travelers to Africa since our inception over 25 years ago. We are always seeking out the most authentic, meaningful experiences that the continent has to offer and are so excited to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time in 2019 on our Gorillas of the Congo expedition. This brand-new itinerary delivers awe-inspiring encounters with western lowland gorillas—a...
We’ve been taking inquisitive travelers to Africa since our inception over 25 years ago. In fact, we have visited one of Africa’s premiere safari destinations—Botswana—every year since 1992! One of our signature expeditions, Southern Africa’s Diversity: Namibia, Botswana & Zambia, February 14 – Mach 6, 2019, offers an overview of three amazing safari destinations...
