Wildlife Adventure for Less: 4 Mexico Safaris Under $3,000

BOULDER, Colo., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Budget-conscious travel doesn't
have to mean forgoing safari dreams -- or sustainable travel goals.
Award-winning ecotour provider Natural Habitat Adventures suggests setting
your safari sights on Mexico, where favorable exchange rates and airfare deals
boost value. "Mexico has an amazing range of wildlife, including some unique
opportunities with rare and endangered species," says Natural Habitat
Adventures founder and director Ben Bressler. "And look for added value from
your travel company. At Natural Habitat Adventures, we've already paid to
carbon-offset your trip, our guides receive World Wildlife Fund conservation
training, and we search out unique accommodations with local character."
Try these four best-value 6-day Mexico safaris for under $3,000:
1) Expedition Whale Sharks: Snorkel with rare whale sharks -- the biggest
fish on the planet at 40 feet. And hand-feed rehabilitating wildlife at
Crococun Zoo. Evenings, find your hammock beachside at an arts-inspired
Holbox Island hotel. July and August, $2,995.
2) Sea Turtle Watching in Mexico: For travel with a voluntourism twist,
patrol a moonlit beach, nesting ground for endangered sea turtles, and help
tiny hatchlings reach the sea. Your nighttime perch: an ecolodge cabana above
a Oaxacan beach. August - October, $2,195.
3) Mexico's Monarch Butterflies: Hike and horseback ride through the
Transvolcanic Mountains to cathedral-like groves of old-growth forest bedecked
with more than 100 million monarchs. Accommodations include a deluxe urban
hotel-museum and a charming mountain village inn. January - March, $2,895.
4) Whales of Baja: Boat to within an arm's length -- and even touch -- the
gray whales of Baja from a small skiff, observing these mega-animals in
action.
Nights are spent in rustic-luxe thatched-roof "whale cabanas." February,
$2,295.
All prices are per person, double occupancy, and may increase for 2009.
For more information, call 800.543.8917 or visit http://www.nathab.com.
Natural Habitat Adventures serves as exclusive Conservation Travel
Provider to World Wildlife Fund. Recently rated a 2008 World's Best Tour
Operator by Travel + Leisure, the company also received 2008 "best trip"
honors from National Geographic Adventure magazine and was ranked top tour
operator on Conde Nast Traveler's 2006 Green List. All Natural Habitat
Adventures trips are carbon neutral.
Media Contacts: Matt Kareus, Natural Habitat Adventures, 303.449.3711,
mattk@nathab.com; or Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations,
307.734.5335, darla@wordenpr.com.
SOURCE Natural Habitat Adventures

Matt Kareus of Natural Habitat Adventures, +1-303-449-3711, mattk@nathab.com;
or Darla Worden of WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, +1-307-734-5335,
darla@wordenpr.com, for Natural Habitat Adventures