The Houston Zoo’s Travel Program offers exciting and affordable opportunities to explore exotic destinations, observe wild creatures in their natural realms, and experience local cultures. Guided by local wildlife experts and experienced zoo staff, our travelers are immersed in wilderness landscapes and introduced to individuals who have taken on the task of safeguarding our planet’s precious biological diversity.
Our goal is to inspire through experience and education. So, please join us for a tour. It could very well turn out to be the adventure of a lifetime.
This trip offers the best wolf and bear viewing opportunities in the country, and we take care of all of the details! This program is a must if you are a bear or wolf enthusiast or are just curious about large predators. Participants travel to the best sites in Yellowstone to view grizzly and black bear climbing trees, swimming across rivers and foraging for food.
Enjoy watching wolf behavior and learning about all the packs in the park from our knowledgeable guides. You’ll take pleasure in spotting bison and elk calves, in North America’s “Little Serengeti,” and famed scenic highlights of the world’s first national park. This tour is definitely for the adventurous at heart and will require very early and sometimes chilly mornings for ultimate wildlife viewing!
There is nowhere else in America you can see 4 or 5 different species of hoofed animal mingling together, along with top predators, wily coyotes, foxes, song birds, multiple bird species of prey, and chirping ground squirrels.
If you are interested in participating in this travel program, or have any questions, please contact conservation@houstonzoo.org.
Fall - September 7-11, 2013 Per Person, Double Occupancy – $1,499 (not including airfare to Wyoming)
Single Supplement for those Traveling Alone – $320
Group is restricted to 14 individuals
Per Person, Double Occupancy – $5,295(not including airfare to Winnipeg) Single spaces are not available. Contact is if you would like to be placed on a waiting list or paired with a traveler.
This tour offers extraordinary polar bear viewing opportunities afforded to our guests as well as the broad introduction to life in the North over the course of a six-day adventure. Two tundra vehicle day trips and a night trip are complemented by time spent exploring this subarctic outpost, all in the company of professional and experienced expedition guides.
See the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears, just outside Churchill, Manitoba while experiencing the frozen wilderness on Hudson Bay from the comfort of warm tundra vehicles.
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
August 18-27, 2013 | In Partnership with Rice University
Per Person, Double Occupancy -$5,995(not including international airfare) Single Supplement for those Traveling Alone -$1,995
Our island itinerary follows in the footsteps of explorer and scientific traveler Charles Darwin as we tour the breathtaking islands investigating to the fullest the ‘living laboratory’; North Seymour island, Isabela, Baltra, Floreana, Santa Cruz and Fernandina islands, ultimately visiting the Charles Darwin Research Station where world renowned scientists conduct biological studies. We may have opportunities to swim with the penguins and witness colonies of Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds and Waved Albatrosses as they take to the sky.
Discover the ruggedly beautiful landscapes of Ecuador and the fascinating diverse wildlife of the famed Galapagos Islands on our land and sea adventure to the Earth’s most biodiverse country. Walk and hike the islands, swim and snorkel in coves in a brilliant show of color rich with tropical fish and marvel at the sea lions, marine iguanas and bird life unique to the Galapagos Islands. We’ll cruise on the M/V Santa Cruz, built specifically for exploring this magnificent archipelago. The cabins are spacious, the cuisine exceptional and we’ll travel with expert naturalists onboard.
Yellowstone Elk, Wolf and Bear Itinerary
