Lindblad Expeditions

One week in Baja California last month, Sven Lindblad, founder of Lindblad Expeditions, led an expedition exploring the Sea of Cortez. These expeditions, open to all curious travelers, have no set day-to-day itinerary. Instead the expedition leader, naturalist staff and captain rely on their deep knowledge of the...

In a small ship anchored off of Lemesurier Island in Alaska's Inside Passage a naturalist shares a few parting words to a group of tourists in the ship's lounge, and then flips back-first into the icy water. Covered head to toe in a neoprene dry suit and armed...

The same week news broke that Facebook would acquire Instagram, two travelers used the app to shoot their Baja California expedition, capturing a $1 billion memory of a gorgeous wilderness.

Explore Baja California & the Sea of Cortez with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic.

That's who Ralph Hammelbacher, VP of Expedition Development, credits for Lindblad Expedition's pioneering visit to Liberia this week:

"In a perverse kind of way, the Somali pirates have done West African tourism a bit of a favor ... A number of ships that would otherwise be in the...

In almost any human endeavor there is a holy grail, a goal desired, dreamed about, long sought and seldom realized. It's the kind of thing you think about and hope for, but never really expect to come true. For me it was cold-water coral reefs.

When we think about coral...

Southeast Alaska is a mythic land of breaching whales, calving glaciers and centuries-old forests. Lindblad-National Geographic leads expeditions here aboard their two, 62-guest ships, the National Geographic Sea Lion and National Geographic Sea Bird.

All of these photos were shot by naturalists and Lindblad-National Geographic certified photo instructors...

It was my colleague, Richard White, who suggested the idea.  Richard is one of the best observers I have ever known, particularly when it comes to seabirds, whales and other wildlife at sea.  Whenever we are cruising from one destination to another, he spends the majority of his time on...

I have "Left My Heart in San Francisco" and had another "Beer in Mexico." I've sat down on the "Coast of Marseilles" and had more than my fare share of gnocchi "On an Evening in Roma." So as I sit on this most perfect palm-lined beach in Costa Rica, with...

The seas around the Antarctic Peninsula are quiet and still. Storm winds and waves are left behind as you slip beneath the surface and, once you get used to the bone-chilling temperature, it's a very peaceful place. There are no schools of fish in these waters, just occasional...

Galápagos is a rare and wild place. With few natural predators, the wildlife here has never had reason to fear visitors, so they go about their normal routines in the presence of humans. Birds are oblivious to hikers walking past them on trails, and sea lions lounge next to our...

"What on earth is that thing!?"

Hunching closer over the joysticks and toggle switches that control our Remote-Operated Vehicle (ROV), I stared into the monitor that showed what the little robot submarine was seeing on the floor of the Arctic fjord, hundreds of feet below me. Gently urging the ROV...

Our exclusive Expedition Photography program lets you travel aboard the ships of the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet, explore remarkable geographies -- and have professional photographers at your side and at your service. Besides helping guests with camera settings and ensuring they go home with great photos, these specially trained naturalists often...