Nature Encounters Tours & Travel Ltd., began with the love of Nature, Culture and Travel

How lucky we are to have combined all three and can offer it to our guests as well.   We have spent close to 20 years traveling to Africa, India and Ecuador.  We know what the roads are like to the Maasai Mara... we know how long your flight from Cairo to Aswan will be... we know how good the freshly baked bread on the Zambezi is!    We don't sell Hawaii or Europe or other lovely places... we specialize on nature trips to Africa... India... Galapagos & Ecuador and we do it very well.

We want you to experience the untamed wilderness where you can make a difference as well as enjoy your vacation.

Ecotourism is an important part of the travel experience. We include a donation in all itineraries and our guests, are happy to be contributing to a sustainable industry where the local people, as well as the wildlife, benefit from visitors. Be it lodges that employee local villagers or Daphne Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage in Kenya who hand-raise, then release baby elephants back into the wild. Our financial assistance help provide a true eco-friendly atmosphere for everyone.

Education is important and can sometimes be a challenge for families. We take pride in sponsoring various schools and orphanages including the Moria Grace Shelter in Namibia and the A.I.C. Girls School in Kajiado, Kenya and many others in Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe - wherever we travel to.

There are many conservation groups that are near and dear to us: the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia and Kenya, Jane Goodall's Chimpanzee Research in Gombe Stream Tanzania, The Serengeti Lion Research Project to name a few.   One special project has been to provide rubber boots for the trackers that take us up the mountains to see gorillas - simple yet so important.

We do indeed walk the talk.

Kudu's (to be confused with Kudo's)....

To our guests for clothing, blankets, backpacks and school supplies to Ecuador, Galapagos, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Special Mention - To Auntie H & Karen, the 2006 Family Group and 2006 May Groups - we know you have/are doing something special - Asante Sana!

To Banded Peak, Mother Teresa, Glamorgan, Springbank students - many thinks for making a bunch of African kids really really happy!

To all you Simply Safari shoppers! Thanks for coming in supporting African artists and crafts people!

To Soccer Plus for your generous gift of soccer balls & jerseys for the kids of Africa. Their eyes light up and they can't wait to start kicking when they see them!

To the Serengeti Serena for hosting an incredible wedding!

ALWAYS to our dear friends and land operators -- Thank You for your special hospitality!

To the Gang... for labeling, stuffing and sending the newsletters - again and again!

How lucky I am to know you . . .