Travel with NPCA

• Read more about Acadia & New Brunswick
  Land Based Acadia & New Brunswick Experience the reach maritime culture of Maine and New Brunswick, with time at Acadia National Park and the Roosevelt Campobello International Park, which preserves the house and grounds of FDR and his family’s summer retreat.
• Read more about Alaska Fjords & Glaciers
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska Fjords & Glaciers Traveling from Juneau to Ketchikan this small ship journey takes you into Dawes Glacier and Endicott Arm as well as Misty Fjords National Monument before exploring Kiksetti Totem Park and the Tongass backcountry looking for wildlife.
• Read more about Alaska Yacht—Bears, Bergs & Bushwhacking
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska Yacht—Bears, Bergs & Bushwhacking If you are looking for a small ship journey that takes you to some of the best bear and iceberg areas in the Inside Passage of Alaska look no further than this trip also featuring Tlingit culture and a private tour of a native village.
• Read more about Alaska’s Glacier Country
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska’s Glacier Country You can never know what you’ll see, and hear, in glacier country...A deep, low groan in the distance and then a high-pitched trumpet-like buzz and squeal. The humpback whale song is so much more than the siren call of the sea. It’s immediate, strange, and in the moment.
• Read more about Alaska’s Glacier Cruise—Ultimate Expedition
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska’s Glacier Cruise—Ultimate Expedition Two weeks of adventure for those who want a bit of glacier heaven including stops at Margerie, Grand Pacific, LeConte, Baird, Sawyer and South Sawyer along with native culture and tons of wildlife this journey has a bit of everything.
• Read more about Alaska’s Glaciers & Whales
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska’s Glaciers & Whales This week-long journey combines several key Alaska highlights, including glacier viewing, whale watching, wildlife spotting, and an in depth look at Tlingit culture.
• Read more about Alaska’s Inside Passage & San Juans Cruise
  Small Ship Cruise Alaska’s Inside Passage & San Juans Cruise A small ship adventure featuring Olympic and Glacier Bay National Parks taking you from Seattle through the San Juan Islands, the Inside Passages, Misty Fjords, Frederick Sound, Icy Strait, concluding in Juneau.
• Read more about Aloha Hawaii Adventure Cruise
  Small Ship Cruise Aloha Hawaii Adventure Cruise Insiders Hawaii. This new summertime sailing weaves through the islands with a focus on cultural connections, wildlife-rich encounters, and adventure.
• Read more about Baja’s Bounty (Mexico's Sea of Cortés)
  Small Ship Cruise Baja’s Bounty (Mexico's Sea of Cortés) Steinbeck, Cousteau… now it’s your turn to explore the “world’s aquarium” in the Sea of Cortes. Greet sea lions from the boat or skiff, or slip into a wetsuit for an even closer encounter. Getting your sea legs is easy too—relax with toes in the sand, on a hike, or atop a mule through the canyons of Baja. Land and sea are a step, or kayak, away.
• Read more about Base Camp: Channel Islands
  Trip Base Camp: Channel Islands This 5-day Wildness + Wellness adventure with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic takes you to the remote and remarkable Channel Islands. Board the National Geographic Venture, your floating base camp, in Los Angeles, and head for three of the five wildlife-rich islands which make up Channel Islands National Park, plus Catalina Island. Here, you'll actively explore unmarred landscapes, revel in pure nature, and rejuvenate mind, body, and soul with exhale's award-winning well-being programs.
• Read more about Big Secret, Big Bend
  Land Based Big Secret, Big Bend Tucked like a secret into a sweeping bend of the Rio Grande is Big Bend National Park, a hiker’s paradise, birder’s mecca, stargazer’s heaven, and explorer’s jackpot.
• Read more about Canadian Rockies Quest
  Land Based Canadian Rockies Quest On this journey into the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage site, you’ll examine splendor in its best iteration of physical form. Visit three of Canada's best: Jasper, Yoho, and Banff National Parks.
• Read more about Chilean Adventure
  Land Based Chilean Adventure Unwrap Chile’s loveliest layers on a journey that takes you from the culturally significant cityscape of Santiago and nearby Casablanca Valley wine country, to the Valdivian rainforests of the Lake District, to the soaring wilderness of Torres del Paine.
• Read more about Classic Canyon Medley
  Land Based Classic Canyon Medley With Grand Canyon and Zion anchoring this journey with full days to hike and explore at each along with a float on the Colorado River and a visit to the Cameron Trading Post this tour is a true medley of the area.
• Read more about Costa Rica Under the Radar
  Land Based Costa Rica Under the Radar Savor Costa Rica’s spectacular nature on a journey as you stay plenty active—with hiking, wildlife-watching, ziplining, and whitewater rafting—but not one day of this journey is rushed, pushed, or packed.
• Read more about Crown of the Continent: Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
  Land Based Crown of the Continent: Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Grab your favorite hiking boots and come with us on this active journey to this staggeringly beautiful wilderness straddling the U.S.-Canada border in Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks.
• Read more about Darwin’s Discoveries—the Galápagos Islands
  Small Ship Cruise Darwin’s Discoveries—the Galápagos Islands Ecuador welcomes with Spanish colonial architecture, though chances are you’re here for the wildlife. Get in a snorkel with green sea turtles or a guided amble past blue-footed boobies, flamingos, penguins, and iguanas. Darwin’s famed giant tortoises watch over their natural habitat reminding you that this is the ancient world—for you to explore.
• Read more about Essence of Yellowstone and Grand Teton
  Land Based Essence of Yellowstone and Grand Teton In your explorations of Yellowstone and Grand Teton, you’ll hike, view wildlife, and even raft to your heart’s content as you get a deeper understanding of these two iconic parks.
• Read more about Explore Utah (NPCA Exclsuive)
  Trip Explore Utah (NPCA Exclsuive) This special NPCA exclusive trip offers two incredible hiking journeys through the impressive national parks and monuments of Utah. Experience a behind-the-scenes look at how your support has made it possible for NPCA to defend Utah's most valuable places. This journey will be guided by NPCA park experts and local naturalists.
• Read more about Explore! Olympic Wilderness & San Juan Islands
  Small Ship Cruise Explore! Olympic Wilderness & San Juan Islands Small Ship Journey: A wild world of natural wonder. Explore islands, hike in rainforests and up mountains in Olympic National Park, paddle in Puget Sound waterways and the San Juan Islands, and watch for birds, orca, and other marine life.
• Read more about Fjords of Alaska Cruise—Ultimate Expedition
  Small Ship Cruise Fjords of Alaska Cruise—Ultimate Expedition This is the ultimate Inside Passage tour with glaciers galore, Tlingit cultural visits, bushwacking in the Tongass, kayaking and skiffing in the glacial fjords, and of course numerous opportunities to whale watch and search for wildlife.
• Read more about Glacier Bay & The Inside Passage
  Land Based Glacier Bay & The Inside Passage With the wildlife-rich waterways of Glacier Bay’s fjords, the braided Chilkat river, and the Inside Passage, lush, temperate rainforests, massive mountains, and ice-blue glaciers, Southeast Alaska is one of the most staggeringly beautiful places in North America.
• Read more about Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise
  Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise This eight day small ship journey is all about Glacier Bay and maximizing your time for adventure both ashore and afloat with three full days in the park. Don't worry we will also have time to spot whales, bears, sea-lions, and birds.
• Read more about Glacier Bay Small Ship Cruise
  Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay Small Ship Cruise On this small boat adventure, spend two full days exploring Glacier Bay along with exploring the wilderness of Tongass National Forest while taking in amazing views of Dawes Glacier and Humpback Whales.
• Read more about Grand Canyon Winter and New Year Trips
  Land Based Grand Canyon Winter and New Year Trips Put time in perspective by ringing in the New Year on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim—millions of years in the making. Spend a couple days in the red-rock wonderland of Sedona, with a jeep tour and a spectacular night of stargazing.
• Read more about Great American West
  Land Based Great American West From Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial to Custer State Park and Devils Tower, the West is a colorful storybook spilling over with strong personalities and profoundly historic landscapes. Discover some new chapters and add your own footnotes on this fun and engaging exploration.
• Read more about Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (Pacific Islands Institute)
  Trip Guam & Northern Mariana Islands (Pacific Islands Institute) NPCA Exclusive Trip: Beautiful islands dotting the Pacific played key roles during World War II. Explore Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Rota’s history, and meet locals with rich indigenous cultures.
• Read more about Hawaiian Seascapes
  Small Ship Cruise Hawaiian Seascapes After the ritual of honi, or “sharing breath,” the revered Hawaiian invites us into his Halawa Valley home with a smile and to talk story. Lore of the island and the legacy of Kahunas, growing taro and the ancient practice of making poi—it’s not long before I feel like part of his extended ohana. Hiking through the valley, I can feel the “mana”—the spiritual and life energy—of this place.
• Read more about Hiking in Yellowstone
  Land Based Hiking in Yellowstone Ditch the crowds and head to the quiet northwest corner of Yellowstone to backcountry geyser basins and connect to the genuine, unadulterated wonder of the park. This new adventure includes hiking, white-water rafting and kayaking where you'll likely see more elk than people.
• Read more about Hiking Olympic National Park
  Land Based Hiking Olympic National Park Washington’s Olympic National Park is extraordinary. More than 95 percent of it is designated as the Olympic Wilderness, meaning it’s undisturbed by buildings or roads. On a trail in this International Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage site, you might find yourself with black bears, elk or mountain goats as your only companions.

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