Zegrahm Expeditions (2 testimonials)
In business since 1990
We created ZEGRAHM EXPEDITIONS in October 1990 for one clear reason: to offer travelers the most intriguing adventures in our world, whether by land or sea. Because of our experience in adventure travel, you can rest assured that when we say adventure, we're not talking about the windward side of an island in the Caribbean. We're talking about the unfrequented Northwest and Northeast Passages, the great continent of Antarctica, and in-depth sojourns in the islands of the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
While we believe expedition yachts and small ships to be one of the best methods of environmentally responsible travel, there are some areas off the beaten path that can't be reached by ship. Our Eco-Expeditions allow us to share these land destinations with our travelers by utilizing other modes of transportation, always considering the environmental implications and safety first.
We keep the number of travelers on each expedition small to allow members personal contact with their leaders and naturalist experts, making each trip truly expeditionary in nature. Most expeditions are led by one or more of ZEGRAHM's experienced founders.
Join us as we explore the fascinating far reaches of the world — Antarctica, the Galápagos, the Arctic, the South Pacific and Indian Ocean — via a fleet of exclusively chartered sailing ships, icebreakers and yachts. Accompany us to Botswana, India, Mongolia and Madagascar on one of our intimate, expertly led land programs. Our expeditions operate year-round, and our destinations include the most remote and remarkable on earth.
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Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions 192 Nickerson Street #200 Seattle,WA,
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Testimonials (2)
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Reviewer: B. & C. McDonald
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Antarctica
Our trip was everything we had dreamed of and more! Zegrahm took us to places out of the mainstream, provided outstanding lectures & staff, great food, and an open bridge policy that expanded our appreciation of the journey.
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Reviewer: W. & S. Moore
We want to congratulate you for putting together such a fabulous Back to Africa trip with Lex Hes. We had a super, super time. Lex remains one of the nicest & most knowledgeable people we have ever traveled with. A great guy!
Other affiliations & awards
International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
International Galápagos Tour Operators Association
Ecological/Environmental Impact
Our Eco-Expedition, Back to Africa with Lex Hes ended on March 9th and we are excited to share some highlights of the trip.
One of the greatest things about this trip was the enormous diversity we encountered as we moved from the low rainfall areas of the desert through to the high rainfall areas in the east. Starting off with Rhino Camp, our sights and sounds included: oryx, springbok, Ruppell’s korhaan, Namaqua sandgrouse, the long drawn-out whistle of the Benguella longbilled lark, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, the milk bush (Euphorbia damarana) and the rare and interesting Welwitschia. One of the big highlights for me was the awesome afternoon thunderstorm that interrupted our sundowner stop.
At Serra Cafema the stunning landscapes always blow me away and the Namaqua chameleon was only the second one I have ever seen. Ongava introduced some of you to the white rhino and gave us our first sighting of lions, as well as our only sightings of the blackfaced impala.
From Vumbura to Mombo a few major highlights stand out for me: the herd of elephants playing in the lake with the backdrop of the late afternoon storm clouds, the pride of lions attempting to hunt to small herd of buffalo in the gathering gloom of the upcoming night, and the early morning silhouettes of zebra and buffalo in the morning mists as we left camp.
And then it was off to our last destination in Zambia where we had a wonderful mix of culture and wildlife. Seeing the wild dogs again was a real bonus and the leopard on the last night was a fitting wildlife farewell. One of the real highlights for me on any visit to Mfuwe is our time in the village where we always come away with a better understanding of what it is like living in these places. The show put on by the theatre group was something really special.
Sociological Impact
We are excited to announce that Mark Brazil’s new book—Birds of East Asia—is available on book stands and already receiving great reviews.
Birds of East Asia is an identification guide to the birds of eastern China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and northeast Russia, it is quickly becoming the must-have field guide for naturalists visiting the region. The volume describes not only all of the species, but also provides information on all of the sub-species recorded from the region—the residents, migrants, and vagrants. This is the first time that all of the birds of East Asia have been described and illustrated in a single volume. The elegant illustration plates (236 of them) were contributed by an international team of artists.
Mark Brazil is part of our Zegrahm Family, often leading and lecturing on our expeditions around the world. Mark’s work as a field naturalist, author, researcher, and guide has taken him to every continent. He is the author of several ornithological books and the leading authority on the natural history of Japan. Acknowledged for their help and support are two other Zegrahm family members; Ted Kenefick, a veteran program manager and our in-house bird specialist and Zegrahm co-founder and seabird expert, Peter Harrison.
Best Practices
Zegrahm Director and Naturalist, Kevin Clement also exhibits his artistic side when traveling. Pencil and notebook are his constant companions and Kevin turns his quick field sketches into more polished works on a variety of subjects—birds, landscapes, people, markets, animals, or scenes of daily life. During an expedition his latest opus usually appears onboard the ship on a wall or bulletin board near reception. Many of our travelers have expressed an interest in viewing more of Kevin’s work, which inspired us to create an online gallery after each of his trips.
We can always count on Aldabra providing us with wonderful surprises… We left Le Ponant before sunrise with the high tide to search for nesting sea turtles with Jonathan and Gemma. Almost as soon as we landed, Gemma and the Aldabra Research scientist, Naomi, found a female green turtle in the process of covering her eggs. We watched her for forty-five minutes as she took her time, carefully covering the eggs before she headed back toward the open sea. The sunrise was magnificent and we all returned to the ship for breakfast excited with our great photos of “our turtle.”
Many of us snorkeled outside the reef amidst swirling schools of fusiliers and blue finned Jacks while the divers found themselves in a virtual aquarium of clear water teeming with fish. When the tide rose again, we boarded Zodiacs and headed over the reef to shore to visit the research station and talk with the rangers and scientists before setting off for various nature walks. We waded in the shallow water with lemon sharks and black-tipped reef sharks swimming around us, then fortuitously spotted the endemic Aldabra drongo, Aldbara fody and the Aldabra flightless rail, all very close to the station. The giant tortoises were a hit; a few of them were quite friendly and posed for pictures. The huge coconut crabs, named for their powerful claws, were scuttling across the paths both in their red and purple morphs.
Later in the afternoon we rode Zodiac inside the lagoon to the West Channel, just off the Picard Station. When we dropped into the water outside Passé Dubois we found the current rushing in at about three knots and we literally flew over the coral wall and into the lagoon, immediately spotting a school of more than 500 petal tail snappers, hawksbill and green turtles returning to the lagoon, and had great sighting of African angel fish!
The first round was swift and we climbed back into the Zodiacs quickly to be ferried up to the mouth of the Passé to do it again, watching the schools of rainbow-colored fish below and following the turtles as they scooted well ahead of us into the lagoon! With each turn, the waters slowed as the high tide crested and the currents fell slack. We headed back to Le Ponant where the bartenders waited with cocktails and our cabins with hot showers. On the top deck, in the brilliant after-light from the setting sun, we waved good-bye to Naomi, Philippe, and the Rangers of Aldabra. We were tired but thrilled with the memories of this exhilarating day.
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