Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris

09/06/2026

India is tiger country. And our February departure goes deep into it.

Ranthambore. Bandhavgarh. Kanha. Three of the subcontinent's finest tiger reserves, moving through dry deciduous forest and grassland with naturalists who know these parks and these cats intimately. Beyond tigers: leopards, sloth bears, wild dogs, over 500 bird species, and the kind of biodiversity that only exists when conservation and habitat protection have been done right for decades.

Three spaces remain on our February 14th departure — 20 days across some of the most wildlife-rich landscapes in Asia. India rewards patience and expertise, and we bring both.

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Explore the India Feb 2027 safari tour for an unforgettable adventure in the wild with Bengal tigers and rich culture.

09/05/2026

Most people experience Yellowstone in summer. Crowds, heat, wildlife retreating deep into the trees.

January is a completely different park.

Snow fills the Lamar Valley. Wolves move openly across the white landscape. Bison stand in thermal steam. River otters work the open stretches of water. Owls hunt at dusk. Everything that disappears in summer is visible in winter — and three spaces remain on our January 16th departure to see it.

Eight days. Small group. Expert naturalists who've spent years learning to read this landscape in the cold. If Yellowstone has always been on your list, this is the version worth doing.

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Experience a breathtaking Yellowstone winter wildlife safari: snow‑covered valleys, geysers, wolves, bison & more in Jan 2027.

09/01/2026

Our hearts are with Nepal

Many of you know Nepal holds a special place for us — it's home to our coffee farm and to trip leaders and friends we've worked alongside for years. On August 26, devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-China border region, and the damage has been immense.

Our trip leader Tashi, who is based near Nuwakot, shared this with us directly:

"We are safe and well. The flood hit approximately 100km from our coffee farm in Nuwakot. With broken hearts, we share that close friends of ours lost their entire family, and their hotel was completely destroyed by the flood. Thousands of people have lost their homes, and over 1,000 lives have been confirmed lost, with thousands more still missing."

We are devastated for everyone affected, and especially for the friends we've lost. The Nepal Green Tara Foundation is currently assessing the damage on the ground and coordinating relief efforts with Nepal's Government Rescue Team. If you're able to help, donations can be made directly through their Nepal Flood Disaster Relief fund: www.nepalgreentara.org

Thank you for holding Nepal in your hearts during this incredibly difficult time. 🙏

📹️ © Tashi Tenzing

08/30/2026

One space. October 12th. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

We don't use the word transformative lightly — but sitting with a mountain gorilla family in the wild is an experience that guests carry with them for the rest of their lives. The proximity. The eye contact. The realization that you are looking at an animal that shares 98% of your DNA, living completely on its own terms in one of Africa's last great forests.

Mountain gorilla populations have grown from 620 to over 1,000 in two decades. Conservation tourism done right is a meaningful part of why. This trip is part of that story.

October 12–23. One space. If this is yours, don't wait.

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Join our Uganda safari October 2026 (Oct 12–23) for gorilla trekking, chimp tracking, Big Five wildlife, and an unforgettable journey.

08/29/2026

One space remaining on our March humpback whale snorkeling departure. One.

There are very few places on Earth where you can slip into the water and find yourself alongside a 50-foot humpback whale. This is one of them. Not watching from a boat. Not listening to them on a hydrophone. In the water, face to face, as these extraordinary animals move around you with a gentleness that defies their size.

Eight days. Small group. One of the most intimate wildlife encounters we offer — and a single space remaining to experience it.

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Track wild pumas in Patagonia’s Torres del Paine, exploring private reserves and condor cliffs with expert guides and flexible access.

08/24/2026

Genovesa Island, otherwise known as "Bird Island" — and it lives up to the name. 🐦

One of our Galapagos travelers captured the island at its finest: Nazca bo***es, red-footed bo***es, and frigatebirds as far as the eye can see. Genovesa is one of the most bird-dense landings in the entire archipelago, and it never disappoints.

📸 Photos courtesy of one of our amazing guests

08/24/2026

From cloud forest to open ocean — the Galapagos leg of the adventure has begun! 🌋

One of our travelers just shared her first stop aboard the Samba: Mosquera Islet, where lava herons hunted crabs, sea lions lounged and nursed pups, and frigatebirds practiced their aerial displays under a spectacular sunset.

This is exactly why we love this itinerary — you're barely off the plane in Baltra before you're already witnessing behavior most people only see in documentaries.

📸 Photos courtesy of one of our amazing guests

08/23/2026

Patagonia is one of the last places on Earth where you can watch pumas hunt, rest, and raise their young in the wild — and Torres del Paine is the finest place within Patagonia to do it.

Our November 1st departure has 5 spaces remaining. Ten days in the field with trackers who know these cats individually — their ranges, their habits, their cubs. The access is not available on standard Patagonia itineraries. This is a dedicated wildlife expedition built around one of the world's most elusive and compelling predators, in one of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet.

November is coming faster than it feels. Don't let this one slip.

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08/22/2026

Namibia is Africa at its most elemental.

Dead riverbeds where desert-adapted elephants have learned to find water. Cheetahs hunting open plains at dawn. Lion prides in landscapes so remote they see almost no other visitors. And the Namib itself — one of the oldest deserts on Earth, where the light at golden hour turns everything copper and the silence is absolute.

Three spaces remain on our April departure — 18 days moving through some of the continent's most extraordinary and least-visited wildlife habitats with naturalists who know this landscape intimately.

If Africa always meant crowds and minibuses to you, Namibia will change that entirely.

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08/16/2026

Ninety percent of the species in Madagascar exist nowhere else on Earth.

Let that sink in. When you land in Madagascar, you are stepping into an evolutionary experiment that has been running in isolation for 88 million years. Lemurs. Chameleons. Fossas. Baobabs. A cast of characters so strange and so specific that every day in the field feels like discovering a new planet.

Two spaces remain on our April departure — 23 days moving through the island's most biodiverse habitats with naturalists who have spent careers decoding this extraordinary place. If you've been saving Madagascar for someday, someday is now.

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