5-Nights Kingdom of the Monarchs: Women in the Wild

Natural Habitat Adventures

Women in the Wild: Nat Hab's Women-Only Adventure Series

You'll benefit from the exceptional knowledge and experience of our all-star female Expedition Leaders. Learn firsthand what it took for them to get where they are as consummate naturalists and outdoor explorers. Each small-group journey is a highly personalized experience designed to facilitate discovery, prompt reflection and nurture personal passion, whether through writing, sketching, photography, handicrafts or collecting memories via scientific observation. You'll come away not just awed by nature, but confident, inspired and motivated by the exploits of women who have made crucial contributions to some of the world's most remarkable natural places.

Witness Mexico's Amazing Migration of Millions of Butterflies! One of the world's most astounding wildlife events occurs each year in the forested Central Highlands of Mexico, featuring the most delicate of creatures. As we enter a grove of fir trees on a remote mountaintop, the trunks and branches appear to be blanketed with rusty autumn leaves. A closer look reveals they’re quivering. Then, as the sun emerges from behind a cloud to warm them, hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies take to the sky—so many that we actually hear the beating of their wings, which glow translucent orange against the blue sky. Sometimes, the monarchs float down to alight on our hats and shoulders. On special photography departures, learn to capture inspiring butterfly images, from intricate close-ups to great clouds of airborne monarchs. Experience this moving phenomenon with expert interpretation from Mexico’s premier naturalist guides.

Vacation Inclusions

• Accommodations
• Services of Nat Hab's Expedition Leader(s) - all-star Female Expedition Leaders on the Women in the Wild departures
• All meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on final day
• Some alcoholic beverages
• Some gratuities
• Airport transfers on Day 1 and final day
• All activities and entrance fees
• All taxes, permits and service fees

Featured Destinations

Mineral de Angangueo
Valle de Bravo
Mexico City Mexico City From the Alameda, a leafy center of activity since Aztec times, to the Zona Rosa, a chic shopping neighborhood, Mexico City offers endless options to urban adventurers. Founded by the Aztecs as Tenochtitlán in 1325, Mexico City is both the oldest and the highest (7,349 ft) metropolis on the North American continent. And with nearly 24 million inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the world. It is Mexico's cultural, political, and financial core -- braving the 21st century but clinging to its deeply entrenched Aztec heritage. You only need to stand in the center of the Plaza of Three Cultures to visually comprehend the undisputed significance of this city. Here, the remains of an Aztec pyramid, a colonial church, and a towering modern office building face one another, a testament to the city's prominence in ancient and contemporary history. Located at the heart of the Americas, Mexico City has been a center of life and commerce for more than 2,000 years. The Teotihuacán, Toltec, Aztec, and European conquistadors all contributed to the city's fascinating evolution, art, and heritage. Although residents refer to their city as simply México (meh-hee-koh), its multitude of ancient ruins, colonial masterpieces, and modern architecture has prompted others to call it "The City of Palaces." The central downtown area resembles a European city, dominated by ornate buildings and broad boulevards, and interspersed with public art, parks, and gardens. This sprawling city is thoroughly modern and, in places, unsightly and chaotic, but it never strays far from its historical roots. In the center are the partially excavated ruins of the main Aztec temple; pyramids rise just beyond the city.	Destination Guide

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