NRDC Expeditions: Purpose-Driven Adventures

A view over the road running along the coastline that connects Savannah and Tybee Island in Georgia.
A view over the road running along the coastline that connects Savannah and Tybee Island in Georgia.
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Since 1998, NRDC has been bringing our supporters to the places we are working so hard to protect. Our trips provide opportunities to explore these natural places and their wildlife firsthand with members of our team. NRDC experts join all of our adventures, sharing their knowledge and passion with our travelers to offer a truly unparalleled experience.  

Our trips are invitation-only and offered exclusively to NRDC partners like you: active, adventurous, and engaged on the environmental issues affecting our planet. 

NRDC manages all of the trip logistics so that you can fully immerse yourself in the beauty and fragility of these special places. From transportation and accommodations to providing packing lists, maps, and background materials on your destination, no detail is spared. We hope you will join us for one of these unique adventures! 

Whale Watching Adventure in Baja California, Mexico

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Heidi Zumbrun for NRDC

February 13–18, 2027

Group size: 24 travelers
Trip status: Coming soon!

Come within arm’s reach of awe-inspiring gray whales and their calves on this unforgettable trip to one of the world’s last whale nurseries. You’ll stay at a charming, tented camp on a bluff overlooking the pristine Laguna San Ignacio in Baja, Mexico. At any moment, you could witness whales breaching in these shallow waters. Friendly mothers and their curious young will often swim right up to your 20-foot open panga boat. You will also have opportunities to explore mangroves, bird-watch, kayak, and learn from NRDC experts about this precious ecosystem and our decades-long work to protect it from destruction. It’s been more than 25 years since NRDC’s successful campaign to save Laguna San Ignacio from a massive salt production plant, preserving this fragile environment for the wildlife that depends on it.

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