Lindblad Expeditions

The company currently offers expedition cruises to destinations on all seven continents aboard 15 ships with capacities ranging from 28 to 150 guests.

[6] Regarded as the father of ecotourism,[7] Lars-Eric Lindblad believed strongly that travel to difficult-to-reach places encouraged a desire to preserve and protect the planet.

In addition to leading expeditions in remote wilderness areas, Lindblad Travel also led trips to hard-to-visit countries such as China, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

This alliance pairs Lindblad expedition leaders, naturalists, and historians with National Geographic scientists, oceanographers, writers, photo instructors, and filmmakers.

[16] In 2016, Lindblad purchased a controlling interest in Natural Habitat, Inc., an ecotourism company based in Boulder, Colorado, that specializes in land-based tours.

[24] The Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund for conservation and research raises more than $2 million annually,[25] primarily through guest donations, to support projects such as scholarships for students in the Galápagos[26] and the purchase of tags for scientists studying killer whales in the waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula.