Field Guides

10 field guides

Region

Species Group

Alps Ibex and Marmot

Switzerland — Gran Paradiso

Observe Alpine ibex and whistling marmots in spectacular high-altitude scenery.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Beginner

Andes Condor Flight

Peru — Colca Canyon

Watch Andean condors soar on thermals at one of the world's deepest canyons.

Mountain & Alpine Birds Intermediate

Atlas Mountains Barbary

Morocco — High Atlas

Search for Barbary macaques and Barbary sheep in North Africa's highest mountains.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Intermediate

Ethiopian Highlands

Ethiopia — Simien Mountains

See gelada baboons, Ethiopian wolves, and Walia ibex in Africa's rooftop.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Advanced

Himalayan Snow Leopard Trek

India — Ladakh, Hemis

Winter expedition to track the ghost of the mountains in frozen Himalayan valleys.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Expert Featured

Japanese Alps Ptarmigan

Japan — Northern Alps

Search for Japanese rock ptarmigan and alpine butterflies above the treeline.

Mountain & Alpine Birds Intermediate

Mount Kenya Afroalpine

Kenya — Mount Kenya

Explore bizarre giant groundsels and lobelias in Africa's equatorial alpine zone.

Mountain & Alpine Plants Advanced

Rocky Mountain Elk Bugling

USA — Colorado, Rocky Mountain NP

Experience the dramatic elk rut with bugling bulls in alpine meadows.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Beginner

Rwenzori Mountains

Uganda — Rwenzori Mountains

Trek through surreal Afroalpine bogs with giant heathers and moss-draped forests.

Mountain & Alpine Plants Advanced

Tibetan Plateau Wildlife

China — Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Spot wild yak, Tibetan antelope, and Pallas's cat on the world's highest plateau.

Mountain & Alpine Mammals Expert