North America's wild places run the full spectrum — from temperate ocean to alpine meadow to boreal wilderness. Cheesemans' expeditions explore some of the continent's most wildlife-rich environments: the dynamic predator-prey ecosystem of Yellowstone, where wolves, grizzly bears, and bison roam landscapes shaped by fire and restoration; the productive marine waters of Monterey Bay, home to humpback whales, orcas, and Black-footed Albatrosses; the Sea of Cortez, where vast aggregations of mobula rays and hunting orcas make for some of the most spectacular marine wildlife on the planet; and Alaska's coastal wilderness, where brown bears gather to fish in one of North America's great annual wildlife spectacles. Expert naturalist interpretation and extended time in the field define every trip.
Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris
North America
About the Region
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone is one of the world's great wildlife ecosystems — and one of the most compelling stories in modern conservation. Cheesemans' expeditions explore the park with expert naturalists who bring its extraordinary predator-prey dynamics to life: tracking wolf packs across the Lamar Valley, searching open meadows for grizzly bears and their cubs, and observing bison herds moving through a landscape still shaped by fire, geothermal activity, and the ripple effects of wolf reintroduction. This is wildlife watching that goes well beyond the sighting — it's an education in how wild ecosystems actually work.
Mobula Rays & Orcas — Sea of Cortez
The waters off California's Monterey Peninsula are among the most productive in the Pacific — fed by deep, cold upwellings that support a marine food web of staggering scale. Cheesemans' expeditions explore this rich environment by boat, scanning for humpback whales, blue whales, orcas, and Risso's dolphins, while seabirds like Black-footed Albatrosses and Sooty Shearwaters gather in the thousands overhead. Sea otters rest in kelp beds close to shore. The diversity and density of marine life here is genuinely world-class, and changes trip to trip — making every outing feel like a new expedition. View our Monterey Bay whale watching trips →
Monterey Bay
The waters off California's Monterey Peninsula are among the most productive in the Pacific — fed by deep, cold upwellings that support a marine food web of staggering scale. Cheesemans' expeditions explore this rich environment by boat, scanning for humpback whales, blue whales, orcas, and Risso's dolphins, while seabirds like Black-footed Albatrosses and Sooty Shearwaters gather in the thousands overhead. Sea otters rest in kelp beds close to shore. The diversity and density of marine life here is genuinely world-class, and changes trip to trip — making every outing feel like a new expedition. View our Monterey Bay whale watching trips →
