Wildlife with beach vacations

Wildlife watching requires you to follow the rhythm of the wild world, whether that means dawn drives on the savannah or hiking through rainforest. It’s exciting stuff, but it can also be exhausting stuff – which is where the beach steps in. This is your chance to hit the snooze button, sip mimosas by the surf and leave it up to your body to tell you whether it’s pool o’clock or spa o’ clock. For full restorative effect, make sure to save the beach as the grand finale.

Most of our wildlife and beach vacations are tailor made, so you can strike your personal perfect balance of adventure and relaxation. Most trips last two weeks, with a near-even split between wildlife watching and beach time. The details can be shaped to your interests. Take your pick from our line-up of boat trips, jeep rides and wildlife sanctuary visits, before adding on your preferred beach retreat – from remote island resorts to small hotels serving the best beach barbecues in the bay.

Safari and beach is a classic for a reason – you can balance full-throttle adventure and tented camps with a luxury finish at a beach resort that’s just a short hop away. Classics include the Masai Mara and Zanzibar, South Africa and Mauritius, and Madagascar and the Seychelles. The beauty of Africa’s many country borders is that you can hop them with ease, and our experts will make the journey as smooth as possible.

That said, some of our most popular safari and beach vacations are in the tropics, where rainforests lie side-by-side with sandy beaches. They really turn up the responsible factor up too. Take Borneo, where we take you to orangutan sanctuaries and island hotels that have their own reef conservation projects. Then there’s Thailand, where ethical elephant sanctuaries are a highlight (no riding, tricks or chains here) before heading to the islands for a bit of sabai sabai.