Wildlife travel guide


Our Wildlife Vacations
Swim with Orcas in Fjords of Norway
6 night live-aboard tour in the stunning fjords 0f Norway
Borneo vacations, tailor made
Rainforests, orangutans, beaches tailor made
Tiger tour in India, land of the Tiger tour
Wildlife tour through India
Botswana safari and Victoria Falls
An unforgettable wildlife and scenery experience
Brazil wildlife vacation, tailor made
From the world’s largest jungle to wild empty beaches
Churchill polar bear tour in Canada
A unique opportunity to encounter polar bears
Sri Lanka tour & beach vacation
Tropical island paradise with cultural tour
Borneo tour, Great Apes and Beach escapes
Explore bustling cities, lush jungles and paradise beaches.
Sweden vacations, Wolves, Moose and Beavers
Wildlife vacation in Sweden with full focus on large mammals.
Kayaking vacation in Indonesia, Komodo Dragon tour
Sea kayaking to some of the most remote beaches on earth
Cape to Windhoek Namib desert camping safari
Camping safari from Cape Town to Namibia, Sossusvlei, Etosha
Ten day wildlife safari, South Africa
Award winning wildlife safaris in South Africa
Classic Antarctica cruise & South Shetland Islands
Experience all that this remarkable area has to offer!
Wildlife vacation in the Isle of Mull, Scotland
Spot whales, otters and eagles on Isle of Mull, Scotland
South Africa safari vacation, 14 days
Award winning safari in South Africa
Namibia and Botswana camping safari
Camping safari to Namib desert, Caprivi, Etosha & Okavango
Sri Lanka wildlife and whales tour
Whales and the wildlife of Yala National Park
Small group vacations to Madagascar
Experience the best of this enigmatic island continent
Wolverine photography tour in Finland
Photograph & watch wild wolverines, a very elusive species
Galapagos land based adventure vacation
Amazing wildlife, both on land and underwater
Costa Rica highlights vacation & beach
Short highlight itinerary covering city, forests and beach.
Whale watching in the Azores
Classic whale watching trip in the Azores archipelago
Gorillas and big game, Nairobi to Kigali tour
See classic African game
Gorilla Safari & the Masai Mara
Superb safari and trip to see gorillas
Costa Rica wildlife vacation
An amazing variety of Costa Rican wildlife
Namibia safari and vacation
A fabulous small group guided trip in Nambia
Camping safari in Southern Africa
Camping safari highlights of Zimbabwe, Botswana & Kruger
Bird watching tours in Hungary
Visit Bukk N.P. with a birding specialist
What we rate & what we don't
Local people
Family wildlife vacations
Beyond the eye of the tiger
Small group tours
Expert guides
Exploring beyond the norm
Donations
Proper packing
Captive cetaceans
Insalubrious sanctuaries
Elephant trekking
Ticking off the big five
What will I see on a wildlife vacation?
African safaris
The Big Five get all the attention here, a phrase ironically coined by game hunters in the past, referring to the hardest animals to hunt on foot. Luckily the only shooting of African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and black rhinoceros on responsible safaris is by photographers, and of so much more than just the Big Five too. The most popular safari nations are South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya and Botswana and the favourite time of year is the dry season July to September, when animals seek out watering holes for sustenance. Those in search of the miraculous wildebeest migration need to think about traveling between June and September to Tanzania or Kenya. However, you can see splendid wildlife on African safaris all year round.Whale watching
Whales swim around the world, their movements following the seasons and availability of food, so you need to be sure you’re in the right place at the right time. The countries offering the most prolific whale watching trips, that are also responsible and carefully managed, are The Azores, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Norway, Sri Lanka and Tonga. Check out our whale watching travel guide for more details.Gorilla tracking
Our top Wildlife Vacation
Namibia and Botswana camping safari
Camping safari to Namib desert, Caprivi, Etosha & Okavango
2021: 16 May, 4 Jul, 18 Jul, 1 Aug, 22 Aug, 12 Sep, 26 Sep, 10 Oct, 24 Oct, 21 Nov, 19 Dec
2022: 23 Jan, 20 Mar, 10 Apr, 17 Apr, 15 May, 12 Jun, 3 Jul, 17 Jul, 31 Jul, 21 Aug, 11 Sep, 25 Sep, 9 Oct, 20 Nov, 18 Dec
Bear watching
It’s a northern thing mostly, bear watching. Think Alaska and Arctic for polar bears, and Canada or Finland for top sightings of brown bears, the largest of which is Canada and Alaska’s grizzly. The seasons dictate the best times too. With polar bears in Churchill your best bet is autumn, when they move from land to sea in search of seals. In Svalbard, Norway, however, summer months are best, as ice floes carry them along the coast. And for British Columbia’s grizzlies, see them emerging to feed on grasslands in spring, on riverside berry patches in summer, and on salmon in autumn. Viewing conditions are at their finest in summer for Finland’s brown bears, with 24 hours of sunlight.Tiger safaris
There are just over 3,000 tigers left worldwide, with six subspecies: the Bengal, Siberian, South China, Indochinese, Malayan and Sumatran tiger. You can see most of them on a tiger safari in India but also in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Siberia. Tigers are there all the time, but the climate dictates when you can see them. The parks that they inhabit are closed during monsoon season, July until mid-October.November until March is great, but be prepared for cold mornings in winter, with temperatures going up to mid-twenties in the afternoon. Temperatures start to soar from March until monsoon, so really only for mad dogs and Englishmen.
Orangutans
Snow leopard tracking
These highly elusive big cats are endangered and can be found in cold, mountainous areas of central and Southern Asia such as the Himalayas. One of the best places to see snow leopards is in protected areas such as Hemis National Park in Ladakh. Our collection of snow leopard vacations offers you the chance to help research these ‘ghosts of the mountains’ or track them and their prey through the snow with very experienced guides. Some of these trips support organisations such as the Snow Leopard Conservancy Trust India.Galapagos Islands
Galapagos are gorgeous. And totally gripping. With their other-worldly omnipresence of wildlife, such as marine iguanas, sea lions, penguins, sea turtles and sharks. The birdlife alone would have given UNESCO enough reason to name this one of the world’s first World Heritage sites, never mind everything else. There is wildlife here all year round although their behaviour changes according to the season, so do consult the wildlife tour operator for more details on that.Costa Rica
Plenty of countries have astounding wildlife, but rarely have they preserved it so carefully for decades – and few offer so many ecosystems in such a tiny space as Costa Rica. Sightings are so superb here as there is simply nowhere for the creatures to run. Turtles, quetzals, howler monkeys, sloths, caiman, otters, dolphins… take your pick of iconic species, and your waterproofs. It rains for seven months a year here, but with plenty of silver linings to those clouds. Late Dec-April are the driest and sunniest though.More about Wildlife
