07/08/2026
🦈🦍🦙🦘TOP 10 WILDLIFE 🐋🦭🦧🦌
🦏🐪🐊🐅WHERE TO SEE 🐘🐆🦒
What's your favourite animal?
Sorry, I’ll ask again and be more specific 🤣….what animal would you love to see in the wild?
If it’s not on the list below, what is it? It might be another country entirely such as sloths in Costa Rica, capybaras in Brazil or jaguars in Argentina. Perhaps it’s even whales in New Zealand, bears in Canada, grey whales in Baja California or bison in USA??
When it comes to wildlife experiences, every destination offers something different and wow!
As a wildlife and safari specialist, why not contact me and I can tell you where, when and how best to see it in the wild. I would love to help!
🐘 ASIAN ELEPHANTS - SRI LANKA 🐘
Huge numbers of wild Asian elephants can be seen on safari in Yala, Udawalawe and Minneriya National Parks.
🐆 BIG FIVE - AFRICA 🐆
Stay in luxury lodges and enjoy game drives to spot the iconic Big 5 of lions, African elephants, leopards, rhinos and buffalo, alongside lots of other wildlife.
🐼 GIANT PANDAS - CHINA 🐼
Officially reclassified from endangered to vulnerable, Giant Pandas are still protected and difficult to find in the wild,
conservation centres are where most people see them. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding houses around 240 bears in a vast bamboo forest, and has successfully reared close to 200 cubs. If pandas are your favourites, this is the best destination for you to see them.
🦍 GORILLAS & CHIMPS - RWANDA & UGANDA 🦍
It's estimated there are just over 1,000 mountain gorillas alive today, and most live in just 2 countries, Uganda and Rwanda (namely Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda). Join a once in a lifetime trek with trained rangers to get up close (within just 10m) to gorillas and spend up to 1hr with them. To protect them, permits are strictly limited and booking 6-18 months in advance is essential. There are also chimpanzee spotting opportunities in Rwanda's Nyungwe Forest, or Kibale Forest in Uganda.
🦈 MANTA RAYS & SHARKS - MALDIVES🦈
Swim with manta rays, whale sharks, turtles and tropical fish in the crystal-clear waters of the Maldives. Plankton-rich waters and coral reefs make the seas and lagoons around islands popular with aquatic animals of all shapes and sizes such as dolphins, sharks, turtles, thousands of tropical fish, manta rays and whale sharks. Both can be seen all year, but the hotspots change for each season.
🦧 ORANGUTANS - BORNEO 🦧
Borneo's ancient rainforests are home to iconic wildlife, including the endangered orangutan. Visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre for an unforgettable encounter with these remarkable apes.
🐻❄️ POLAR BEARS - CANADA & NORWAY 🐻❄️
Polar bears are apex predators and are extremely rare to see. In the Canadian province of Manitoba, Churchill is considered the polar bear capital of the world. Closer to home, Norway's Svalbard archipelago is the perfect place to see bears from the safety of the sea.
🦘 QUOKKAS - AUSTRALIA 🦘
The quokka is a cat-sized marsupial living on Rottest Island, a few miles off the coast of Western Australia. With smiling faces and no fear of humans, getting a quokka selfie is a must do (don’t touch or feed them). Ferries take 90 minutes from Perth. However Australia isn’t just home to Quokkas with
fur seals, penguins and humpback whales as well as the famous kangaroos and koalas.
🐒 SNOW MONKEYS - JAPAN 🐒
Watch Japan's famous snow monkeys bathe in the natural hot springs of Jigokudani Monkey Park. If visiting in winter, you’ll get photos of them surrounded by snow..
🐅 TIGERS - INDIA 🐅
One of the best places in the world for tiger spotting is India (and the one wildlife experience I’ve had so far which made me emotional!), they can be seen in Pench, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Satpura and Ranthambore National Parks.
