1. Ultimate Africa: Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe Safari
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Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Barbara Robert, 12-time traveler from Berlin, MD:
- 17-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Hwange National Park, home to a rich menagerie of game that can include elephant, buffalo, eland, wildebeest, impala, lion, leopard, cheetah, and more than 400 known bird species.
Visit Chobe National Park, where one of the greatest concentrations of game can be found on the African continent—including the world's largest elephant populations with the present herd estimated at 60,000. Explore the Okavango Delta—designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site—home to some of the world’s most endangered species of large mammals, including cheetahs, white and black rhinos, and African wild dogs.
2. Kenya & Tanzania Safari: Masai Mara to the Serengeti
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Our most popular video by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Gail Sherman, 7-time traveler from Porter Ranch, CA:
- 19-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Explore the Masai Mara National Reserve, where all of the “Big Five” roam amongst notable populations of lions, leopards, and cheetah year-round. During the annual migration, the wildebeest, zebra, and Thomson’s gazelles number in the tens of thousands.
Visit Serengeti National Park, which is perhaps one of the most famous wildlife-viewing destinations in Africa—look for buffalo, hippopotamus, elephant, lion, giraffe, antelope, and Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle. Explore the Ngorongoro Crater, home to about 25,000 larger animals—among them Cape buffalo, rhinoceros, wildebeest, zebra, and an especially dense population of lions.
3. Machu Picchu & the Galápagos
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Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Tom Smith, 7-time traveler from Saint Charles, MO:
- 17-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure with 4 nights aboard the privately chartered, 16-passenger Galápagos Small Ship
Wildlife Highlights: Roam the Galápagos archipelago with an expert Trip Experience Leader, who is a certified Galápagos naturalist. See unique wildlife such as the giant Galápagos tortoise, sea lions, marine iguanas, Darwin’s finches, Hood mockingbirds, blue-footed and masked boobies, the waved albatross, and more.
4. Safari Serengeti: Tanzania Lodge & Tented Safari
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Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Patricia Horvath-Shea, 8-time traveler from Portsmouth, NH:
- 13-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Visit Serengeti National Park to see buffalo, hippopotamus, elephant, lion, giraffe, antelope, and Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle.
View game at the Ngorongoro Crater, home to about 25,000 larger animals—among them Cape buffalo, rhinoceros, wildebeest, zebra, and an especially dense population of lions.
5. Costa Rica: Wildlife & Tropical Landscapes
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Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Michelle Wyman, 9-time traveler from Acworth, GA:
- 13-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest, home to 100 mammal species, 400 bird species, and more than 120 species of amphibians and reptiles. Visit Manuel Antonio National Park, which is full of wildlife sightings—including howler and Capuchin monkeys and sloths—as well as the endangered squirrel monkey (Manuel Antonio is one of only two of its habitats in the country).
Explore the unique ecosystem of San Gerardo de Dota, where travelers can keep an eye out for the Resplendent Quetzal—on a birder’s “life list,” this legendary bird is among the most coveted species to sight.
6. A South Pacific Odyssey: Australia, the Outback & New Zealand
Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Barbara Jensen, 28-time traveler from Sierra Vista, AZ:
- 30-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Explore the Great Barrier Reef—“the world's largest living thing”—with a local marine biologist. Witness tropical fish darting about amid sea fans and anemones swaying with the waves. The Great Barrier Reef’s nomination for World Heritage status stated, “The Reef supports the most diverse ecosystem known to man ... an ecosystem which has evolved over millions of years.”
7. New! Brazil in Depth: Rio de Janeiro, Amazon Cruise & the Pantanal
Our most popular trip video:
- 15-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure with 3 nights aboard the MV Premium
- Wildlife Highlights: Cruise aboard the Rio Negro (or even take a dip), with waters that are home to friendly pink river dolphins and observe the myriad plants and animals along the shores—home to brown howler monkeys, sloths, and exotic birdlife, as well as the giant Samauma, the largest tree in the Amazon rainforest.
Saddle up like the local Pantaneiros (cowboys) for a horseback ride in the Pantanal, home to the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent—from jaguars, caimans, and piranha to howler and capuchin monkeys, the world’s largest rodents, the biggest parrot on the planet, the world’s largest snakes and more
8. Costa Rica: Pura Vida & Rainforest Discoveries
Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by William Benson & Vicki Sieber-Benson, 30-time travelers from Westlake, OR:
- 14-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
Wildlife Highlights: Explore the Arenal Volcano National Park, home to more than 500 species of birds—including toucans as well as monkeys and coati. Keep an eye out for wading birds—like northern jacanas and wood storks—as well as turtles and butterflies on the Río Frío. Embark on a cruise through a mangrove forest to search for the crocodiles of the Tarcoles River.
9. Rwanda: Mountain Gorillas in the Land of a Thousand Hills
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Our most popular slideshow by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Erica Suppa, 4-time traveler from New Castle, DE:
- 11-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Visit Volcanoes National Park (Parc National des Volcans), home of the golden monkeys and mountain gorillas. Your first glimpse of a gorilla may be a baby up a tree, or a female quietly munching on leaves—or perhaps a massive silverback pounding his chest. Every encounter with these gentle, endangered primates is different—many consider it the most sought-after adventure in the world. Meanwhile, Rwanda’s population of golden monkeys—also rare and endangered—are playful, curious primates who make their home in the bamboo forests at the base of the volcanoes. Follow their antics as they swing from tree to tree or jump from one bamboo branch to another using their extra-long tails for balance.
10. Ultimate Galápagos Exploration & Ecuador's Amazon Wilds
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Our most popular video by an O.A.T. traveler—created by Barbara Jensen, 28-time traveler from Portland, OR:
- 16-day O.A.T. Small Group Adventure
- Wildlife Highlights: Enjoy the rare opportunity to make the Amazon jungle your home for three days. In the words of writer Joe Kane in Running the Amazon: "The Amazon cannot be understood just as a river. It is a whole wilderness, a great integrated system of rivers and jungles."
For seven nights, explore the Galápagos archipelago—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—by ship, enjoying comfortable cabins and the services of an expert crew. See unique wildlife such as the giant Galápagos tortoise, sea lions, marine iguanas, Darwin’s finches, Hood mockingbirds, blue-footed and masked boobies, the waved albatross, and more.
