Lesli's Lists: Best Wildlife Destinations

Who doesn’t like a good list? Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure Magazine love lists.  The movie “The Bucket List” prompted many to sit down and write their ‘life’ or ‘dream’ list, others, including myself, bought the book 1000 Places To See Before You Die, and derive a great sense of pleasure and accomplishment by ticking off each place we have been! 

The following is my list for Best Wildlife Destinations:

Rwanda – Mountain Gorillas 

Having a close encounter with a mountain gorilla is a truly memorable experience, unlike any other.

Botswana – Okavango Delta 

The Delta is one of Africa’s most unique wildlife and wilderness  areas.  It is a wetland paradise within the Kalahari Desert that supports and sustains a huge diversity of wildlife. Safaris are done by boat, dugout canoe, 4x4 and foot. A very magical time.

Ecuador – The Galapagos Islands 

A unique archipelago of desolate looking islands home to wonderfully strange, abundant and fearless wildlife found no where else on earth.

Peru – Manu National Park 

Manu offers the ultimate Bio trip.  With the greatest quantity and diversity of flora and fauna in the world, it provides an unforgettable opportunity for birders and nature lovers.

Antarctica 

The only sounds you hear are wildlife, water and the occasional crack of a calving iceberg.  The unique wildlife has adapted to the harsh environment and thrive in large numbers. Penguins in the tens of thousands, pods of whales and colonies of seals.

-Lesli