Wildlife lovers behold – it’s time to fulfill your wildest dreams with unique one-time-only animal encounters. We have hand-selected our most enchanting and memorable animal encounters across our destinations: swimming with an elephant in the ocean, walking with penguins, sharing your breakfast with giraffes or chimpanzees and watching whales in their natural habit.

Africa expert Sonja Schröder of Enchanting Travels provides exclusive Africa Travel tips and Botswana Travel information for your introduction to the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Desert during your Botswana safari.

The beauty of Kenya's wildernesses truly comes alive when you tread off the beaten path to our secret gems, where you can observe rare species of wildlife in discreet comfort with our responsible partners.

How do you ensure an endangered species goes back – and stays on – the safe list? A renewed threat has come to one of Africa’s Big Five – the black rhino in Kenya. An increased interest is stemming from the market in Asia, leading to higher numbers of poachers.

From Southeast Asia to Africa and South America, it’s time to revisit your list of travel ideas and incorporate some of our recommendations from T+L’s masterlist of the best places to visit next year.