Walk On The Wild Side With The Best Wildlife Tours Of 2024

Walk On The Wild Side With The Best Wildlife Tours Of 2024

If you love wildlife and want to venture to far-off places to see lions, tigers, bears, or even monkeys, lemurs, and orangutans in their natural environment, here are some of the best wildlife tours to take in 2025. Walk on the wild side and explore the natural world from a safe distance, led by knowledgeable guides and wildlife experts. Bring your camera—and a long lens—and enjoy the stunning beauty of our world. All tour costs are in USD and include flights.

The Desert & Delta Of Botswana

Sprawling desert lands, grasses swaying in the breeze, the warm sun hitting your skin. A pride of lions, only six feet away. Explore the Kwahi region of Botswana as stunning herds of impala are visible at dusk and dawn.

Alongside hippos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and elephants, you'll never be disappointed on a Desert & Delta of Botswana tour.

The tour prices begin at around $6,600 for 10 days, including your flights.

Lion, Okavango Delta Of Botswana

Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Madagascar's Lemurs

Everyone loves the adorable lemur—the tail, those big eyes, their ever-cute little faces! How could you say no to a tour involving many different types of lemurs, including mouse lemurs, who are so small that they fit inside an egg cup? Go lemur-watching inside Madagascar's Ranomafana reserve, where you may even catch a sighting of the ultra-rare Golden Bamboo Lemur.

Tour costs begin at $7,055 for 16 days, including flights.

Madagascar's Lemur

Magda Ehlers, Pexels

Explore Namibia's Skeleton Coast & Etosha Pan

Imagine what the world might look like if a sci-fi film were shot entirely in a desert? That's part of what you'll experience during your tour of Namibia's Skeleton Coast and Etosha Pan region. Watch out for elephants striding across the vast desert, and the outcrop of antelope against the world's tallest sand dunes. Thanks to Namibia's small population, wildlife haven't retreated as much into the wilds, meaning you might still see rare sightings like a black rhinoceros.

Tour costs (including flights) begin at $10,639 for this 17-day safari.

Namibia's Skeleton Coast

Sonse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

See South Luangwa National Park In Zambia

This 9,000-square kilometer park is the pride of Zambia's natural paradise. For birdwatchers, this 10-day birding holiday is the perfect escape to an exotic land filled with spectacular birdlife.

You'll spend your time exploring the incredible South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, going on multiple bird-watching excursions, including an optional night-watching safari looking for Pel's Fishing Owl and the Pennant-winged Nightjar.

Tour costs (including your flights) begin at $5,713 for this 10-day birding extravaganza.

South Luangwa National Park in Zambia

Geoff Gallice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons