Covering an area of 55,500 heactares in the state of Sabah, the Deramakot Forest Reserve is one of the finest wildlife areas in Borneo. The reserve is home to over 250 species of bird and 75% of Sabah’s mammals, including marbled cat, Bornean pygmy elephant and Sunda clouded leopard. Find Out More
Located in the foothills of the Korannaberg, one of the few mountain ranges that run through the Southern Kalahari, Tswalu is a landscape of rolling dunes and expansive grasslands broken sporadically by patches of thicker vegetation. It is also a haven for some of Africa’s rarest mammals. Find Out More
Lying on the India-Nepal border on the Singalila Ridge, Singalila National Park is one of the most exotic Himalayan forests in India. The park is one of the best locations within India to search for the elusive red panda and is a birder's paradise with more than 300 species found here. Find Out More
Nothing quite prepares you for the size of this reserve, nor its wild and mysterious beauty. Covering 9% of Botswana, Central Kalahari Game Reserve was established as a sanctuary for the nomadic San Bushmen and is now home to large herds of plains wildlife and accompanying predators. Find Out More
Tangjiahe Nature Reserve is situated along the northeast border of Sichuan Province, right in the centre of China. Covering an area of 400 square kilometres, this reserve was established as a refuge for wild giant pandas, but is currently one of the best spots to see China’s mammals. Find Out More
The Sierra de Andújar range is one of the last two refuges in Spain of the elusive and highly endangered Iberian lynx, whose population is estimated at around 80 adults, which produce some 35 cubs a year. It is also one of the few places in Andalucia where the increasingly rare wolf is still found. Find Out More
Situated on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the grasslands and rocky outcrops of Ruoergai are one of the few places to see China’s iconic cats – Pallas’s cat and Chinese mountain cat. Tibetan fox and wolf are also spotted here, making it an excellent location to see the region’s predators. Find Out More
Situated in the Hengduan Mountains southwest of Chengdu in the province of Sichuan, the Lahabe Nature Reserve is a protected area of alpine forest which is perfect for red panda. This reserve is one of the best places in the world to see this characterful mammals as well as a host of other species. Find Out More
This fertile island lives from farming, fishing and forestry – arriving here is like stepping back in time. The west side is a dense swathe of temperate rainforest, supporting a variety of birdlife. Magellanic and Humboldt penguins live at the southern tip, and blue whales can be sighted between January and April. Find Out More
The village of Ulley, which lies at the centre of three interlocking valleys, is surrounded by spectacular mountainous scenery, where you can observe the diverse wildlife of Ladakh. Highlights of the valley include Asiatic ibex, bharal, urial, Himalayan red fox, Himalayan wolf and the elusive snow leopard. Find Out More
Aggtelek National Park in northeast Hungary is famed for its karst landforms and impressive limestone caves, which include Baradla, Europe’s largest stalactite cave. The park is home to lesser spotted eagle, northern goshawk, white-backed woodpecker and a huge diversity of mammals. Find Out More
This wildlife sanctuary is a vast expanse of saline desert, which in the monsoon becomes a network of islands. Known as the last remaining home of the Asiatic wild ass, it is a conservation success story, with a population of over 2,000. Birdlife is rich, and the area is an official Ramsar site. Find Out More
Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary is renowned for its work in rehabilitating orphaned orangutans, However, set in primary lowland rainforest, the reserve has much more to offer. The forest boardwalks make exploring easy, the birdwatching is superb and there is a tremendous variety of snakes and frogs to see. Find Out More
The Chilean portion of Patagonia is called Magellanes after its Portuguese explorer. On the Pacific side glacial action has excavated a complex coastline of fjords and islands. Between the mainland and Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan has Chile’s first and only marine reserve, Francisco Coloane Marine Park. Find Out More
Chilean Patagonia’s premier attraction is a scenic mix of craggy peaks, glacial lakes, icefields and green valleys – a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The omnipresent Paine Massif, a magnificent set of rocky spires formed from granite and sedimentary rock, dominates the landscape. Find Out More
The beautiful Zemplén Hills, on the border with Slovakia, are part of the North Hungarian Mountains, which in turn form part of the Carpathians. The hills' steep forested slopes are the site of several medieval stone castles, such as Sárospatak and Füzéri vár, and are home to many special birds. Find Out More
Covering 77,000 hectares in the eastern range of the Colombian Andes, Chingaza ranges from 800 metres above sea level to over 4,000. It is consequently home to a wide range of Andean fauna and flora, including spectacled bear, mountain tapir and unique, mountain-adapted flora. Find Out More
The Kinabatangan River snakes through Sabah’s lowlands for 560kms to reach the Sulu Sea. Along its length, a river safari will reveal a mosaic of riparian forest, oxbow lakes, nipah swamp and mangroves which supports a wide variety of mammal and birdlife who have grown surprisingly tolerant of human presence. Find Out More
Velavadar is a peaceful sanctuary consisting of 35 square kilometres of savannah. Set between two rivers just inland from the Gulf of Khambhat, the park is home to a couple of thousand endemic blackbuck. In former times these handsome antelopes were protected for hunting trips of the Maharajas of Bhavnagar. Find Out More
Located in Rajasthan between Udaipur and Jodhpur, Jawai is a unique wilderness where wild grasslands and pastoral fields meet the waters of the Jawai Bandh - the largest water reservoir in western Rajasthan - which attracts an abundance of flamingos, cranes, and the elusive leopard. Find Out More
Despite this giant arid region being a harsh environment, scored with the beds of dried up rivers and vast salt pans, it not only provides the setting for fine wildlife-viewing but also for encountering San bushmen, hunter gatherers who precariously cling to their traditional ways of life throughout this region. Find Out More
The Khovd Region, in the Gobi-Altai, in Mongolia’s far west, is beautiful and hugely varied. It has mountains inhabited by snow leopards and Asiatic ibex, stony steppe where saiga antelope and Pallas’s sandgrouse are found, and vast wetlands with Pallas’s gulls and rare white-headed ducks. Find Out More
One of Africa’s most important wetland sites, Makgadikgadi is the only area in Southern Africa to witness a migration of tens of thousands of blue wildebeest and Burchell’s zebra when, during the rains, the dry salt pans transform into lakes, attracting vast flocks of flamingos and migratory birds. Find Out More
Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary lies in the headwaters of the Otún River in the Central Andes of Colombia. In addition to its great beauty, the reserve is famed for its many rare birds, including the exquisite red-ruffed fruitcrow. Several mammals are also found here. Find Out More
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