Field Guides

Navigate the Amazon canopy to spot toucans, macaws, and over 1,300 bird species in Earth's richest avian habitat.

Expedition cruise to penguin colonies among icebergs on Earth's last wilderness.

Track wild orangutans through pristine lowland dipterocarp forest in one of Asia's last wilderness areas.

Explore sandstone desert for agama lizards, sand boas, and desert raptors.

Ancient Gondwanan rainforest with endemic species found nowhere else.

Europe's largest Atlantic puffin colony with millions of nesting birds on sea cliffs.

Spot the resplendent quetzal and hummingbirds in Central America's most accessible cloud forest.

Track mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa's ancient equatorial forest.

Explore the world's oldest rainforest where ancient species meet the Great Barrier Reef.

Encounter unique lemurs found nowhere else on Earth in Madagascar's eastern rainforest.

Search for critically endangered Sumatran orangutans and tigers in Leuser's pristine jungle.

One of the world's top birding trails with 400+ species accessible near the Panama Canal.

Explore montane forests with Bannerman's turaco and endemic species found only on this volcanic peak.

Discover the nocturnal world of Southeast Asia's oldest rainforest on guided night walks.

Visit Earth's most biodiverse square kilometre with record-breaking species density.

UNESCO World Heritage rainforest with endemic mixed-species feeding flocks.

Experience koyo (autumn colours) while spotting Japanese macaques and sika deer.

Descend from Andes to Amazon through multiple elevational zones with spectacular biodiversity.

Spot howler monkeys, toucans, and coatis among ancient Mayan ruins in tropical forest.

Night hikes to find rare primates including the critically endangered yellow-cheeked gibbon.

Walk among thousand-year-old Douglas firs and spot Roosevelt elk in mossy temperate rainforest.

The salamander capital of the world with 30+ species in a single mountain range.

Spot migrating warblers and raptors against spectacular autumn colours.

Identify edible and poisonous mushrooms in Central Europe's iconic conifer and beech forests.

Watch the red deer rut and search for pine martens in the Caledonian pine forest.

Track Eurasian lynx through snow in Europe's largest remaining old-growth forest.

Spring birding in Korean temple forests during peak migration season.

Europe's last primeval lowland forest with free-roaming European bison.

Southern beech forests at the end of the world with Magellanic woodpeckers.

Track giant pandas in their mountain bamboo forest habitat.

Winter wildlife tracking for moose, wolverine, and capercaillie in boreal forest.

The world's driest desert with flamingos on high-altitude salt lakes.

Witness 46 species of rhododendron blooming in Bhutan's pristine mountain forests.

Classic African safari targeting the Big Five on the endless Serengeti plains.

Boat-based jaguar spotting on the Cuiabá River during the dry season.

Witness the Great Migration river crossings — the greatest wildlife spectacle on Earth.

See free-roaming bison herds during calving season on restored tallgrass prairie.

Track wild pumas hunting guanacos against dramatic Patagonian scenery.

Elephant-back safaris for Indian one-horned rhinos in Assam's tall grasslands.

South America's greatest concentration of waterbirds on seasonal floodplains.

Track gazelle mega-herds and Przewalski's horses across Asia's vast open grasslands.

Spot endemic grassland birds including blue cranes and secretary birds.

Spring migration brings Eurasian birds to Saharan oases — a desert birding hotspot.

Discover Australia's diverse reptile fauna in red desert grasslands.

Photograph elephants with Mount Kilimanjaro backdrop in iconic East African savanna.

Explore South America's vast temperate grasslands with unique bird communities.

Track desert-adapted elephants and lions along the Skeleton Coast's ancient river channels.

Night herping in the Sonoran Desert reveals rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, and desert tortoises.

Night drives to find Arabian oryx, sand cats, and desert foxes in the Empty Quarter's edge.

Track snow leopards, wild Bactrian camels, and Gobi bears in Asia's harshest desert.

Watch habituated meerkat families emerge from burrows at sunrise.

Desert birding around waterholes that concentrate avian life in the Red Centre.

Demoiselle cranes winter in vast flocks at the Thar Desert's edge near Khichan village.

Spot wild yak, Tibetan antelope, and Pallas's cat on the world's highest plateau.

Winter expedition to track the ghost of the mountains in frozen Himalayan valleys.

See gelada baboons, Ethiopian wolves, and Walia ibex in Africa's rooftop.

Experience the dramatic elk rut with bugling bulls in alpine meadows.

Observe Alpine ibex and whistling marmots in spectacular high-altitude scenery.

Watch Andean condors soar on thermals at one of the world's deepest canyons.

Explore bizarre giant groundsels and lobelias in Africa's equatorial alpine zone.

Search for Japanese rock ptarmigan and alpine butterflies above the treeline.

Search for Barbary macaques and Barbary sheep in North Africa's highest mountains.

Trek through surreal Afroalpine bogs with giant heathers and moss-draped forests.

World-class diving with pristine hard coral reefs and dramatic wall dives.

Walk boardwalks above the River of Grass to observe American alligators and wading birds.

Glide through papyrus channels by traditional mokoro canoe spotting hippos and elephants.

South America's second-largest wetland with spectacular birdlife and rewilded jaguars.

Boat cruises among thousands of waterbirds on tropical floodplain billabongs.

Night walks with headlamps to count glowing caiman eyes on the world's largest wetland.

Europe's premier wintering site for hundreds of thousands of waterbirds.

Europe's largest wetland with the continent's only pelican breeding colonies.

Kayak through cypress swamp to find alligators, turtles, and watersnakes.

Boat safari through mangrove channels searching for Royal Bengal tigers that swim between islands.

India's most famous birding site with painted storks and Siberian cranes (historically).

Search for the world's largest freshwater fish as Tonle Sap lake drains into the Mekong.

Walk among marine iguanas, sea lions, and Sally Lightfoot crabs on volcanic shores.

Land-based whale watching from cliff tops as southern right whales calve in Walker Bay.

Photograph Steller's sea eagles hunting on drift ice in northeastern Hokkaido.

Explore rocky intertidal zones teeming with sea stars, anemones, and tide pool fish.

Arctic expedition cruise past glacier-fronted coasts with polar bears, walrus, and whales.

Where mountains meet the sea — whales, dolphins, and albatross in one location.

Witness endangered green sea turtles nesting on Caribbean beaches under moonlight.

Walk among thousands of nesting puffins at arm's length on this protected island.

Grey whales approach boats in breeding lagoons — the friendliest whales on Earth.

Visit one of the world's largest fur seal colonies with 100,000+ animals.

Spot the unicorn of the sea at the edge of the ice in Canada's high Arctic.

Snorkel the world's largest coral reef system with 1,500 species of tropical fish.

One of the few places on Earth where you can legally swim with humpback whales.

Witness dozens of manta rays feeding in plankton-rich waters during monsoon.

Dive with hammerhead sharks, marine iguanas, and sea turtles in nutrient-rich waters.

Snorkel with orcas hunting herring in Arctic fjords under the Northern Lights.

Dive the epicentre of marine biodiversity with pygmy seahorses and walking sharks.

The ocean's greatest shoal run — billions of sardines chased by dolphins, sharks, and whales.

Swim among millions of non-stinging golden jellyfish in an ancient marine lake.

Deep ocean whale watching in the mid-Atlantic with sperm whales and dolphins.

Low-water season reveals pink river dolphins hunting in shrinking channels.

Watch Atlantic salmon leaping upstream over waterfalls to reach spawning grounds.

Snorkel over rocky shores to see hundreds of colourful endemic cichlid species.

Catch-and-release piranha fishing in crystal-clear dry season river channels.

Fly fish for native cutthroat trout in thermal-influenced streams of the world's first national park.

Spot Africa's iconic fish eagle and malachite kingfisher from a mokoro canoe.

Dive beneath crystal-clear ice to see the world's only freshwater seal and transparent fish.

Swim with gentle manatees in crystal-clear natural springs during winter.

Fish for massive Atlantic salmon in the 'Queen of Rivers' — fish averaging 12kg.

The polar bear capital of the world as bears gather waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze.

24-hour daylight reveals Arctic bird colonies with millions of seabirds on dramatic cliffs.

Autumn tundra colours with grizzly bears, caribou, and wolves in North America's wildest park.

Watch calving glaciers from boat while spotting Arctic wildlife in the midnight sun.

Peregrine falcons on skyscrapers, ring-necked parakeets in parks, and foxes at dusk.

One of North America's top migration hotspots — Central Park in spring.

Tropical urban wildlife trail with monitor lizards, pythons, and flying lemurs.

Spot raccoon dogs, giant bats, and urban raptors in the world's largest metropolis.

Mumbai hosts the world's highest density of leopards living alongside 22 million people.

Walk among a colony of African penguins on a suburban beach.

Walk among giant tortoises, land iguanas, and lava lizards on volcanic islands.

Island-hop through Madagascar's northern reserves for diverse lemur species.

Sea turtle nesting beaches and world-class reef diving on protected islands.

Remote expedition to see royal albatross, yellow-eyed penguins, and endemic species.

Face to face with the world's largest lizard on its volcanic island home.

Visit the remote atoll where millions of Laysan albatrosses nest alongside spinner dolphins.