BIG & WILD
TOP 5 TRIPS FOR WILDERNESS LOVERS Selected by Christine Tucker
Think BIG. Think WILD. The landscapes on these trips may make you feel like a speck, but we have the antidote: B&R’s legendary service will make you feel larger than life. 1. BEARS & WHALES FAMILY MULTI-ACTIVE Hike, bike, swim and kayak your way through massive nature. From ocean to mountain, glacier to meadow, beach to rainforest. If the 330-ft Douglas fir trees don’t make you feel small, the 55-ton fin whales will. | P. 76
2. RWANDA WALKING & GORILLA TREKKING Hike through Rwanda’s lush mountain ranges, stunning national parks, hidden inland beaches, verdant farmland and misty cloud forests— tracking some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. | P. 85
3. TANZANIA WALKING From vast savannah sunsets to the thrill of the Serengeti’s Great Migration, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. By day, seek out lions and elephants; by night, unwind at luxe camps with wilderness experts. | P. 85
4. NEW ZEALAND WALKING The hiking is wildly varied, the coastal walks are wildly dramatic, swimming with dolphins in Kaikoura is wildly soul-stirring, and exploring Fiordland National Park is wildly awe-inspiring. Go wild in New Zealand. | P. 71
5. ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS BY SEA Christine Tucker, Trip Designer | Adventurer Extraordinaire When we found out Christine had been to Paris over 10 times and had never gone up the Eiffel Tower, we knew she was a keeper. She plots eclectic adventures everywhere from Spain to Tanzania.
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Discover the natural splendour of the Galapagos—a modern-day Eden with a trove of exotic wildlife—by luxury yacht. We get up close to sea lions, giant tortoises, penguins, dolphins and whales. Talk about a highly evolved trip. | P. 79