Top-Ten Animal Encounters
1. Ngorongoro: Ancient crater in Tanzania with an abundance of wildlife year round
2. Galápagos: Isolated volcanic islands harbor a great diversity of animals with little fear of man 3. Kangaroo Island: Home to many varieties of Australia’s wildlife—kangaroos, koalas, seals, sea lions, and penguins 4. St. John: Best beach snorkeling in the USA 5. Costa Rica: Monkeys, sloths, leaf cutter ants, and macaws inhabit the rain and cloud forests 6. Bonaire: No beaches, but some the best shore snorkeling on a major Caribbean island 7. Everglades: Many species of birds and marine life in this protected USA wetland 8. Kenai Fjords: Seals, puffins, dolphins and whales, in a glacial Alaskan paradise 9. La Paz: Quiet Baja town with an offshore island where visitors can swim with sea lions 10. Rottnest Island: Bike around the island home of the ubiquitous Quokka, a small loveable marsupial |