Safari Wildlife
Best in April

Safari Wildlife in March | May

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Marine life: The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. This distant group of bleak, volcanic islands groans under the weight of weird and wonderful animals unaffected by human visitors. Best Jan-March. Avoid July/Aug and September, October, November. Galapagos Islands Travel Guide | Galapagos Pictures | Galapagos Map | Ecuador Map | Galapagos Cruises

Wildlife and plants in various wildlife parks, Costa Rica. This small and sticky Central American country is home to 70 parks containing a vast variety of wildlife - particularly birds - flowering plants, volcanoes, beaches and enough adrenalin activities to make any 25 year-old throw up. April could start to see significant rainfall. Best from Dec-April. Avoid May-Nov [rainy season] More tourist information | Costa Rica Pictures | Costa Rica Map | Costa Rica Tours

Polar life, Arctic: Churchill, Hudson Bay, Northern Canada. Excellent arctic scenery and cool animals - polar bears, caribou, wolves, whales and seabirds. Best March - Nov, especially October for polar bear migration. Avoid the rest of the year. More tourist information | Canada pictures | Canada Tours

Tiger safari: Ranthambore National Park, India. This park gives tourists the best possible shot of a wild tiger from elephant back as the monsoons have not yet arrived and the grass will be short. Likely sightings of: leopard, rhinoceros, jackals, bison, boar and monkeys. Open Nov-June, but Best Feb - April. India Pictures | India Tours

Marine creatures: Ningaloo Reef, Shark Bay, NW Australia. Go for a splash with whalesharks, dolphins, rays, whales and more. The weather is best in April/early May. Australia Pictures | Australia Tours

Rhino and tiger safari: Royal Chitwan Park, Nepal. Fun elephant back rides in search of tigers and rhinos; sightings of the former unlikely, the latter, probable. Best Nov-April. Nepal Pictures | Nepal Tours

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