From sailing round the Galapagos Islands on a schooner to watching the Monarch Butterfly migration in Mexico; from paddling through the myriad waterways of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro to watching the Orang-Utan in the rainforets of Borneo; from spotting Tigers in India to diving on the fabulously bio-diverse Great Barrier Reef in Australia; from cruising in Antarctica in an ice-strengthened vessel to trekking through the rhododendron forests of the Himalayan foothills, there’s a plethora of fantastic wildlife and nature holidays from which to choose.

Other holidays may act as a break from the normal routine, but there’s nothing like connecting with the natural world and its extraordinary wealth of flora and fauna to really engender a sense of wonder and interest; to refresh and inspire us. The following sections are crammed with superb holiday ideas; click on the tabs below and let the journey begin.