Royle Safaris
September 2019
Galapagos and Much More
£1300 – £4999
Ecuador is one of the best wildlife destinations in the world and not just because of the stunning Galapagos Islands. This tour aims to show you that there is more to this small country than these islands. With the only South American bear, the highest biodiversity in the world, the Amazon Rainforest in addition to the famous Galapagos you will be left spellbound by this amazing little country which straddles the equator. Birding, snorkelling, canoeing through the Amazon, hiking to…
Find out more »Tawau Hills Wildlife Tour
£200 – £960
Tawau Hills Wildlife Tour Borneo is one of the world’s greatest wildlife watching destinations and despite the ongoing deforestation around the island for the palm oil plantations there are still many areas of wonderful wilderness left. Including places which are currently unknown to the wider world and several locations which are just coming to prominence now. Tawau Hills National Park is one of these newer places, for the last couple of years scientists, conservationists and researchers have been travelling here…
Find out more »East African Safari Exploration
£1395 – £5795
East African Safari Exploration This exploration of Eastern Africa takes in the very best of both Kenya and Tanzania. Starting in northern Kenya you will be taken past the snowy peaks fo Mt Kenya before descending to the floor of the Rift Valley to visit Lake Nakuru and the millions of flamingos before carrying onto the Maasai Mara and Lake Naivasha. You will also have the unique opportunity to hike into the caves of Mt Suswa before exploring the rarely…
Find out more »Just Jaguars
£1220 – £4995
Jaguars have for a long time been regarded as one of the most elusive and difficult animals in the world to see. However recently they have been revealing their secrets to dedicated scientists and hardened wildlife watchers in the Pantanal region of Brazil. On this tour you will be taken into the heart of this region and with the help of expert local guides we have a 100% record of seeing these big cats. Whilst in the Pantanal you can…
Find out more »Brazilian Ultimate Mammal Tour
£2350 – £8795
Brazil is one of the most iconic of all wildlife watching destinations. But for many years the country was seen as mostly a bird watching destination. But now Royle Safaris are proud to announce this dedicated mammal watching holiday to Brazil. By compiling many aspects from our other individual mammal watching tours we have produced this wonderful tour which will try and find all of South Americas Big Five (Jaguar, Giant Otter, Maned Wolf, Giant Anteater and Brazilian Tapir) as…
Find out more »Borneo’s Rare Mammals Tour
£850 – £3995
Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour Sabah, Borneo is home to many wild and rugged reserves and parks that harbour populations of some of the world’s most elusive species. Among the most elusive and some of the most sought after are the nocturnal mammal species, Borneo has a host of rare and elusive nocturnal mammals including Sunda clouded leopard, Binturong, Sunda colugo, various species of civet, several species of slow loris and many other species. This tour is the first of its…
Find out more »Yellowstone Fall Wildlife Tour
£630 – £2795
Rutting bison, bugling elk, energetic wolf pups, ravenous bears, dramatic yellow and orange colours and migratory flocks of birds all make Autumn (or Fall) in Yellowstone a very special time of year. This is the rutting season for two of North Americas most impressive herbivores, the huge elk and the iconic bison. The high pitched bulges of the elk can be heard echoing through the valleys and forests of Yellowstone and to watch these huge stags do battle over mating…
Find out more »Sumatra & Komodo Wildlife Adventure Tour
£950 – £4450
Sumatra & Komodo Wildlife Adventure Tour This wildlife tour explores some of Indonesia’s most iconic wildlife destinations, first heading to both north and south Sumatra and then onto the famous Komodo National Park. By visiting the national parks of Gunung Leuser, Way Kambas and Komodo Islands you will experience a wide range of ecosystems, as well as having the chance to see a huge range of wildlife. Many species will be endemic to the islands we see them on. The…
Find out more »Queensland’s Wildlife & Great Barrier Reef Tour
£1500 – £5795
Going eye-to-eye with humpback whale calves in crystal clear blue water, seeing a salt-water crocodile disappear silently into the gloom, finding tree dwelling kangaroos by spotlight and much much more. Queensland is not what most people expect when they visit Australia, lots of green, forests as far as the eye can see, lots of rain during certain times of the year and not a desert in sight! But just when you think the life is unbeatable in the rainforests you…
Find out more »Pantanal Rare Wildlife Safari
£995 – £5695
Pantanal Rare Wildlife Safari This tour takes you to both the northern and southern Pantanal in search of a hudge wealth of wildlife. From the jaguar capital of the world in the northern Pantanal to several wonderful and unique lodges in the southern Pantanal. Explore these locations in a variety of different ways; walking, jeep safaris, river safaris and horseback safaris. All of these ways to see the environment and wildlife are designed to highlight different areas and species. We…
Find out more »Peru Wildlife Exploration
£1200 – £4500
Peru Wildlife Exploration Boasting the greatest diversity of mammal life in the world and being one of the birding hotspots in the 4th most diverse country for bird life; Manu National Park in Peru’s Upper Amazon Rainforest is a wildlife enthusiasts dream. But the rainforest is not the only thing that the Peru has to offer, we will also travel into the Andes and visit the historically and culturally important site of Machu Picchu before going off in search of…
Find out more »Japan Bear Watching Tour
£1250 – £6159
When people think about the wildlife of Japan, snow monkeys, dancing cranes and Steller sea eagles of the winter usually spring to mind. However the summer months have some of the best wildlife watching in Japan. The summer is time season of the bear in Japan and this tour will take you to Hokkaido where one of the worlds highest densities of brown bears occurs as well as taking you hiking into the northern Japanese Alps where we have a…
Find out more »Just Maned Wolf Tour
£1175 – £4395
When people think of Brazil and wildlife they often think of the Amazon rainforest or maybe the Pantanal wetlands, but huge parts of this vast country are covered in grasslands. And it is these grasslands which are the home of some of the countries most elusive and amazing wildlife. This tour focuses on the maned wolf. The fox on stilts is one of the strangest looking animals in the world and we travel to the best place in the world…
Find out more »Ultimate Primate Tour
£3500 – £4995
Ever wanted to walk in the footsteps of great primatologists Dian Fossey or Jane Goodall? Well on this tour you will experience some truly unforgettable moments. Tracking mountain gorillas and sitting with them as they eat, rest and play – spending the full day following a troop of chimpanzees from dawn to dusk and tracking down some of the rarest monkeys in all of Africa. You will spend twice as much time on average than other gorilla watching tours around…
Find out more »Pantanal Exploration Tour
£1198 – £6290
The Pantanal is one of the best wildlife watching destinations in the world. Rivalling anything in Africa, India or Yellowstone for the number of mammal species on display and when it comes to birds, very few places beat here. This tour will take you into the heart of the Pantanal in search of jaguars in the north and then you will travel south to a private ranch where rare macaws nest next door to the lodge and puma, ocelot, oncilla,…
Find out more »Best of Sumatra Wildlife Tour
£550 – £2850
Best of Sumatra Wildlife Tour Sumatra is one of the world's biggest islands and the best island in Indonesia to see large numbers of mammals. Some of the largest areas of forest remaining in Indonesia are in Sumatra and this tour explores two of the most important. We visit northern and southern Sumatra on our search for wildlife. You will be visiting the national parks of Gunung Leuser in the north of the island and then Way Kambas in the…
Find out more »Chaparri Reserve & Machu Picchu Tour
£550 – £2150
Chaparri Reserve & Machu Picchu Tour The north-west of Peru is an undervalued and wonderful part of the country to explore for wildlife and this tour spends time in one of the best examples of this ecosystem; Chaparri Eco-Reserve. But of course we also visit the central Andes and the historically and culturally important site of Machu Picchu. Chaparri is a small private reserve that takes in injured and orphaned Andean bears with a view to rehabilitating them into the…
Find out more »The Best of Botswana
£995 – £4150
The Best of Botswana Botswana is home to one of the highest densities of predators in the world, has the only place where African wild dogs can be called common, it harbours the largest concentrations of African elephants and cape buffalo anywhere in the world as well as having the largest inland delta in the world. So after all that it is no wonder why Botswana is a wildlife lovers paradise and this tour aims to showcase all the very…
Find out more »Masai Mara & Tsavo Safari
£550 – £2995
Masai Mara & Tsavo Safari Holiday Nearly everyone who has ever seen a wildlife documentary will have seen some of the Masai Mara, Kenya’s premier national park and one of the world’s most famous ecosystems has been filmed more than anywhere else in wildlife documentary terms. The iconic footage of lionesses chasing down a zebra, or the millions of blue wildebeest moving through the endless grassy plains and crossing the crocodile infested waters of the Mara River are synonymous with…
Find out more »Tsavo & Amboseli Safari Holiday
£550 – £2995
Tsavo & Amboseli Safari Holiday In the shadow of the mighty Mt. Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park is one of the world's leading safari destinations. Home to huge numbers of elephants and other wildlife the park is a mecca for wildlife lovers. This trip explores Amboseli as well as visiting both the West and East sections of the huge Tsavo National Park. By visiting the popular Amboseli and the more rugged and wild Tsavo National Park s on this one tour…
Find out more »Northern Pantanal Wildlife Safari
£750 – £3850
Northern Pantanal Wildlife Safari For a long time a forest enigma, a shadowy presence rarely seen and seldom understood the jaguar remained one of the last big cats species to be encountered with any regularity. This big cat specialist trip is aimed to bring you closer to a species which is so elusive elsewhere in its vast range throughout South and Central American; and there is no better place to do this than in the jaguars’ last stronghold in the…
Find out more »Krugers Big Five
£850 – £3499
This is the classic safari; elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo, rhinos and many more all against the back drop of rolling hills, endless grasslands and thick, prickly bush. This tour is dedicated to finding all the major mammal species found in Africas oldest and most famous national park. Kruger National Park is the size of Belgium and home to an unbelievable array of wildlife, so why wouldn't you want to join us on this brilliant tour? Holiday Features Up to 50…
Find out more »Namibia’s Desert & Coastal Wildlife Safari
£600 – £2549
Namibia's Desert & Coastal Wildlife Safari When you think of Namibia I am pretty sure that dolphins do not come into your head. But Walvis Bay is home to a huge percentage of the worlds Heaviside dolphin population and they are very inquisitive. This tour intends to put Namibia on the map for dolphin watching as well as visiting the more traditional safari destinations in Namibia such as Etosha, Damaraland and even giving you a chance to see how the…
Find out more »October 2019
Western Cape
£812 – £3850
The Western Cape of South Africa is home to a huge abundance of life and this tour tries to show it all off. From the top of Table Mountain to the waters of Shark Ally and the deep ocean off Cape Point to the arid Karoo this tour goes everywhere. We specialise in whales, sharks, seals, dolphins and pelagic birds along the coastline and in the Karoo black rhinos and the once extinct quagga are the main draws. Yes thats…
Find out more »Namibia in Luxury
£955 – £3950
Namibia is a breathtaking country full of stunning dunes higher than skyscrapers and animals which defy logic as they survive in this harsh environment. This tour will bring you to one of the most iconic national parks in all of Africa, Etosha, as well as Damaraland where you will find the desert elephants, the famous Skeleton Coast where the wrecks of dozens of ships make the treacherous waters and last but not least the Namib desert in search of the…
Find out more »Upper Amazon & Machu Picchu Tour
£650 – £2995
Upper Amazon & Machu Picchu Tour Boasting the greatest diversity of mammal life in the world and being one of the birding hotspots in the 4th most diverse country for bird life; Manu National Park in Peru’s Upper Amazon Rainforest is a wildlife enthusiasts dream. With salt licks that are adored by macaws and pristine lakes and rivers that seldom have visitors the forests around Manu are home to some of the Amazon’s most iconic and accessible wildlife. Whilst spotted…
Find out more »Masai Mara & Amboseli Kenyan Safari
£400 – £3550
Masai Mara & Amboseli Kenyan Safari The Masai Mara Nature Reserve forms part of one of the most incredible and well known ecosystems in the world. Spreading south into Tanzania and the neighbouring Serengeti National Park the rolling plains are home to some of the largest numbers of animals on the planet. This safari holiday takes you into the heart of the Mara and on the trail of Africa’s famous big five and much much more. Kenya is without a…
Find out more »The Best of Namibia
£520 – £2395
With sand dunes which would dwarf the highest buildings in the world, elephants which have adapted to the desert with expert ease and a fossilized forest over 200 million years old; Namibia has lots to offer. This tour will focus on life in the desert, visiting Etosha and Damaraland to find some of the hardiest animals in the world, we spend more time in the field than most tours and also offer an unusual opportunity to find the strangest and…
Find out more »Kenyan Safari; Mara to the Coast
£1000 – £5650
Kenyan Safari; Mara to the Coast Kenya is without a doubt the most famous safari destination and rightly so, it has the vast plains and huge numbers of animals that other countries are frankly envious of. Often people who are seasoned visitors to East Africa are shocked when they visit other wildlife watching destinations around the world. As well as the typical African safari species we will try and find some of the species that are often overlooked or unknown…
Find out more »Only Polar Bears
£1235 – £4995
Once a year for a short amount of time a far northern town in Canada gets taken over by a very special visitor. The largest aggregation of polar bears in the world takes place in Churchill. With the help of local expert guides and the specially made Tundra Buggy this tour will get you up close and personal with these incredible animals. But make sure that your indoors before dark as the siren that occasionally sounds is not there for…
Find out more »Mara & Arabuko Sokoke Safaris
£650 – £2560
Mara & Arabuko Sokoke Safaris Kenya is the birthplace of all safaris and in particular the wonderful Masai Mara Reserve is the pinnacle of wildlife watching. This trip visits one of the best known wildlife locations and also one of the least visited. From the Masai Mara and its abundance of wildlife this trip then heads to one of the last remnant stands of East African Coastal Rainforest at Arabuko Sokoke Forest National Park. By visiting these two very different…
Find out more »Tsavo Safari Holiday
£550 – £2875
Tsavo Safari Holiday The name Tsavo evokes many different thoughts, maybe it is the historical aspect of when the railway was being built through the park and a pair of infamous man-eating lions started to kill the workers. Or maybe it is more recent and the huge numbers of elephants who were killed by poachers in the 1960's-80's; or perhaps it simply that Tsavo (split into two huge national parks) is one of the last safari destinations in East Africa…
Find out more »November 2019
Nepal Rare Mammal Tour
£925 – £3995
Red pandas, clouded leopards, Asiatic black bears, marbled cats, Himalayan palm civets and mainland serows. These rare and wonderful mammal species have been widely regarded as impossible dreams for many wildlife watchers and mammal watchers around the world. But Royle Safaris can now announce a revolutionary tour that explores a region where all these species live and could be found. The far east of Nepal is the destination and with the expert help of red panda researchers and your own…
Find out more »Amur Leopard Photography Tour
£750 – £3315
Amur Leopard Photography Tour Russian state of Primorye may not evoke the same thoughts and emotions as Siberia. But it is this state which harbours the largest areas of intact and protected forests in the Russian Far East. Many parks and reserves have been set up in the last 10-20 years. Mostly to protect the populations of Amur Leopards and Siberian Tigers that live here. The numbers of both Siberian tigers and Amur leopards have been slowly yet steadily increasing…
Find out more »Siberian Tiger Winter Tour
£850 – £3895
Siberian Tiger Winter Tour In the 1940s the worlds largest species of cat was in a very perilous position and numbered les than 50 in the wild. However since then the populations of Siberian tigers in Far Eastern Russia have received considerable protection and their numbers are around 500 individuals. Despite this success they are still facing a huge number of threats and remain incredible difficult to see in the wild. As a result the Russian government have recently set…
Find out more »December 2019
Amur Leopard Photography Tour
£750 – £3315
Amur Leopard Photography Tour Russian state of Primorye may not evoke the same thoughts and emotions as Siberia. But it is this state which harbours the largest areas of intact and protected forests in the Russian Far East. Many parks and reserves have been set up in the last 10-20 years. Mostly to protect the populations of Amur Leopards and Siberian Tigers that live here. The numbers of both Siberian tigers and Amur leopards have been slowly yet steadily increasing…
Find out more »January 2020
Gujarat Desert Mammal Tour
£585 – £2795
Indian wildlife is usually defined by tigers and elephants that prowl the jungles and lush grasslands of central and north-eastern India. However there is a very different ecosystem that lies in the north-west of India in the wonderful state of Gujarat. Gujarat is a desert state and home to some of India's best and least known national parks. On this tour you will searching out some of India's predators that live in the shadow of tigers elsewhere such as leopards…
Find out more »Komodo Dragon & Manta Ray Tour
£250 – £1675
Komodo Dragon & Manta Ray Tour 'Here be dragons...' as quoted on many am antique map when people were describing the unexplored countries and islands. However this phrase probably stems from the tales heard by pirates, buccaneers and early explorers from local people in relation to the large lizards that inhabited the islands of Eastern Indonesia. We now know these lizards to be Komodo dragons, not fire-breathing but venomous, not winged but social and intelligent and not gigantic but still…
Find out more »Just Wolf Watching (Yellowstone)
£630 – £2795
When the snow falls in Yellowstone our adventures are just beginning. The central and southern parts of the park are off limits but the North Entrance is open year-round for and it is here and in particular Lamar Valley where the wolves are mostly found. Large herds of bison and elk congregate along the Lamar River and big horn sheep graze atop the ridges making this a great hunting ground for wolves. Coupled with the fact that January through March…
Find out more »North India Birding (Corbett, Bharatpur & Chambal)
£725 – £2995
There really is nowhere on earth that is quite like India, home to amazing diversity in cuisine, culture, religion, history, wildlife and in particular birds. With over 1300 species recorded from India, exploring Indias many birding hotspots is a must for all bird watchers. This tour visits three of the best bird watching locations in north and central India; Corbett National Park, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and National Chambal Sanctuary. Corbett is home to a vast array of wildlife, including nearly…
Find out more »Anacondas of the Los Llanos
£550 – £2595
Venezuela is one of the 10 most diverse countries in world of herpetology. The vast richness in species is astonishing, the total number of reptiles and amphibians is larger than those from the United States, Canada and Europe combined. With well over 600 known species of reptiles and amphibians Venezuela offers an unbeatable opportunity to visit and reveal such diversity to anyone interested. The number of different habitats is a massive factor behind the high biodiversity; dense and unexplored rainforests…
Find out more »Chambal Birding Holiday
£620 – £2510
India is home to an impressive 1300 plus species of birds and is one of the top bird watching destinations in the world. But even in this huge country full of great extremes in ecosystems there are a couple of great birding locations where hundreds of bird species be recorded. This tour is specifically set up for bird watchers and visits two of the best bird watching locations in all of India. Firstly to Kaladeo Ghana National Park (also known…
Find out more »Just Sloth Bears Tour (Satpura)
£875 – £3795
For so long people have been travelling to the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to visit the popular parks of Kanha and Bandhavgarh. And for just as long people have been oblivious to the wonderful delights of Satpura National Park. This wonderful small park is the best place in the world to see the very elusive sloth bear. Currently our guides based at Satpura National Park are seeing a sloth bear every single day they enter the park! But…
Find out more »February 2020
Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Tour
£825 – £3395
Yellowstone is one of the most iconic wildlife destinations in the entire world. With around three quarters of all the worlds geothermal features inside the park and a wealth of wildlife that would make Yellowstone National Park, North Americas answer to the savannas of Africa. Yellowstone is such a special place there is no bad time to visit but we fully recommend the serenity and simplicity of winter. During the winter you will see pristine fields of snow as far…
Find out more »Back to Ancient Europe
£530 – £2145
Forests hundreds and thousands of years old, the largest mammals in Europe and a truly primeval setting. With the best local guides and access to the top spots in Poland for rare mammals this tour will take you into the heart of virgin forests which have never been touched, we will track a pack of wolves through the elk wintering grounds and observe some of the last remaining European bison in the world. We also see lynx, beavers, otters, foxes,…
Find out more »Amur Leopard Photography Tour
£3315
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Amur Leopard Photography Tour Russian state of Primorye may not evoke the same thoughts and emotions as Siberia. But it is this state which harbours the largest areas of intact and protected forests in the Russian Far East. Many parks and reserves have been set up in the last 10-20 years. Mostly to protect the populations of Amur Leopards and Siberian Tigers that live here. The numbers of both Siberian tigers and Amur leopards have been slowly yet steadily increasing…
Find out more »Tigers, Taj Mahal & Chambal River
£615 – £2650
India is a wealth of wonderful wildlife, historical and cultural attractions. There is an never ending variety of places to go and animals to see and this tour is a good Indian safari for people visiting India for the first time or seasoned travellers to the Subcontinent. This tour will showcase two of the best reasons to travel to India as well as visiting probably the last refuge for two of the worlds most unusual and endangered species. So between…
Find out more »Siberian Tiger Winter Tour
£3795
Siberian Tiger Winter Tour In the 1940s the worlds largest species of cat was in a very perilous position and numbered les than 50 in the wild. However since then the populations of Siberian tigers in Far Eastern Russia have received considerable protection and their numbers are around 500 individuals. Despite this success they are still facing a huge number of threats and remain incredible difficult to see in the wild. As a result the Russian government have recently set…
Find out more »Japan Winter Wildlife Tour
£1125 – £4995
During the winter Japan becomes a wildlife watchers and wildlife photographers paradise and the wonderful winter wildlife is the main focus of this trip, firstly we visit Hokkaido where we will spend time watching the regal courtship dances of the Japanese cranes before visiting the wintering whooper swans on the caldera lakes in the volcanic lands of Shiretoko National Park. But also in Hokkaido we will take cruises out of both Rausu and Abashiri (Abashiri in a ice breaker) where…
Find out more »Endemic Mammals of the Dominican Republic
£400 – £1995
Endemic Mammals of the Dominican Republic Tour The Caribbean is not widely known for its mammal life, or even much terrestrial wildlife at all. And it is right that many species have become extinct since the arrival of Europeans to the New World in the 1400’s But there are some species still, mostly clinging to existence in the more remote areas of the larger islands such as Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. With the help of the foremost biologist and conservationist…
Find out more »The Kingdom of the Snow Leopard
£750 – £3245
Most people who spend there entire life in the realm of the snow leopard never see one. But if you join our trek into the Kingdom of the Snow Leopard you will be embarking on a mission into the best place in the world to see them, during the perfect time of year. Hemis National Park during winter is our destination and this snow covered wilderness plays host to a population of snow leopards some 200 strong. During the colder…
Find out more »March 2020
Amur Leopard Photography Tour
£750 – £3315
Amur Leopard Photography Tour Russian state of Primorye may not evoke the same thoughts and emotions as Siberia. But it is this state which harbours the largest areas of intact and protected forests in the Russian Far East. Many parks and reserves have been set up in the last 10-20 years. Mostly to protect the populations of Amur Leopards and Siberian Tigers that live here. The numbers of both Siberian tigers and Amur leopards have been slowly yet steadily increasing…
Find out more »Sri Lanka Exploration
£550 – £2495
Over the last few years Sri Lanka has come to the fore front as the premier destination to see the largest animal to have ever lived. The blue whale is seen more often here than anywhere else in the world. But thats not the only spectacular wildlife to be found on this remarkable little island. In the absence of tigers, leopard have grown into the top predator role and are very easy to see along with some of the only…
Find out more »Spanish Wolf & Lynx Watching Tour
£250 – £995
Spanish Wolf & Lynx Watching Tour This search for two of Europe's top predators begins in the rolling grasslands and scrub forest of Sierra de la Sulebra; home to one of the largest populations of wolves in the world. Before visiting Sierra de Andujar. The location for the endangered Iberian lynx. This Iberian wolf and Iberian lynx trip will offer you the very best chances of capturing these elusive species as well as hopefully a whole host of other mammals…
Find out more »A Luxury Nepal Jungle Safari
£1100 – £4295
The Terai region of Nepal is one of the most biodiverse areas of the world. For around 1,400km there is a narrow strip of subtropical forest sandwiched between the Himalayan foothills to the north and the Gangetic plain to the south. This forest is under threat from increasing populations in India and Nepal but there are some great conservation efforts underway throughout this ecosystem. This luxury wildlife watching tour takes you into the heart of two of the greatest national…
Find out more »Kanha, Kaziranga & Sundarbans Tiger Safari
£750 – £3350
Kanha, Kaziranga & Sundarbans Tiger Safari This tour visits some of the greatest parks and wilderness areas in the whole of the Indian Subcontinent; firstly you arrive in Delhi and head to Kanha. Kanha is one of the best places in the world to see wild tigers. But the park is also one of the most aesthetically beautiful and home to some very rare species that are not seen in other parks such as dhole and barasingha. You then travel…
Find out more »Siberian Tiger & Amur Leopard Tour
£850 – £3795
Hidden away in the temperate forests of the incredible Russian Far East are two of the worlds rarest and most elusive animals in the whole world. The Siberian tiger is the largest species of cat in the world and the Amur leopard is the rarest subspecies of cat in the world. Both beautiful and elusive these big cats hang onto life in a couple of remote locations in Russia. This tour takes you into the heart of these protected areas…
Find out more »Venezuela Birding
£700 – £2995
Venezuela is the jewel in the crown of northern South America in terms of wildlife and especially birds. With hundreds of species and some great rarities this tour explores all the best places to find them with the help of local expert guides. The country is one of the top 10 in the world for biodiversity and this is well represented in the bird species. From dazzling hummingbirds to robust toucans and glorious crested quetzals to huge Andean condors this…
Find out more »Blue Whale Watching Tour (Sri Lanka)
£415 – £1895
Sri Lanka is one of the top whale and dolphin watching destinations on the planet, and this is a reasonably well kept secret. This means that instead of 50 boats and hundreds of tourists you will only share the wonderful blue whales, sperm whales, fin whales and numerous dolphin species with only 3-4 other boats! Being based on the beautiful south coast of Sri Lanka you can easily get lost in the relaxing in between boat trips. This tour offers…
Find out more »Nepal Terai Safari (Chitwan & Koshi Tappu)
£650 – £2850
Nepal is a gem of a country, in terms of wildlife, pristine ecosystems, geology, natural history, culture, history and religion. We will aim to showcase little bits of this diverse and wonderful country during this 10 day wildlife watching holiday. You will start off in the amazing and historic capital of Nepal, Kathmandu; full of amazing sites sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike. Then you will head into the main national park in the amazing and biologically special Terai, whilst…
Find out more »Lesser Known Kenya Safari
£1020 – £4450
Lesser Known Kenya Safari Ever wanted to see the grazing herds and predators of the Maasai Mara and get to know how the famous Maasai live alongside the wildlife of Kenya? Ever wanted to wake up in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro and see the huge herds of elephants of Amboseli? How about explore regions of Kenya rarely seen and have a direct affect on conservation and the local community? Well this 11 day trip to the birthplace of safaris…
Find out more »King of the Swingers
£390 – £1995
Western hoolock Gibbons rank as the most endangered ape in the world, with around 300-500 left in the wild and to see them is a true adventure. In this tour we travel deep into the rainforests of one of the least visited places on the planet. Srimangol in Bangladesh is such a beautiful place and home to 6 species of primate which we aim to find. Staying in the middle of tea plantations and enjoying real Bangladeshi culture you can…
Find out more »Garden Route
£1650 – £5395
Travel from Cape Town east to Port Elizabeth you will be immersed in one of the six floral kingdoms in the world. The Fynbos, this is the smallest of the floral kingdoms and is only found on the cape of South Africa. With over 9000 plant species of which 6200 are endemic there is wealth of life here, most of which is only found here. During this road trip across half of this magnificent country we will see Table Mountain,…
Find out more »Just Tigers (Budget Tiger Safari)
£415 – £1995
How do you feel about spending 7 days around the highest density of tigers in the world? Now imagine doing that will with an expert zoologist and two local guides!? Well with this tour you can combine all of that without paying the earth for it! Join us on this absolutely amazing safari at just about as cheap as you will find. But its not just tigers here, we have a great chance of finding chital, sambar, wild boar, golden…
Find out more »Sunderbans Tiger Cruise
£475 – £1995
The Sunderbans are one of the last truly wild places in the world, so dense and inhospitable to humans they have been largely left alone and now harbour the worlds largest continuous population of tigers. As well as this large population of tigers the forests and waterways are also home to thousands of deer, monkeys, dozens of species of birds and are the last stronghold for the critically endangered Gangetic river dolphin. This tour is the only tour around that…
Find out more »Tiger Safari at its Best
£1825 – £6345
Central India is the place to go to see wild tigers, there are a number of national parks here which boast such a huge percentage of the world population its hard not to find some. This safari is by far the most comprehensive tiger safari around; travelling to three of the best parks in the world for tigers and spending three weeks searching for them we could easily spot over 25 different tigers during our time here. But its not…
Find out more »Wildlife Tour of East Indian Forests
£1000 – £3855
East India is one of the most biodiverse areas of the world, we many endemic birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants as well as hundreds of endangered and vulnerable species. This tour explores iconic locations such as the vast Sunderbans, lush Kaziranga, wonderful Manas and seldom visited Hoolongopar Gibbon Sanctuary. For anyone interested in exploring some of India's wildest and most remote national this is the tour for you. Holiday Features Watch the largest mammals in IndiaSpotlighting available for Slow…
Find out more »All About the Orca (Budget Tour)
£995 – £3350
Home to a vast array of wildlife and some of the most stunning scenery in the world; Argentina is a favourite destination for all wildlife lovers. This trip centres around the amazing behaviour which a small population of orcas have developed in central Patagonia. This behaviour was immortalised by the BBC during the series The Trails of Life where they filmed the orca beaching themselves in order to catch the southern sea lion pups in the surf. It is just…
Find out more »All About the Orca (Exclusive Tour)
£995 – £4090
All About the Orca (Exclusive Tour) If you watched in stunned awe at the incredible shots of orcas rushing towards a beach before running aground, grabbing sea lions before thrashing back into the ocean filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit; we would like to invite you to enjoy this experience for yourself. We have exclusive access to the same beach the orca use to hunt as well as a boat trip out among the hunting orca which is trusly…
Find out more »Best of Bardia (Budget Safari)
£495 – £2365
Bardia National Park is one of the most isolated national parks in Nepal. Seperated from the main tourist areas of Nepal by a 2 hour internal flight or a long 15 hour bus journey. On this budget tour we opt for the internal flight (but this can be changed to reduce costs further), and when we arrive at the park you will notice how few tourists make it this far west in Nepal. This park has an increasing number of…
Find out more »April 2020
Europe’s Rarest Carnivores Tour
£450 – £2750
Europe's Rarest Carnivores Tour This tour focuses on two of the rarest and most elusive carnivores in Europe; the wolverine and Iberian lynx. First on this tour you will visit the forests of Eastern Finland. In recent years Finland has come to the forefront in terms of wildlife photography for many species including the stunning wolverine. From Finland you will fly nearly the length of Europe to southern Spain and begin your search for another incredible carnivore. In recent years…
Find out more »Kanha’s Tigers & Dholes (Budget Safari Tour)
£440 – £1925
Kanha National Park is the best in the world to find some of India and Asias top predators; including tigers, dhole, leopards and sloth bears. This tour combines the best wildlife viewing with expert guides and resources. You want to enjoy some Indian culture and food along with brilliant game viewing this is the tour for you! Book yourself on this tour as soon as possible as this is one of our most popular tours. Incredible India at its very…
Find out more »Just Iberian Lynx Tour
£100 – £590
Just Iberian Lynx Tour During this 4 day wildlife tour you will visit some of the best wilderness locations in Spain for a range of wildlife, including a relatively large amount of mammals, which is unusual for Europe. The dry scrub forests of southern Spain you will begin your search for the rarest carnivore in Europe and the rarest species of cat in the world. In recent years they have increased in number and when people hiking around the hills…
Find out more »The Ultimate Nepal Mammal Safari
£1625 – £6795
Nepal is blessed with a wealth of amazing landscapes and habitats. From the permanently frozen mountain tops of the high Himalayas through to the lush coniferous and rhododendron covered foothills to the subtropical jungles and thick grasslands of the fertile lowlands bordering India. This huge range of habitats has lead to Nepal to boast one of the highest numbers of mammal and bird species for its size in the world, it is also the size of this country that allows…
Find out more »Amazing Andalusia Birding Holiday
£660 – £2735
Andalucia is one of the most amazing and beautiful regions in all of Europe. The cultural highlights include stunning architecture from the Visigoths and the Moorish eras of Spain and the Imperial times over the last 300 years. These are no more obvious than at the Alhambra in Granada to the exquisite catholic monuments in Seville. For a long time in modern history one of the wealthiest ports in the world, Cadiz but now the true wealth of Andalucia is…
Find out more »Kanha Tiger Safari
£720 – £2795
Along with finding the most famous of all Indian animals, the tiger, we will spend a far bit of time searching for one of the most beautiful and rare mammals in Asia. The dhole, a red pack hunting dog which is most commonly seen in Kanha National Park. We have the best chances of seeing both during this tour which maximises the time spent inside the park. With an expert zoologist and the best local guides we fully recommend this…
Find out more »Tiger Tracking on Foot
£725 – £3095
There are few wildlife experiences that can rival tracking big cats on foot, and when the big cat you are in pursuit of is the Bengal tiger the thrill cannot get any bigger. There are very few places where you are able to track tigers on foot and this adventurous tour will take you to two of these locations. They are two of the tigers’ last strongholds in the Indian Subcontinent; Bardia and Chitwan National Parks in Nepal’s Terai. The…
Find out more »Red Pandas & Chitwan Safari
£550 – £2750
Red Pandas & Chitwan Safari The wildlife of Nepal is often overlooked or completely forgotten as people instead, opt to visit India to explore sal forests and jungles and look for Sher Kahn or Baloo made famous by Rudyard Kipling, or venture into the tall elephant grasslands in search of Asiatic elephants and one-horned rhinos. But located in the shadows of the mighty Himalayas to the north and buffered by the dry and hot lowlands of the Gangetic Plains to…
Find out more »Tadoba Tiger Safari
£600 – £2975
Tadoba National Park is the probably the last secret for tiger safaris in India. Throughout the huge central states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India around 25% of the world’s wild tiger population still exists. Many of the protected areas in these states have been subject to intense tourism over the last 20 years and whilst seeing tigers can be easy in some of these parks during the right time of year, sharing a tiger sighting with 2 dozen…
Find out more »Just Red Pandas Tour
£750 – £3195
Join us on this very special tour into the heart of rural east Nepal. We are teaming up with expert scientists from the Red Panda Network to head out in search of one of the most iconic, beautiful and elusive of all mammals. Sometimes called the fire fox or lesser panda, the red panda is stunning in fiery red with white face markings and a banded tail. They were once considered impossible targets for wildlife watchers but now with the…
Find out more »Tigers and Temples (Bandhavgarh & Khajuraho)
£525 – £2545
Tigers are top of most people lists when they visit India and this tour will not disappoint! We aim to spend as much time as possible inside Bandhavgarh National Park to search for them. Bandhavgarh has the highest density of tigers anywhere in the world and amazingly 99.9% of the time a tiger is spotted by at least one jeep safari every morning and evening! Come along on this tour and also sample the highlights of Khajuraho, home to the…
Find out more »Red Pandas & Bardia Safari
£650 – £3495
Red Pandas & Bardia Safari This exciting new holiday focuses on the rich ecosystems of the eastern Himalaya and, in particular the elusive Red Panda. The Red Panda is such an iconic mammal, sought after by many but seen by very few. But we will also delve deep into the Sub-tropcial Terai region of Nepal. This ecosystem is one of the most biodiverse in the world and runs the length of the southern border of the Himalayas. Here you will…
Find out more »Bhutan Birding Adventure
£760 – £3299
Travel to one of the least visited countries in the planet; Bhutan, and enjoy some of the finest birding in all of the Himalayas. The pristine environments we travel to in Bhutan are some of the last untouched areas of the world and the expert local guides we use ensure that you will be in safe hands as we aim to find all the endangered species here including the black-necked cranes and white-bellied herons around here. But along with the…
Find out more »Luxury Flying Botswana Safari
£1900 – £7650
Luxury Flying Botswana Safari Travel in true luxury - Staying in the best most exclusive lodges and resorts in Botswana, spending the most time in the field with excellent local guides and being flown between locations for spectacular views by your own guide / pilot is what this tour is all about. We marry the comforts of private plane transfers, luxury accommodation and fine dining with the most amazing wildlife viewing available in Botswana. With an exceptional local guide who…
Find out more »Cambodian Wildlife & Culture Holiday
£650 – £2495.00
Cambodia Wildlife & Culture Holiday Cambodia is synonymous with cheap travel, backpacking, excellent street food, Buddhist temples, stunning coastlines with white sand beaches and…well…just about everything other than wildlife. But that is unfair on a country that has populations of Asiatic elephants, leopards, sun bears as well as a some of the world's rarest primate species. Whilst on this particular trip we will split focus between some of the primates species, the rare freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin and of course the…
Find out more »Cambodia & Vietnam Wildlife Tour
£650 – £3250
Cambodia & Vietnam Wildlife Tour Cambodia and Vietnam are home to some incredible rare and enigmatic species and this trip is unique in combining these two countries and visiting some of the best wildlife watching locations in each. Some of the langurs, gibbons, birds and reptiles are so endangered that there are under 100 individuals left in the world. Alongside these very rare species we will also be watching out for more common species such as sambar deer, muntjacs, hornbills…
Find out more »Vietnam’s Rare Primate Tour
£750 – £2750
Vietnam's Rare Primate Tour Vietnam is home to 25 species of wild primate, for such a small country with a huge human (not one of the primates included) population. This tour aims to showcase a few of these primate species, we will not see all 25, but we do hope to be able to see around 10 species (with some good luck). This tour travels from the south to the north and visits various locations which are among some of…
Find out more »May 2020
Wild Nepal (Budget Chitwan Safari)
£385 – £1995
Get close to one-horned rhinos on elephant back, find gharials from a log canoe and hopefully spot a tiger from the safety of a jeep. This tour has it all! We explore Royal Chitwan (Nepals oldest and best) National Park. As well as being one of the best places to see tigers in Nepal there is a huge chance of seeing the highly endangered gharial and one-horned rhino as well as many other bird and mammal species. Join us on…
Find out more »Ecuador Herping Photography Tour
£850 – £3895
Ecuador Herping Photography Tour Enjoy the best of Ecuador's world-class biodiversity during this two week specialist herping photography safari. Your journey will take you from the mysterious cloud-forests of Mindo and the Choco and on into the lush rainforests of the Amazon. There are an incredible 1,026 species of reptiles and amphibians known from Ecuador. With the help of expert guides we will aim for around 100 different species of herps. We fully believe that by participating in this trip…
Find out more »Ecuador & Galapagos Herping Photography Tour
£1850 – £7995
Ecuador & Galapagos Herping Photography Tour This unique tour explores both the mainland of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in search of some of the countries wonderful reptile and amphibian species. During this specialist herpetological photography tour you will be in expert hands of our expert wildlife biologists and award-winning wildlife photographers. After visiting the cloud forests and Amazon on the Ecuadorian mainland and hopefully finding and photographing at least 100 different species of reptiles and amphibians you will have…
Find out more »Just Wolverines Tour
£330 – £1495
With long hours of daylight, custom built mammal watching hides and forests which harbour the largest populations of large mammals in Europe; Finland is the ultimate short wildlife watching holiday destination. This tour heads deep into the Kontiovaara Wilderness at the right time to find the glutton; otherwise known as the wolverine. This iconic and seldom seen mammal is found here in large numbers and they have learnt that the pro-mammal watching hides in the forests are a perfect place…
Find out more »Little Known India Safari (Satpura & Panna)
£1200 – £4295
If you have always felt like exploring new and interesting places and not just following the crowd. Then this tour is for you. On this Indian safari you will travel to 2 little known and seldom visited tiger reserves. Whilst we will be of course looking for tiger throughout we will also be occupying our time in Satpura and Panna National Parks with with searches for sloth bears, dhole, leopards, gaur, striped hyenas and jungle cats to name but a…
Find out more »Sikhote Alin Wildlife & Culture Tour
£550 – £2795
Sikhote Alin Wildlife & Culture Tour This week long itinerary explores one of the least visited and most pristine ecosystems in the world; the Russian state of Primorye may not evoke the same thoughts and emotions as Siberia. But it is this state which harbours the largest areas of intact and protected forests in the Russian Far East. As well as a huge and diverse range of wildlife that inhabit this region there are large numbers of indigenous people that…
Find out more »India Wildlife Spotlighting Tour (Panna)
£675 – £3195
Royle Safaris have been travelling to India on wildlife watching holidays for many years and we have been asked numerous times about why we cannot spotlight in the parks after dark to try and find the really interesting animals. Such as striped hyenas, leopards, leopard cats, Bengal foxes, Asiatic crested porcupines and the numerous civets and genets which live in India. Well we have found a safari camp which has recently started spotlighting safaris, and low and behold they are…
Find out more »Spring Wildlife Tour of Yellowstone
£600 – £2995
Yellowstone National Park is an awe inspiring destination for many reasons, but for wildlife watchers there can be no better place in North America for mammal watching. With wolves, bears, moose, elk, cougars, bison and over 55 other mammal species found in Yellowstone there is never a bad time to visit but during the spring you are in for a treat. It is the season of emerging giants and playful babies as black and grizzly bears come out of hibernation…
Find out more »Western Ghats Rare & Endemic Wildlife Tour
£830 – £3895
Be surrounded by a pack of dhole whilst on a jeep safari or crane your neck to find the rare lion-tailed macaque on a trek or spot elephants silently wondering through the jungle from a boat or walk in Mowglis footsteps through the towering trees of the Western Ghats. Our exploration of southern India will showcase one of the top 10 areas of biodiversity in the world! Holiday Features Up to 10 jeep safarisGet closer to nature on elephant backWalk…
Find out more »Andalusian Wildlife Tour
£450 – £2650
Andalusian Wildlife Tour Andalusia is home to some of the last wilderness in Europe and some wonderful wildlife; from Iberian lynx to Spanish imperial eagle. This tour visits the best and most reliable place in the world for Iberian lynx, the scrub forests of Sierra de Andujar but you will also visit the rugged and diverse national park of Sierra Magina and Cazorla (Spain’s largest national park) from the nice town of Ubeda in Andalucia. Here more mountainous species such…
Find out more »Chitwan Safari in Style
£750 – £3295
Chitwan National Park in the lowland Terai region of Nepal is one of the worlds best national parks. The amazing diversity of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and plant life that is found here is stunning. The park boasts over 45 species of mammal, nearly 550 species of birds and dozens of reptiles and amphibians. It is not just the great diversity of life that makes Chitwan so good but also the fact that it harbours large populations of Indian one-horned…
Find out more »Lost Land of the Iberian Lynx Tour
£375 – £1495
The Iberian lynx is not just the most endangered species of cat in the world but it is surely one of the most beautiful. Their golden-orange coats are dotted with numerous black spots. Watching one of Europes top predators emerge from the Spanish scrub and walk alongside a river where kingfishers, otters and common carp go about their normal lives is an unforgettable sight. The Iberian lynx was for many years thought to be beyond help, dwindling numbers and fewer…
Find out more »Tiger & Elephant Safari in Corbett
£675 – £2795
The very first national park in India was established by one of the most prominent and famous big game hunters in all of Asia. Jim Corbett decided to protect a huge area of sub-Himalayan belt in North West India in 1936. His main aim was to protect the animals he was paid well to hunt, the tigers and leopards of this region were dying out quickly here and with a growing human population he was determined to protect the wildlife…
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