Other animal lovers book trips to farm animal sanctuaries and rain forest parks.

Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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A colorful illustration referencing retirement themes

landscape view of safari landscape and river reflecting the sky

An elephant in a forest in Thailand.

A man walks with two white rhinos at a conservancy in Kenya

Close up portrait of an otter at the Blue Hills Ranch in McGregor, Texas

Baby Kangaroos at the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Australia

An otter pup from The Aquarium of the Pacific

Trees and fog in a forest in Rwanda

A woman walks in a firefly event

Monarch butterflies begin to gather to stay warm for the winter. Monarch Butterfly Grove, Pismo State Beach, California

A visitor looking at one of the underwater tanks at the Smithsonian National Zoo

A father, daughter safari in Botswana and Zimbabwe

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Helena Bay Lodge - New Zealand

A smiling rescue pig named George, on the grounds of the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY

Boat of tourists watching a flock of flamingos in the water

Whaleshark swimming with Pilotfish

Whale watchers on a zodiac, and a grey whale, in Magdalena Bay

Wildebeest, Great Migration, Tanzania, Africa

Dog watching the sunrise in Shenandoah National Park

A woman snuggles up to a cow at The Gentle Barn

Reasons to Visit Costa Rica

elk standing on mountain against sky in Estes Park, Colorado

Dogs taking part in a sausage dog festive walk in Hyde Park, London.

Taylor Cunningham swimming with sharks in the ocean

Diver films a large tiger shark at the dive site “Tiger Beach” on Grand Bahama Island. These sharks frequent a shallow sandy area with sea grass known as Tiger beach.

Northern lights in Norway

Silversea cruise ship

elephant nature park thailand

Beagle Brigade

A saker falcon in flight against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds

Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Mother with Two Cubs, North East Greenland Coast, Greenland, Arctic

Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas

The first aardvark to ever be born at Chester Zoo, nicknamed Dobby, snuggles up with new mum Oni

Butterflies in the air

Two Rhesus monkeys grooming

Dogs and their owners allowed to sit together on flight in Japan

Panda inside home with Google AR Animals

cow looking closely at camera

Baby alpacas at Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado

Tourists riding elephants in Angkor Wat

Chengdu dog cafe

Pug and Bulldog Racing in Wernau, Germany