Safari travel promises tourists a brush with something magnificent and wild, albeit often at a hefty price.

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

A giraffe in South Africa

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A man walking along a beach in Gabon.

landscape of landed helicopter and people in the distance looking at views

Exterior view of a restaurant in Africa.

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orange plains with zebras grazing and in the distance a blue van driving through a dirt path

A woman sitting on a safari vehicle

Gorillas laying in the brush of Uganda

Lions at Chobe National Park

Safari Guide, Sharon

Lion at Segera Retreat

A safari lodge at Lengishu in Kenya

Exterior view of Lengishu in Kenya at night under a starry sky

The exterior of Six Senses Fort Barwara

A safari vehicle in a field watching a herd cross

View of Lolebezi Safari Lodge from the water

Trees and fog in a forest in Rwanda

Jacqui, Bobby and Rob in Kenya

Guests from Sungani Lodge have coffee by a river in Zambia at sunrise

View from Mahali Mzuri, voted one of the best Africa Safari Lodges

A safari jeep sits amid wildebeests on a safari with Micato Safaris, voted one of the best safari outfitters in the world

Binoteck 10x42 binoculars

A father, daughter safari in Botswana and Zimbabwe

A pride of lions stands in front of a safari vehicle on a dirt road

Game drive in the serengeti

andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Kathryn Romeyn and her daughter at Kwessi Dunes

Romeyn Family on safari in South Africa with 10 month old baby

Aerial view of DumaTau in Botswana

Four Seasons Serengeti Safari

A portrait of an elephant, Mombo, Botswana

A Micato Safaris truck surrounded by giraffes

Wildebeest, Great Migration, Tanzania, Africa

Kilimanjaro giraffes are a common sight on Rothschild Safaris journeys through Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Singita Kruger National Park

Pair of photos showing a pangolin and a luxury villa in South Africa

Singita Sabi

Cheetah sighting with African Travel

Kwin looking at a memory of elephants grazing at Amboseli National Park.

Sonop Lodge, Namibia

A farmhouse in a field in South Africa

The Samburu Women