Award Winning Trips
We are honored to be recognized as one of the top tour operators in the world! Our wildlife eco-tours and safaris have been widely recognized as the ultimate adventures for wildlife lovers by National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, Fodor's, Smarter Travel and more. Browse our Awards and Traveler Reviews and you'll see why National Geographic Adventure named Wild Planet "One of the Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" Below is a sample of some of our award-winning trips.
Award Winning Trips - Select your adventure from our trips below
Brazil - Jaguar's Trail: Pantanal to Amazon 12-Day
A shorter version of our most popular itinerary with only 2 regions of the Pantanal and a remote area of the Amazon with special excursions to see jaguars (averaging 1.5 jaguars/day), anacondas, hyacinth macaws, giant otters and giant anteater. Learn More>
2025 Itinerary A & B:
Itinerary A (12-Day w/ Uakari Lodge) - $7,998
Itinerary B (11-Day w/ Cristalino Lodge) - $8,998
Brazil - Jaguar's Trail: Pantanal to Amazon 16-Day
Our most value-packed itinerary featuring wildlife safaris by jeep, boat, and foot in 3 different regions of the Pantanal and a remote area of the Amazon. Activities include special excursions to see jaguars (averaging 1.5 jaguars per day), anacondas, hyacinth macaws, giant otters, and giant anteater. Learn More>
2025 Itinerary A & B:
Itinerary A (16-Day w/ Uakari Lodge) - $9,998
Itinerary B (15-Day w/ Cristalino Lodge) - $10,998
Costa Rica - Ultimate Wildlife 14-Day Adventure
Our most value-packed Costa Rica itinerary emphasizing wildlife and bird watching "off the beaten path." Includes both Caribbean and Pacific coasts, rivers, cloudforests, beaches, and more paid admissions to national parks and wildlife refuges than any other tour. This is our signature trip; special touches include hands-on interaction with animals, night hikes for nocturnal animals, world famous sloth sanctuary, kayak with dolphins & snorkel in biolumenesence. Learn More>
2024 - $6,998 | 2025 - $7,498
Costa Rica - Ultimate Wildlife 9-Day Adventure
A shorter version of our most popular itinerary for wildlife lovers who have only a week, the first 8 days are the same as our 14 day Costa Rica Ultimate wildlife itinerary. It includes many of Wild Planet's special touches, such as interactions with animals and scientific researchers, night hikes for nocturnal animals and more. Enjoy wildlife viewing, whitewater rafting, cloudforest canopy tour, beaches, a world-famous sloth sanctuary & more. Learn More>
2024 - $5,298 | 2025 - $5,698
Costa Rica - Ultimate Wildlife 10.5-Day Adventure
A shortened Costa Rica itinerary emphasizing wildlife and bird watching "off the beaten path." Includes both Caribbean and Pacific coasts, rivers, cloudforests, beaches, and more paid admissions to national parks and wildlife refuges than any other tour. This is our signature trip; special touches include hands-on interaction with animals, night hikes for nocturnal animals, world famous sloth sanctuary, kayak with dolphins & snorkel in biolumenesence. Learn More>
2024 - $5,798 | 2025 - $6,298
India - Ultimate Wildlife Safari 19-Day: Leopards, Tigers & Palaces
This multiple-award-winning trip combines the very best of India's spiritually rich culture and its classic wildlife safaris. It is the most comprehensive multi-safari available in India, with unsurpassed safaris for tigers, leopards, rhinos & wild elephants. Includes 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and 5 national parks, plus the cultural and spiritual melange of Jodhpur, Jaipur, Agra, Taj Mahal and more. Learn More>
2024 - $7,998 | 2025 - $7,998
India - Ultimate Wildlife Safari 13-Day: Leopards, Tigers & Palaces
A shorter version of our acclaimed Ultimate Wildlife safari featuring the first 13 days of the 19 day tour, without Kaziranga & Manas. Enjoy leopard safaris in Siana, tiger safaris in Kanha, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Bharatpur & the Taj Mahal, plus rich culture & spiritual experiences in Jodhpur, Jaipur and Agra. Learn More>
2024 - $5,198 | 2025 - $5,498
Panama - Coiba Island Diving
THE hidden scuba secret of the decade! At 1.1 million acres, this virtually unknown marine preserve is the largest in the Americas - bigger than the Belize reef. Coiba's reef is also amongst the most pristine in the world; it's completely outside of the hurricane belt and was isolated as a former prison site. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its abundance of rare corals and marine life. Learn More>
2024 - $2,798 | 2025 - Call for Quote
Thailand - Ultimate Wildlife 15-Day EcoTour
Enjoy wildlife viewing in 5 national parks including Kaeng Krachan and Sam Roi Yot, an acclaimed elephant camp, the culture of Chiang Mai, and snorkeling on Ko Talu island. The grand finale is magnificent treehouses accessed by ziplines to see gibbons singing love duets to each other! Learn More>
2024 & 2025 - $5,598* - $6,298**
Thailand - Ultimate Wildlife 11-Day EcoTour
A shorter version of our award-winning itinerary without the treehouses & ziplines. Includes wildlife safaris in Kaeng Krachan, Sam Roy Yot & Doi Inthanon national parks, elephant camp, Grand Palace, Chiang Mai, cooking school, Buddhist temples, floating market & snorkeling on Ko Talu island. Learn More>
2024 & 2025 - $4,798* - $5,298**
Zambia - Ultimate Wildlife 15-Day Safari
Another option featuring walking safaris in the remote Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park with a master guide, plus jeep safaris on the vast Busanga Plains of Kafue National Park and canoe safaris on the Zambezi River in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mana Pools, widely regarded as one of the best canoe safari's on earth. Learn More>
2024 - $18,798 | 2025 - $19,198
Zambia - Ultimate Wildlife 12-Day Safari
A shorter version of our most popular itinerary emphasizing walking safaris in the remote Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park, plus canoe safari in Mana Pools National Park, with 2 master guides. Learn More>
2024 - $14,198 | 2025 - $14,398
Zambia - Ultimate Wildlife 10-Day Safari
Another option featuring walking safaris in the remote Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park with a master guide, plus jeep safaris on the vast Busanga Plains of Kafue National Park. Learn More>
2024 - $11,198 | 2025 - $11,398
Zambia - Ultimate Wildlife 18-Day Safari
Our most value-packed itinerary featuring an ensemble of Master Guides, brought together for the first time. It includes walking and jeep safaris in the remote Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park, jeep safaris in the classic vast plains and wetlands of Kafue National Park, and canoe safaris on the Zambezi River in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mana Pools, widely regarded as one of the best canoe safari's on earth. This is our signature wildlife adventure, with many of Wild Planet's special touches. Learn More>
2024 - $21,398 | 2025 - $21,898
Zambia - Ultimate Wildlife 7-Day Safari
Another option featuring walking safaris in the remote Nsefu sector of South Luangwa National Park with a master guide. Learn More>
2024 - $6,598 | 2025 - $6,598