Safari and Wildlife

12 days, 11 nights, Feb. 6-17, 2020. Highlights: In Colombo, see drummers, dancers, elephants at Nawam Perahera/in Pettah, Goldsmith’s Quarter/Kandyan Arts & Crafts Industrial Center/six UNESCO sites, including Anuradhapura, Sigiriya Rock, Dambulla cave temple/Nuwara Eliya/Yala Nat’l Park, home to leopards, elephants/Dutch town of Galle/turtle hatcheries at Balapitiya. From $2,795 ppdo. Single supp., $945. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylonexpress.com).

In October 2016, TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com) and its subsidiary, Viator (www.viator.com), stopped selling tickets to animal experiences in which travelers interact directly with wild animals, such as elephant riding, walking with lions, etc., as part of an animal-welfare initiative (Dec. ’17, pg. 54).

18 days, 17 nights. Departures ongoing. Highlights: Fly London to Phnom Penh/in Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, elephants paint T-shirts while they’re worn by visitors/kayak Irrawaddy River near dolphins/Elephant Valley Project/Jahoo Gibbon Camp/zip-lining at Siem Reap/Angkor Thom scavenger hunt/kayak past colonial homes on Kampot River. Adult, from £3,150 (near $3,932) ppdo; age 6-11, £2,975 ($3,714). Single supp., from £900 ($1,094). Bamboo Travel (London, England, UK; phone +44 20 7720 9285, www.bambootravel.co.uk).

15 days, 14 nights in Dec. 2019, April, July-Aug. & Dec. 2020. Minimum age, 9. Highlights: From Windhoek to Namib-Naukluft Nat’l Park for tall sand dunes/Sesriem Canyon for cheetahs in conservation center/flamingos at Walvis Bay/Swakopmund/Damaraland, home to desert elephants, meerkats/night game viewing in Etosha/camp on private farm. From London, £2,999-£3,549 ($3,660-$4,333) ppdo. Land only, £1,699-£1,749 ($2,075-$2,135). Single supp., £230 ($281).

15 days, 14 nights. Departures Dec. 2019-Aug. 2020. Highlights: From San José to Caribbean coast through Braulio Carrillo Nat’l Park/Tortuguero Nat’l Park, home to sloths, monkeys, crocodiles/chocolate tour at Tirimbina Rainforest Center/Bajos del Toro Cloudforest for orchids, birds/Manuel Antonio Nat’l Park for mangroves, iguanas/Isla de Caño, home to coral reefs, turtles. Ppdo, £3,065-£3,175 ($3,726-$3,860). Single, £3,880-£4,030 ($4,716-$4,899).

In Canberra, southeastern Australia, the chance to sleep beside wild animal enclosures on the grounds of the National Zoo & Aquarium is given to overnight guests at the Jamala Wildlife Lodge (999 Lady Denman Dr., Canberra; phone +61 2 6287 8444, www.jamalawildlifelodge.com.au), located at the zoo.

Each of the luxurious “jungle bungalows” has floor-to-ceiling windows providing 24-hour views of either lions, tigers, sun bears or cheetahs.