Safari and Wildlife

In Bali, Indonesia, you can watch orangutans while having breakfast at the Bali Zoo (Singapadu, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali 80582, Indonesia; phone, +62 361 294357, www.bali-zoo.com).

The zoo’s Gayo Restaurant has views of the orangutan enclosure, and breakfast includes freshly baked breads, buttermilk pancakes, fried rice and Balinese coffee or tea. Afterward, enjoy a special tour of the zoo, feeding elephants and entering a bird enclosure.

18 days, 17 nights in PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Sept. 3-20, 2019. Highlights: Port Moresby/Varirata Nat’l Park, home to coconut lorikeet, rufous-bellied kookaburra/fly to Kiunga lowlands, home to double-eyed fig parrot, flame bowerbird/Elevala River into swamp forests, home to twelve-wired bird of paradise/Tabubil/3 nights at Mount Hagen for many bird species. PGK38,750 (near $11,490) ppdo. Single supp., PGK450 ($135). Three internal flights, approx. PGK4,990 ($1,480).

14 days, 13 nights, Aug. 6-19, 2019. Highlights: Overnight in DUBAI/fly to Nairobi for Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Kazuri bead factory/game drives in Samburu Nat'l Reserve, home to leopards/Ol Pejeta Conservatory for black rhino sanctuary, Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary/Great Rift Valley/safaris, village visit in Maasai Mara Nat'l Reserve. From Los Angeles, $5,840 ppdo. Land only, $4,920 ppdo. Single supp., $998. Essential Travel & Tours (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; 310/544-9596, essentialtoursonline.com).

11 days, 10 nights, Aug. 24-Sept. 3, 2019 & July 19-29, 2020. "Challenging" level. Group limit, 2-10. Highlights: In Entebbe, Lake Victoria/Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary/game safari at Murchison Falls, home to leopards, hippos, giraffes/Kibale National Park for chimp tracking/Queen Elizabeth Nat'l Park for bird-watching/gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Nat'l Park/Mabamba Swamp, home to shoebills. Per group size, $6,050-$7,900 ppdo. Single supp., $600. Gorilla, chimp permits included.