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Travel Animal Experiences

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This list is our own personal top ten based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels.

Experience

1.

Bathing with an Elephant

Bathing with an elephant, Pai, Thailand

2.

search for tigers

Searching for a tiger, India

3.

Killer Whales

Finding a pod of killer whales on a whale watching cruise, Monterey, California, USA

4.

Shark Attack

Swimming with sharks, Belize

5.

Rare river dolphin

Spotting an Irrawaddy dolphin in Cambodia

6.

Slow sloth

Up close and personal with a sloth, Costa Rica

7.

camel safari

3 days on a camel, Jaisalmer, India

Three days, two nights travelling around the Jaisalmer region of India, on the back of a camel, with nowhere to wash and no change of clothes. Yes it was fun.

8.

monkey business

Monkey spotting in Costa Rica

9.

cloud forest

Searching for the elusive Quetzel in Guatemala

In the park we heard loads of bird sounds, saw a few small non-distinct birds, but not the resplendent quetzal! The cloud forest was very lush and the walk was very beautiful.

10.

Cows in Varanasi

Dodging the cows, India

* just missing out on the top 10 are: spotting a tucan in Costa Rica, deer on the beach in Costa Rica, spider in Guatamala