Line 5
The Wildlife Line
National parks and wildlife trips for families: geysers, canyons, whales, sloths and the Big Five.
Every stop below is priced for a family of four at a mid-range stay, before gas or flights. Price them all from your ZIP to see your family's full totals.
Best: Nov–MarThailandBangkok, Chiang Mai & PhuketFrom about $1,860 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: May–SepBaliIndonesiaFrom about $1,990 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: May–OctKruger self-drive safariKruger National Park, South AfricaFrom about $2,040 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Apr–May, Sep–OctUtah's Mighty 5Zion, Bryce & Moab, UtahFrom about $2,060 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Mar–May, Sep–OctGrand Canyon & SedonaArizonaFrom about $2,150 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–OctEtosha self-driveNamibiaFrom about $2,160 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–SepYellowstone & Grand TetonWyoming & MontanaFrom about $2,320 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Dec–AprPuerto RicoSan Juan & El YunqueFrom about $2,440 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Dec–AprCosta RicaArenal & Manuel AntonioFrom about $2,640 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jul–SepBanff & JasperAlberta, CanadaFrom about $2,970 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Oct–DecGatlinburg & Pigeon ForgeGreat Smoky Mountains, TennesseeFrom about $2,990 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Apr–May, Sep–OctBig Island, HawaiiHawaiʻiFrom about $3,250 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Dec–AprBelizeCayes & jungleFrom about $3,320 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–AugIceland Ring RoadIcelandFrom about $3,430 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Feb–Mar, DecNorth Pole & FairbanksInterior AlaskaFrom about $3,470 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Dec–MarNew ZealandSouth IslandFrom about $3,650 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–OctGreat Barrier Reef & DaintreeQueensland, AustraliaFrom about $4,010 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–AugNorwegian Fjords cruiseRound trip from Copenhagen, DenmarkFrom about $4,340 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Dec–Feb, Jun–AugGalápagos IslandsEcuadorFrom about $4,390 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–AugAlaska Inside Passage cruiseRound trip from Seattle, WashingtonFrom about $4,400 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–AugKenai Fjords & DenaliAlaskaFrom about $4,570 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Apr–May, Sep–OctHawaiian Islands cruiseRound trip from HonoluluFrom about $5,030 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jul–OctMaasai MaraKenyaFrom about $5,530 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: May–OctMadikwe malaria-free safariNorth West Province, South AfricaFrom about $5,830 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jan–Feb, Jun–OctSerengeti & NgorongoroTanzaniaFrom about $6,640 for 4, 5 days, before travelBest: Jun–OctOkavango DeltaBotswanaFrom about $15,210 for 4, 5 days, before travel