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Wildlife Encounters

Face-to-face with the wild

From majestic elephants to playful penguins, our stories take you into the heart of the wild, supporting conservation efforts while experiencing unforgettable face-to-face encounters. From safaris to marine life explorations, these adventures are a must-do for nature lovers and, of course, photographers.

All Wildlife Encounters Stories

An off-road vehicle drives through a tunnel of wind-shaped eucalyptus trees on Kangaroo Island

South Australia: Island & Outback

Where evolution plays its crazy games in a small space

Adelaide is green, friendly and easy to navigate - then the other Australia begins. On Kangaroo Island an egg-laying mammal waddles through the leaf litter, in the Clare Valley a..
A hiker stands on bare rock before a sea of clouds from which the snow-covered peaks of the Cariboo Mountains rise

Up and down in Canada’s west

By helicopter onto the ridge, by rope down into the mountain

Alberta is famous for its vastness and hides the best just below the surface: white buffalo at Métis Crossing, a forest starting over after the fire, a mountain that has..
The sun behind the Lemaire Channel doesn't seem to want to set.

Antarctica expedition

Singing icebergs, talented orcas, infinite silence

Six-metre-high waves, gusts of wind reaching 111 km/h – anyone wanting to reach Antarctica must pass through the Drake Passage. Those who persevere are rewarded with icebergs glowing blue from..
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Costa Rica’s Wild Treasures

Discover a jaw-dropping abundance of wildlife

So small, yet full of records: in relation to its small size, Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and 99 percent of its electricity..
A hiker walks past a rustic building in the Val d’Aran, Pyrenees, Spain, on a bear observation tour in October 2025.

Experience the Pyrenees of Catalonia

Music, Bears and Stars in Alt Pirineu Natural Park

If you are looking for travel experiences in Catalonia, you will be spoilt for choice. We have sought out some that offer a lesser-known but more intimate and special side..
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Belize’s big blue

Dive deep into an adventurer’s dream

As an adventure photographer, WideOyster’s Frits Meyst has roamed the globe, capturing stories and landscapes that once felt like the pinnacle of his craft. However, Belize proved to be a..
The Gamo Experience, exploring the tribal highlands of Arba Minc

Lake Chamo: Ethiopia’s Wild Side

Of Crocodiles, Hippos, and a Tent Too Close to the Water

Between dodging crocodiles, navigating through hippo territory, and having a hyena inspect our tents at night, you’d think nothing else could shake us. But waking up at dawn – without..
Adventures around the Explora Lodge in the Atacama Desert of Chile

The Driest Place on Earth

Wonders of the Chilean Atacama Desert

With its otherworldly lunar landscapes, salt flats, bubbling and erupting geysers, hot rivers, and lush oases, the Atacama Desert is a destination unlike anything you've ever seen. It is a..
An Arctic Sailing Expedition aboard SV Tilvera in Scoresbysund, East Greenland

Greenland Sailing Expedition

Adventure in the Scoresby Sund with Tilvera

WideOyster photographer Frits Meyst boards the Icelandic sailing ship Tilvera. Together with ten other adventurers, he braves katabatic winds, biting frost, crashing glaciers and thickening pack ice to penetrate deep..
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Strait of Magellan

Kayaking at the End of the World

Kayak, hike, camp, eat, repeat. Javier Gonzalez explores the end of the South American continent on one of his adventures. There, where the maps were once marked ‘Terra Australis Incognita’,..
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