Wildlife & Safari Drives
Big-five safaris, migration routes, and wilderness highways through Africa, Asia, and the Americas. 26 curated drives with mapped stops, distance, duration, and route notes — including Grand Teton to Yellowstone, Alaska Highway, Seward Highway.
These 26 routes range from 90 to 2400 km and from 1 to 14 days, across 17 countries. Top picks: Grand Teton to Yellowstone, Alaska Highway, Seward Highway.
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LegendaryGrand Teton to YellowstoneAmerica's ultimate wildlife corridor, from the jagged Teton skyline above Jackson Hole, north through moose meadows and bison herds into the world's first national park, where the earth erupts with geysers, prismatic hot springs, and mud pots.EV-friendly
IconicAlaska HighwayThe ALCAN, built in eight months in 1942 to connect Alaska to the Lower 48, is the last great North American frontier road. 2400km of boreal wilderness, glacial rivers, the Yukon's vast silence, and more wildlife per kilometre than almost anywhere on Earth.
IconicSeward HighwayThis classic Alaska drive runs from downtown Anchorage south to Seward, following Turnagain Arm past tidal mudflats, glacier-capped peaks, and roadside viewpoints. It’s a straightforward paved route, but the scenery demands frequent stops for hikes, wildlife viewing, and overlooks along Kenai Peninsula’s dramatic coast.EV-friendly
IconicTranspantaneiraThe only road into the Northern Pantanal, 147km of raised dirt track on 122 wooden bridges through the world's largest tropical wetland. In the dry season, caimans line every bridge, capybaras graze the shoulders, and the Cuiabá River banks are the best place on Earth to see a wild jaguar.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
IconicPan-American Highway, PeruPeru's stretch of the Pan-American Highway takes in everything from pre-Inca history to world-renowned wineries, the road winds through coastal desert, tiny fishing villages, the Islas Ballestas wildlife islands, the mysterious Nazca Lines, colonial-era towns, and the Atacama at Tacna. Drive only during daylight hours; fuel up wherever you can.Permit required
IconicCosta Rica: Parks & WildlifeThe world's greatest concentration of biodiversity per square kilometre in a country the size of West Virginia, from San José through the cloud forests of Monteverde, the active Arenal Volcano's lava fields and hot springs, down to Manuel Antonio's rainforest beaches where sloths hang in the canopy above white sand. 5% of the world's species in one small, peaceful country.SUV onlyOff-road sections
Hidden GemAzuero Peninsula LoopThis relaxed loop traces Panama’s sun-baked Azuero Peninsula from inland Chitré to the Pacific coast and back through traditional towns, beaches, and artisanal villages. Expect smooth paved highways, small-town detours, wildlife-rich estuaries, and a strong sense of rural Panamanian culture far from the canal corridor.Loop / circuit
IconicBonito and Bodoquena Pantanal SulThis classic Mato Grosso do Sul road trip links Bonito’s clear rivers and sinkholes with the limestone hills of Bodoquena and the wildlife flats of the southern Pantanal. Expect good paved highways, short gravel detours, birdlife everywhere, and memorable stops for swimming, cave views, and ranch stays.SUV onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
LegendaryBorneo Sabah LoopEight days give Tun Sakaran a full protected-area day, Tawau Hills its own mainland day and a final Tawau flight rather than treating both as a single Semporna transfer.Permit requiredLoop / circuit
Hidden GemCape Ann, MassachusettsThe North Shore route from Newburyport south along Cape Ann, clam shacks on Route 1A, the Parker River Wildlife Refuge's 800 species of birds and plants, Crane Beach (one of the longest and sandiest in New England), maritime Essex, and the working fishing port of Gloucester. A short drive dense with seafood and Atlantic atmosphere.EV-friendly
NotableCaprivi Strip and Zambezi RegionThis northern Namibia road trip follows the lush Zambezi Region from Rundu east to Katima Mulilo, with detours to river lodges, floodplain viewpoints and wildlife-rich parks. Expect easygoing distances, changing landscapes, frequent birdlife and a strong sense of remoteness along the Kavango and Zambezi rivers.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
IconicCardamom Mountains Community LoopA community- and lodge-led circuit from Phnom Penh to Koh Kong, Tatai, Botum Sakor and Chi Phat, returning through Kampot without implying self-guided wildlife driving.SUV onlyOff-road sectionsPermit requiredLoop / circuit
IconicDenali HighwayThe Denali Highway runs between Paxson and Cantwell across a vast sweep of tundra, alpine lakes, and glacier-carved ridges with constant views of the Alaska Range. Long gravel stretches and frequent wildlife sightings make it a classic remote drive, best enjoyed slowly in clear summer weather.Off-road sections
IconicEtosha Pan CircuitA vast white salt pan, 120km across, visible from space, ringed by waterholes where lions, elephants, and black rhinos gather in the dry season. The Etosha circuit is Africa's most accessible concentrated wildlife driving, all on good gravel roads.Loop / circuit
NotableGreat East RoadDrive the Great East Road from Lusaka through the Luangwa Valley to South Luangwa National Park, one of Africa's finest wildlife sanctuaries and the birthplace of the walking safari.SUV onlyOff-road sections
NotableKalahari Desert DriveCross the world's largest sand system from Gaborone west to the Central Kalahari, red dunes, black-maned lions, meerkats at sunrise, and skies so dark the Milky Way casts shadows on the sand.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
NotableMakgadikgadi PansThe remnant of an ancient mega-lake larger than Switzerland, two vast salt pans at the Kalahari's heart. In the dry season: meerkats and brown hyena. In January: roughly 20,000-30,000 zebra on the world's second-largest migration.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
IconicPeninsula Valdes and Atlantic PatagoniaThis Atlantic Patagonia drive links Puerto Madryn with Península Valdés, Punta Tombo, and the long empty coast toward Rawson and Comodoro Rivadavia. Expect whale cliffs, sea lion colonies, penguin rookeries, and big-sky steppe scenery on paved roads with long, rewarding detours.SUV onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
IconicSierra Nevada de Santa Marta and TayronaThis Caribbean-road trip links Santa Marta’s laid-back waterfront with the jungle-cloaked foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the palm-fringed coast of Tayrona National Natural Park. Drive through banana country, stop at Minca’s cool mountain cafés, then finish with turquoise bays, white sand, and dramatic granite headlands.Permit required
Hidden GemSouthwest Virginia Coalfields and Music RouteA contiguous three-day cultural traverse grouping Bristol and the Carter Fold, Big Stone Gap and Wise, then Breaks Interstate Park and Grundy. It is not Virginia's shorter named Lonesome Pine wildlife loop.
IconicTanzania Northern Safari CircuitThis classic northern Tanzania circuit links the country’s best-known wildlife country on a practical overland loop from Arusha through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Mto wa Mbu to the Ngorongoro highlands and the Serengeti, then back via the Ngorongoro highlands and Karatu. Expect dramatic crater rim views, big herds, and long game-drive days.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit requiredLoop / circuit
NotableTanzania Southern Circuit: Ruaha and Nyerere (Flight-Linked)A flight-linked southern Tanzania safari: drive from Dar es Salaam through Mikumi and Iringa to Ruaha, then fly between the remote camps of Ruaha and Nyerere before returning to Dar. It combines open plains, baobab woodland, river landscapes, game drives and bush camps without pretending the air transfers are road legs.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit requiredLoop / circuit
NotableUganda Fort Portal to BwindiThis western Uganda drive links Fort Portal’s crater lakes and tea country with Bwindi Impenetrable Forest’s gorilla valleys. The route passes through rolling highlands, busy market towns, and Rift Valley edges before climbing into misty forest via Mbarara and Kisoro toward Bwindi's southern sectors. It is a rewarding, if long, overland approach to one of Africa’s premier wildlife destinations.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
NotableAtlantic Sahara Coast and Banc d'ArguinThis Atlantic coast drive follows Mauritania’s desert edge from Nouadhibou to the Banc d’Arguin region, where dunes, tidal flats, and empty beaches meet the sea. Expect a stark, wind-shaped landscape, fishing villages, and exceptional birdlife in one of West Africa’s most distinctive coastal parks.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit requiredLoop / circuit
IconicCebu and Bohol Road TripFive days separate southern Cebu wildlife or coast, Kawasan/Moalboal, the ferry transfer and a full Bohol countryside circuit with Corella tarsiers.Permit required
NotableIberá Wetlands: Portal Laguna IberáThis gentle Corrientes road trip links the provincial capital with Argentina’s vast Iberá Wetlands, trading city streets for quiet estero country, bird-filled marshes, and ranchland horizons. Base yourself in Colonia Carlos Pellegrini for lagoon boat trips, capybara and caiman sightings, and long sunset drives on sandy access roads.SUV onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required