They gift you, our guest, with deep insights and indelible memories, and in turn, their impact is sustained by your support. Together, we are protecting and preserving these irreplaceable wild spaces.
Conservation-Led
When conservation is a touch stone, there is an integrity to each experience and every itinerary.
Conservation-led experiences, destinations and itineraries are a perfect circle of giving and receiving.
Timing is everything
Browse our selection of conservation-led experiences and itineraries.
They are the perfect, all-year-round complement to your responsible travel journey.
Pangolin conservation experience
South Africa
A rare opportunity to spend time with the world’s most trafficked mammal
All funds raised from this specialist-led experience will support the essential monitoring equipment and related costs of the Pangolin Reintroduction Project: a path-finding programme in partnership with the African Pangolin Working Group.
Research learnings will be key to the long-term survival of these captivating animals who are in the shadowlands of extinction.
Year-round | Late evening | Approximately two hours | Pre-booking a necessity | Additional-cost activity option for &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve lodge guests
Phinda Turtle nesting adventure
South Africa
Witness a nesting ritual as old as time
Funds generated by this profound experience support the invaluable conservation work being done by iSiMangaliso Wetland Park to protect the endangered leatherback and loggerhead turtles.
This World Heritage Site is one of only a handful in the world that protects the beach nesting sites of sea turtles.
Between November and February | Evening into night | Approximately six hours | Tides dependent | Additional-cost activity option for Phinda Private Game Reserve lodge guests
Charapas Turtle Programme
Ecuador
An interactive, family-friendly conservation experience
In Ecuador, the charapa freshwater turtle (otherwise known as the South American river turtle) is critically endangered, and globally vulnerable.
Funds from this engaging, fun-for-all conservation experience will support the successful community-conservation programme committed to protecting these turtles.
Year-round | Part of a planned itinerary | Additional activity option on the daily boating excursion exploring the waterways of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest
Snow Leopard Expedition
India
Explore snow leopard territory in search of these mountain ghosts
The per-guest donations generated by this unforgettable journey support both the Snow Leopard Conservancy in Leh, and the host community in Ulley.
The Conservancy’s community-based conservation model actively engages local people who are at the front line in preserving these magnificent but endangered animals.
India | Winter: February and March | &Beyond Snow Leopard Expedition, a set-departure, small group journey
KopeLion conservation experience
Tanzania
Spend insightful time on the frontline of lion conservation
Accompanied by a KopeLion researcher, guests will spend interactive time discovering how these dedicated conservationists are fostering lasting human-lion coexistence in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Funds generated from this unique experience will support the work being done by KopeLion to create a “corridor of tolerance” between the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti for the benefit of both people and lions.
Year-round | KopeLion half-day conservation experience | Additional-cost activity option for &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge guests
Endangered Eight Impact Journey
India
In search of Asia’s endangered eight, including the Royal Bengal tiger
Privately-guided small group journey in the stimulating company of a wildlife expert and like-minded enthusiasts, traversing some of India’s iconic wildlife sanctuaries.
Each journey generates a USD 1 000 donation to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC): the only facility in the country where orphaned and/or injured wild animals of several species are hand raised, rehabilitated and returned to the wild.
India | Set departure: March | 13-day impact journey
Rhino conservation experience
South Africa
Take a front row seat on rhino conservation
A powerful conservation experience in which &Beyond Phinda guests will have to the opportunity to witness the enthralling dynamics of either a rhino notching or dehorning conservation activity.
Funds generated from this insightful experience will support the protection and invaluable research that is fundamental to the future of this iconic, threatened species.
Year-round | Early morning | Approximately three hours | Additional-cost activity option for &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve lodge guests
Gorilla trekking
Uganda
Trek Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for an unforgettable encounter
Roughly half of the world’s total mountain gorilla population live in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and can be tracked year-round, although tracking is easier in the dry season.
Collaborative conservation efforts have shifted the conservation status of mountain gorillas from Critically Endangered to Endangered; however, the funds generated from conservation experiences like Uganda’s gorilla trekking will be instrumental to this continued success.
Year-round, but tracking in dry season easier (June – August; December – February) | Anything from two to eight hours, depending on the location of the particular gorilla family | Only available as part of a planned itinerary and requires a degree of physicality
Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Kenya
Heartwarming time with Daphne Sheldrick’s youngest elephant orphans
Best known for their work in protecting elephants, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust operates the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation programme in the world. The Nairobi elephant orphanage is where the youngest orphans are found, and where they are cared for around the clock.
Funds generated by a visit to the orphanage will support the work being done by this respected organisation that has expanded its work to include wildlife protection through anti-poaching, community outreach and mobile veterinary programmes.
Year-round | This activity forms part of our three-hour &Beyond Nairobi city highlights tour
Limited edition experiences
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A shared celebration of of our conservation-led milestones: a series of intimate, limited edition experiences, privately-guided and hosted by &Beyond storytellers, from specialist guides to conservationists and local experts.
You’re invited to share some of our most significant milestones and collaborations of our 30-year legacy.
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