Everyone googles packing lists. Almost nobody tells you about the cold in September, the guide who will change everything, the luxury operator who won’t call back, or the online scam that fooled a travel influencer. Here’s the real first-safari guide.

A lioness named Nempiris. Two tiny cubs. And one of the most extraordinary wildlife moments we’ve ever witnessed — deep in Kenya’s Ol Kinyei Conservancy, where Wanderlust Expeditions takes you beyond the ordinary safari.

India is home to more than 70% of the world’s wild tiger population. A reserve-by-reserve guide to the best tiger safaris in India — from the jungles of central India to the mangrove deltas of the Sundarbans.