Animal Encounters

Explore animal care careers through hands-on work and behind-the-scenes access

View bears from the comfort of a guided passenger van

Interact with capybaras during a guided ranch encounter

Search Yellowstone’s winter Northern Range with a professional naturalist guide

Explore Yellowstone's winter Northern Range with a private naturalist guide

Private snowshoeing, wildlife searches, and a discovery center visit in Yellowstone country

Search Yellowstone’s wildlife habitats with a naturalist and a route tailored to your interests

Explore Yellowstone’s winter wildlife habitat with a naturalist guide and a route tailored to you

Search northern Monterey Bay for sharks and marine wildlife with expert naturalist insight

Walk a working shrimp farm and try scooping shrimp from an interactive tank

Spot South Texas specialties across wetlands, grasslands, and brush

Customize a private King Ranch tour around your interests

Full-day birding in King Ranch’s Norias division with lunch and drinks

Help open the barn with hands-on farm animal care

Discover armadillo behavior and environmental importance

Create a hands-on animal encounter shaped around your group

Walk lilikoi orchards, sample seasonal sweets, and sip Mamaki tea

Private orchard walk, lilikoi tastings, and a farm-fresh lunch

Savor a fresh onboard breakfast on a 2-hour morning cruise as you watch for whales and take in Waikiki views

Enjoy sunrise views and whale watching with freshly prepared breakfast

Pick seasonal produce and enjoy rides, games, and animal encounters on a working farm

Explore a tropical working farm and its community-grown food

Glide through winter scenery behind an experienced musher’s sled dogs

Meet farm animals and explore a family-friendly, accessible farmyard