So, here it is. The Bucket List.
If you have read the About Us page you will know that we compiled this list so that we could concentrate on experiencing the things that really matter to us. The list below shows the experiences we’ve been fortunate enough to have, and a sneak peak of a few that are hopefully not too far away. While we try and experience as many things as possible each year, our list is growing ever longer and we anticipate adding quite a few more, so keep your eye out for new additions.
Click on the links to read more about our trip or feel free to comment below. We’d love to hear what is on your list and what else you think we might enjoy.
Wildlife
- Swim with Humpback Whales
- Come face to face with a Great White Shark
- Spend time with African Lions
- See a Cheetah run
- Watch a leopard on a kill
- See the secret 7 (Pangolin, Aardvark, Serval, Civet, Genet, Wild Cat, Porcupine)
- Swim with Sperm Whales
- Swim with Bull Sharks
- Look up at a Giraffe
- See a jumping crocodile
- Watch the black bears of North America
- Swim with a Basking Shark
- Visit a penguin colony
- Wake up with a Meerkat family
- See a Honey Badger
- Get up close to a polar bear
- Swim with Dusky Dolphins
- Find a wild pygmy elephant
- Swim with Bottle Nosed Dolphins
- Get up close to a Bonobo – Congo
- See Great White Shark breaching
- Swim with Australian fur seals
- Swim with Manatees
- Meet a wild Kangaroo
- See Black Rhino
- See a Wolf pack in action
- Release a Sea Turtle hatchling
- See an African Wild Dog pack hunt
- See the mighty Condors soaring above
- Swim with a Tiger Shark
- Spot a Jaguar in the Rainforest
- Swim with penguins
- Spot an Irrawady dolphin – Laos
- Swim with a Thresher Shark
- View the iconic Arctic animals in their habitat (Moose, Elk, Reindeer, Arctic Fox & Snowy Owl, Bison)
- See a proboscis monkey
- Swim with Beluga Whales
- Meet the mountain gorillas
- Swim with Cape Fur Seals
- Watch bears fish on a waterfall – North American Salmon Run
- Find a Bornean Gibbon
- Spot a tree climbing lion
- Swim with Narwhal
- Kayak with Humpback Whales
- See a Flying Squirrel fly
- Meet a Quokka
- Watch Southern Right Whales breaching
- Swim with a bait ball in Africa’s Sardine run
- Swim with Orca (Killer Whales)
- Spend time with African Elephants
- See a Lowland Gorilla
- Get up close to a Grey Whale
- Swim in Jellyfish lake – Palau
- Swim with Blue Whales
- Find a mystical Spirit Bear
- Watch Whales from the beach
- Witness Africa’s Great Migration
- Spot an anteater
- See Borneo’s amazing Orangutans
- Spot Africa’s most endangered predator – Ethiopian Wolf
- See a Cougar (Mountain lion)
- Swim with Sea Lions
- Swim with Whale Sharks
- See the big 5 on safari (The Kruger, Sabi Sands, Serengeti, Masai Mara, Okavango Delta)
- Swim with Sea turtles
- Get up close to a Grizzly Bear
- Enter the world of glow worms
- Swim with Manta Rays
- See our closest relative – the Chimpanzee
- Spot a white Rhino
- See a wild Koala
- Swim with Pilot Whales
- Spot a Sea Otter
- Drive a husky team through the Arctic
- Swim with Hammerhead Shark
- Swim with Minke Whales
- See a snow leopard in the Himalayas
- Get up close to a Komodo Dragon
- See India’s amazing Tigers
- Trek the Simien mountains to see the Geladas
Natural Wonders
- Climb to the roof of Africa at Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Visit the Galapagos islands
- Marvel at Ngorongoro Crater
- Trek Torres del Paine – Chile
- Sail the Whitsunday islands
- Trek to Everest base camp
- Visit a wonder of the world at Ha Long Bay
- Experience the culture of lake Titicaca
- Dive between the earth’s plates – Iceland
- Dive big blue hole – Belize
- Sleep under the stars
- Visit the iconic Amazon rainforest
- Drive the Great Ocean road
- Take in the sights of Canada’s National Parks
- Watch an Iceberg calving into the sea
- Explore Ireland’s countryside
- Drive the Garden Route – South Africa
- Explore Yellowstone
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef
- See the view from god’s window – Drakensburg Mountains
- Marvel at the mighty Iguazu Falls
- Explore cradle of mankind – Great Rift Valley, Africa
- See the Northern Lights
- Stand under Niagara Falls
- Cruise Canada’s inside passage
- Swim at the top of Victoria Falls
- Step foot on Antarctica
- See the desert meet the ocean
- See planet earth’s earliest life – the Stromatolites
- Wonder at the salt flats of South America
- See an active lava lake
- Stay on a tropical island
- Scuba dive the iconic Browning Pass
- Sail the Brazilian Coast
- Kayak the mighty Mekong river
- Relax in beautiful Bali
- Take a dip in an Andean Hot spring
- Explore the rice fields of Vietnam
- Take the Rocky Mountain Explorer train
- Explore the Okavango Delta
- Go trekking on a glacier
Historic Places
- Trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- Visit the tunnels of the Vietnam war
- Trek to Ciudad Perdida – Colombia
- Look out over the Cape of Good Hope
- See the mystical Nazca lines
- Visit Petra – Jordan
- Wonder around Bangkok’s grand palace
- Soak up some rays on Bondi beach
- See the Egyptian pyramids
- Mountain bike down Death Road
- See the Castles of Europe
- Explore the incredible Angkor complex – Cambodia
- Visit the iconic temple of Borobudur
- Explore ancient Thailand
Iconic Cities
- Watch sunset over Rio from Sugarloaf Mountain – Rio de Janeiro
- Visit New York
- Take in the sights of London
- Enjoy the view from Sydney harbour
- Take a rail journey through Europe’s ancient cities
- Explore the top of Table Mountain – Cape Town
- Hong Kong
Other Experiences
- Attend a Meditation Retreat
- Do a Skydive
- Go on a cruise
- Go Sandboarding
- Spend a day at a Polo Championship
- Attend the Boxing Day cricket test at the MCG
- Explore the world’s favourite wineries (Margaret River, Mendoza & Stellenbosch)
- Get married in the African Bush
- Learn to surf
- Go deep into the earth in a working mine
- Go to a Grand Slam Tennis Championship
- White water raft off a waterfall
- Go horseback riding with a real Gaucho
- Go Tubing
- Stay a night in ice hotel
- Go skiing
…and that is all for now.
Let us know what you think of the list. Anything you think we’ve missed? What is on your list?