Being on safari can feel like a storybook coming to life with lions, tigers, zebras, giraffes and hippos all appearing before your eyes in their natural surroundings. For a top quality experience, browse our list of luxury safari tours for over 50s travelling from the UK.

With high-end safari holidays in Namibia for senior travellers, you will be surprised to see the arid environments of salt pans and desert brimming with life. Elephants, lions, gemsboks and warthogs are just some of the animals that frequent the waterholes of Etosha National Park, which boasts excellent visitor facilities and comfortable lodges. Multi-country luxury trips in southern Africa take you to some of the region’s vast and highly acclaimed natural reserves, including Chobe in Botswana, Hwange in Zimbabwe and Kruger in South Africa.

Wildlife viewing experiences are an exciting part of premium escorted tours of India. There are trips to conservation reserves such as Periyar National Park in Kerala, where Asian elephants, sloth bears and primates such as the Nilgiri langur all thrive. Ranthambore National Park harbours a magnificent variety of wildlife, including bears, hyenas and hundreds of bird species, with the added treat of glimpsing the distinctive striped golden coats of Bengal tigers.

Check out all our premium tours for senior travellers to find luxurious holidays to write home about.

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