A dream of mine, right from my early childhood has been to see a Blue Whale in the wild. These beautiful mammals are utterly vast and regarded to be the largest creatures to have ever graced the planet. Their hearts alone are the size of a reasonably sized car!
It was my belief that there numbers had dwindled to such an extent that your chances of seeing one were very slim indeed. However, BigAnimals.com claim to offer potential Blue Whale encounters. Admittedly there can never be any guarantees with this sort of thing but even the possibility is tantalising.
BigAnimals.com say on their site:
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Gaining access to the beautiful island of Petit St Vincent is via motor yacht from Union Island. The island incorporates 22 beach and hillside cottages offering some of the most spectacular beach views in the world.
Petit St Vincent is situated within “the Grenadines which are a group of islands sprinkled across what may be the most beautiful stretch of water in the Caribbean. Part of the Windward Island chain, the Grenadines drift southwesterly from St. Vincent, the largest of more than 30 islands that make up the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
“Petit St.Vincent (better known locally as PSV) which lies 40 miles south of St.Vincent, is a paradise of softly rolling hills spread over 113 acres surrounded by two miles of white sand beaches, PSV has been tamed just enough to allow for the presence of 22 discreet and simple, yet luxurious cottages. Lying well off the tourist mainstream, PSV could be best described by what is not there. There is no airport, no formal check in, no keys. There are no televisions nor are there telephones in the cottages.
Above all however, there is privacy. Here, amid untouched nature and surrounded by warm, crystal-clear, turquoise water, one senses that the island is one’s own.
The truly hermitic guest need never meet another visitor. Room service is available for all meals, either in your own cottage or at any other location on the island. Most guests however, choose to make use of the resort’s beautiful bar and dining room for at least some of their meals.”
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Fiji is simply one of the most beautiful collection of islands in the world. Crystal blue seas, coral reefs galore, brilliant white sand - paradise personified. I spent part of my honeymoon in Fiji and it was simply stunning.
One of the Fijian islands since recommended to me is Tokoriki - part of the Fijian, south pacific archipelago. The facilities, cuisine (a mix of Australasian, Asian and European) luxury spa treatments and stunning scenery offer the perfect holiday location.
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Zambia is rapidly becoming an adventure hot spot for adrenaline junkies and holiday makers alike. With stunning wildlife and vistas there really is no shortage of things to do or see.
Check out this extract from the excellent Expert Africa web site.
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Doing something truly original in your life, something that none of your friends have even considered can be a tremendously liberating experience. Forget Florida, forget Paris and start thinking about Great White Shark cage diving in South Africa.
Coming face to face with one of the worlds most fearsome predators can almost be a life changing experience - I can testify to that having almost been gobbled up by a grizzly bear! Now that there is the opportunity to pay a Great White a visit in it’s own habitat - I have to admit that it’s a tempting proposition. There seems to be a derth of operators offering an experience of this nature so I was quite pleased to drop onto a web site - appropriately called Big Animals.
They summarise some intriguing encounters as follows:
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