Mornings and late afternoons are the best times for wildlife spotting, as the animals retreat to the shade of trees between these times to escape the heat of the day.

The main tourist activities on offer are ice cap treks, wildlife spotting (including whale watching), iceberg watching, and hiking trips to the mainly Norse ruins.

Occasional boat trips around the bay, with wildlife spotting their main aim, leave from Poppit sands during the summer months.

Crystal waters and calm conditions make this stretch, from Earsham to Ellingham, ideal wildlife spotting terrain with otters, swans, kingfishers and herons regular visitors.

It's so vast it will generally just be you, the landscape and splendid wildlife spotting opportunities.

Other highlights include a visit to Jerash and wildlife spotting on the Ajloun Nature Reserve.

Take the three-hour ferry to Kilda for wonderful wildlife spotting.

Two whole days in the park is really the minimum for wildlife spotting.

After a substantial lunch served on Chinese porcelain in the conical, thatched-roof dining hall, the first afternoon's wildlife spotting began.

With volcanoes to hike, legendary surf, miles of beaches, and endless wildlife spotting, Costa Rica rewards repeat visits.