BEST KNOWN FOR ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE SPECTACLES — THE GREAT MIGRATION ACROSS THE SERENGETI — THIS EAST AFRICAN NATION OFFERS MANY EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL EXPERIENCES, FROM MOUNTAIN CLIMBS TO CULTURE-RICH STAYS ON TROPICAL ISLANDS

PHOTOGRAPHER SIMON URWIN ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF CAPTURING RAJA AMPAT’S CORAL REEFS FOR OUR OCTOBER ISSUE

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HAMZA YASSIN on spending a year seeking out wildlife gems

Good Housekeeping ’s special projects director, Emma Justice , ticks wildlife, helicopters and huskies off her bucket list on an Alaskan cruise