We Don’t Tell Stories Better. We Tell Better Stories®

Some stories inspire travel. Others change how you think about it. For more than 50 years, the people behind Big Five have explored destinations, built relationships, uncovered extraordinary experiences, and gained insights that cannot be found in a guidebook. Along the way, we’ve collected stories, perspectives, and ideas worth sharing. Here you’ll find destination intelligence, conversations with experts, sustainability perspectives, traveler experiences, and observations from the field. Together, they offer a deeper understanding of the people, places, and experiences shaping travel today.

Stories Worth Reading. Videos Worth Watching.

Some insights are best shared through the written word. Others come alive through conversations, experiences, and voices from around the world. Explore stories and videos that inform, inspire, and reveal what makes a destination, culture, or encounter truly unforgettable.

Extraordinary Access

Behind-the-scenes encounters, rare opportunities, and experiences made possible through long-standing relationships.

Travel Intelligence

Insights, observations, and expert perspectives from destinations around the globe.

Sustainability in Action

Stories of conservation, community partnerships, and positive impact through travel.

Stories From the Field

Firsthand observations and experiences from explorers, destination specialists, guides, and local experts.

Big Five Perspectives

Ideas, trends, and conversations shaping the future of travel.  Stories Worth Reading. Ideas Worth Sharing.

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Big Five Circle Feature

Working our way back

Date: August 20, 2020 | By: Brenda Lee | Travel Blog

Each month brings new answers and new questions. For many of us, the shift is beginning, albeit slowly, from a...

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Walk before we run

Date: August 13, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Greetings from Virtuoso Travel Week! I am normally an early riser, up at around 4:30 every morning. The first thing...

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Did you forget your TPS reports

Date: July 30, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Remember sitting in math class in high school and college and wondering when you would ever use this stuff? Well,...

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Keeping our perspective

Date: July 23, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Dear Agency Partner, As you all know Kenya is opening August 1, Tanzania and Egypt have opened up, with more...

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Live with Five Jr in Cartagena

Date: July 16, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

You are too young to know what to do. I know you want to help, but you are still too...

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Big Five certified by WTTC

Date: July 9, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Big Five Tours & Expeditions has long been recognized for premier sustainable travel to more than 45 destinations in Africa...

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45 Parallel

Date: July 1, 2020 | By: Brenda Lee | Travel Blog

Wars have been fought over them, and treaties made and broken deciding them. Throughout history, the world’s borders have been...

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Live with Five Jr

Date: June 25, 2020 | By: Brenda Lee | Travel Blog

Dear Agency Partners, When we launched Precious Journeys®, our goal was to present family focused travel opportunities instead of merely...

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Play 60

Date: June 18, 2020 | By: Brenda Lee | Travel Blog

“You want me to wake up at what time,” said Aziz, our Tanzania Managing Director, at 2:00 am in his...

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Meet a Master Part 1

Date: June 11, 2020 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Dear Agency Partners, Over the last months, we have tried to give voice to the voiceless in Peru and Colombia....

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