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  1. Have a close encounter with a gray whale during your Lindblad Expeditions tour of Baja's Sea of Cortez.
    01 Have a close encounter with a gray whale during your Lindblad Expeditions tour of Baja's Sea of Cortez. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  2. Guests from a Lindblad Expedition ship hike step into a landscape painting in South Georgia.
    02 Guests from a Lindblad Expedition ship hike step into a landscape painting in South Georgia. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  3. Take in the incredible sights when you visit the magnificent Godafoss Waterfall on a Lindblad Expeditions tour of Iceland.
    03 Take in the incredible sights when you visit the magnificent Godafoss Waterfall on a Lindblad Expeditions tour of Iceland. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  4. Cruise the Caribbean or Mediterranean aboard Lindblad-National Geographic's Sea Cloud.
    04 Cruise the Caribbean or Mediterranean aboard Lindblad-National Geographic's Sea Cloud. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  5. Blue-footed boobies, spotted in the Galápagos Islands during a Lindblad Expedition.
    05 Blue-footed boobies, spotted in the Galápagos Islands during a Lindblad Expedition. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  6. Look at how cute I am! A Great Frigatebird sits on its nest during a Lindblad Expeditions visit to the Galápagos Islands.
    06 Look at how cute I am! A Great Frigatebird sits on its nest during a Lindblad Expeditions visit to the Galápagos Islands. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  7. While sailing the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition, you'll be able to see flamingos and other local wildlife.
    07 While sailing the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition, you'll be able to see flamingos and other local wildlife. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  8. While sailing the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition, you will get the chance to see sea lions and other local wildlife.
    08 While sailing the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition, you will get the chance to see sea lions and other local wildlife. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  9. A large killer whale surfaces in Chatham Strait, Alaska, during a Lindblad Expeditions tour.
    09 A large killer whale surfaces in Chatham Strait, Alaska, during a Lindblad Expeditions tour. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  10. A group king penguins gather at sunrise on the shore of St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia during a Lindblad Expeditions tour.
    10 A group king penguins gather at sunrise on the shore of St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia during a Lindblad Expeditions tour. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  11. Spot the diverse native wildlife of the Amazon as you go on a hiking trip during a Lindblad expedition.
    11 Spot the diverse native wildlife of the Amazon as you go on a hiking trip during a Lindblad expedition. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  12. Interact with Icelandic horses at a traditional Icelandic farm near Husavik, Iceland, on your Lindblad Expeditions adventure.
    12 Interact with Icelandic horses at a traditional Icelandic farm near Husavik, Iceland, on your Lindblad Expeditions adventure. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  13. You'll likely spot the remarkably colorful Sally Lightfoot Crab — also known as the Nimble Spray, Short or Urchin Crab — during your sailing to the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition.
    13 You'll likely spot the remarkably colorful Sally Lightfoot Crab — also known as the Nimble Spray, Short or Urchin Crab — during your sailing to the Galápagos Islands on a Lindblad Expedition. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  14. Visitors encounter Southern rockhopper penguins at the breeding and molting colony on West Point Island in the Falkland Islands.
    14 Visitors encounter Southern rockhopper penguins at the breeding and molting colony on West Point Island in the Falkland Islands. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  15. Hi little feller! See a red-capped manakin in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica.
    15 Hi little feller! See a red-capped manakin in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  16. Go for a swim underneath one of Corcovado National Park's beautiful waterfalls on a Lindblad Expeditions tour.
    16 Go for a swim underneath one of Corcovado National Park's beautiful waterfalls on a Lindblad Expeditions tour. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  17. An Antarctic fur seal shakes off the snow in Salisibury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia.
    17 An Antarctic fur seal shakes off the snow in Salisibury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  18. A long-tailed hummingbird feeds on a torch ginger in Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica.
    18 A long-tailed hummingbird feeds on a torch ginger in Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  19. Spot a Mother and baby three-toed sloth while hiking through the Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, on a Lindblad Expedition.
    19 Spot a Mother and baby three-toed sloth while hiking through the Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, on a Lindblad Expedition. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  20. A king penguin seems to welcome guests arriving on a National Geographic Endeavour Zodiac at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island.
    20 A king penguin seems to welcome guests arriving on a National Geographic Endeavour Zodiac at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  21. King penguins wade into the surf in the Salisbury Plain seas during a Lindblad Expeditions tour.
    21 King penguins wade into the surf in the Salisbury Plain seas during a Lindblad Expeditions tour. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  22. Two wandering albatrosses engage in a courtship display under a rainbow.
    22 Two wandering albatrosses engage in a courtship display under a rainbow. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  23. Travelers mingle with a large group of king penguins as they breed and nest on the beach in South Georgia.
    23 Travelers mingle with a large group of king penguins as they breed and nest on the beach in South Georgia. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  24. A white-throated capuchin monkey and baby climb a tree in Costa Rica.
    24 A white-throated capuchin monkey and baby climb a tree in Costa Rica. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions
  25. Spot Iceland's Atlantic puffin on a Lindblad Expeditions journey of Iceland.
    25 Spot Iceland's Atlantic puffin on a Lindblad Expeditions journey of Iceland. © Courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions

I'm ready to go on an adventure cruise ... or expedition cruise, if that's the actual term. I've been on more than 40 "traditional cruises" on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Disney and others. But I could use a completely different kind of experience.

I'm been spending a lot of time on Cruiseable and have been looking at my options, using bliss filters and reading up on expedition cruising. And there's one company that looks especially awesome: Lindblad.

So, partly to get me inspired to make a trip to some farflung place like the Galapagos, Amazon, Central America, Iceland or Antarctica (maybe too cold for my tastes), I've put together this list of wildlife and wilderness you can see on a Lindblad cruise. The Falklands look more exotic than I expected.

Don't credit me for the photos... I didn't take them! (And I used the descriptions provided for the most part).

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