Incredible 203 day safari for $340,000

If you can't get enough of getting up close and personal with animals then this safari may be just the thing you were looking for.

Natural World Safaris is marking its 10th anniversary with an ambitious once-in-a-lifetime adventure that takes customers across the globe to witness the world's most spectacular and elusive wildlife in their natural environments.

Travelling from Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and through to the Polar Regions over 203 days, this experience will set you back around $340,000 (£176,000).

Taking in 21 destinations, the trip is divided into four areas: Primates, Bears, Big Cats and Marine Life. You can chose to do each one separately or all at once in an epic adventure.

Starting with the Ultimate Primate Safari in Africa, you will visit Tanzania, Rwanda, Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Borneo and Sumatra, seeing chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, lowland gorillas, lemurs, Bornean orangutans and Sumatran orangutans.

The Ultimate Big Cat Safari takes you to 10 different locations in search of the magnificent big cats, starting in Latina America, track pumas and jaguars before heading off to Africa for cheetahs, lions and leopards.

You then head to Asia for Asian leopards, Asiatic lions, snow leopards and tigers, before finishing in Russia looking for the biggest big cat of them all, the Siberian tiger.

See polar bears, grizzly bears an even the elusive spirit bears in the wild on the Ultimate Bear Safari, travelling through Arctic Canada, Churchill (Canada), Svalbard, Alaska, Bella Coola (Canada) and Great Bear Rainforest (Canada).

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Heading underwater on the Ultimate Marine Safari, experience close encounters on the Galapagos Islands and even swimming with blue whales in Sri Lanka as you explore the marine life of the world.

On each leg, travellers will be accompanied by expert guides, optimising the visitors encounters with wildlife, ensuring they are in the right place at the right time.

On the journey, accommodation ranges from pure luxury such as Shangri-La Rasa Ria, a large resort with its own orangutan sanctuary, to basic cabins in Russia’s Durminskoye Forest Reserve and even a maritime vessel with heritage listing.

The hefty price tag to head on the epic 4-safari trip includes international and internal flights, transfers and all meals.