San Diego-based Wildlife Vacations offers tailormade first-class excursions to the Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, and other South American destinations such as Patagonia, Chile, and Argentina. “I founded the company to give our clients the best available services to places that are sometimes ignored by the larger travel corporations,” notes president and CEO Jonathan Pinto. “Members of our executive staff have personally inspected and stayed at the properties we offer.” And while they won’t name names, Wildlife Vacations has even customized journeys for a U.S. president, his family, and the Secret Service. (858/385-1433, www.wildlife-vacations.com) MIA STEFANKO
