Miami, Florida. The intrepid explorer and wildlife aficionado, Nigel Marven, embarks on a wonderful adventure to introduce astonishing and peculiar animals to audacious passengers and crew in the sun-kissed Caribbean islands.
Each year, more than 200 liners visit the turquoise fjords, and Nigel gets his snake hook looking for the adder, Arctic Circle's only venomous snake; however, in the Shetland Islands, he's in for the ultimate otter-watching experience.
Nigel Marven tours the azure Aegean Sea, the picturesque Greek Islands, and the magnificent Venice to discover swift Eleonora's Falcons, a spur-thighed tortoise, a non-venomous leopard snake, and a Venetian pipefish.
Heading full speed ahead to Central America, Nigel visits Corcovado National Park for the endangered jaguar, while in the Audubon Park, he finds the Three-toed Amphiuma and the heavy alligator snapping turtle.
Nigel's voyage to the exotic Indian Ocean begins from Mumbai where massive Indian Flying Foxes and extraordinary leopards coexist with man; however, nothing can prepare the bold passengers for an electrifying encounter with a real cobra.
From the capital of tango in Buenos Aires, Nigel prepares himself for an eighteen-day Antarctic cruise, in search of wide-winged albatrosses, gigantic Humpback whales, Leopard seals, and black-and-white Gentoo penguins.