South America's 'Big Five'! Traveller Reviews

The focus of our 17 day wildlife holiday in Brazil was Brazil's 'Big Five' - Maned Wolf, Giant Anteater, Brazilian Tapir, Jaguar and Giant River Otter all of which we saw and experienced at close range. The highlight for me was seeing the Maned Wolf in the wild in daylight, a very rare and precious experience which I could never have dreampt would be possible. This and our other fantastic wildlife encounters were due to the kmowledge, expertise and skill of our naturalist guides working closely, in particular, with Loureval who has studied and built a relationship of trust with successive generations of Maned Wolf present on his land. Naturetrek, our tour operator, always research an area and the wildlife to be found there most thoroughly and it is my opinion that they offer the best wildlife experiences possible in any given destination.

As mentioned above, I really appreciate the knowledge, expertise and skill of guides used by Naturetrek. I feel that all staff at Naturetrek have a genuine interest and love of wildlife in addition to always being very helpful, friendly and responsive. They feel like so much more than a tour operator and I enjoy the open days they run with guided local walks and other wildlife encounters such as seeing the moths in their trap. This was my seventh trip with Naturetrek and I hope to be doing many more.

We had an outstanding holiday, led by a brilliant tour guide, we were lucky to see the big 5 and lots of other womderful wildlife. I also enjoyed the whole experience of Brazil, it is a country I hope to return to in the future.

I have travelled with Naturetrek many times before, I have always been pleased with the level of detail in there holidays and there tour guides are first class, I will be travelling with them again in the future.

This trip, to see Brazil's 'Big 5', greatly exceeded my expectations, providing wonderful views of the 5 species that we were hoping for and much, much more.The Big 5 were Giant River Otter, Maned Wolf, Jaguar, Tapir, Giant anteater. We saw all of these, along with nut-cracking monkeys, raucous macaws, caiman by the bucketload and an ocelot(!) The abundance and variety of birdlife was amazing and our guides were very knowledgeable and helpful. A truly fantastic experience.

I have traveled several times with Naturetrek and they have always delivered a good experience. They are reliable and thorough and their guides are excellent. They provide good pre-departure information and guidance and are always helpful in answering questions, both over the telephone and by email. Their website is very good, with comprehensive information about all their tours.