Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

Excellent birding trip to Taiwan, spending most of our time in the mountain forests, with a brief foray to the coastal wetlands to add variety. Fantastic tour leader, who also taught us about Taiwanese culture as well as the showing us the endemic birds.

Efficient, friendly service

A wonderful week exploring different habitats across the island observing wildlife, guided by expert tour leaders.

Design and organise brilliant holidays for nature lovers and communicate information clearly and promptly. Feel 'looked after' by tour organisers and leaders. A trustworthy service.

Our target was The Falklands, but that's a very long way to go. So, we went via Brazil and Chile to make it a truly super trip, with wonderful stops for both culture and birding, while breaking up the journey into comfortable steps for a couple in our mid 70's.

We are experienced travellers and did a lot of our own research, much of it based on information from Naturetrek, but elsewhere too. Naturetrek helped turn that into a workable itinerary and advised on the best lodges, and made all the arrangements. The quality of all the lodges and guides along the way was extremely good. Everything went like clockwork. One weather-related exception was that our return flight out of the Falklands was cancelled due to unfavourable winds at the airport. This was handled extremely well, the local agent visited us in the hotel the evening before, on behalf of Naturetrek, and were very helpful explaining the arrangements and booking an extra tour for the next day. Fortunately, we had "padding" in our schedule, so it was not an inconvenience. On our return, Naturetrek re-imbursed us for the extra night on The Falklands, which was a pleasant surprise. Flight disruptions to/from The Falklands due to winds, are not uncommon, so travellers would be wise to consider leaving scope in their schedules to handle delays.

Birding in Peru with Naturetrek. Visiting little-visited remote areas in search of rare birds.

Naturetrek operates guided birding tours worldwide.

The main emphasis of the wildlife holiday was birding and a search for pangolin. We had a fantastic viewing of a pangolin and nearly 200 different bird species. The tour was well organised, the guides were both pleasant and very knowledgeable and accommodation/food good.

Naturetrek provide good and honest information. The staff are very helpful and prompt with their responses to any queries raised. Their assistance was essential during the visa application process.

The holiday was titled “The Gambia In Style” which comprised daily bird watching excursions combined with time to relax and take in the atmosphere around our riverside hotel/lodge. The bird watching trips were either by canoe, on foot or further afield by minibus. They were led by a very knowledgeable bird expert and excellent local guides. We stayed in the superb Mandina Lodges which was well furnished in a fabulous location on the mangrove and with excellent food.

Very well organised with excellent pre departure information which includes a great website and physical brochure of all of their holidays. Flights were good and on time and we were well looked after in The Gambia - I had no issues during the whole week away.

Visited Ghana to enjoy the wildlife and particularly Picathartes and Pangolins. Local guides were fantastic and delivered on both, as well as patiently showing us many of the birds that live in the forests and savanna. The heat took some getting used to but the accommodation and food provided was of a high standard and I'd recommend this destination to everyone.

The tour operator was brilliant, particularly helping with the complicated visa process. They ably dealt with my requests for domestic flights before / after the trip and the tailor-made extension I requested as part of the trip.

bird watching trip to The Gambia

Well organised and great leaders

A fantastic snapshot of a vast swathe of open mixed habitat and the species, (birds in particular) that lie within. Authentic delights of Spanish hospitality, culture and consideration, with a group of like minded people.

Firstly Naturetrek offer a vast range of choice in holiday destinations, subject matter and broadness to their inclusivity for all who wish to explore in this way. Nothing is too much trouble, clarity and efficient management have made the holidays so far an absolute joy.

Winter bird watching in Somerset with an outstanding guide, Olly

Naturetrek is always brilliant. Friendly, well organised and a fabulous range of trips.