Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

Two week natural history tour to Madagascar with NatureTrek, "Madagascar's Lemurs". It was sometimes hard work with long road journeys and pre-dawn starts, not to mention night walks. In the end though we saw most of the birds, mammals, plants, reptiles, frogs and butterflies we hoped for. Birds seen included good views of three owl species and both nightjars and all the endemic bird familiies; mammals seen personally included 18 lemur species. The weird vegetation of the spiny forest in the south-west left enduring memories, as did the ear-splitting howls of Indris close around us in rainforest. The most expensive holiday we have ever had exceeded our expectations!

NatureTrek have been efficient throughout. The tour leader and local leader were both experienced, professional, efficient, friendly and cheerful. They coped well with changes of schedules and transport delays, giving us more rather than less fieldwork time and minimal hassle.

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Ok so it is my third visit to Elsamere and the Mara with Naturetrek - the same tour - it really is the experience of a lifetime- from the spiritual home of Joy Adamson - the road trip through the heart of Kenya to the plains of the Mara with an experienced guide who is a delight to be with - so knowledgable and articulate - then the visit to the colourful Masai village - and home with treasured memories of sharing the trip with a wonderful group of fellow travellers and an abundance of photographs to relive every minute - all thanks to NATURETREK

Very professional- taken care of from start to finish - with attention to detail and communication.

Wildlife watching holiday especially to see Jaguars, giant river otters and hyacinth macaw which we did!

Naturetrek kept me well informed and provided all the info required

This was a mix of wildlife, cultural sites and traditional Istrian food. The balance of wildlife in the mornings and afternoon cultural visits was perfect. The leaders were extremely knowledgeable and were able to point out all things of interest and answer all our questions.

Naturetrek have always been extremely well organised and take excellent care of their clients. Their tours have always been as described in their excellent catalogue.

This was my first Go Slow’ holiday with Naturetrek and I enjoyed the chance to visit Istria which was an area I knew little about. The expertise of the tour guides ensured that the group enjoyed a varied daily programme, seeing many parts of the beautiful Istrian peninsular.

I have travelled many times with Naturetrek enjoying both long and short haul holiday trips. Their strong point is the expertise of their tour guides and the small group format. You often stay in out of the way locations so do not feel too much of a ‘tourist’.

A family holiday based on our love of natural history and the great outdoors. A resounding successful safari to Africa with lots of family focused time together enjoying new experiences.

Naturetrek. We have used them for two wonderful tours with excellent guides and spot on schedules and accomadations.

My Naturetrek trip to Botswana was even better than expected. The guides, the camp and, of course, the wildlife, all fantastic. I just wish I could have stayed longer!

The booking process was simple and informative. The pre-departure information was comprehensive. Everyone seemed very helpful.

I booked a trip especially for the chance to see the endangered Iberian Lynx but although we did not get to see this cat, we saw a variety of mammals and birds

The communication between Naturetrek and myself was great and responsive with some really experienced guides

My holiday was in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park, and provided everything I needed for an unforgettable trip, I was lucky that the rest of the group were really lovely people and we had some great socialising as well. We were lucky with sightings and the camp crew were amazing too. This trip is not for everyone as there is no real luxury and no swimming pool which suited me perfectly , as I was there for the animals, and being a small group we could set our own agenda with no crowds around the animals

My operator are nature based and use local camps and guides to give the best service

We visited Brazil for the first time to hopefully see jaguars, which we did, saw lots of, very well organised for that, also so many super birds, we now want to go back to see them again.

All the pre-tour information they gave was very helpful, everything was well organised and it's nice knowing you are travelling with a company who does this so often, has a good reputation, and knows how to handle any problems, should they occur.