Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

Although just a weekend birdwatching break, this holiday had everything. A lovely hotel with attentive and helpful staff, excellent food, a friendly group and an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide who planned things perfectly. In 48 hours we spotted 96 varieties of birds between us, but the whole weekend was relaxed and very enjoyable. We even managed to dodge the showers! Highly recommended in all aspects.

Friendly and helpful when I booked the holiday by phone, useful information provided beforehand so I knew exactly what to expect and what to take. My extra day's stay was even organised by the tour operator (I'd assumed I'd need to sort this out myself). This was my third holiday with Naturetrek and each time I have been impressed by the detailed and thoughtful organisation.

The journey was long with tiring hours to connect flights in Mumbai - but it was worth it! Bhopal is unlikely to be on a visitor's wish list but it was a very interesting day with a local guide. The Bhimbetka rock shelters (UNESCO world heritage site) on the drive to Satpura are not to be missed. We stayed in a glorious tent in Reni Pani Jungle Lodge - this conservation camp is a haven of calm and tranquility in which to relax after the jeep safaris into the part. We had good sightings of a tiger, two leopards, three sloth bears and seven wild dogs - not to mention birds. Food was good and there was no shortage of hot water. The guides/naturalists were exceptional and all the staff at the lodge were genuinely hospitable.

This was our third trip with Naturetrek. As for previous tours, it was very well organised so we felt that we did and saw about as much as was possible in a relatively short time.

A bird watching and mammal tour of southern Costa Rica. 9 guests traveling in a small bus with a driver and guide provided. we stopped at several small lodges which were on the whole excellent. Our guide and driver were also both excellent with our bus driver going beyond his normal remit to help all the guests.

We have had several holidays with Naturetrek who organise everything for us very well and are at the end of the phone if we have any queries. We will certainly go with them again.

A 9-day (excluding air travel) intensive bird-watching holiday in Colombia, led by a local expert guide.

Naturetrek have wealth of experience organising wildlife holidays overseas. The arrangements for this trip were faultless. I have traveled with Naturetrek many times; this holiday was well up to their usual standards.

A strenuous but excellent trip, finding, Snowleopard,wolves and special birds! Cold nights and often cold feet scanning for mammals but we were taken care of by a wonderful, dedicated team of Mountain Trails ( Linked to Nature Trek) A lifetime experience.

Excellent logistics, organisation,

I live just over an hour's journey from the New Forest, but have visited the area rarely. I didn't realise the true extent of the Forest and would loved to have seen more, given a few extra days. Despite the inclement weather, our guide showed us as many different areas as is humanly possible in two days with enthusiasm, and catering for everyone's aspirations. A great weekend's break with lovely people.

'Naturetrek' has always been top of my list for nature travel. Everything is organised well and all the tour guides are experienced and very knowledgeable. A 'Five Star' Company in my opinion.

whale watching in Baja, crew aboard The Searcher ensured we had our expectations met, saw Humpback Whales in abundance - we didn't know where to look, they were fin slapping, breaching and generally having 'fun'. also saw Fin Whales, and Blue Whales. Had wonderful close encounters with gray whales and their calves.

Naturetrek from initial contact to booking the holiday were brilliant. i had problems re booking airline seat on line - phoned tour operator and within minutes had sorted things out. Their tour guide was excellent, always around, never intrusive but always there if needed

A three centre holiday focusing on whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife off the coast of Kalpitiya. Moving on to look for Leopards, Sloth Bears and other wildlife in Wilpatu National Park; this part of the holiday included a visit to the Sacred City at Anrhadapura. Finally moving on to Mirissa to look principally for Blue Whales. Very good sightings of all the target animals except for Leopard which was seen but only fleetingly in low light under the forest canopy.

We have been travelling with Naturetrek for over 10 years. They have a wide range of naturalist holidays to suit our interest. The holidays are usually well planned and organized with good itineraries, good accommodation and excellent guides/leaders.

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As seasoned travelers, we don't expect everything to be perfect when visiting remote places in the world. However, our recent trip to central India (Satpura and Kanha National Parks) couldn't have been better (if we ignore the weather!). Everyone who was involved tried their utmost to make our holiday a success. The wildlife we saw was fantastic, the accommodation very comfortable and the guides extremely knowledgeable.

The thing that sets Naturetrek apart from other tour operators is their attention to detail. Some people may be offended when the pre-joining instructions suggest clothing to take, medicines etc. but we found it invaluable. The visa information was excellent. In summary, the instructions and other information supplied by Naturetrek meant that we were fully prepared for our holiday in India even though we had never visited the country before. We were so impressed, we booked another trip to India with them in November.

This was a wildlife-watching trip visiting two National Parks and I am a single traveller. I stayed in Reni Pani and Singinawa Lodges. Both were extremely well run, with high standards of accommodation, excellent meals. Nothing was too much trouble. The guides were knowledgable, patient and friendly.

The tour was well organised, with back up from UK when needed (flight time change). The U.K. staff readily answered queries before departure. The whole trip was just as described in publicity and ran seamlessly.