Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

A lovely relaxed natural history holiday in Portugal. Superb guides, great hotels food and wine. Plenty of variety

Looked aftervus very well away just need to not be so London focussed with flights.

A group weekend, guided by 2 expert naturalists, who also drove us to several nature reserves. The highlights were the starlings, dusk and dawn spectacular aerial displays. Our hotel was a handsome listed building on the cathedral square, serving excellent food.

I have been on guided birdwatching trips with Naturetrek a number of times, and like their comprehensive service and expert guides.

Gambia in style. A seven day bird watching holiday in a small resort overlooking a creek of the River Gambia. The setting was wonderful with views over the river and mangrove swamps. The facilities at the resort were excellent, particularly the bar and the swimming pool. Meals were tasty and varied. Our lodge was a little disappointing with no flushing lavatory and a lack of adequate lighting for reading and relaxing. Hotel staff were helpful and friendly although not always totally reliable. We could have quire happily spent the whole day at the resort enjoying the wildlife and relaxing by the pool without going on the excursions, good as they were.

Our tour operator was efficient and helpful at every stage. My wife's needs (mobility issues) were treated sympathetically and the local drivers and guides were very caring and supportive. The knowledge of the guides and our tour leader was remarkable, particularly the ability to point out birds and other wildlife that we may not have found otherwise. Our tour leader was great company and put everybody at their ease so that the holiday was a successful social occasion. The excursions by canoe, on foot and by bus were pitched just right, in terms of locations, time of day and catering for all levels of expertise. The tour was thoroughly enjoyed by myself, slightly less so by my wife who found some of the bird talk obsessive. I would like to make two suggestions that would have enhanced by enjoyment still further. 1) More information about the birds and other wildlife we saw, (sometimes it was a matter of identification and little else) and 2) a night-time excursion with spotlights to look for nocturnal or crepuscular creatures.

Emirates to Brisbane for 3 nights to recover from time difference, then on to the Solomon Islands boarding dive boat for cruise to look for cetaceans. Up to 6 species seen per day. Also opportunity for snorkling on the wonderful reefs. Time allowed for a visit to a village for a show of dancing.

Naturetrek made all the arrangements and everything worked perfectly including 2 excellent guides.

The tour being over the Christmas period was a excellent choice, on cooking or in laws. The group size was reduced to four due to the Gatwick Airport drone problem. Whilst it was disappointing for these who could not make the journey, the four had an excellent time with out local guide. The hotel were lovely and the food very good. I would recommend the Cyprus at Christmas with Naturetrek..

Naturetrek are a wild life tour company and must be the largest with the UK. It offers many trips of different holidays with many different themes. They have full on value for money tours to take it easy trips. They also operate all year were several do not operate over the Christmas period.

A two centre holiday with the emphasis on birds with good hotels

Specialist in Birding tours

My two week cruise around the Galapagos Islands was amazing. All the expected wildlife, time to appreciate it and everything so close it was easy to get superb photographs. The excursions either side of the cruise, to Quito old town, the botanic gardens in Quito and to the Antisana Volcano reserve were also well run and fascinating. To round things off, a three-day extension to the Amazon rainforest at Sacha Lodge. Truly a trip of a lifetime.

Naturetrek were helpful and informative from start to finish. All the literature by both email and post arrived promptly and the whole trip ran like clockwork. We were superbly looked after from start to finish in excellent accommodation and with friendly and informative guides at every point.

A week in southern Portugal courtesy of Naturetrek, birds and other wildlife. Four days in Sagres on the south west coast near Cape St Vincent, 3 days in the hills near Tavira. Sunshine throughout and temperatures between 16-18 degreesC. Pleasant group and really excellent leaders - Pete very experienced and user friendly, Nuno knowledgeable, well organised and charming. Lots of interesting birds. Pleasant companions. First rate hotels and food.

I have travelled with Naturetrek on about 7 occasions now and will use them again and have recommended them to friends.

I opted for a very different experience at Christmas, and so joined a wildlife tour to Extremadura. I met an interesting group of people guided by two excellent leaders, who made sure we saw all the birdlife the area is known for. Our accommodation was delightful and we were very well fed.

Well organised and efficient, and especially helpful when I wanted to make changes to my travel plans.

Our ten day wildlife cruise organised by Naturetrek was excellent. We sailed in the MS Bikikiki from Honaria with a great crew and spent much of each day watching for fins and/or snorkelling the amazing corals. We were lucky enough to see a very rare pair of Omura’s whales as well as many others. A couple of island visits were included, where we saw a local dance show and a carving market. The food on the Bikikiki was outstanding.

Excellent administration - very efficient, friendly and helpful. Great range of tours too.