Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

We were a small group lead by an ornithologist and a botanist who took us around the island of Menorca to the best sites to see an amazing variety of wild life, and the Autumn migrant birds. A wide range of experience amongst the guests but all made very welcome.

Specialists in opportunities to experience wildlife in small groups, and expertly lead.

A visit to Elsamere and the Masai Mara in Kenya was a truly spiritual ,and educating experience - the places themselves are magical , the accommodation staff genuinely caring and attentive , the tour guides extensively knowledgeable on the wildlife and their land. Davis our guide put us at ease as soon as we met up and any reservations we had were dispelled immediately and holiday mode kicked in. This was my second year on the trip and was as good if not better the second time around and the group bonded so well that we have formed an email group to share photos , experiences and keep in touch.

Excellent service from start to finish , attention to detail .

We went with Naturetrek. It was a small group holiday experiencing the wildlife of Northern Spain with particular emphasis on seeing wolves, which we did on two occasions. A very unusual encounter, privileged to see such wonderful animals in their natural state. The holiday was also enhanced by the lovely accommodation and local food, plus the expertise of our tour guides.

Naturetrek runs worldwide nature holidays, short breaks and longer stays.

We went on a wolf-watching short break to Northern Spain. The holiday was very well organised and we had excellent guides who were very knowledgeable. Food and accommodation were better than expected.

They were very helpful in answering my enquiries before I booked. The trip was well organised and pre-departure information was helpful and comprehensive. I liked the fact that there were no extras to pay

Just back from a wonderful holiday in Peru. One of the best places I’ve been. Fantastic range of habitats from penguins & sea lions on the coast to macaws & monkeys in the Amazon to the snow capped Andes and the stunning Machu Picchu. All in two weeks! Plus the people are really friendly & welcoming.

Good quality holidays, well organised, great itineraries & guides & helpful staff. Very reliable & I’ve travelled with them c. 15 times.

The trip was based in 2 eco-lodges in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest which were very comfortable and provided us with good food. The days were long and some were quite physically demanding but well worth the effort. The bird-guide was excellent, full of energy and extremely knowledgeable, and he always made sure that everyone had seen the bird before moving on to the next one. It all ran very smoothly and I highly recommend the trip.

Everything is made very clear before departure and no stone is left unturned in making the trip a very enjoyable experience. I have always found Naturetrek to be easy to deal with and ready to help with any request.

After booking a nature trip to Vancouver Island with a Dutch company, we looked for an extra tour in Canada and soon found that cruising the Great Bear Rainforest on a small boat would be just the right thing. Naturetrek's itinerary looked very promising, especially because there was a real chance to see whales, orcas, sealions, grizzly bears, brown bears and the very rare Spirit Bear. You always hope to see some of these animals, but we didn't expect to see them for a long time or very close. It turned out that we had set our expectations too low. To mention some of the highlights: we've seen an incredibly number of whales: blowing, sleeping, bubblenetting, passing under our ship, etc.; bears fishing for salmon; a bald eagle sitting right in front of us, calmy eating some salmon; hundreds of sealions playing, showing off and making terrible noises; a full day near a stream where some Spirit Bears came real close to us while we were just sitting on the riverbank. For seeing this amount of wildlife of course a certain amount of luck is involved, but the chances were certainly much improved by the very knowledgeable skipper and his crew. This kind of trip we normally judge mainly by the nature experience, but during this tour the excellent catering was not a minor point to the success of the trip. We've done quite a lot of traveling, but this trip -although reasonably short- stands out as a major highlight. On our website you can find photos and information: www.kantoorbediende.nl/reis.php?sub=kr/can2018/select2/2. It is in Dutch, but Google Translate can make some kind of English out of it.

Being Dutch, we hadn't heard of Naturetrek before and booked this trip just on the information found on their website. The previous trip reports also gave a good insight into the kind of trip you could look forward to. Of course information on websites can sometimes be misleading, but it turned that our expectations were more than met in reality. Most of the time we travel with just the two of us, but this kind of small group tour to difficult destinations with a dedicated tour operator is also very rewarding.

Two weeks in Western Canada enjoying the remarkable wildlife

Good brochure, well organised tour, excellent tour guides, good accommodation, altogether excellent job!

Excellent itinerary. Most bird species anticipated were seen well.

Very good accommodation. Tour leaders were excellent

As a first safari we did some research and following personal recommendations as well as talking to members of the Naturetrek team we decided to decided to go for the trip South Africa - Just Cats! Met at Johannesburg airport by Leon Marais, our guide, we then met our 4 other travelling companions. we stopped the first night at Blyde River Canyon. We had 2 walks there, spotting lots of birds and monkeys. Starting in Kruger staying in Skukuza and Satara camps we enjoyed long game drives, Leon is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic which really made them a great first experience of safaris. Having our own chef for the 4 nights in Kruger meant we ate really well at breakfast and dinner, and eating outside with just our small group was a special experience. Moving onto Sabi Sands we stayed at Elephant Plains lodge and Nkorho Bush Lodge, both were excellent. Great game drives, delicious food, very clean, comfortable and friendly. All plans and journeys went smoothly and were really happy with the whole holiday.

Naturetrek were very helpful and informative. Their enthusiasm for wildlife and nature on an open day we attended helped us to choose them as an operator, and talking to them directly helped make the decision over which trip to go on.