Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

5 days Birding in Winter.Able to see species not normally seen in UK. Tour Leader used local bird alerts and did his best to find some rarities. Otherwise always ready to pass on his expert knowledge to those with less experience. His persistence paid off with some surprises. Able to see various mixed flocks of geese which enabled one to distinguish between species.

Naturetrek arranged a well organised trip.From travel,hotel and an excellent guide

This was a weekend on the Somerset Levels geared to birdwatching, especially starlings en masse, ducks and wildfowl, and rare visitors such as hawfinch and cattle egret. The hotel in Wells was an excellent base and the Naturetrek itinerary and leaders were extremely good. It was even well worth getting up at 5am on the Sunday to go to see the starlings rise from their roost!

This is the first time I have used Naturetrek and would rate them very highly on this experience.

Excellent holiday, very well organised from booking to pre holiday info to holiday itself, with particular credit to guide.

Excellent organisation

The main focus of the holiday was bird watching, we saw 242 species. There was some excellent snorkelling so great fish watching too. For some relief we explored Mayan ruins on two sites, Lamanai in Belize and Tikal in Guatemala.

Naturetrek had everything well organised for beginning to end. We were a small group (4) so our guide was Ornithologist, driver and tour organiser. He was very competent in all roles.

Busy full days and early starts with a very experienced guide looking for wildlife...birds especially ......in the forests of a nature reserve area. Stunning snowy scenery and good sightings of some birds. Friendly small group of interesting people.

Naturetrek are. very good at arranging exciting and interesting itineries,good accommodation and expert guides.

A tour of different parts of Belize taking in Tikal in Guatemala spotting birds and other wildlife in different environments including those of ancient Maya sites.

The tour was well organised and the tour guide was knowledgeable and attentive. The usual problems were experienced with airlines still appearing to be unable to provide simple vegetarian meals after all these decades.

Excellent: guides knowledgeable and good company. Saw lots of birds and the starling murmuration - at night and 5.30 am the following day! Hotel first class.

Naturetrek staff very helpful and efficient. Holiday well thought out.

A birdwatching weekend based at the Speech House. A lovely place to stay; excellent food and accommodation and also convenient for the sites to be visited. Places visited included Symmonds Yat and Cannons Ponds. Birds seen included the Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Sparrow Hawk, Mandarin Ducks, Crossbills, Marsh Tits and flocks of Hawfinches, Redpolls and Siskins as well as many commoner species. We had a good leader who was very knowledgeable. All in all a vey good weekend.

I have been travelling with Naturetrek for many years both overseas, in Europe and in the UK. I have never been disappointed with one of their holidays. In fact I think the company goes from strength to strength and goes on improving.

This was an excellent birdwatching holiday in the care of two excellent and knowledgeable leaders. We stayed in a comfortable hotel In the historic city of Wells and experienced a comprehensive introduction to the unique region known as the levels. The only negative aspect of our holiday was the bitterly cold and sometimes wet weather !

Naturetrek is a well established operator of wildlife holidays on an international basis. Their holidays are typically well organised, with good itineraries, leaders and are reasonable value for money.

I enjoyed a bird watching holiday at two lodges in the Atlantic rain forests. The trip was very well organised. Our guide from the UK, Andy, was brilliant and the local guides were great. We saw many new species of birds and most of the target endemics. The lodges were very good. I enjoyed the food and the staff were very friendly and efficient.

The arrangements and the execution were first class.