Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

14 people in 2 minibuses. 2 lovely hotels. Our guides knew where to go for the specialities. One guide had done the trip 10 times before. Highlights -blue throat (4). Owls roosting. FlAmIngoes, cranes, wryneck, waxbills, bustards -great and small, little bitterns,, avocets, spoonbills.

Naturetrek. Our guides had to deal with a medical event. One lady needed an operation. The guides managed to deal with hospitals and keep the tour running. Naturetrek were excellent at arranging accommodation and flight alterations for the injured lady and her husbnd.

Our guide's detailed knowledge of local wildlife enabled me to see natural beauties I would never see otherwise:- a mountain hare in white, eluding a golden eagle, sea ducks, an off-course snow goose among thousands of pink footed geese. a flock of snow bunting. Our schedule and travel starting places were was adjusted to accommodate 2 named storms. Our base was the handsome old hotel in the middle of unspoiled Grantown on Spey. The holiday really did me good.

Naturetrek always has expert local guides, who enable people of all levels of experience and none, to see elusive wildlife. They efficiently assume the burden of the organisation such a tour needs, the itinerary, accommodation & catering.

3 weeks in Sri Lanka watching wildlife of all kinds and enjoying cultural heritage sites

Naturetrek is always friendly and professional. There is a wealth of choice of amazing places to visit with a wide range of wildlife spotting to suit all tastes

Stayed in Wells for 3 days and went out birdwatching for 2 full days. Superb guides. Very well organised.

Excellent pre your information. Very fair price. Superb accommodation and food. The 2 guides were outstanding.

We had 2 marvellous days spotting many different types of birds on the Somerset levels, expertly guided by Adrian and Jonathan. We found plenty of rare species as well as the more common during the days, and finished with spectacular starling murmurations in the evenings. The hotel in Wells was a good base.

Naturetrek are well organised, well priced, always provide good tour leaders, and have a huge choice of holiday venues.

This was a holiday to discover and experience the bird life of The Gambia. We were not disappointed with daily excursions on foot, by boat and by bus led by knowledgeable local guides. Mandina Lodges was a very special place to stay.

Naturetrek provides excellent information about the holiday in print and online with full pre-trip notes and reports from previous trips. Our Naturetrek leader was a great and knowledgeable resource and an invaluable link between us and the local guides.

Relaxed holiday in lovely accommodation. Great birds and butterflies seen on walks and boat trips. Enjoyed company of leader and fellow group members.

Very well organised trip.

A bird watching holiday over the Christmas break to Extremadura, Spain. Every effort was made to find different birds by our excellent guides and give us a real taste of the area, which was stunning even the times when the sun did not came out. Everyone was really happy to be there, several having return often, the food was home made and the wine lovely.

Very helpful, we have been with them before and know that I have problems with food and also know that I am not the worlds best bird watcher. I always find the guides they employ helpful, the catering tailored to my needs and I my bird watching skills are improving.

Visited a number of sites and spent long days walking on trails and roads. The tour was very successful in terms of our goal, which was finding a wide variety of Colombian birds - and in spending time in a variety of tropical mountain environments, particularly tropical rainforests. Our guide, Juan Manuel Cardona, was really excellent: he was very skilled at locating local species of birds and (importantly) making sure everyone saw every bird. He was also quite knowledgeable about the other flora and fauna. Accommodations were very good, as was food. I think at the end we were all quite pleased with the trip. My partner and I were both really glad that we took this tour.

From start to finish, very helpful. The tour was well planned. My partner and I were particularly impressed by the help we received from the tour company in dealing with a specific difficult situation that we encountered: it turned out that our travel insurance did not cover one part of the trip itinerary; the company made alternative and very satisfactory arrangements for us. We will likely use this tour operator again.

We had an amazing roundtrip in Tasmania visiting different habitats with a very knowledgable guide. Wildlife sightings were plenty and with lots of different mammals and birds. I can highly recommend this tour to see several Australian key species. Our tour guide was lovely and her enthusiasm for Tasmania infectious. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Detailed trip information prior to departure was provided. The operator responded prompt to any questions and was helpful.