Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

A full day exploring the flora, fauna and geology of The Naze in Essex.

A very knowledgeable guide, who certainly knew everything there was to know about all aspects of the area. A varied day in woodland, scrub, saltmarsh and beach.

The day trip was most informative and enjoyable thanks to Chris our very knowledgeable guide. Living locally we have visited Walton Naze many times but Karen and I learned so much about the nature, wildlife and geology on this well organised trip. Thanks to all involved.

Naturetrek is a fantastic specialist tour operator!

A very knowledgeable guide who skilfully adapted the walk to the somewhat challenging conditions of weather and tide

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Realm of the Iberian Lynx was an excellent holiday with professional and friendly guides and great wildlife watching opportunities.

Naturetrek were helpful from booking through to dropping me off at the airport .

My friend and I first booked this holiday in 2020 - BC - Before Covid! It was wonderful finally to be able to go in October 2022! Despite the problems caused by covid, particularly in Madagascar, and with Air Madagascar changing flights so that our itinerary had to be changed, we spent many happy hours trekking through the forests and were lucky to see a wide range of animals. We were extremely well-cared for by our English group leader, our Madagascan guide and all the people we met during our stay in this beautiful country. We all seemed to enjoy completing our animal checklist each evening after dinner! The report on the holiday received from our tour leader brought back many happy memories.

Naturetrek staff are efficient, helpful and friendly. Despite the problems caused by covid and staff having to work from home, we were always kept well informed. The pre departure information supplied was very thorough and helpful. Although I have to say I was a bit worried by it! I thought our accommodation and food might be more basic than I am used to having travelled in east and southern Africa, so it was a nice surprise to find out that it was of a good standard. Our group leader and our Madagascan guide were excellent.

We spent a relaxing and very enjoyable week in Cyprus travelling around with our expert guides looking at and photographing the islands wild plants and wildlife. From our comfortable hotels in Paphos and Polis our happy little group took daily trips to various wildlife locations in search of local flora and fauna, before returning to our base to discuss our day and enjoy a typical Cypriot meal A lovely way to spend Christmas.

The whole experience was well organised and scheduled by Naturetrek. We had two enthusiastic and very knowledgeable guides who ensured that we found many of the islands plants and animals, as well as experiencing the local culture and history.

A well organised guided trip, with two good guides who knew their birds, based on a small hotel inland in Fuerteventura.

Naturetrek organise a wide range, world wide, of nature related holidays, with knowledgeable guides.

A tour of the southerly regions Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego in Chile to search for Pumas and Penguins. The tour was very well organised and we had truly exceptional sightings of 12 individual pumas in 3 days. The local guides were excellent and the accommodation was comfortable throughout.

I have travelled with Naturetrek several times now and always find them very good to deal with. Any queries are answered promptly and they were very helpful in sorting out departures from more local airports.

Fuerteventura is a fascinating semi-desert volcanic island off the coast of Africa. We spent a week as part of a group of 12 enthusiasts with 2 experienced leaders, looking at birds and plants, including a number of endemic species, in a wide range of places and environments, based at a comfortable hotel in the middle of the island, and had very good views of lots of interesting species, notably Houbara Bustards, Cream-coloured Coursers, and a Pallid Harrier. Aspects of the holiday could have been improved - we started out too late (around 9:00) on most days, when in warm semi-arid areas the early morning is the best time to do and see things; and the food though very generous, was often short on local flavour and interest; but overall we had a very enjoyable and interesting time, with leaders who were well-informed about the birds, insects and plants.

Excellent website, with all the information we could reasonably ask for; and very helpful while booking. Good information pack. Tour leaders pleasant and helpful, with very good knowledge of birds and plants, but didn't really know enough about local history and its impacts on the local environment; programme not always well-planned. Other holidays with the same operator have been excellent.

2 day birding tour of The Forest of Dean. Weather on both days was inclement, but our leader, Oliver was undeterred, and did his absolute best to find a wide range of wildlife spots.

Naturetrek provided me with clear instructions regarding the location of the hotel and what I would expect from the trip