Wildlife Trails Traveller Reviews

We travelled through Rajasthan and Madaya Pradesh over 16 days and using various transport -internal flights, train and private drivers and guides. The trip was wonderful; courteous and competent drivers, incredible guides and with amazing accommodation throughout. Highlights included Amber Fort in Jaipur, Ranthambore, Ramathra Fort and lake and exquisite Reni Pani and Satpura. Tigers (we saw a few), leopard, jackal, hyena, porcupine, deer, snake - so much wildlife and wonderful, welcoming people - we loved it all. A perfect and exciting mix of culture and natural history.

We knew what we wanted and spent a lot of time looking for a company that we felt had the right vibe for us. We found that in Wildlife Trails and their contacts in country (India). Wildlife Trails listened to what we wanted, considered our budget (not huge) and quickly came up with a suggested itinerary. Wildlife Trails know India well and delivered. The whole experience in country was very organised and transfers were seamless. We highly recommend and will undoubtedly travel with them again.

We chose Wildlife Trails for our first visit to India because of the award from Travel Operators of Tigers (TOFT). We appreciated Kirsty and Allen insider knowledge and patience as we constructed an itinerary to suit our interests in wildlife and birds. The complex itinerary included 11 hotels, 4 train journeys, 3 internal flights, 13 transfers and lots of wonderful safaris in Satpura, Tadoba, Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, Ranthambhore, Leopards Lair and Kaziranga. We are independent travellers. This was our first experience of an AITO company for over 10 years. It will not be our last holiday with Wildlife Trails.

Thanks to Wildlife Trails and Perfect Travels (the local agent) everything worked out perfectly. Kirsty and Allen provided practical tips and always answered email and telephone queries promptly. We valued the safety net, oversight and action from Perfect Travels, for example when there were problems with transfers, everything still ran to plan.

A visit to the Maasai Mara had been on our radar for over a decade. Having previously followed the trail of tigers in India, jaguars in Brazil and snow leopards in Ladakh we were excited at the prospect of possibly seeing and photographing the big cats of Africa. Three days at the Ol Pejeta conservancy in the shadow of Mount Kenya introduced us to conservation issues in Kenya, highlighted by the plight of the last remaining Northern white rhinos in the world. As big cat sightings were rare in Ol Pejeta it was with some trepidation that we took the bush flight to Entim camp in the Maasai Mara. We were not to be disappointed - our excellent Maasai guides found lions (and week old cubs), cheetahs, leopards and even a serval in in an expanse of tall grass and scrub - the perverbial needle in a haystack. Jackson, Petro and Andy as photographic adviser, were expert at seeking the best light and angles for us to capture the best possible images on our safari. Images which, now in book form, continue to give a great deal of pleasure to ourseleves and envious friends as well as providing long lasting memories of our trip to Kenya.

Advice from Wildlife Trails regarding three days at Ol Pejeta before the main safari on the Maasai Mara was excellent. It enabled us to acclimatise and experience wildlife that we would not see on the Mara. The tour was very professionally organised with good transport communications and accommodation throughout. The cream on the cake was the quality of the safari camps, the hospitality of our hosts and the expertise of our local guides. Wildlife Trails could not have provided any better.

Fantastic trip. Lovely camp, knowledgeable guides and really useful photographic help. Big Cats on every drive and lots of laughs and fun. Thank you to Andy and Jackson for such a wonderful week.

Efficient, responded quickly to queries. Prompt help to resolve an issue with arrangements while I was on the trip. Will definitely use this operator again. Thank you Allan and Sarah for such an amazing trip.

Spent 2 weeks in October in the Southern and Northern Pantanal, and amongst numerous other encounters with a range of animals, got to spend time with Giant anteaters, Tapirs, Jaguars, Capuchin and Howler monkeys, and of course the King of the Pantanal, the magnificent capybara! To spend time close to a wild animal, who knows you are there, but continues to act entirely naturally, remains one of the best experiences you can have. Magical. Thanks to Allan and Kirsty at Wildlife Trails for their patience while customising our trip, all connections and transfers were perfect, and our guides Stefan and Tito were great. The 4 days we enjoyed at Iguacu falls were the perfect end to the trip.

We have been working with Wildlife Trails for nearly 12 years, since we first went to India and have never been disappointed. Everything is individually customised from the itinerary to choice of lodges/hotels, and all at very reasonable cost. Highly recommended.

A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELLING. ORGANISATION WAS EXCELLENT AND SOME LOVELY LOCATIONS WERE VISITED.THERE WAS LOADS OF FANTASTIC WILDLIFE TO SEE SUCH AS LEOPARD, STRIPED HYENA, RHINO, HORNBILLS, RAPTORS AND A VERY GOOD VARIETY OF OF OTHER BIRD SPECIES.

THE SERVICE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND VERY WELL ORGANISED. THE OPERATOR PUT IN 100% AT ALL TIMES TO ENSURE THAT THE TRIP WAS RUNNING WELL AND THE CLIENT WAS HAPPY AT ALL TIMES.

We booked a 5 night trip to Ranthambhore National Park with Wildlife Trails as a follow on to a cycling trip as we wanted to see tigers. Our trip was well organised and the hotel was good. Our local contact, Mr Vipul Jain was excellent. We saw tigers on 3 of our 7 safaris with the last afternoon being the best! We also saw a lot of other wildlife and met local villagers. We would strongly recommend Wildlife Trails to other travellers

Everything was well organised, we would travel with them again

Great holiday at Kanha and Pench national parks in India. Well organised. Great tiger sittings and plenty of other wildlife. Excellent lodges very close to the parks. Memorable experience and good value.

Very willing to listen to and understand our requirements. Presented several options and tailor made an itenary to include everything we wanted. The the whole holiday was really well organised. Provided us with a lot of information about the parks and lots of hints and tips. Excellent service before the holiday and during the holiday. The local agents kept in touch with us all throughout the holiday to ensure that everything was ok. The holidays were well researched and It was obvious that Allan and Kirsty were very knowledgeable about the destinations and the accommodation. Will definitely use Wildlife trails again and highly recommend them to anyone who wants to go on a wildlife experience.

I specifically wanted to see Polar bears with plenty of photo opportunities. I had a 4 night stay in the Frontiers North Tundra Buggy Lodge, with 5 eight hour Tundra Buggy trips. I also stayed in Winnipeg for a couple of nights before and after. The Tundra Buggy people were first class, with driver and guide being very knowledgeable, food was good, both in the Lodge and on board the Buggy. I was a little apprehensive about the long bunk room with 20 people but the inner and outer curtains provided good privacy and also sound deadening. Highly recommended. You have much more time in the area where the bears congregate that if you have a day trip for Churchill (which takes 2 hours each way to get to the area). In Winnipeg I stayed at Inn at the Forks - a good hotel in a lovely area. Also highly recommended.

Everything was arrange with detailed consultation and consideration of what I wanted. I had used Wildlife Trails twice before and have always found them excellent.

Three of us had a three week holiday with included visits to Salvador, Rio, Iguasu Falls and Ilhe Grande, fitted in around 13 days in the Pantanal and Cristalino Lodge. We flew, via Lisbon, into Salvador for a three night stay after the trans-Atlantic flight. Three internal flights took us to Alta Floresta for Cristalino River Lodge. The "wildlife" section of the holiday really exceeded our expectations, the Cristalino river was a great place, not only for mammals, but especially for birds. From the lodge you had a selection of river trips, treks and a trip up a 50 metre tower above the forest cover. A flight back to Cuieba allowed us to be collected by our guide who took us all around our Pantanal visit. The Pantanal was shown to us from three different lodges, all of which have different animals and birds, the highlight of these visits were several sightings of Jaguar, plus giant and neotropical otters. We then had flights to get to Iguasu Falls for a two day visit, prior to flying to Rio and Ilha Grande for a few days before flying back to UK, once again via Lisbon.

This is the fourth time we have used Wildlife Trails to arrange a holiday for us. Once again Allan has come up trumps - the preliminary discussions started almost twelve months in advance to get the best dates to visit the Pantanal for Jaguar sightings, once these had been agreed, provisional bookings were made for the lodges of choice, plus our excellent guide, Tito, was engaged. We then discussed the add-on visits we were considering, which Allan then arranged, including adjusting hotels to suit. Internal and international flights were arranged for our convenience - flying directly into Salvador from Manchester!! Everything was always available to check, and there was always someone to discuss or answer any questions or queries we had. On the actual holiday there were no problems in transfers, or any of the minor nitty gritty parts of the holiday.