Wildlife Trails Traveller Reviews

A tour to Antarctica from Ushuaia the long way round - via the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich. Very well organised cruise on the MV Plancius with Oceanwide Expeditions. 23 days on the boat with lots of landings by Zodiac (including on South Sandwich!). Great food throughout, lots of lectures from the expert guides on board covering the wildlife, history, geography and more. En route to Ushuaia there was time for birdwatching in Buenos Aires (Costanera Sur) and Ushuaia (Tierra Del Fuego National Park).

Friendly personal and attentive service. Kept us well informed when flight operator changed flights. I'd have no hesitation in using Wildlife Trails again.

My friend and I booked a 7 day holiday with Asia Wildlife Tours and we cannot praise this company and their associates in India too much. Everything went according to plan. We were fetched from the airport, taken to a nice hotel nearby and the next day a taxi from the New Delhi associates were taken us to the train station to Madhapour/Rajastan where we were fetched by car and taken to an excellent hotel close to the tiger reserve and after that we were taken twice a day on safari and were looked after by a great guy who could really could not do enough for us. I have been 5 times to India before,each time I loved it and this was my 6th and the best. My friend who had never been also enjoyed every minute of this.

I think my above comments are sufficient. Asia Wildlife Tours could not have been any better.

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.