Naturetrek Traveller Reviews

I really enjoyed the fact that the trip is all inclusive, so we didn't need to worry about extra costs. Being with people who have a love of all nature, and not just birds, was a delight, since I am particularly interested in plants and insects. Rob and Gene could help identify many of the plants and animals we saw. We visited a variety of environments and got plenty of exercise. This was my first NatureTrek trip and it won't be my last.

Good arrangements...everything ran smoothly. Stayed in interesting lodgings. Food was always good.

This Naturetrek holiday was a tour of Northern Spain in search of Bears Wolves and Whales. from start to finish we were well looked after and the experience of our guides ensured that we had great sightings of over 120 birds, bears, whales, dolphins and butterflies. Great value for money

They sent me reports of the previous tours, kept me up to date and made sure I was well informed prior to the start of the tour. Great organisation resulted in an excellent tour

We had a wonderful time in Pescasseroli. Jessica and John, our guides, ensured a very successful time seeing so much wildlife in generally fine sunny weather. In addition the Albergo Paradiso was a comfortable base with memorable and authentically local Abruzzese cuisine.

It was only our second Naturetrek trip but both were very well put together. In addition it was noticeable how many repeat customers there were on our holiday.

We stayed at three different hotels to make the most of the different habitats for the wildlife, mainly birds and butterflies and some mammals. The two guides were very good and went to great lengths to ensure the group saw wildlife native to the area. The food quality was variable but very good at the last hotel.

They arranged for me to travel to Budapest from Manchester instead of Heathrow and also booked a hotel in Budapest for an extension to the holiday and gave me transport to the hotel along with two others in the party. The guides were very good, starting as early as 6am some mornings and going on until the after dinner report filling.

3 weeks to Ecuador & the Galapagos. Well organised. All we expected and more. Naturerek were very efficient & helpful with good choice of local guides.

Efficient, prompt in respondinhg to enquiries.

We travelled to the Pantanal in Brazil in search of Jaguars and this trip not only delivered but exceeded my expectations. We spent three days at the Jaguar Flotel and on our journey back to Porto Jofre our guide Paulo spotted movement in the dense undergrowth on the river bank. It turned out to be a female jaguar with a young cub. The cub had not previously been seen and as the guide is not allowed to choose a name our group had the immense privelige of naming the cub. We stayed in three lodges, all very good and the food was lovely and plentiful. We had wonderful sightings of Jaguars and other wildlife that inhabit this area, along with amazing bird life. I would be very happy to recommend this trip to anyone with an interest in wildlife.

I have travelled with Naturetrek now on several occasions and have enjoyed every single one. In my opinion they always deliver.

The Maritime Alps straddle the border between Italy and France. We spent 3 days in each of two sites in each country. Weather permitting we spent each day, largely in the mountains looking at alpine and sub-alpine flora. We were accompanied by 2 knowledgeable botanists who imparted their expertise in a relaxed and interesting way. In the evenings their was the opportunity to summarise and reflect on the days experience.

Several people in the party(ourselves included) had travel arrangements which differed either before or after from those offered in the original package. Naturetreck accommodated these variations effortlessly and adjusted their price accordingly. The information about the holiday sent out before was appropriate and comprehensive, both from the point of view of travel logistics and botany.

Sri Lanka Whales and leopards. Lovely holiday if you are a birder. However,if you thought that birds were only going to be a small part of the trip with equal importance,time and discussion being given to mammals then you will be disappointed. Yes the birds were beautiful and it was nice to see them but it was not advertised as a bird watching holiday. The guides delivered knowledge on all the birds but failed to stop vehicles,in Yala,when travellers requested to watch,for example,primates. Stops were guaranteed when a bird was spotted.!! Go by all means and enjoy but be prepared for the unadvertised amount of birding.

Trip logistics were well organised. Guides were knowledgeable on their speciality. Unsatisfactory response from HQ when brought to their attention that holiday was not as advertised. Told I should have read the trip notes prior to booking. These are sent after booking made so a little tricky. Sadly,I don't feel confident in using them again as we can't afford to spend money on trips that don't fulfill the advertised expectations.

We saw sea eagles, otters, pine martins and porpoises; and I saw a minke whale. We were well looked after by Naturetrec as per usual. This was our third naturetrec holiday. We thoroughly recommend their holidays for people who want an experience of nature with a qualified and experienced leader - together with the company of likeminded people.

If by tour operator you mean the leader of our small group of eleven, then he was perfect; what else can I say.

Everything went to plan, there were no hiccups and we did and saw so much more than we'd anticipated. The mini Inca trail day was outstanding as was the day we were driven over the Andes from Cusco to Cock of the Rock Lodge in the cloud forest. The latter notched up at least 100 new bird species, many of them seen along the route, where we stopped frequently for birding and cultural visits. All our guides, drivers and hotel staff were friendly, informed and generally excellent

Naturetrek(UK) guided us, managed and arranged our holiday based on my research and reading of group holidays to Peru with an emphasis on nature, landscape and culture. We chose the bits we wanted to include and added activities that I had read about on line (eg - Palomino Islands just off Peru - an excellent trip, including swimming with sea lions- would recommend this after a long haul over night flight to Lima from Heathrow via Madrid)Inkanatura managed our trips, guides, drivers, bookings, food, accommodation, pick ups, transfers etc once in Peru. All staff were brilliant. Professional and knowledgeable local people who could offer a real insight to the 'real' Peru.