Wild Frontiers Traveller Reviews

The tour of the northern historical circuit of Ethiopia provided a wonderful mix of culture and history, a chance to engage with an exciting mystery (the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant) and gave an opportunity to see some of the most majestically beautiful scenery in the world. The small group size and the outstanding guide allowed for "unscripted" experiences, making this an unmissable trip.

Wild Frontiers is a small, ethically focused tour operator providing top class personal service and expertise. Whilst ensuring that the key sites are covered, every effort is made to include off-the-beaten track experiences. The quality of the tour guide, the local guides and the drivers is all excellent.

Amongst the Wild Frontiers trips that I have undertaken over the past few years, this ranks in the best. Like all Wild Frontiers itineraries, it was well planned and well executed by the Tour Manager and his team of drivers and local guides. Started in Luang Prabang and then flew down to the highlands of Laos, then followed the Mekong for a few days and then passed through the border with Cambodia. The highlight, of course, in Cambodia were the temples at Angkor Wot. The timing of the visits to the temples was excellent enabling us to see the site at times when there were fewer crowds! There were other visits around and about Siem Reap which were memorable. Visiting the Killing Fields in Phonom Penh will remain with me as an important visit in my travels. I am conscious that I learnt a huge amount of information about the history of these two countries of which I was mostly ignorant. There were too many highlights to mention individually.

Wild Frontiers ensures that its clients see and experience the countries covered by the tour with a professional and high quality service ; they take responsible travel seriously and I am very pleased that I have found them and their expert teams. I hope to undertake other tours with them.

This was an assault on the senses with 17 days of immersion in all that comprises Southern India - markets, mansions, street life, temples, trains and most of all, the people. We navigated mad roads (and drivers!) in our trusty mini-bus (with even more trusty driver Siyed!), rode in tuk-tuks, ox-carts and rickshaws but our highspots were trains, especially the overnight train from Maddurai to Mysore, and our two days on a converted rice barge on the Aleppy Backwaters. I'd never visited India before and for me it was a perfect introduction to the culture, the beliefs and especially the dynamic spirit which pervades everything.

A first time traveller with Wild Frontiers and already we are planning our next trip. Loved the concept of small group travel ( we were 7 but max is 12) with a permanent tour leader and local guides. As normally independent travellers it was totally relaxing to have someone else worrying about transport arrangements/ where to stay/ where to eat etc.

5 of us with 1 superb driver/guide took 2 4 x 4's up Snake George from Muscat to Nizwa - Bahla - then down through the mountains to Wahibah Sands , on to Dqum, Al Kaluf, Madrakah, Mirbat, up into the Empty Quarter to Hashman and the Saudi border then returned to Salalah. Stunning scenery - diamond skies at night in the desert with shooting stars and total quiet. Soaring mountains - a geologists heaven. Beautiful beaches - turtles and fish. Locals all very welcoming and helpful. Our guide Nabhan was superb in every respect - he knew his country well, was a brilliant driver and took us to places most visitors would never see. We did the cooking and set up the camp fire and he told us wonderful stories of his family and the Oman. A 2000 km trip to treasure and I hope others will choose to do this - it was BRILLIANT. Thank you.

Wild Frontiers is not a company we have used before but they proved to be excellent at arranging our trip - they were very happy to accommodate us with various requests particularly over the camping facilities and we specifically asked for an English speaking guide and a good driver as some of the roads are pretty rough. All our requests were granted and although they have not done many trips like this to the Oman I really hope they encourage others to follow as it was undoubtedly one of the best experiences the 5 of us have ever had and we are seasoned travellers! We will be going back to Wild Frontiers for another bit of adventure hopefully next year.

We booked a tailor made holiday with Wild Frontiers for a 10 day tour of Argentina. Starting with the tailoring to the holiday itself everything worked out perfectly. The lodgings where comfortable and each one had their own character. The activities vs the free time was also very balance. We stayed 3 days in Buenos Aires, 3 days in Bariloche and 3 days in El Calafate.

I have travelled before with Wild Frontiers but it was the first time I booked a tailor made trip. The tailoring process was very clear and the tour overcame our expectations. Wild Frontiers is the one of the operator that offers me what I want for my holidays - a unique experience with some adventure the middle. Also the possibility to visit places not available on standard tours. In the case of our trip to Argentina we mostly visited touristy places but it was exactly what we had asked.

We had a ten day tour of Cuba, with private guide and driver at each destination. We visited Havana, Vinales, Trinidad and Playa Giron (on the Bay of Pigs). Each of our guides gave us a wonderful insight to, amongst other things, Hemingway's house and life on Cuba, the architecture of Havana, and walks around a few national parks. Everything was well organised from the moment we stepped off our plane on arrival, until the moment we checked in for the flight home. A great experience.

Very helpful - and produced an itinerary to meet our requirements.

Wonderful trip. I didn't expect Romania to be so beautiful. We walked in the countryside full of very pretty wild flowers. We would come across friendly shepherds and farmers who invited us to try their very tasty cheese. The painted castles were stunning. The homestays were comfortable and the hosts incredibly warm and welcoming and we ate delicious home slow cooked home food whilst literally watching the cows come home and listening to romantic gypsy music being played. Being in the remote pretty Saxon villages was like stepping back in time with locals wearing traditional handmade clothes, using horse & carts, with no farm machinery but just hand tools like scythe - absolutely wonderful. I would definitely recommend anyone to go quickly before they change and become modernised.

Wild Frontiers combined comfort, fun, culture and activities brilliantly. Their guides are also very friendly and fun to be with.

I had asked Wild Frontiers to organise my honeymoon. I didn't know exactly where I wanted to go but I had several places in mind and I had an idea of what sort of experience I wanted. I gave them my brief which was that it had to be 3 weeks long and include culture, activities, comfort with a little luxury at times and a minimum of 3 nights stay in each place and not too many biting insects. Their Latin America specialist suggested Brazil and came up with an itinerary which encompassed all my requests. We started off in Rio staying at a lovely boutique hotel which had a roof bar/pool with a beautiful view and within walking distance to Ipanema and Copacabana beach. The bar tender was friendly, played great music and made the best Caipirinhas. We then headed off to Paraty and was met by our driver/guide who drove the 4 hours drive but the hours flew by as our driver/guide was so knowledgeable and told us about interesting stories and history of Brazil. In Paraty, we stayed at a beautiful house by the water which was reachable only by boat. The house had gorgeous views with hammocks, kayaks and snorkelling gear. There was a cook who came every morning to make our breakfasts and prepare our dinners so that we only had to warm them up in the evenings. There was also a boat at our disposal to take us to the many deserted beaches and islands and to Paraty, a very colourful picturesque town. It was paradise and a perfect way to set us off for the rest of our honeymoon. We then went to the Pantanal and stayed at a lovely lodge with fantastic views and a pool where we went for walks and safari drives and spotted jaguars, giant anteaters, tapirs, deers, capybaras and loads of very pretty birds. The guide there was very knowledgeable as well as friendly and the chef was very good. After that, we headed off to Salvador where we stayed at a lovely hotel right in the middle of the old town, Pelourinho which is a World Unesco Heritage site. The old town is beautiful and at night there are musicians everywhere creating a great vibe. We followed a band down the streets rehearsing for the Rio carnival and went to a capoeira show and were stunned at how agile, accurate, atheletic and energetic the dancers were. We also had a very interesting experience going to Sao Joaquim market which is huge and has absolutely everything you can think of for sale including live animals, butcher stalls, flowers, veg, fruits, herbs & spices, food & drink stalls and clothes and household stuff. After that, we went to Ilha de Boipeba which is an island about 90km SW of Salvador. You could fly there but we chose to take the more adventurous and fun route of ferry, car and speedboat. We felt like we were in a bond movie as the speedboat took us through heady bents of channels of mangroves. We stayed at a delightful place at Boipeba with the most charming of host and tasty kitchen. We felt very spoilt, being able to choose our own deserted beach around the island. We took a boat around the island and had fun snorkelling and finding our own private beaches and sand dunes until the tide came in. We ate delicious lobsters and drank caipirinhas watching amazing sunsets on the beach. We then went back to Rio and stayed at the famous Copacabana Palace and had a delicious dinner at their Michelin star restaurant, Mee. We also did a tour to see Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain with a great guide who was very friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. All in all, the trip was fantastically organised. WF had informed everyone that it was our honeymoon and everywhere we turned up, there would be a bottle of champagne/fruits/cake/flower petals on the bed, etc which really made us feel very special and very welcome. I really couldn't have been happier.

Wild Frontiers listened and understood my requirements and took everything on board and organised a wonderful trip. They are very patient and made us feel very special.

This was the 5th STAN in my "STAN"-quest. My aim is to visit all 7 non-CIS STAN's. In Kazakhstan my aim was to visit Lake Aral and the Baikonur Cosmodrome during a launch of a manned flight. And I got to do both. And I had no negative episodes.

I'm very pleased with Wild Frontiers and their effort to tailor a tour for me.

I have to say what a truly amazing experience! A real privilege to see such stunning scenery and meet wonderful, warm and friendly people. This was an opportunity to visit cultures that simply reading about could not do justice to. No exaggeration to say this trip was life changing. I can`t praise Wild Frontiers enough for their organisation, imagination and the fantastic effort put in by the excellent guides. Well done!

Wild Frontiers run small group trips to unusual but rewarding parts of the world, and after hearing plenty of positive reports from other travellers I found them to be an excellent choice of company on this, my first holiday with them. There is a real sense of effort and willingness by all the staff, both in the office and by the guides to provide the best experience they can. I won`t hesitate to use them again. Regularly!