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Yorkshire Coast & Moors18/05/2013There are still places available on our 4-day ‘The Yorkshire Coast & Moors’ holiday departing in June and July. Puffins and other breeding seabirds, plus Nightjars and a host of other birds are among the anticipated highlights.
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Recenty added tour reports & image galleries17/05/2013Please take a look at the recently added image galleries for a wide range of tours.
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Last-minute: 7 tours with places17/05/2013The June/July 2013 tours to Greenland, the UK, Slovenia, Brazil and Madeira featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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News in Brief17/05/2013Read about highlights from recently returned 2013 tours to Greece, Spain, Italy and France.
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Open Day: 7th June17/05/2013Please do join us at our next Open Day on Friday 7th June 2013. Weather permitting, we will be running a moth-trap the night before so, if you wish to arrive early, why not join us for a special ‘moth breakfast’?
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Book early on Tiger tours17/05/2013New regulations have dramatically restricted visitor numbers in such popular Indian reserves as Bandhavgarh, Kanha and Pench. This means that it is essential to book early to ensure your place for game viewing on Tiger tours ...
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Azores: whale watching in August16/05/2013The Azores archipelago offers arguably the best whale watching in Europe and we still have places left for our August and September 2013 departures. View images and video of Sperm Whales and more ...
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Brahmaputra Cruise: Nov '1316/05/2013We still have places available on our Brahmaputra Cruise, departing Thursday 7th November 2013. This magical 14-day holiday to Assam in north-east India includes a unique 11-day wildlife cruise down the Brahmaputra River, visiting Kaziranga, Nameri and Orang National Parks.
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Iceland tour success29/04/2013Naturetrek's Kerrie Warburton sums up our winter tour season in Iceland – with Orcas, Gyr Falcons and the Northern Lights among the main highlights.
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2013 tours: overflow dates25/04/2013Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, including ‘The Best of Ethiopia’ and ‘Islay & Mull ... In Style!’
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Titchfield Haven: 3rd May25/04/2013Please come and join us at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, near Fareham in Hampshire, on Friday 3rd May 2013 for illustrated talks, guided walks around the reserve and to talk about your travel plans for 2013 and beyond.
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Win a Naturetrek holiday25/04/2013If you are a keen writer, why not enter our 2013 Writing Competition and have a chance to win a Naturetrek holiday in Europe. Just write about your experiences on one of our holidays and send it to us! All of the entries are being published on our blog, and the competition closes on 31st December 2013.
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Iberian Lynx: Coto Donana24/04/2013This Iberian Lynx was photographed by tour leader Peter Dunn last Friday on the first of two Naturetrek tours to the Coto Donana and Extremadura regions of southern Spain.
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Last-minute: 5 tours with places24/04/2013The May/June 2013 tours to Spain, Morocco, Greenland, Estonia and Scotland featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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Wild Arabia: Oman & Jordan27/03/2013If you enjoyed the BBC’s captivating recent series ‘Wild Arabia’, and would like to visit some of the regions it featured, why not join our new birding and cultural holiday to Oman or our autumn birdwatching trip to Jordan?
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Tiger success at Suklaphanta27/03/2013This atmospheric photo of a Tiger was sent to us by Janice Fiske and David Davis and taken in Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal. Tigers have been seen on all four of our holidays to Suklaphanta since Christmas!
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News from Nepal27/03/2013Ashy Minivets, Bengal Florican, Hodgson's Bushchat, Ganges River Dolphins, Leopards and Tigers are among the exciting wildlife sightings recorded by our groups in Nepal this season
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NEW TOUR: Birds & Mammals of Northern Argentina27/03/2013A new 17-day holiday to explore the montane, wetland and Chaco habitats of northern Argentina, focusing in particular on the country's special mammals and birds.
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Rare Sand Tiger images26/03/2013View some unusual photos of a Tigress negotiating a sandbank, seen by our ‘Brahmaputra Cruise’ group this month. The Tigress caused great excitement, and our vessel was able to draw alongside, allowing the group to get some superb images!
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Snow Leopard image26/03/2013Participants on our ‘Ladakh - A Snow Leopard Quest’ tour this February watched 6 Snow Leopards for a total of 16 hours! Take a look at the first image we have received of the first animal ...
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Last-minute: 4 tours with places26/03/2013The April/May 2013 tours to Greenland, Spain, Bhutan and Kazakhstan featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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Wild Cats seen in Navarra26/03/2013Two Wildcats were seen on our inaugural 6-day ‘Navarra in Winter - Realm of the Wildcat!’ tour last week, among a wealth of other wildlife.
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Open Day: 5th April26/03/2013Please do join us for hot drinks and cakes at our next Open Day on Friday 5th April 2013. Meet our expert staff and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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Travel by train06/02/2013If you prefer not to fly, we offer several European holidays that travel from (and back to) the UK by train each year, including departures to France's Vercors and La Brenne regions in search of butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife ...
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Last-minute: 7 tours with places05/02/2013Our March/April 2013 tours to Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka, Spain, Tunisia, the UK and Botswana featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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News in Brief05/02/2013As we begin 2013, read about highlights from recently returned 2012 autumn and winter tours to St Lucia, India and France.
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Open Day: 1st March05/02/2013Please do join us for hot drinks and cakes at our next Open Day on Friday 1st March 2013. Meet our expert staff and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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2013 tours: overflow dates05/02/2013Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, including ‘Just Tigers!’ and ‘Poland in Spring’.
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Lot & Dordogne from Bristol05/02/2013Our week-long holidays in France to the Lot (11th May) and Dordogne (19th May) both fly to Toulouse from Bristol with Easyjet in May.
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Video & images: Chile’s Pumas31/12/2012Enjoy both video and images of Pumas in Chile’s stunning Torres del Paine National Park. There are still places available on our 14th March and 4th April ‘Chile - Just Pumas!’ tours, both of which are guaranteed to depart.
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Open Days: 11th Jan & 8th Feb31/12/2012Please do join us for hot drinks and cakes at one of our next two Open Days on Friday 11th January or Friday 8th February 2013. Meet our expert staff and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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Slimbridge Festival 201331/12/2012Please do come and meet us at the Slimbridge Festival of Birds - Naturetrek staff will be giving talks on Sunday 27th January. Tickets to our talks are free, and there’s a 10% discount on tickets to the festival for Naturetrek!
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Donation to Butterfly Conservation24/12/2012This year the operation of our Naturetrek butterfly tours has raised £15,498 for the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation - so a big thank you to everyone who booked a Butterfly Conservation tour in 2012!
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Images: Ecuador24/12/2012We hope you enjoy these stunning images taken on our November 2012 ‘Ecuador - Andes & Amazon’ tour. Similar opportunities for photography await those booking on our special ‘Ecuador: Festival of Wildlife’ tour in October 2013.
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Wildlife review of 201224/12/2012Here in the office we’ve compiled a list of our Wildlife Highlights of 2012 from our travels on Naturetrek holidays ... and we’d love to hear yours too!
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News in Brief24/12/2012As we begin 2013, read about highlights from recently returned 2012 autumn and winter tours to Ethiopia, Nepal and the Falkland Islands.
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2013 tours: overflow dates24/12/2012Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, including ‘India - Tiger Direct!’ and ‘Sweden in Winter’.
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Zambia’s birds24/12/2012We still have places available on our 10th February Bargain Birdwatching holiday to Zambia’s South Luangwa. Our Africa specialist, Paul Stanbury, reflects on the tour’s likely highlights, and on why Zambia is such a superb wildlife destination.
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Bhutan (flowers) & Brahmaputra Cruise24/12/2012Our operations manager Rajan Jolly is in a league of his own when it comes to in-depth knowledge of Asia and, in particular, the Indian subcontinent. We asked him to give us his top tips for two little known, but superb, wildlife destinations for 2013 ...
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‘Madagascar’s Lemurs’: film & images24/12/2012Enjoy a short film and view images from our 2012 ‘Madagascar’s Lemurs’ tour. This is our most popular wildlife holiday to Madagascar and typically records about 20 species of lemur as well as a host of other special wildlife including Fosa.
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Last-minute: 8 tours with places24/12/2012The February 2013 tours to Ghana, Cuba, India, Morocco, Ethiopia, Nepal, South Africa and Spain featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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Christmas Opening Times20/12/2012This year we wanted to let you know what time the office is open during the Christmas break.
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FREE tickets to Destinations - The Holiday and Travel Show11/12/2012Please do join us at The Times Destinations Holiday & Travel Show, at London’s Earls Court from Thursday 31st - Sunday 3rd February 2013
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Tigers, Brahmaputra & Blue Whales04/12/2012This is an ideal time to book a holiday to India and Sri Lanka, to take a cruise down the mighty Brahmaputra River, or join our Tiger Direct! Tiger watching tour ...
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Open Day: 11th January 201304/12/2012Please do join us for hot drinks and cakes at our 'New Year' Open Day on Friday 11th January. Meet our expert staff, enjoy a guided wildlife walk, and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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News in Brief04/12/2012As we near the end of a very busy 2012, read about highlights from recently returned tours to a wide variety of destinations from Scotland to Madagascar.
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2013 tours: latest overflow dates04/12/2012Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, including ‘Romania’s Danube Delta & Carpathian Mountains’ and ‘Brazil - Just Jaguars!’
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Last-minute: 5 tours with places03/12/2012Our January and February 'Amazonian Ecuador', 'Poland in Winter', 'Thailand' (birding) and 'India - Tiger Direct!' holidays featured in this article will all definitely run and all have places still available ...
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Thailand: Spoon-billed Sandpiper03/12/2012A chance to see the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper is now included as part of our ‘Thailand’ birdwatching holiday, and the species was seen well on our November 2012 tour! Our next ‘Thailand’ trip departs in February 2013 ...
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Just Cats! video03/12/2012Leon Marais, leader of our 12-day ‘South Africa - Just Cats!’ holiday describes a few of the highlights from the first of this season’s Just Cats! tours.
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Brahmaputra Cruise14/11/2012Popular tour leader Nick Acheson describes an ideal way to spend 10 days - cruising down India’s mighty Brahmaputra River, watching wildlife in Kaziranga, Orang and Nameri National Parks, in great comfort ...
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News in Brief14/11/2012As we near the end of a very busy 2012, read about highlights from recently returned tours to a wide variety of destinations from Sweden to Madagascar.
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Canada - The West13/11/2012Huge pods of Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Grizzly Bears fishing for Salmon and a fantastic day spent with a pod of 31 Orcas were among the highlights on our autumn 2012 ‘Canada - The West’ holidays.
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Nov & Jan Slide Shows13/11/2012Naturetrek’s annual January Roadshow offers you the chance to come and meet us, discuss your holiday plans, and enjoy a series of illustrated presentations. This year we will also be presenting shows at four venues in November 2012
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Spain: Wolves & Bustards13/11/2012View images and read a participant’s first-hand account of watching Wolves, watching Great Bustards and other wildlife on our autumn ‘Wolves & Bustards in Rural Spain’ tours.
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Last-minute: 3 tours with places13/11/2012Our ‘Spain - Realm of the Iberian Lynx’, ‘Ethiopia - Bargain Birdwatching’ and ‘Not Just Tigers! Satpura - Best of Central India’ holidays will all definitely run and all have places still available …
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Open Day: 7th December 201213/11/2012Please do join us for mince pies at our pre-Christmas Open Day on Friday 7th December. Meet our expert staff, enjoy a guided wildlife walk, and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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Video: Galapagos cruises12/11/2012Watch this short film taken on our Galapagos Islands holiday and enjoy a taste of what to expect on our holidays in this, arguably the most famous natural history destination in the world.
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Baja & Maldives cruises: 201412/11/2012We are pleased to confirm our 2014 dates and prices for our ever-popular Baja & Sea of Cortez and Maldives whale watching cruises, which are already full for 2013.
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Recently Added Tour Reports12/11/2012Please take a look at the recently added tour reports for a wide range of tours.
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6 NEW tours for 201309/11/2012Our early winter newsletter is due to be posted out next week. In it we will be launching 6 new tours to the following destinations: Scotland, northern Spain, South Africa, Brazil and northern Italy.
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Open Day 5th October 201225/09/2012Please do join us at our next Open Day on Friday 5th October. Meet our expert staff, enjoy a guided wildlife walk, and discuss your travel plans for the year ahead.
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Naturetrek at WhaleFest25/09/2012Please do join us at this year’s WhaleFest on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th October. Naturetrek staff will be on hand to discuss your whale and dolphin travel ideas for 2012 and beyond, from Lyme Bay or the Azores to Baja California or Greenland!
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3 last minute tours24/09/2012Our ‘Learn Spanish in Wild Spain’, ‘Sri Lanka’s Wildlife & History’ and ‘Autumn Plants of the Peloponnese’ holidays will all definitely run and all have places still available …
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Winter Roadshow24/09/2012We're currently choosing venues for our annual winter slide shows around the country. If you think your town or city would make a good venue for a Naturetrek slide show, please email us as soon as possible.
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Spain: Wolf & Brown Bear24/09/2012On our ‘Spain’s “Big Three”: In Search of Whales, Bears & Wolves’ holiday in early September, leaders Gerald Broddelez and Byron Palacios hit the jackpot with superb, prolonged sightings of both Wolf and Brown Bear in northern Spain.
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NEW Burma tour24/09/2012We are pleased to announce the first Naturetrek tour to Burma, scheduled for March 2013. Popular tour leader Nick Acheson will be leading this groundbreaking wildlife and cultural holiday which offers a unique chance to visit this beautiful and little-known country.
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Ecuador Wildlife Festival24/09/2012Places are filling fast for our special 2013 Ecuador Wildlife Festival, based at Sacha Lodge, deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This will be the first Naturetrek Wildlife Festival to South America and, nearly half full already, please do book this holiday soon to avoid disappointment!
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Whale watching: Monterey Bay23/09/2012Peter Dunn led the August and September departures of our popular Monterey Bay whale watching holiday. He describes the highlights from both trips …
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News in Brief23/09/2012It's been an extremely busy and productive first six months of 2012! Read about highlights from recently returned tours to a wide variety of destinations from Hungary to the Azores.
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Birdwatching tour Queensland23/09/2012Two Naturetrek clients have been enjoying a wonderful time with our guide Carol Iles on a private, tailormade Naturetrek tour in Northern Queensland. The following extracts from Carol’s tour diary provide a taste of the wildlife you might see on our November ‘Australia – Queensland’ holiday
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Win a Naturetrek Holiday23/08/2012If you are a keen writer, now’s your chance to win a Naturetrek holiday in Europe by writing about your experiences on one of our holidays and sending it to us! We’ve started receiving your excellent entries already, all of which are being published on our blog.
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Lyme Bay dolphin cruises22/08/2012With Minke Whale, White-beaked and Common Dolphins, Harbour Porpoises and large numbers of shearwaters, gannets and other seabirds among recent sightings on our popular Lyme Bay day cruises, do join our email mailing list to be notified of any additional trips this summer.
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Sloth Bear images22/08/2012These wonderful images of a Sloth Bear were sent to us by clients on a recent holiday in Sri Lanka tailormade by Naturetrek – they saw the bear in Yala National Park earlier this month.
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Galapagos: 1-week cruise Nov'1221/08/2012We still have space on our 1-week Galapagos Islands charter in November (26th November – 8th December, London/London). This cruise, on the yacht 'Cachalote', features visits to Espanola, Floreana, Plazas and Genovesa.
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Bulgaria's dragonflies: record21/08/2012Tour leader Dave Smallshire describes a memorable 'Bulgaria's Dragonflies' holiday this June/July with 52 species of dragonfly recorded.
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BTA: please vote for us!20/08/2012We have been nominated as 'Best Wildlife Tour Operator' in this year's British Travel Awards – please click through to vote for us!
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Enjoy our latest images from our Jaguar tour to Brazil20/08/2012Operations manager Dan Free spent a magical three weeks in Brazil last month - take a look at these superb images from our 'Brazil - Just Jaguars!' holiday and his time in the Pantanal.
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Book now for Christmas!20/08/2012With several of our most popular Christmas tours already fully booked, or filling up fast, now is the time to book a holiday for Christmas to avoid disappointment.
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More overflow departures19/08/2012Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, including 'Costa Rica'.
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Join us at Titchfield Haven on Friday 14th September18/08/2012Please join us at Titchfield Haven, near Fareham in Hampshire on Friday 14th September to discuss your travel plans for 2012/13. Naturetrek staff will be giving illustrated presentations and leading guided walks throughout the day.
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Join us at Birdfair12/07/2012Please do come and meet us at this year's Birdfair at Rutland Water or, alternatively join us at Titchfield Haven and perhaps one of our next office Open Days.
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Last-minute Easter holidays14/03/2012With the Easter break falling from Friday 6th April to Monday 9th April this year, there's still time to book a last-minute getaway over the bank holiday. We still have some availability on several of our tours to Europe and further afield.
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New Navarra Wildcat tour14/03/2012General Manager Andy Tucker visited Navarra, Spain last week in search of some of the late winter highlights of the western Pyrenees, with a view to operating a new tour here in March 2013.
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Win a Naturetrek holiday14/03/2012If you are a keen writer now’s your chance to win a Naturetrek holiday in Europe by writing about your experiences on one of our holidays and sending it to us! All entries will be published on our blog and the winner will be decided on December 31st 2012.
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Lyme Bay: dolphins & seabirds14/03/2012All of our scheduled Lyme Bay dolphin and seabird cruises are now full. However, we will be offering additional 'ad hoc' cruises whenever the weather is suitable, during the summer. Please register your interest if you wish to receive email alerts.
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Recent tour news14/03/2012Read about highlights from our first 'Southern Morocco' holiday of the year in February and our early March Canary Islands birding and botanical tours.
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Peru: Macaws & Machu Picchu14/03/2012There are just a few last Machu Picchu trekking permits available for our 13th June 'Peru – Macaws & Machu Picchu' holiday. A non-trekking birding option is also available for this departure
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Greenland Bowhead Whale cruise14/03/2012There are still some places available on our May/June cruise to western Greenland in search of the rare Bowhead Whale and the stunning scenery of Disko Bay.
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Spirit Bears, Canada: 2013 dates14/03/2012The 2013 dates and prices are now available for our new 'Spirit Bears, Grizzlies & Orcas – Cruising the Great Bear Rainforest' holiday to western Canada.
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Spring & autumn tours to Estonia14/03/2012Take a look at photos of the birds, mammals and special scenery you might see on a spring or autumn tour to Estonia, one of Europe’s most rewarding and little-known wildlife destinations.
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Open Day: April 201212/03/2012Please do join us at our Cheriton Mill offices for our 'sausage sizzler' Open Day on Friday 13th April. This is an excellent chance to meet our expert staff and to discuss your wildlife travel plans for the year ahead.
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Black-capped Petrel record16/02/2012Our January St Lucia tour enjoyed warm weather, all of the island's endemic birds and dolphins, but the highlight for tour leader, Ed Drewitt, was a sighting of the rare Black-capped Petrel – a first record for St Lucia!
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Avoid SRS: Wengen tour16/02/20124 single rooms are available to us without any extra 'single room supplement' charge on each of our 'Wengen – Alpine Flowers of the Swiss Alps' tours this June. These will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis
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2 cabins: 'Brahmaputra Cruise'16/02/2012There are 2 cabins still available to book on our magical 14-day 'Brahmaputra Cruise' holiday, which visits Assam's three best national parks, departing on Thursday 8th March 2012.
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Recently added tour reports & itineraries.15/02/2012Please take a look at the latest tour reports, itineraries and galleries that have been added to our website since our last E-newsletter.
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Neotropical monkeys and Giant River Otters15/02/2012Naturetrek's Kiera Griffin describes a wonderful holiday to Peru last November in search of the country's rainforest mammals. Giant River Otters, a host of Neotropical monkeys, dazzling birdlife, including Hoatzin, and delicious meals were among Kiera's many highlights …
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Naturetrek's Tom Mills runs the London Marathon15/02/2012Tom Mills, 21-year-old son of Naturetrek's founders, David and Maryanne Mills, and one of our part-time staff members, will be representing and raising funds for Friends of Conservation (FOC) in the 2012 London Marathon.
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Writing competition: win a holiday!15/02/2012For any budding authors out there, we're offering the chance to win a Naturetrek holiday in Europe in our new Writing Competition. It's easy to enter – just write about your experiences on a Naturetrek tour and email the piece to us!
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More overflow departures for sell-out 2012 tours15/02/2012Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures for some of our fastest-selling tours, which include holidays to Ghana, Zambia and Italy's Abruzzo National Park.
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Open days in 201215/02/2012If you haven't planned your 2012 holiday yet, please do join us at our Cheriton Mill offices at one of our open days. This is an excellent chance to meet Naturetrek's expert staff and to discuss your wildlife travel plans for the year ahead.
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New tours18/01/2012Why not have a look through a selection of new tours to Canada, Peru, Sicily & the UK.
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Spring in North Cyprus17/01/2012Tour leaders Andy Harding and Alan Outen describe the pleasures of a spring birding and botanising holiday in North Cyprus.
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Honey Badger photos: Tadoba17/01/2012Tadoba is proving the most rewarding of Indian national parks for its wealth of mammal sightings and we've been sent some interesting photos from our favoured lodge there, including images and footage of Ratel (Honey Badgers), a species rarely seen on the Indian subcontinent.
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Ethiopia tour photos17/01/2012Ethiopia is breathtakingly beautiful, and home to a wonderful variety of habitats and wildlife. Take a look at this new collection of images taken on our October 2011 'The Best of Ethiopia' holiday.
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Koshi Camp video clips17/01/2012If you would like to see some short video clips of some of the nocturnal mammals in our grounds at Koshi Camp in Nepal, taken by a client on a recent Naturetrek tour to Koshi Camp, please read on!
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Recent tour news Jan 201217/01/2012Wolves, Fishing Cat, African Wild Ass and Ashy Minivets are among the top recent sightings and news from Naturetrek holidays to Ethiopia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Spain, France and Sri Lanka.
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Greenland: Bowhead Whale cruise17/01/2012Our new cruise to West Greenland is filling up fast. This pioneering cruise offers a superb chance to see the rare Bowhead Whale, as well as spectacular scenery and other Arctic wildlife.
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£100 OFF Satpura extension17/01/2012Enjoy £100 OFF our 'Satpura National Park & Agra' extension when you book our 'India – Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve' Bargain Mammal tour. This offer applies only to those tours departing before the end of May 2012.
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Barn Owls at Naturetrek HQ16/01/2012Barn Owls are again using one of the barns at our Cheriton Mill offices and we've been filming them … take a look at our footage.
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Bhutan, China & Kazakhstan: Botany16/01/2012For the first time in several years all of our walking and plant-hunting trips to Bhutan, Kazakhstan and China (both in Sichuan and Yunnan) will be operating. Indeed our Sichuan tour has just 2 places left, so please book soon to avoid disappointment!
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Falkland Islands tour highlights16/01/2012Naturetrek's Paul Dukes describes a trip blessed with perfect weather and packed with a mouthwatering array of southern Atlantic wildlife including penguins, goslings, birds of the 'Diddle-dee' moorlands, elephant seals, dolphins, Orcas, albatrosses and ubiquitously friendly islanders.
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New Nepal tour16/01/2012There's still time to book our new 'Birdwatching & Wildlife Festival' in Nepal which departs February 2012.
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New botany tours: 201216/01/2012We're pleased to be offering two new botanical holidays for 2012: the limestone flora of Upper Teesdale, and the flowers which grow in the special maritime microclimate of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall.
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2012 Olympics avoidance tours!12/12/2011If you would like to leave the country during the 2012 London Olympics, we’re operating several tours between 27th July and 12th August 2012. They’re starting to fill up, so we’d urge you to book soon to avoid disappointment!
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Galapagos: 1-week cruise12/12/2011We still have space on our 1-week Galapagos Islands charter in March (19th – 31st March, London/London). This cruise, on the yacht 'Cachalote', features visits to Espanola, Floreana, Plazas and Genovesa.
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Win 2 free nights in India12/12/2011Enter our prize draw for a chance to win 2 free nights (including airport transfers) in an Indian hotel. Anyone booking a tour to India between 15th December 2011 and 31st January 2012 can enter. For further details reads on …
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Stunning photos of Aye-Aye & other Madagascan wildlife12/12/2011We love receiving the photos you send us from your Naturetrek holidays and two of our recent Madagascar tour participants sent us hundreds of superb photos of Aye-aye, Fosa and other Madagascan wildlife. Enjoy!
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2012 tours: overflow departures12/12/2011Due to popular demand we are pleased to be able to offer additional departures on some of our fastest-selling tours, including two of our holidays to Madagascar and ‘Tiger Direct!’.
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Expert Naturetrek speakers12/12/2011Naturetrek’s expert staff and tour leaders are often available to give illustrated talks to RSPB groups, other bird groups and wildlife societies. Should you ever require speakers for your group meetings, please do contact us.
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January Slide Shows12/12/2011Naturetrek’s annual January Slide Shows offer a chance to sit back, let us do the work, and take you to the top wildlife destinations you’ve always dreamed of going, so please do join us to discuss all your holiday options for 2012 and beyond.
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Open Day: Fri 6th Jan12/12/2011Please do join us on Friday 6th January for our first Open Day of 2012 at the Naturetrek offices in Cheriton, Hampshire, to discuss your holiday plans for 2012 and beyond.
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India: 2 new tailormade tours12/12/2011If a relaxing tailormade holiday in India appeals, based in luxury lodges at affordable prices, then operations manager Rajan Jolly has created two new itineraries for you to consider.
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Clouded Leopard photos12/12/2011Very few people have ever seen a wild Clouded Leopard. In October 2011 a Naturetrek group was lucky enough to spend an hour and a half with this near-mythical big cat deep within the Danum Valley rainforest in north-east Sabah.
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Guyana Quiz: WIN £200 off Guyana tour12/12/2011If you would like the chance to win £200 off our tour to Guyana, plus an excellent book about the country’s wildlife, please complete our Guyana quiz and email us your answers by Thursday 22nd December …
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Giant Anteater seen in Peru18/11/2011A week into our 'Peru - Macaws & Machu Picchu' (trekking) tour in September our group came across a Giant Anteater while travelling down the Tambopata River from Tambopata Research Centre.
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Flowers of South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains18/11/2011South Africa is not only beautiful, it boasts a superb world-renowned flora and makes a perfect destination for escaping the worst of the European winter. The next departure of this 14-day holiday is Tuesday 10th January, and tour leader Maureen Ponting describes the trip's highlights.
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Lesser Mole Rat seen in Hungary18/11/2011This extraordinary Lesser Mole Rat was among the many highlights on our 'Hungary's Bats, Mammals & other Wildlife' holiday in September. Our group saw a total of 19 bat species, including swarms, roosts and colonies, plus a host of other mammals and birds.
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Frozen Planet our 2012 tours to the Arctic and Antarctic18/11/2011If, like us, you've been enjoying the BBC's 'Frozen Planet' series, and are wondering how you can go and see some of the amazing wildlife shown, take a look at the exciting range of tours we're offering to the Arctic and Antarctic in 2012
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Naturetrek Gift Vouchers18/11/2011If you're looking for that special last-minute Christmas present then look no further - Naturetrek Gift Vouchers could not be simpler and make the perfect gift!
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Meet the Naturetrek team at our January Slide Shows18/11/2011Naturetrek's annual January Slide Shows offer you the chance to sit back and let us take you to many of the world's top wildlife destinations. So, please do join us to discuss all your holiday options for 2012 and beyond.
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Wildlife sightings around our Cheriton Mill offices18/11/2011We've had some excellent wildlife sightigns around our Cheriton Mill offices recently, so why not join us on one of our forthcoming Open Days when you can combine a discussion of your plans for your next wildlife holiday with a local wildlife walk led by one of our Naturetrek naturalists.
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Join us for mince pies and cakes18/11/2011Please do join us for the last Open Day of 2011 at the Naturetrek offices in Cheriton, Hampshire for mince pies, cakes and hot drinks on Friday 25th November and to discuss your holiday plans for 2012 and beyond.
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Big Cats abound in Kenya!18/11/2011Naturetrek's technical and media consultant, Bret Charman, has just returned from our Kenya (Bargain Mammals) tour. As a keen photographer, he was in his element. Click here for his stunning collection of images. He reports...
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News from Nepal: Koshi awash with Elephants and rare birds!18/11/2011We’re predicting a particularly exciting year ahead at our own tented camp in Koshi, Nepal – about 60 Elephants have moved into the area, while rare bird sightings and records for Nepal keep mounting up …
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Looking for culture?16/11/2011India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan boast fascinating and ancient cultures. From the incomparable beauty of the Taj Mahal, to a homestay with tribespeople, we offer a chance to watch wildlife and enjoy a superb range of this vast subcontinent’s cultural and archaeological highlights.
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Looking for luxury?16/11/2011India, Sri Lanka and Nepal offer some of the best hotel and lodge accommodation in the world. If it's luxury that you're after, we have a special selection of tours that use only the finest accommodation throughout.
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Meet Nick Acheson at our Slide Shows16/11/2011If you are thinking of travelling to India in 2012, do join us at one of our annual January Slide Shows. It will be the first time for a number of years that India has featured in our 'annual roadshow', and it will be the first time that our popular tour leader and India aficionado, Nick Acheson, has been able to join our speakers to talk about India's special wildlife.
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New - Birdwatching & Wildlife Festival 201216/11/2011Our record-breaking 25th Anniversary tour to Nepal in March 2011 has inspired us to repeat this ‘winning formula’ in 2012 with a special Birdwatching & Wildlife Festival based again at the famous Tiger Tops Tented Camp and led by top Naturetrek and local guides.
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Sri Lanka – Wildlife & Cricket tour for March 201216/11/2011The England cricket team will be playing a Test series against Sri Lanka in March 2012 and our 'Sri Lanka – Wildlife & Cricket' tour is designed especially to offer you a chance to enjoy twin passions of wildlife and cricket in a beautiful tropical setting!
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Top 5 birding tours to India, Sri Lanka & Nepal16/11/2011India, Sri Lanka and Nepal offer dream destinations for bird watchers – tropical species, Himalayan specialities, grassland rarities and much more, all enjoyed amongst some of the world’s most stunning scenery. Here we (try to!) pick our top 5 birding tours for the subcontinent.
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Naturetrek’s dedicated Tiger tours16/11/2011If you want to see a Tiger, look no further – we have 20 years’ experience of operating expert-led Tiger holidays, and a 100% success record on our Tiger-dedicated tours such as ‘India – Tiger Direct!’.
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Naturetrek's 2012 Slide Evenings09/11/2011Naturetrek’s annual January Slide Shows offer a chance to sit back, let us do the work, and take you to the top wildlife destinations you’ve always dreamed of going – and suggest a few more you hadn’t ever thought of. Please do join us to discuss all your holiday options for 2012 and beyond. Entry is free and our programme of talks runs from January 14th to January 21st.
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Cougar seen on Canada tour26/10/2011Talk about good luck! A Cougar swam right in front of our ‘Canada – The West’ tour group’s boat then posed on rocks, allowing them to get some amazing photos.
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Wild Dogs Galore26/10/2011Our recent tour in search of South Africa's big cats proved to be extremely fulfilling and provided excellent sightings of African Wild Dog. It seems that these tours are not just for cats!
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Pelagic Highlights of Southern Portugal26/10/2011So close to plunging Gannets we got showered! Squabbling witch-like cackles from Great Shearwaters... Wilson's and Euro Storm Petrels breathtaking and leaping Striped and Common Dolphins thrilling! Our inaugural 'Autumn Birding in Southern Portugal' was off to a great start ...
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Rare Fosa sighting in Madagascar26/10/2011Our recent ‘Madagascar’s Lemurs’ group was incredibly lucky to see not one, but three Fosas, including two that were mating! Tour participant Victoria Hillman captured this rarely seen event and sent us this superb photo and video clip.
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Overflow departures26/10/2011We’re pleased to be able to offer overflow departures on several of our most popular sell-out tours to Brazil, Italy, Iceland and Madagascar ...
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The Northern Lights in 201226/10/2011See the Northern Lights in 2012 - experts predict top displays! Enjoy this natural wonder on our new trip to Norway.
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West Greenland: Bowheads, Icefjords & Glaciers26/10/2011Naturetrek’s Catherine Strong describes the breathtaking appeal of western Greenland, a new destination for 2012, and a new addition to our selection of exclusively chartered cruises.
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Spectacled Bears in Peru26/10/2011As far as we're aware, our new 'Peru - Spectacled Bears & Andean Condors' holiday is the first successful tour specifically designed to see Spectacled Bears in the wild. And bears and condors weren’t the only highlights - a boa at breakfast and ‘interactive’ sea lions were among the host of superb wildlife enjoyed by our group in this South American ‘Garden of Eden’!
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Sperm Whales in the Azores26/10/2011We struck lucky on our September 'Whales & Dolphins of the Azores' tour - not only did our group see lots of Sperm Whales, we managed to capture this underwater video of two whales swimming alongside our RIB ...
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Madeira: dolphin-watching at its best ...26/10/2011Dolphin watching doesn't get any better than this ... in perfect weather and crystal clear deep blue sea. A group of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, shown in the underwater video clip, and in stunning images taken by clients on the tour, accompanied us for about 40 minutes.
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New cruises: Canada & Greenland25/08/2011Naturetrek’s exciting range of small-ship wildlife cruises is proving as popular as ever and we’re offering two exciting new cruises for 2012: ‘Spirit Bears, Grizzlies & Orcas: Cruising the Great Bear Rainforest’ and ‘Greenland: Bowheads & Icefjords of Disko Bay’.
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2012 brochure launch at Titchfield Haven25/08/2011With our new – 2012 – brochure hot off the press, please join us for its launch – and a day at Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, near Fareham in Hampshire, on Friday 30th September 2011 (FREE entrance ticket provided!).
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Record-breaking Nepal Anniversary tour25/08/2011Tigers, daily sightings of Sloth Bears, Bengal Florican, Black-naped Oriole (3rd record for Nepal) … our 25th Anniversary tour to Nepal smashed all Naturetrek records, despite the fact that we've previously run over 300 wildlife tours to Nepal now.Record-breaking Nepal Anniversary tour
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Bears & Wallcreepers in Cantabrian Mts25/08/2011Naturetrek tour leader Byron Palacios had always wanted to see Brown Bears in Spain’s remote Cantabrian Mountains, but they had always eluded him … until one unforgettable evening in July!
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Book now for Christmas tours!25/08/2011In October and November 2010 we were turning people away from some of our Christmas period tours, either because we had reached a maximum group size or because flights were fully booked. Now is the time to book to avoid disappointment.
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7 Jaguars – it’s a record!25/08/2011All of our dedicated Just Jaguars! Tours have achieved their objective of seeing Jaguars in the wild in 2011, with a record seven seen on one tour! We advise booking early for this holiday in 2012, as bookings have already started coming in.
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31 more Gaur in Bandhavgarh, India25/08/2011There’s good news for Gaur (Indian Bison) in Bandhavgarh National Park - the central government has committed to the re-location of 31 more Gaur from Kanha National Park to Bandhavgarh, in an attempt to further boost numbers of this magnificent species.
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Sri Lanka: Wildlife & Cricket25/08/2011Our new ‘Sri Lanka Wildlife & Cricket’ holiday in March 2012 offers a chance to combine watching the England team’s Test Matches in Sri Lanka with wildlife watching in this beautiful tropical island setting.
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New Sri Lanka & Maldives tour25/08/2011We’re pleased to offer a new tour combining two of the world’s most stunning island destinations – Sri Lanka and the Maldives. After a week-long exploration of Sri Lanka’s key wildlife sites we transfer to the Maldives for a cruise around these idyllic islands.
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Maldives Highlights17/06/2011Tour leader and Naturetrek staff member Paul Marshall delves into his notebook and relives his highlights from our February 2011 tour to the Maldives.
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Availability on July Spitsbergen cruise17/06/2011We now have two standard cabins available on our 11th July 2011 ‘Spitsbergen – Realm of the Polar Bear’ cruise. Huge colonies of Little Auks, Brünnich’s Guillemots and other seabirds as well as the possibility of seeing Polar Bears are among the many expected highlights.
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Pallas's Gull, Brown Bear & Wallcreepers in Romania17/06/2011There are still places left on our 6th and 15th August departures for this tour which includes a stay aboard a floating hotel on the Danube and a dazzling array of waterbirds and other birdlife, as well as Bears!
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Bison, Great Snipe and more in Poland17/06/2011Rare warblers, impressive bull Bison at the forest edge, lekking Great Snipe and a host of other birdlife were amongst the highlights of our recent ‘Poland in Spring’ tour.
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Tigers in Nepal - good news at last!17/06/2011Since the restoration of peaceful times in Nepal, poaching has declined and Tiger numbers are once more increasing. This information is backed up by Naturetrek’s recent trips to the country, with Tigers seen in both Chitwan and Bardia National Parks.
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Black Jaguar caught on camera17/06/2011Take a look at these stunning images of little-known and rare Amazonian mammals caught on camera-trap by naturalists at Napo Wildlife centre, Ecuador, the base for our 10-day Amazonian Mammal tour.
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Caught on camera - a tale of two gardens17/06/2011We’ve recently set up camera traps in both the grounds of Naturetrek’s Koshi Camp in Nepal and at our Naturetrek offices in Hampshire. The comparison makes for interesting viewing, from Asian Elephants to Otters and Mandarin Ducks …
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The Falkland Islands – 2 places left on November tour17/06/2011Remote islands are special places, and the Falkland Islands offer a unique charm to the British traveller – a distant southern refuge for penguins, sea lions and a wealth of wildlife with the familiar feeling of home!
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Another first for Nepal24/05/2011Yet another ‘first for Nepal’ has been discovered at Koshi by the staff of Naturetrek’s very own Koshi Camp. Badri Chaudhary, our manager and resident naturalist, discovered a White-vented Myna, a starling species whose range normally extends westwards only as far as Assam.
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Jerdon's Baza at Koshi24/05/2011Very little is known about Jerdon’s Baza in Nepal so we were all very excited when news came through that Naturetrek’s Suchit Basnet saw and photographed a pair mating in March this year.
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Hog Badger sighting24/05/2011Bret Charman, Naturetrek’s most recent recruit (to our IT and Product department), recently spent a month on tour with our groups in India on a 'photography mission' and encountered one of Kaziranga's more elusive inhabitants …
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Peru – Inca Trail permits24/05/2011Our 7th September 'Peru - Macaws & Machu Picchu' holiday features an Inca Trail trek; however, permits are rapidly running out for this date so please contact us as soon as possible to book your trek permit.
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Bear cubs and owls in Finland24/05/2011We still have places left on many of our 4-day ‘Finland – Just Brown Bears!’ trips this summer. It looks set to be a particularly rewarding season, as Hawk, Great Grey and Pygmy Owls are all present at the site we visit, and it’s a good year for Bear cubs too!
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See Sri Lanka's Blue Whales in 201224/05/2011Following on from the tremendous success of our 2011 season of ‘Sri Lanka’s Blue Whales & Leopards’ holidays, Naturetrek is offering additional departures in 2012 – and the dates have now been confirmed.
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Europe’s dragonfly hotspots24/05/2011If the idea of close encounters with some of the world’s most stunning insects appeals to you, why not join expert Dave Smallshire to look for dragonflies at some of their prime European sites.
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Travel Award for Naturetrek’s India Team24/05/2011It’s not often you get a national travel award and meet a famous Bollywood movie actress all in one evening but Naturetrek’s representatives in India enjoyed just such an accolade, and a brush with the glamorous Bollywood world, this March …
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Butterflies of the Dolomites – extra departure25/04/2011We are pleased to offer an overflow departure for our popular 8-day ‘Butterflies of the Dolomites’ holiday which will run from Wednesday 6th – Wednesday 13th July 2011. Apollos, ringlets and blues, moth-trapping by night and some out-of-this-world gorgonzola … Dave Nevitt describes last year’s highlights.
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Bumper owl year in Sweden25/04/2011Daniel Green brings us the latest lemming news – and therefore owl predictions – from Swedish Lapland …
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Baja’s Blue & Grey Whales20/04/2011Veteran Naturetrek tour leader David Tattersfield took a rare break from leading holidays, and went on one as a client for a change! … to Baja California. He was hoping to see Blue and Grey Whales as well as a wonderful variety of other marine life on this special Pacific seaboard, and wasn’t disappointed.
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Belgium tour includes Bruges stay20/04/2011There are still places available on our ‘Belgium in Summer’ overflow departure. Book now to join this 5-day tour departing on Monday 4th July. Led by popular naturalist guide Gerald Broddelez, this holiday now includes an overnight stay in the historic city of Bruges.
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Fishing Cat on camera20/04/2011We recently trialled six Himalayan Nature-sponsored camera traps, monitored by a Nepalese student scientist studying Fishing Cats, in the grounds of our own Koshi Camp (at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in Nepal), a place so many of you have visited and enjoyed with us over the years. These are the best images of the rare and endangered Fishing Cat taken so far!
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Spain: lunching with Lynx20/04/2011Tour leader Byron Palacios describes an amazing lunch spent watching the world’s rarest cat, the Iberian Lynx, in Spain’s Sierra Morena on our dedicated Iberian Lynx tour in March …
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Northern Lights in Iceland20/04/2011Tour leader Malcolm Stott describes the pleasures of watching a superb Northern Lights spectacle as well as hunting Gyr Falcons and other birding highlights of our recent tour to Iceland.
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New Style Open Days20/04/2011The first of our themed Open Days – on Australia – was a huge success, and we'd like to invite you to come and see what all the fuss is about on our next Open Day which will be held on Friday May 6th – this time the theme is Africa and South/Central America.
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Bittern & Hobby – Somerset Levels20/04/2011The Somerset Levels have a great deal to offer in spring, and two species in particular make a May visit here special – Bitterns are making regular feeding flights over reedbeds and there are large congregations of Hobby catching dragonflies on the wing.
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Tunisia: favourite bird tour20/04/2011Despite all the political unrest in Tunisia during the weeks leading up to our mid-March tour to the country, the holiday went ahead as planned, and our group had a wonderful time. Co-leader Dave Smith describes it as his favourite ever Tunisian tour …
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Nine new Naturetrek tours30/03/2011Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
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Magnificent male Jaguar in Guyana30/03/2011Clients on our recent Guyana holiday watched a male Jaguar for a full 25 minutes! The tour produced many other highlights, including over 270 species of birds and Giant Anteaters.
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Overflow tour departures 201130/03/2011We are pleased to announce additional departures for some of our most popular 2011 tours, where the original tours have sold out.
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Estonia - Spring birding tour30/03/2011Places are still available on Naturetrek’s 8-day ‘Estonia in Spring’ tour this May, led by Estonian ornithologist Mati Kose, and focusing on the spectacular bird migration and breeding birds in this small Baltic country.
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Northern Spain - 115,000 Cranes30/03/2011A total of 115,000 Cranes, the highest ever recorded count at Gallocanta and a significant proportion of the Western European was seen by lucky clients on our February ‘Wallcreepers & Cranes in Northern Spain’ holiday. Tour leader John Willsher describes the tour highlights …
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Mexico’s Monarch butterflies30/03/2011Tour leader Tom McJannet describes highlights of our February 2011 tour to witness one of the world’s top wildlife spectacles – hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies overwintering in the forested hills of central Mexico …
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Sri Lanka: Blue Whales galore30/03/2011Watching up to 10 Blue Whales each day, in turquoise seas, among dolphins and turtles, with views so close you can see the patterns of barnacles which distinguish individual ‘Blues’ …. whale watching doesn’t get any better than this!
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The Italian Dolomites30/03/2011The Dolomites Mountains of north-eastern Italy are an eastern extension of the Alps. These dramatic limestone mountains offer superb scenery as well as a rich variety of flowers, butterflies and other wildlife. In 2011 we are offering two holidays focusing on the natural history of this impressive range of mountains ...
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SPECIAL OFFER - Baja Cruise23/02/2011Due to a late cancellation, a couple of places have become available on our Baja California wildlife cruise departing Thursday 24th March 2011 in search of Blue Whales, Grey Whales, thousands of dolphins and a host of other exciting marine life.
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Drakensberg botanical tour – highlights23/02/2011Naturetrek tour leader Maureen Ponting describes some of the highlights of our January botanical holiday to South Africa’s spectacular Drakensberg Mountains.
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Finland and Norway Birding23/02/2011Encouraging news is reaching us from Finland – that vole densities are building to high levels this winter, and there is cause to hope that 2011 will be a bumper spring for owl sightings. Ural, Hawk and Great Grey Owls have already been recorded around Oulu, Finland!
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India – Cricket and wildlife23/02/2011If you fancy a last-minute holiday to India to see the England Cricket team in action in Bangalore or Chennai this March, as well as adding on some wildlife watching near either of these cricketing locations, please call us to discuss a tailormade tour.
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Lyme Bay – 2011 details23/02/2011We now have dates and prices for our 2011 programme of full-day and evening trips to look for cetaceans and seabirds, including White-beaked Dolphins and Balearic Shearwaters, off Lyme Bay.
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Madagascar’s special wildlife23/02/2011Naturetrek Madagascar tour leader Cathy Harlow reflects on why she loves this unique island so much. And if you’ve been enjoying the BBC’s news series ‘Madagascar’ as much as we have you’ll be familiar with some of the strange and beautiful creatures that inhabit it, and that Cathy describes …
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St Lucia – Birding in paradise23/02/2011Our relaxing 9-day holiday to St Lucia in January proved the perfect Caribbean winter getaway, combining natural history and absolute luxury. Tour leader Martyn Kenefick describes the birding and many other pleasures of this beautiful island …
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Wolf tracking in Sweden23/02/2011Our inaugural 5-day 'Sweden – Wolf-tracking in Winter' holiday enjoyed wonderful weather, superb Wolf tracking and a luxurious hotel. Anders Stahl, our tour leader, supplied us with the following daily email reports, and his wonderful images ...
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Overflow departures23/02/2011We are pleased to announce additional departures for some of our most popular 2011 tours, where the original tours have sold out …
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Free tickets to Destinations show23/02/2011Please do visit us at the AiTO stand at this year’s Destinations travel show in Birmingham on Friday 4th – Sunday 6th March. We’re offering 50 pairs of free tickets (each worth £12) to the event on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Tigers and Cricket - tailormade tours19/01/2011In 2006 and 2008 Naturetrek arranged a number of successful tours based on following the England Cricket Team in India. This year we are again arranging travel for supporters who want to follow England’s Indian tour this winter and we’re combining sport with visits to some of India’s important Tiger Reserves.
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25th Anniversary Tour14/01/2011There are still some places left on our special 10-day, 25th Anniversary tour to Chitwan National Park, Nepal in February, where we’ll be based at the famous at Tiger Tops Lodge and Tented Camp.
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Maldives & Brahmaputra cruises14/01/2011Due to a cancellation we have 1 male share place left on our Maldives cruise departing Fri 28th Jan 2011 – we’re accepting offers from £1,495. We also have places left on our Brahmaputra cruise and Tiger Direct! Tour – both departing in March.
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Sri Lanka - Birds & Cricket14/01/2011After the England cricket team’s successful Ashes tour in Australia, we are looking ahead to March 2012 when the test match venues will be in Sri Lanka. We’re planning to run a new holiday combining the twin pleasures of bird watching and cricket there …
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New Costa Rica bird holiday14/01/2011The January departure of our 15-day bird watching tour to Costa Rica filled up so quickly that we are running an overflow departure which will run from Thursday 31st March – Thursday 14th April.
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Ecuador’s Andean flora – tailormade14/01/2011Melody Clarkson from Oregon, USA, chose to do our ‘Ecuador’s Andean Flora’ holiday as a tailormade tour. She wrote to us after the trip with her impressions of what proved to be an unforgettable wildlife holiday.
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Fosa seen on Madagascar tour14/01/2011Our October/November 2010 ‘Madagascar’ tour group was lucky enough to have two separate sightings of one of Madagascar’s most elusive mammals – the fosa.
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Victora and South Australia14/01/2011We’ll be holding an Australia Open Day on Friday 25th March – an ideal chance to talk to our Australasia experts, Gwen Owen and Maryanne Mills. To read more about the event and about Gwen’s recent visit to Australia click here …
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Sweden’s Hawk Owls & Wolves14/01/2011Watch footage of a Hawk Owl in Svartadalen (location of our ‘Sweden in Winter’ tour). Sweden is a superb winter wildlife destination – we have places left on our ‘Sweden in Winter’ and ‘Wolf-tracking in Winter’ holidays and record snowfalls mean conditions are excellent for tracking!
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Wolves seen on Spain tour14/01/2011Despite the snow-induced travel chaos over the 2010 festive period, clients on our ‘Wolves & Bustards in Rural Spain’ Christmas departure had a wonderful holiday, with some superb views of Wolf and large groups of Great Bustards.
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Open Day: Australia Special17/12/2010From ocean to outback, reef to rainforest ... Australia's isolation, following separation from Gondwanaland 55 million years ago, has endowed it with a unique array of landscapes and weird and wonderful wildlife. We would like to invite you to join us at our Cheriton Mill offices for a day, and find out what this magnificent country has to offer!!
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Tasmania's Wildlife Highlights16/12/2010As the UK was edging into the cold days and dark evenings of winter Gwen Owen, Naturetrek’s Australasia operations manager, was very pleased to be heading for the Australian spring ... first stop Tasmania.
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Extremadura in Winter16/12/2010A birding visit to the steppes and plains of Extremadura in the crystal-clear light and relatively mild temperatures of winter has its own very special merit as Peter Dunn, leader of our inaugural winter tour to the area, found out …
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Maldives and Brahmaputra Cruise Spaces16/12/2010We have 1 place available on our whale and dolphin cruise to the Maldives in January, and 3 places left on our March Brahmaputra cruise.
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Tacking Ethiopian Wolf16/12/2010Andy Smith, leader of our November/December ‘Ethiopian Wolves’ tour, describes a wonderful encounter with a lone Wolf on the high Sanetti Plateau halfway through the trip …
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Visit Ecuador this Winter16/12/2010As the ice and snow seem set to grip the UK again, we’ve come up with a few warm winter wildlife holiday ideas to tempt you!
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Leopards & Wildcat in Namibia16/12/2010Namibia is a land of exceptional wildlife and stunning scenery. Clients on our November tour were treated to a nocturnal Leopard fight, record numbers of mammals and a host of special birds among other highlights.
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Botswana Tour Highlights16/12/2010John Cadera, a client on our November ‘Botswana’s Desert & Delta’ holiday, describes encounters with Pel’s Fishing Owl and Hunting Dog, plus other highlights from the tour.
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Canaries Winter Wildlife16/12/2010Endemic birds and plants, dolphins and a warm climate are among the many attractions of a late winter holiday to the Canary islands. Our ‘The Canary Islands’ tour next departs in February 2011 and is led by renowned ornithologist Tony Clarke. Here, Editor Catherine Strong talks with Tony about highlights from our November 2010 tour, and what he's looking forward to about the next tour in February.
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India Visa Changes16/12/2010The Indian High Commission has changed the procedure for applying for a visa to India. It is very important that you read on if you have booked, or are thinking of booking, a holiday to India in 2011 …
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Naturetrek Donates £13,00017/11/2010Money raised from Naturetrek tours this year run in conjunction with EIA and Butterfly Conservation has topped £13k. Many thanks to all of you who booked these holidays for your support!
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Spectacled Bear seen on Peru tour17/11/2010Tour leader Andy Smith's hot streak of luck in Peru continues. He was able to add views of a Spectacled Bear on our October ‘Peru – Macaws & Machu Picchu’ (non-trek) tour to his recent superb Jaguar sighting on the September (trekking) version of the same tour!
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Close Encounter with Elephant17/11/2010Clients on our August/September ‘Birds & Botany tour’ to South Africa were treated to somewhat closer views than expected of an African Elephant … with photos to prove it!
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Naturetrek See Endangered Owlet17/11/2010Clients on our October ‘Northern Peru’ tour were treated to a very rare sight: A Long-whiskered Owlet – the first time a Naturetrek group has seen one, and a bird that’s rarely ever been seen in the wild.
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Autumn Migration in the Algarve17/11/2010Naturetrek’s general manager, Andy Tucker, flew to the Algarve in late September to observe the autumn bird migration … and devise a brand new tour there for 2011.
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Jaguar image from Peru17/11/2010Last month we brought you news of the superb views of a large male Jaguar enjoyed by clients on our September 'Peru – Macaws & Machu Picchu' tour. Since then group member Paul Young has very kindly sent us six stunning images of the encounter.
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Swedish Pine Grosbeak Invasion17/11/2010The signs look promising for an early 2011 invasion in central Sweden … of the exquisite Pine Grosbeak. Join our ‘Sweden in Winter’ tour for some superb northern winter birding.
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WildPhotos Competition Winner17/11/2010Sarah Richards won a free ticket to both days of the 2010 WildPhotos event held on 22nd-23rd October at the Royal Geographical Society, London, when she correctly identified the Satanic Leaf-gecko in our September e-news Photo-ID competition.
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Office Open Days17/11/2010If you need some help in planning your next wildlife holiday, please do visit us at our Cheriton Mill offices for tea, coffee, cakes and expert advice on one of the Naturetrek Open Days …
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Naturetrek Slideshows17/11/2010One of the best ways to cheer yourself up in the middle of a British winter is planning your wildlife holidays for the coming year! Please do join us to discuss all your holiday options for 2011 and beyond at one of Naturetrek’s January Slide Shows.
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Join Naturetrek at WWT Slimbridge17/11/2010Naturetrek’s Paul Stanbury and Andy Tucker will be at the WWT Slimbridge ‘Winter Wildlife Festival’ on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December. There’s an exciting line-up of guest speakers at the event, including Stephen Moss and Mike Dilger.
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‘Lost Land of the Tiger’… not so lost!30/09/2010Naturetrek’s David Mills, MD and devotee of all things Himalayan, reflects … and plans 4 exciting new Naturetrek itineraries to Bhutan for 2011.
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Rains return to Bharatpur at last!30/09/2010With the rains thankfully having returned to India’s Bharatpur Bird Reserve, after three years of minimal monsoon rainfall, this wonderful reserve should be at its best once again. We offer five tours to Bharatpur, arguably India’s best bird reserve.
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Book your Naturetrek Christmas Break Now29/09/2010There are still places left on some of our tours which run over the Christmas period. But, it’s essential to book early to ensure your place.
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Jaguar Takes a Swim 20 metres from our Peru Group29/09/2010We had exciting news from our September ‘Peru – Macaws & Machu Picchu’ tour leader about halfway through the holiday … that they’d been lucky enough to have very close views of a Jaguar during their time at Tambopata!
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The Fun Way to Watch Wildlife and Learn Spanish29/09/2010We always aim for a mix of superb wildlife and an enjoyable, relaxed experience on our holidays … but on our inaugural ‘Learn Spanish in Wild Spain!’ tour the atmosphere of camaraderie and fun instilled by our tour guides helped to make it a particularly memorable holiday.
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16 Blue Whales seen on August Monterey Bay Tour29/09/2010Our popular Monterey Bay tours each August always promise exciting maritime encounters but the 2010 tour group was exceptionally fortunate in the variety of cetaceans and seabirds observed during this year’s tour.
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The Somerset Levels Starling Roost29/09/2010Naturetrek tour participant Mark Bretherton’s photo of a truly spectacular Starling roost from one of our February 2010 Somerset Levels trips is featured in this month’s BBC Wildlife magazine!
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Meet the Naturetrek Team at Titchfield Haven29/09/2010Join us at Titchfield Haven on Friday 8th October. Naturetrek staff will be on hand to give guided walks, presentations and discuss your wildlife holiday wishes for the coming year.
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Sperm Whales & American Waders star on Azores tour!29/09/2010Following on from the success of our August tour, we had high hopes that our September ‘Whales & Dolphins of the Azores’ holiday would be just as good … and that there might also be some interesting migrant birds thrown into the cetacean mix!
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Win a ticket to WildPhotos29/09/2010If you are interested in wildlife photography WildPhotos, the UK’s largest photography symposium, is a must! Naturetrek has teamed up with the WildPhotos event organisers, to offer a free ticket to the event …
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Join us at the AiTO Travel Expo29/09/2010We’d like to invite you to join us on Wednesday 6th October at the AiTO Travel Expo in London. Visit our stand between 6pm and 8.30pm, where Andy Tucker and Paul Stanbury will be on hand to discuss your 2011 wildlife holiday requirements.
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Celebrate Naturetrek’s 25th anniversary in Nepal08/09/2010Help us celebrate Naturetrek’s 25th anniversary by joining managing director, David Mills, plus Naturetrek staff and tour leaders for a week’s superb wildlife-watching in the renowned Tiger Tops Lodge and Tented Camp in the heart of Chitwan National Park … at a very special price!
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2011 is Designated ‘Nepal Tourism Year’07/09/2010Next year will be a very good one for those wishing to travel to Nepal, as the country’s many political parties have agreed to put their differences aside in 2011, to ensure an undisrupted year for tourists visiting the country.
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Tailormade Offer: Special Deals at 4 of India’s Top Lodges07/09/2010Four exclusive Indian jungle safari lodges are offering great deals for clients booking Naturetrek ‘tailormade’ holidays in India.
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Naturetrek Links up with Wildlife Charity ARKive07/09/2010We’re pleased to announce a new link between Naturetrek and the charity ARKive, which is assembling a visual record of the world’s most endangered species. Plus, enjoy some rare Iberian Lynx footage taken by a Naturetrek client on our ‘Realm of the Lynx’ tour …
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£500 off ‘Bhutan’s Bumthang Valley’ Tour07/09/2010We’re pleased to be able to offer a £500 reduction on our 18-day ‘Bhutan’s Bumthang Valley’ tour departing 23rd April 2011.
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Panama: Superb Suite of Canopy Mammals on Inaugural Tour07/09/2010A night of bat-watching delighted clients on our inaugural ‘Panama – Mammals of the Canopy Tower’ tour this May. The bat evening added to an already impressive tally of Panamanian rainforest mammals, birds and other wildlife on the holiday.
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Win a Case of Pinot Noir by Booking on our Tasmania Tour07/09/2010There are still a few remaining places on our 2010 ‘Tasmania – The Wilderness Isle’ holiday, and the first Tasmania booking we receive mentioning this article will win a case of award-winning Tasmanian Pinot Noir!
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Dolphins Everywhere, Inquisitive Whales & a Rarity …07/09/2010Clients on our new ‘Whales & Dolphins of the Azores’ tour in August were blessed with stunning weather, great Sperm Whale sightings, a host of dolphins and other sea-life, plus a real rarity – good views of four Sowerby’s Beaked Whales!
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Best Ever Naturetrek Jaguar Sightings in Brazil07/09/2010Naturetrek groups visiting the Brazilian Pantanal in July and August 2010 have enjoyed our best ever series of Jaguar sightings along with an abundance of other wildlife encounters.
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Join as at the Birdfair this weekend18/08/2010Once again, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible this weekend at the annual British Birdwatching Fair.
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A record 28 Tiger sightings on one Naturetrek tour!06/05/2010Our April tour to Bandhavgarh had record Tiger sightings … the most prolific sightings, as always, coming from reserves popular with tourists!
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Three exciting New India Tours for the Winter03/05/2010Look out for three exciting new tours to India to be launched this summer for our next winter season in the subcontinent. Here’s a preview …
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