Tadoba, currently one of our most productive of Indian national parks when it comes to mammal sightings, adds Ratel (Honey Badgers) to its list of recent highlights. We’ve received some interesting photos of Ratel and other mammals from our favoured lodge in Tadoba taken by camera-traps mounted on game trails and waterholes in the 100 acres of land surrounding the lodge.
It's a balmy, pleasant morning and at 6.30am it's still no less than 20 degrees Celsius. As the waves crash onto the sandy beach, Carib Grackles are calling nearby while colourful Bananaquits are squeaking around the bar area waiting for their morning supply of sugar!
At Chaparri Lodge in northern Peru last September our inaugural 'Spectacled Bears & Andean Condors' group spent time enjoying the company of a wild female Spectacled Bear with two adorable cubs. As far as we're aware the first successful tour specifically designed to see Spectacled Bears in the wild.
Watching Brown Bears padding out of the forest, delicious meals and the thrill of a night spent in a forest hide: Gill Murphy describes her 'Sweden's Bears' holiday with us last year.
The montane forests of Sabah in northern Borneo are home to a dazzling array of wildlife, including the elusive Clouded Leopard. Our October group was lucky enough to come across one of these highly secretive big cats. Chris Kehoe, leader of our ‘Mount Kinabalu & the Rainforests of Borneo’ holiday, describes an unforgettable encounter with the near-mythical Clouded Leopard …