One of the facts of life, when you’re travelling independently, is that you often have to transfer money to local tour operators in advance to secure your place, whether that’s for a complete holiday or a day trip. But what assurance do you have if …
Birding in Argentina: Where to Go for the Best Birding Tours in Argentina
Considering it’s the second largest country in South America, and the eighth largest in the world, with the huge variety of habitat that goes with that, Argentina used to keep a low profile with bird and wildlife watchers. That’s a shame, and fortunately, it’s starting …
Spanish Ecotourism Tour Operators Setting Standards for Wildlife Tourism
Whether it’s bio-abundance, biodiversity or you’ve got a specific target species in mind, Spain is a top ecotourism destination in Europe. From visible migration and raptor watch to brown bears in the Catalan and Iberian lynx in Andalucia, Spain not only boasts some of the …
The Best Wildlife Holidays: A Month-by-month Guide
Where and When to See Great Wildlife All year round there’s something exciting to see in the natural world. Here’s a month-by-month guide to choosing when and where to go for some of the best wildlife holidays and to see some amazing wildlife spectacles.JANUARY Atacama …
Spain’s Bird Watching Gems: Secrets to Some of the Best Places to Watch Birds in Spain
We let you into the secret to some of the best places to watch birds in Spain. While Spain is renowned for possessing some of Europe’s (in fact, the world’s) greatest bird watching opportunities, it also has plenty of hidden gems, to be enjoyed by …
Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve: Ecuador’s SNAP First Private Reserve
Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve has become the first private reserve to become part of SNAP. SNAP is Ecuador’s National System of Protected Areas (Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas) and means that under law, the reserve will be protected and preserved. Not only is this good …
Tiger Tours in India
At the heart of the Asiatic jungles resides Panthera tigris, the world’s largest ‘big cat’. The walking embodiment of India’s heart, spirit and soul. No matter which ecosystem you find Asia’s tigers in, they are the dominant species. Their roar resounds for miles when they …
National Parks in Spain: Important Wildlife Conservation Areas
The protection of wildlife habitats and native species in Spain is focussed on its officially protected areas. Here we look at National Parks in Spain and how they relate to the country’s Natural Parks. Mainland Spain contains 11 of the country’s 16 National Parks, with …
Facts about Giant Otters
Giant Otters have to be high on every wildlife watcher’s wish list but the only way to see them in the wild is on a tour to South America. So, before you go, here’s everything you need to know about what makes Giant Otters so …
13 Species of Hummingbirds to Spot on a Trip to Central and South America
They may not all be super-rare, but these hummingbirds are among the most beautiful sights to see if you are on a bird tour anywhere in the southern Americas, from Honduras through countries such as Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and as far south as Chile. …