A trip to Kenya's Maasai Mara, led by BBC Big Cat presenter and photographer Jonathan Scott, resulted in a well deserved accolade for customer Elizabeth Faulkner. Elizabeth made it though as a semi-finalist, with no less than six of her pictures, in the country's most prestigious wildlife photography competition - the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year....
Have a look at Elizabeth's excellent results.
Madagascar - what a destination! We have just returned from our 5th Annual Festival of Wildlife and have been totally mesmerised by this most magical of islands. With a mix of cultures incorporating African, Indian, Indonesian and European, the visual and sensory stimulation was overwhelming and that was before even getting close to the flora and fauna! Most of the wildlife can be experienced nowhere else on this earth and as we walked in small groups to discover it for ourselves, the whole experience became more intimate and adventurous....
Click here for the Festival 2008 Blog, which includes articles and pictures from participants, and experts, and also details of the auction which raised £13,391 for wildlife and conservation charities.
"I've just come back from a holiday in Iceland and feel a need to give feedback.
Everything was very well organised. The excursions were brilliant with a very knowledgeable driver who talked about everything about from the island's history to it's economics and even the elves. The hotel was very interesting! and the staff/owner very friendly.
We couldn't have been looked after better, the lady from the whale watching company (couldn't pronounce her name let alone spell it) made our holiday. Excellent. For example, we had decided on an extra whale watching trip but it was cancelled due to rough seas, so she took it upon her self to give us a tour of Reykyavik and the surrounding area (with stop offs) on the way to the airport."
Botswana offers the wildlife enthusiast a huge number of varying scenic locations from which to view and experience its wealth of wildlife. It plays host to most of Africa's large mammal species: Elephant, Buffalo, Red Lechwe, Lion and Cheetah occur in good numbers in the north, while Gemsbok, Springbok and Brown Hyena are common in the Kalahari. It is also home to the largest remaining population of the endangered Wild Dog and over 500 species of bird.