Our recent Raja Ampat cruise was a wonderful mix of exciting cetacean encounters, spectacular snorkelling trips and some fabulous birds.

Wherever you go on a wildlife holiday, you are at the mercy of the weather, so groups and their leaders must be resilient and have contingency plans for when weather systems intervene. This was particularly true for this Baja tour and cruise.

Despite the doom and gloom, there are positive things happening in the world right now – pollution levels have plummeted, Australia is recovering from the bush fires, over-crowded cities are having a breather and, most excitingly, you’ve got plenty of time to dream and plan your next wildlife holiday

Read about highlights from recent tours to South Africa, Puerto Rico, Cambodia and Spain …

I began noticing the common birds and butterflies around me, with the encouragement of my grandfather, at quite a young age and when I was about eight years old I had a close encounter with a Green Woodpecker that completely took my breath away ...