In this article, we share highlights from holidays recently returned from Antarctica, The Maldives, Iceland, Spain and the UK.

Having lived and worked in Madagascar before joining Naturetrek, it made perfect sense for Operations Manager Kerrie Porteous to take over our portfolio of holidays to this unique island when she joined the company in 2012.

Azure tit

Iris de Carteret travelled on our 'Belarus in Spring' holiday and submitted this entry to our writing competition.

Hyena, Botswana

Angela Hunt travelled on our 'Botswana's Desert & Delta (Mammals)' holiday and submitted this entry to our writing competition.

Hoopoe, Portugal

Estelle Ingram travelled on our 'Autumn Birding in Southern Portugal' tour and submitted this entry to our writing competition.