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Borneo Tailor-made Tours: Thank you for a wonderful journey

Thank you for a wonderful journey. We had a lovely time in Borneo and when you get to the primary rainforest in the Danum valley it feels like you are in the Garden of Eden. Helen was very helpful in preparing our itinerary, was helpful whenever I phoned and assured us at each step. At … Continued

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: Thanks for arranging a great holiday

We have now arrived back in the UK after a truly memorable Borneo holiday. The tour…was fantastic, we saw a great range of wildlife…It is a tie between the wild orang-utan and the grazing elephants as to the highlight of the holiday. The guides were excellent…The tour has left us with two problems: how can … Continued

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: the memories will last a long time

Thank you for arranging a wonderful tour for us in Borneo – Reef and Rainforest have done it again! The wildlife viewing has been superb. ..all lifetime memories! The food was also excellent and [your representatives] were very efficient and extremely helpful…all the logistics worked very well…the memories will last a long time. Looking forward … Continued

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: The whole team is lovely, thank you

Just want to say a huge thank you for arranging the best honeymoon! We loved the standard of service and accommodation everywhere we went. The destinations and timing at each place was fabulous. We will remember it for the rest of our lives! Truly special – thank you for making it happen! Wildlife highlights: turtles, … Continued

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: Very impressed with the service

Thoroughly enjoyable, the length of time spent at each destination was about right, so we didn’t feel too rushed whilst trying to squeeze in a number of destinations…. Very impressed with the service from yourselves in arranging this (& previous) holidays usually with little “notice” and limited budget. Thank you.

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: we shall be back

I would like to express my thanks to you for preparing the splendid itinerary, covering my recent trip to Borneo. I achieved every objective set, from reaching the summit of Mount Kinabalu to photographing wild orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and crocodiles, not to mention watching turtles laying their eggs and the hatchlings returning to the sea, … Continued

Borneo Tailor-made Tours: we were looked after so well

We had a great holiday because we were looked after so well. The wildlife viewing was the best possible because of the effort put into it by the guides…We saw more wildlife than we expected or had hoped for. Orang-utans in the wild as well as at Sepilok. The turtle laying and releasing was great. … Continued

Borneo’s Rare Mammals

This was our 11th consecutive wildlife trip with Reef and Rainforest, that in itself speaks volumes. As our interest in the natural world has steadily increased so have our demands, particularly with regard to itinerary planning. Reef and Rainforest have never let us down, delivering some truly magical experiences and wildlife sightings over the years. … Continued

Botswana and Victoria Falls

On behalf of my wife and myself, I would like to thank all at Reef and Rainforest for arranging so superbly yet another exceptional wildlife experience.  As you are aware our ‘expeditions’ tend to be species led and this year’s brief was to observe and photograph the ‘Three Big Cats of Africa’ in a truly … Continued

Brazil – Amazon and Pantanal wildlife list

– 18 jaguar encounters (17 sightings + 1 moving bush) (including predation of 3 caiman) – Grey and pink river dolphins – Howler, saki, capuchin monkeys, black-tailed marmoset, tamarin sp. – Vine snake swimming across river – Giant river otters – very active and great behaviour – Tamandua – Many birds – Sloth + pygmy … Continued

Brazil Tailor-made Tours: 3 jaguars on two separate days!

3 jaguars!! on two separate days. On the first sightings, guide driver and self sat in the boat from 12.35 till 6am watching Geoff [the jaguar] and his sister Estelle. On the second, two days later, I was able to sit on the opposite bank with my tripod and got perfectly steady film.