Nomadic Thoughts - The Personalised Travel Service

Animals - Upfront & Personal

Our clients' TOP SIX most popular wildlife experiences - over the past 12 months:


- Silverback Mountain Gorillas (Rwanda & Uganda) - trekking through the Virunga and 'Mountains of the Moon' National Park regions.

"Without doubt the most humbling experience of my life was crouching lower than the big daddy only eight feet away".

"They were in charge ... we were their visitors".


- Grizzly Bears Salmon Fishing (Canada) - the yearly meeting between migrating salmon as they negotiate the waterfalls and the grizzly bears. Knight Inlet, British Columbia.

"The children gave every escaping salmon a standing ovation"

"Simply the most efficient fishing you will see"


- 150 million Monarch Butterflies (Morelia, Mexico) - an annual migration of Monach butterflies as they kaleidoscope down into Morelia hills from Canada.

"more movement than an autumn leaf storm"

"what a delight ... we felt like we were in the middle of a fairy story"


- Whale Watching (Norway) - The peak four monthly summer whale watching experience off Lofoten Island, Andenes. The breading season illuminated by 24 hour daylight.

"Seeing a double breach so close took the whole boat's breath away".

"Their size, power and presence was thrilling"


- Indian Tigers (India) - exploring the Bandhavgarh National Park in the Vindhya Hills, Madhya Pradesh.

"Both tigers appeared through the mist like a bolt from the blue"

"We had arrived in the middle of a Jungle Book set"


- The Migration (East Africa) - the annual Migration of never ending zebra and wildebeest as they negotiate the Mara plains in search of fresher pastures.

"Thrilling - we were simply not prepared for the shear size of the Migration".

"Wow ... what an incredible experience.. ".