Photography Tours
Welcome to our Wildlife Photography brochure Our collection of wildlife photography tours is going from strength to strength. We are delighted to be bringing you an even bigger and wider selection of trips than last year, with some of the very best professional wildlife photographers in the country. On each of our specialist photography tours you will benefit from small group sizes and expert photographic tuition both in the field and when you are relaxing after a great day of wildlife viewing.... all in the company of likeminded people in the finest wildlife locations.
Meet the Experts
Mark Carwardine
Mark is an award-winning writer, magazine columnist, widely published wildlife photographer, TV and radio broadcaster, zoologist and lecturer. He has an extensive collection of wildlife, nature and landscape photographs taken on all seven continents and in more than 100 countries.
Nick Garbutt
Nick has worked closely with Wildlife Worldwide to develop a series of wildlife photography trips that has expanded to what it is today. A two-time category winner in BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, Nick is the backbone of our photography programme.
Alex Hyde
Nick Mackman
An award-winning nature photographer and university lecturer in photography. Alex is widely known and highly acclaimed for his spectacular and innovative macro photography images that provide an entirely different perspective on the realm of plants, insects and other subject matter.
An award-winning ceramic sculptor, who gains inspiration from the full breadth of the animal kingdom whilst being out in the field. Many of her subjects are highly endangered and, in depicting them, she seeks to enlighten the viewer to their beauty, humour and tenderness.
Bret Charman
Chris Mattison
Ashley Grove
Alice Hunter
Bret is an award-winning wildlife photographer and works in the marketing department at Wildlife Worldwide. Having taken a year out in Australia to pursue his passion for photography, Bret has helped us develop a range of new photography tours including Skomer Island and Finland.
A widely published, awardwinning wildlife writer and photographer, Chris specialises in reptiles and amphibians. He has led photographic trips to many locations including the Galapagos, the Falkland Islands, South East Asia, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
Ashley developed an interest in nature - and birds in particular - while growing up in the Warwickshire countryside, before setting up as a wildlife photographer in 2005. He now leads regular photographic and birding trips to The Gambia – his favourite destination.
Alice is a self-taught naturalist, freelance ecologist and professional wildlife photographer based in Cambridgeshire, but with a love of the French Alps in particular. She especially enjoys macro photography and nature writing, as well as having contributed to an anthology for the Wildlife Trusts.
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Slovenia
Brown Bear Photography Award-winning wildlife photographer Bret Charman has recently returned from Slovenia’s Dinaric Alps, where he went in search of European brown bear. For some reason Slovenia doesn’t really seem to be on the tourism radar, and for the life of me I can’t work out why. At the same time … long may it continue! It must be one of Europe’s most beautiful countries, filled with towering peaks, idyllic lakes, vast tracts of forest, traditional wildflower meadows and an incredible network of caves.
I think it is safe to say that Slovenia is one of my favourite bear watching destinations. You can’t ask for more than great sightings, wonderful food and such stunning surrounds. So if you want to discover the delights of Slovenia for yourself, be sure to join me in 2018 for a photographic adventure.
NEW Slovenia: Brown Bear Photography Group tour, 4 May 2018 6 days, from £1,845
In May of this year I was given the opportunity to explore the delights of the Dinaric Alps, in Slovenia’s south. There is a wealth of wildlife that calls these forested hills home, and one species in particular was the focus of my visit – the European brown bear. Slovenia is home to between 500 & 700 bears and it is the Notranjska and Kocevska regions, where I spent six fantastic days, photographing the bears from purpose-built hides. As you sit in the hide, quietly waiting, your senses begin to heighten. With a limited view in the hides, it is your hearing that seems to go into overdrive. A small crack makes you sit bolt upright, alert to some movement somewhere in the surrounding trees. Is it a bear? I can’t see anything, but it must be a bear, surely? What seems like an hour passes by (in fact it is only about a minute), when a pair of ears appear from behind a slight rise in the ground. A young bear tentatively wanders in to view, pausing every few yards, alert to my presence in the hide. As the seconds tick by the bear relaxes and starts to go about its business. This was just the first night, in one of many hides, in which I saw a number of wonderful bears.
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Photography Tours with Nick Garbutt
Wild West Winter Wonderland 18 Jan 2018 (full) & 17 Jan 2019 17 days from £6,695
Led by prize-winning photographer Nick Garbutt, this small group trip will reward you with images of frost-covered bison herds, coyotes and superb frozen waterfalls.
Tiger Photo & Art Safari 9 Mar 2018 13 days from £5,995
Search for Snow Leopards 4 Apr 2018 & 23 Feb 2019 18 days from £6,495
Hosted by Nick Garbutt and award-winning sculptor Nick Mackman, this 13-day art safari enables you to enjoy the highlights of India’s Pench and Kanha National Parks.
Join this unique and exclusive trip to Ulley Valley, India. Stay in a homestay and follow the finest naturalist guides by jeep and on foot in search of the elusive snow leopard.
India’s Wild Cats
Borneo: Rainforests & Rivers
22 Mar 2018 14 days from £6,795 No other animal heightens awareness and sets the pulse racing quite like a tiger, and tracking the secretive leopard comes a close second.
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26 Apr 2018 (full) 19 days from £7,195
Join this small group tour with acclaimed photographer Nick Garbutt to explore Borneo’s stunning landscapes and spectacular forests.
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NEW South Georgia: Festival of Wildlife Photography 1 Nov 2018 19 days from £10,695
Rightly referred to as ‘the most staggering wildlife show on earth’, South Georgia in spring during the breeding season is like being immersed in your very own private wildlife documentary.
Close-up on Alpine Nature 16 Jun 2018 8 days from £1,895
Macro photography expert, Alex Hyde, together with Nick Garbutt will take you through everything you need to know to photograph the macro world in Austria.
The Pantanal - Brazil’s Wetland Wonder 24 Aug 2018 18 days from £9,895
Watch and photograph wildlife in the Pantanal. This immense landlocked delta offers tremendous habitats and the finest opportunity to see the elusive jaguar.
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Puma & Patagonian Wildlife Photography
NEW Birds of Paradise Photography
20 Nov 2018 18 days from £11,295
29 Jun 2018 (full) 18 days from £10,595
Join acclaimed wildlife photographer Nick Garbutt in Papua New Guinea, and visit three of the country’s finest bird and wildlife locations.
NEW Costa Rica: Pacific & Caribbean Rainforests
NEW Spirit Bear Quest 18 Sep 2018 (full) 16 days from £8,795
A unique opportunity to search for and photograph the elusive spirit bear as well as grizzly bears, black bears, humpback whales, orcas and other whale species.
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Join renowned photographer Nick Garbutt on this incredible journey to the heart of Patagonia, refuge to a wealth of wildlife and a major stronghold for the region’s top predator, the puma.
27 Apr 2019 & 25 Apr 2020 19 days Price on request
Join this small group tour with acclaimed photographer Nick Garbutt to explore Costa Rica’s rich rainforests and photograph the wildlife that calls them home.
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Expert led
Small Group Photography Tours Our expert led photography tours are unrivalled. We have the very best leaders taking trips to the very most wonderful wildlife locations. Award winning photographer Bret Charman will leading a safari to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe and returning to Skomer for puffins and Finland for bears. In addition to his Bird Photographic Safari to The Gambia, Ashley Grove will return to Romania, and we introduce a trip to French Pyrenees with out budding new photographer Alice Hunter.
Bird Photography Safari
Bugs ‘n’ Beasts Indoors
Bird Photography in Extremadura
27 Jan 2018 with Alex Hyde 2 days from £395
20 Apr 2018 with Ashley Grove 5 days from £1,595
Take advantage of almost guaranteed sunshine in the Gambia and a wide range of glorious, photogenic subjects on this exceptional tour under the expert guidance of Ashley Grove.
Using captive-bred subjects like mantids, scorpions and spiders, this workshop recreates the experience of photography in a rainforest or tropical habitat.
This spring birdwatching break to provides an opportunity to photograph a wide diversity of species from dedicated hides during the breeding season.
NEW Slovenia’s Brown Bears
Focus on the Danube Delta
Skomer’s Perfect Puffins
5 May 2018 with Ashley Grove 8 days from £2,195
May-Jul 2018 with Bret Charman 3 days from £495
Join acclaimed photographer Bret Charman in Slovenia’s Dinaric Alps to photograph brown bear. There will also be the opportunity to photograph Ural owl and beautiful landscapes.
Join this tour in Romania, where purpose-built hides offer excellent opportunities to photograph exceptional wildlife and a fine array of bird species within the Danube Delta.
Spend 2 nights on the island of Skomer, home to one of the UK’s largest colonies of puffin, to escape the crowds and make the most of countless photographic opportunities.
Hungary: The Steppes & Forest
Finland: Boreal Predators
Flower Photography in the Pyrenees
16 Jun 2018 with Bret Charman 6 days from £2,395
14 Jul 2018 with Alice Hunter 8 days from £1,895
Join Bret Charman on this remarkable photography tour and capture images of Finland’s finest predators – brown bear, wolf and wolverine – in the boreal forest.
Join Alice Hunter in the French Pyrenees seeking out some of the floral highlights, striking insects and the magnificent scenery while fine-tuning your photography skills.
5 Dec 2017 with Ashley Grove 11 days from £2,795
4 May 2018 with Bret Charman 6 days from £1,845
27 May 2018 with Ashley Grove 7 days from £1,945
With Ashley Grove and the knowledge of our local guide, this spring photographic tour focuses on Hungary’s birds at the peak of the breeding season using specialist hides.
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Madagascar’s South & West
Festival of Bears
Join acclaimed photographer Chris Mattison on a unique journey, taking in the best of Madagascar’s prolific wildlife. Explore some of the island’s finest reserves from rainforests to spectacular dry habitats.
Renowned conservationist Mark Carwardine and Wildlife Worldwide founder Chris Breen accompany a special visit to Knight Inlet, within the Great Bear Rainforest, to see grizzlies during the peak of the salmon run.
21 Sep 2018 with Chris Mattison 20 days from £5,495
6 Oct 2018 with Mark Carwardine 9 days from £6,495
Mana Pools: Wild Dogs & Elephants 1 Nov 2018 with Bret Charman 11 days from £7,945
Join Bret Charman on this unique safari for close encounters and unrivalled photographic opportunities of wild dogs and bull elephants in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park.
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Country
Tour Name
Photographers
Departure Date
Duration
Price From
Madagascar
An Island Apart
Nick Garbutt
10 Oct 2017 (full)
21 days
£6,795
Peru
Amazon’s Secrets - A Photography Workshop
Nick Garbutt & Alex Hyde
9 Nov 2017 (full)
17 days
£5,795
Gambia
Bird Photography Safari
Ashley Grove
5 Dec 2017
11 days
£2,795
17 days
£6,695
USA
Wild West Winter Wonderland
Nick Garbutt
18 Jan 2018 (full) &17 Jan 2019
UK
Bugs ‘n’ Beasts indoors - Photography Workshop
Alex Hyde & Bret Charman
27 Jan 2018
2 days
£395
India
NEW Tiger Photo & Art Safari
Nick Garbutt & Nick Mackman
9 Mar 2018
13 days
£5,995
India
India’s Wild Cats
Nick Garbutt
22 Mar 2018
14 days
£6,795
India
Search for Snow Leopards
Nick Garbutt
4 Apr 2018 & 23 Feb 2019
18 days
£6,495
Spain
Bird Photography in Extremadura
Ashley Grove
20 Apr 2018
5 days
£1,595
Borneo
Rainforests & Rivers
Nick Garbutt
26 Apr 2018 (full)
19 days
£7,195
Slovenia
NEW Slovenia Bear Photography
Bret Charman
4 May 2018
6 days
£1,845
Romania
Focus on the Danube Delta
Ashley Grove
5 May 2018
8 days
£2,195
UK
Dorset’s Spring Treasures
Nick Garbutt & Alex Hyde
18 May 2018
3 days
£495 (land only)
Hungary
Spring Photography in the Steppe & Forests
Ashley Grove
27 May 2018
7 days
£1,945
UK
Skomer’s Perfect Puffins
Bret Charman
Jun 2018
3 days
tbc
France
Spring Photography in the Vercors
Ashley Grove & Alice Hunter
10 Jun 2018
8 days
£1,845
Austria
Close-up on Alpine Nature
Nick Garbutt & Alex Hyde
16 Jun 2018
8 days
£1,895
Finland
Boreal Predators Photography
Bret Charman
16 Jun 2018
6 days
£2,395
Papua New Guinea
NEW Birds of Paradise Photography
Nick Garbutt
29 Jun 2018 (full)
18 days
£10,595
France
Flower Photography in the Pyrenees
Alice Hunter
14 Jul 2018
8 days
£1,895
Brazil
The Pantanal - Brazil’s Wetland Wonder
Nick Garbutt
24 Aug 2018
18 days
£9,895
Canada
NEW Festival of Whales - Bay of Fundy
Mark Carwardine
1 Sep 2018
9 days
£5,295
Canada
Spirit Bear Quest
Nick Garbutt
18 Sep 2018 (full)
16 days
£8,795
Madagascar
Madagascar’s South & West Photography
Chris Mattison
21 Sep 2018
20 days
£5,495
Canada
NEW Festival of Bears - Knight Inlet
Mark Carwardine
6 Oct 2018
9 days
£6,495
Zimbabwe
NEW Mana Pools - Wild Dogs & Elephants
Bret Charman
1 Nov 2018
11 days
£7,945
South Georgia
NEW Festival of Wildlife Photography
Nick Garbutt & Alex Hyde
1 Nov 2018
19 days
£10,695 (voyage only)
Chile
Puma & Patagonian Wildlife Photography
Nick Garbutt
20 Nov 2018
18 days
£11,295
Nick Garbutt
27 Apr 2019 & 25 Apr 2020
19 days
On request
Costa Rica
NEW Pacific & Caribbean Rainforests
All holiday prices in this brochure are based on two persons sharing, including flights from the UK (except where specified), accommodation, transfers and the services of an expert leader and photographer. Prices correct at the time of print. For full details call our expert wildlife team. Photographs courtesy of: Nick Garbutt, Alex Hyde, Bret Charman, Ashley Grove, Chris Mattison & Mark Carwardine.
Wildlife Worldwide is a part of the Natural Travel Collection Ltd, a small independent travel company that places a special emphasis on sustainable tailor-made holidays.
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