Photography Experiences & Tours - Overseas & UK

Caron

“I have just returned from an absolutely fantastic trip to Ranthambhore with Janette. The organisation was faultless from the moment I booked.”

I have just returned from an absolutely fantastic trip to Ranthambhore with Janette. The organisation was faultless from the moment I booked. The transfer from Delhi airport to the accommodation was long but extremely comfortable and we were well looked after. The accommodation was perfect; clean, comfortable and with friendly, helpful staff – nothing was too much trouble. The food was excellent and plentiful with great service and always with a smile. The pool was ideal for relaxation between game drives.

The game drives were phenomenal. Ash and Sajid, our guide and driver, were just amazing. Their knowledge of the area and their tracking skills have to be seen to be believed. We had many tiger encounters as well as encounters with many other species such as leopard, sloth bear, langur monkeys, soft shell turtle (what a strange creature that is), many bird species and probably one of my favourite encounters, fruit bats (that's a story for another day). Of course, photography was our main reason for being on this trip and Ash and Sajid made sure that we got good light and positioning for our photography but were always respectful and primarily concerned with the well being of the animals.

Janette is an excellent tour guide and travelling companion. She worked hard to ensure that the trip was just perfect in every way and was always available for advice and guidance. She is helpful, knowledgeable and definitely great fun to be with. I can wholeheartedly recommend travelling with Natural Wonders, either with friends or as a solo traveller. You will be very well looked after. I can't wait to travel with Janette again soon.

Sue

“Terrific Tigers and superlative Sloth Bears, what more could one ask for from a trip to Ranthambore ? I cannot praise Janette’s Bengal Tiger Trip enough. Janette is highly- organised ( in a good way) and the whole trip was perfectly choreographed from start to finish so one could just relax and enjoy the wildlife and photography.”

Ash our guide and Sajid our driver were simply the best and managed to get us a number of fantastic Tiger encounters . We saw a wide variety of Tiger behaviour , including a Tigress devouring her Prey , a mother with her three cubs bathing in the water and a huge male wallowing in a waterhole to cool down. I had set my heart on seeing a Sloth Bear and the team certainly delivered as after hard search they found me a mother with her two cubs which for me was one of the highlights of the trip. In addition to the large mammals there is a cornucopia of wildlife in the park: Golden Jackals, Wild Boar, Parakeets, various Owls , Palm Squirrel and Langur Monkey , all in incredibly beautiful settings. We paid extra for a half day permit in the park which if one can stand the heat I would recommend as one can go anywhere in the park and as there are so few of these permits issued one gets very private encounters with the Tigers.

You do not have to be an experienced photographer to enjoy this trip. I am a beginner but with Janette’s advice on settings and endless patience and kindness in helping me with the camera’s mysterious workings I achieved some great photos. I would return in a heartbeat and will definitely be going on another adventure with Janette as this was such a wonderful experience.

Peter M

“I’ve just recovered from my second workshop with Janette, the Mid-Wales Safari. The weather was rotten, we got wet and cold and lenses got rain on them and it was pure magic.”

None of these things manifested themselves until we got back to the warm, welcoming B&B and a mug of steaming tea. The farm was as close as possible to being home from home, the food was just like mum made, the hosts Jane and Richard were warm , friendly and extremely informative in exactly the way Janette is herself, always there but never imposing.

Photographically it was magnificent, the Elan Valley, Red Kites feeding and the day spent with Hawks and Owls. As to the farm breakfast was to die for. I have no hesitation in unreservedly recommending this workshop to anyone who loves photography, great scenery, great birds. and great food.

This Lady certainly knows how to pick places.