The Travelling Naturalist
Vacancies at 13 December 2011

  • Please note that places can become available due to cancellation at short notice.
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    We also operate waiting lists for trips with no vacancies at present.

January 2012 		   
SOUTH AFRICA - Cape & Karooo Sat 7 - Sun 22 Jan 3 x places
NZ - Flowers & Wildlife Sat 7 - Wed 25 Jan NO VACANCIES
UGANDA - Gorillas & Chimps Tue 10 - Sat 21 Jan single/twin/double
FALKLAND ISLANDS Wed 11 - Wed 25 Jan please enquire
MEXICO - Monarchs & whales Sat 21 Jan - Sun 5 Feb NO VACANCIES
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Thu 26 Jan - Wed 8 Feb single/twin/double

February 2012 		   
CAMBODIA Wed 1 - Sat 11 Feb NO VACANCIES
COSTA RICA Sat 4 - Fri 17 Feb NO VACANCIES
SRI LANKA Sun 5 - Sat 18 Feb single/twin/double
ETHIOPIA Sat 4 - Fri 17 Feb single/twin/double
ICELAND in Winter Thu 16 - Mon 20 Feb NO VACANCIES
HOLLAND - Wild Goose Chase! Thu 16 - Mon 20 Feb single/twin/double
GHANA Fri 24 Feb - Tue 6 Mar single/twin/double
USA - Hawaii Sat 25 Feb - Sat 10 Mar NO VACANCIES

March 2012 		   
MAURITIUS Sat 3 - Fri 16 March single/twin/double
ICELAND in Winter Thu 8 - Mon 12 Mar single/twin/double
INDIA - Hill Railways Sun 18 - Sat 31 Mar single/twin/double
ICELAND in Winter Thu 22 - Mon 26 Mar NO VACANCIES
MOROCCO in Spring Thu 22 Mar - Fri 1 Apr single/twin/double
CYPRUS - South Sun 25 Mar - Sun 1 Apr single/twin/double
GREECE - Peloponnese Thu 29 Mar - Thu 5 Apr single/twin/double
SPAIN - Extremadura in Spring Sat 31 Mar - Sat 7 Apr single/twin/double
MALDIVES Sat 31 Mar - Sun 8 Apr single/twin/double

April 2012 		   
SWEDEN Thu 12 - Sun 15 Apr single/twin/double
GREEK ISLANDS - Crete Fri 13 - Fri 20 Apr single/twin/double
MONTENEGRO & ALBANIA Sat 14 - Sun 22 Apr single/twin/double
ITALY - Sicily Wed 18 - Wed 25 Apr NO VACANCIES
GREECE - Western Sat 21 - Sat 28 Apr single/twin/double
FRANCE - Corsica Sun 22 Apr - Sun 29 Apr single/twin/double
ESTONIA Sat 28 Apr - Sat 5 May single/twin/double
BELARUS Sat 28 Apr - Sun 6 May single/twin/double
FRANCE - Corsica Sun 29 Apr - Sun 6 May single/twin/double

May 2012 		   
TURKEY - Southern Wed 2 - Sat 12 May single/twin/double
BULGARIA in spring Fri 4 - Sun 13 May single/twin/double
FRANCE - Dordogne Sat 5 - Fri 11 May 1 x single
GREEK ISLANDS - Lesvos Sat 5 -Sat 12 May single/twin/double
POLAND in Spring Sat 5 - Sun 13 May single/twin/double
ROMANIA in spring Sat 5 - Sun 13 May single/twin/double
SPAIN - Berdun Sun 6 - Sun 13 May single/twin/double
TANZANIA Sun 6 - Thu 17 May single/twin/double
DORSET - Moonfleet Mon 7 - Thu 10 May single/twin/double
ISLES OF SCILLY Sat 12 - Thu 17 May NO VACANCIES
FRANCE - Brenne Sat 12 - Fri 18 May single/twin/double
AUSTRIA in Spring Sat 12 - Sat 19 May single/twin/double
ITALY - Po Delta Sat 19 - Fri 25 May single/twin/double
MACEDONIA FYR Mon 21 - Mon 28 May single/twin/double
HUNGARY IN SPRING Sat 26 May - Sat 2 Jun single/twin/double
ORKNEY - Wildlife & History Sat 26 May - Sat 2 Jun single/twin/double

June 2012 		   
GERMANY - Bavarian Alps Sat 2 - Sat 9 Jun single/twin/double
SPAIN - Spanish Pyrenees Sat 2 - Sat 9 Jun single/twin/double
USA - Alaska Sat 2 - Wed 13 Jun (ext to 18 Jun) single/twin/double
OUTER HEBRIDES Sun 3 - Sat 9 Jun single/twin/double
USA - Montana & Yellowstone Sun 3 - Sat 16 Jun single/twin/double
CANADA - Rockies Sun 3 - Sun 17 Jun single/twin/double
SPAIN - Dragonflies & Wildlife Sat 9 - Sat 16 Jun single/twin/double
FRANCE - Cévennes Sat 9 - Sat 16 Jun single/twin/double
FRANCE - Vercors Sun 10 - Sun 17 Jun single/twin/double
SWITZERLAND Sat 16 - Sat 23 Jun single/twin/double
ESTONIA - Birds Butterflies & Flowers Sat 16 - Sat 23 Jun single/twin/double
MACEDONIA FYR Sat 16 - Sat 23 Jun single/twin/double
SLOVAKIA - Birds & Butterflies Sun 17 - Sat 23 Jun single/twin/double
ISLE OF MAN Mon 18 - Fri 22 Jun single/twin/double
FRANCE - French Pyrenees Wed 20 - Wed 27 Jun single/twin/double
FRANCE - Dordogne Dragonflies Sat 23 - Fri 29 Jun single/twin/double
SLOVAKIA - Dragonflies Sat 23 - Sat 30 Jun single/twin/double

July 2012 		   
ICELAND in Summer Sun 1 - Wed 11 Jul single/twin/double
NEW FOREST Mon 2 - Thu 5 Jul single/twin/double
FAROE ISLANDS Mon 16 - Mon 23 Jul single/twin/double
SPITSBERGEN Sat 21 - Tue 31 Jul single/twin/double

August 2012 		   
CANADA - Grand Manan Mon 20 - Wed 29 Aug single/twin/double

September 2012 		   
AUSTRIA in Autumn Sat 1 - Sat 8 Sep single/twin/double
GREECE - Macedonian Gold Wed 5 - Wed 12 Sep single/twin/double
CANADA - Vancouver Is. Fri 7 - Tue 18 Sep single/twin/double
FRANCE - Camargue & Pyrenees Sat 8 - Sun 15 Sep single/twin/double
ROMANIA in Autumn Sat 8 - Sun 16 Sep single/twin/double
BORNEO Sun 9 - Fri 21 Sep single/twin/double
SPAIN - Andalucía in Autumn Wed 12 - Wed 19 Sep single/twin/double
SWEDEN in Autumn Thu 13 - Mon 17 Sep single/twin/double
ICELAND - Volcanoes Thu 13 - Tue 18 Sep 3 x places
ESTONIA in Autumn Sat 15 - Sat 22 Sep single/twin/double
TURKEY - Bosporus Sat 15 - Sat 22 Sep single/twin/double
TRANSYLVANIA & HUNGARY Sat 15 - Sun 23 Sep single/twin/double
LATVIA - Wild Harvest Mon 17 - Mon 24 Sep single/twin/double
BULGARIA in Autumn Fri 21 - Fri 28 Sep single/twin/double
SOUTH AFRICA - Cape & Garden route Wed 26 Sep - Thu 11 Oct single/twin/double
MADAGASCAR Thu 27 Sep - Thu 11 Oct single/twin/double
BRAZIL - Jaguars & Harpy Eagles Fri 28 Sep - Fri 12 Oct single/twin/double
***NB Date change****
MALDIVES
Sat 29 Sep - Sun 7 Oct
single/twin/double
USA - Utah & Arizona Sun 30 Sep - Wed 10 Oct (ext to Mon 15) single/twin/double

October 2012 		   
MOROCCO - Northern Sat 6 - Sun 14 Oct single/twin/double
GUYANA Wed 10 - Tue 23 Oct single/twin/double
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS Sat 13 - Sat 20 Oct single/twin/double
SPAIN - Extremadura in Autumn Sun 14 - Sun 21 Oct single/twin/double
HUNGARY in Autumn Sun 14 - Sun 21 Oct single/twin/double
USA - Vintage Arizona Mon 15 - Sun 28 Oct single/twin/double
ARGENTINA - Cacti Mon 22 Oct - Mon 5 Nov single/twin/double
GALÚPAGOS
ECUADOR extension 		Thu 25 Oct - Sun 4 Nov
(ext to Sun 11 Nov) 		single/twin/double
single/twin/double
SOUTH AFRICA - Kruger & Drakensberg Tue 30 Oct - Thu 15 Nov single/twin/double

November 2012 		   
SEYCHELLES Fri 2 - Sun 11 Nov
(ext to 15 Nov) 		single/twin/double
AUSTRALIA - Total Eclipse Sun 4 - Fri 23 Nov single/twin/double
INDIA - Tigers Wed 14 - Sat 24 Nov (ext to Wed 28) single/twin/double
SRI LANKA Thu 15 - Thu 29 Nov single/twin/double
ARGENTINA - Patagonia & Iguazú Sun 18 - Fri 30 Nov
(ext to Mon 3 Dec) 		single/twin/double
SPAIN - Cranes & Wallcreepers Sun 18 - Sat 24 Nov single/twin/double
NEW ZEALAND Sun 18 Nov - Sat 1 Dec (ext to Sat 8) single/twin/double
HOLLAND - Wild Goose Chase! Thu 22 Nov - Mon 26 Nov single/twin/double
ICELAND in Winter Thu 22 - Mon 26 Nov single/twin/double

December 2012 		   
INDIA - Northwest Sat 1 - Fri 14 Dec single/twin/double

January 2013 		   
FALKLANDS Wed 2 - Wed 16 Jan single/twin/double
CAPE FLOWERS Sat 5 - Sun 20 Jan single/twin/double
NZ Flowers Sat 5 - Wed 23 Jan single/twin/double
UGANDA - Gorillas & Chimps Tue 8 - Sat 19 Jan single/twin/double
MALDIVES Sat 19 - Sun 27 Jan single/twin/double
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Fri 25 Jan - Thu 7 Feb single/twin/double

February 2013 		   
COSTA RICA Sat 9 - Fri 22 Feb single/twin/double
ETHIOPIA Mon 16 Feb - Thu 1 Mar single/twin/double
USA - Hawaii Sat 23 Feb - Sat 9 Mar single/twin/double