Julian Sykes Wildlife Holidays (Oliva Rama Tours) for wildlife holidays including bird & mammal watching

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Welcome to Julian Sykes Wildlife Holidays

I have been interested in nature and the natural world all my life and have had the good fortune to be able to combine my love of wildlife & my experience as a guide to develop these holidays for you. I started operating in Spain as a professional wildlife guide several years ago & since then I have developed an excellent reputation for 'value for money' holidays and short breaks always conducted with a high level of professionalism and good humour.

I have had the opportunity to continue to expand & now offer wildlife holidays & short breaks to most areas of Spain (including Iberian Lynx & Wolf watching) with a growing overseas portfolio including Morocco, Turkey, India & Canada.

Mr Michael Kerr of the DAILY TELEGRAPH has just written an article on one of my recent tours to Southern Catalonia. Please view it HERE

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Our Aim: To provide wildlife & birdwatching holidays that will be enjoyed by all levels of enthusiast from the beginner to the most target focused. The holidays & short breaks always look to strike a balance ensuring the ultimate feeling of an enjoyable and relaxing time. This can be achieved with our promise of maintaining a small group ratio, allowing everyone the special attention needed.

All our trips are run with customer focus with all members being fully informed and involved in the daily itinerary, with any necessary changes being highlighted to the group before being implemented. Even when birds are the primary focus we will always concentrate on all forms of wildlife including mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, amphibians and lizards. We will also endeavour to make all our tours as comfortable and relaxed as possible, with special attention to relating our knowledge and experience over the course of the trip.

We are developing holidays with “a non-birding” partner in mind so look out for the following logo NBW which means that there are optional activities & time to relax with a book.

For more details on how we achieve our aim, please see the testimonials at the end of each itinerary.

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FEATURED WILDLIFE HOLIDAY:

Extremadura & Castilla La Mancha

24th - 31st March 2012 (only 2 places)

Extremadura is world famous amongst naturalists and birdwatchers with its incredible diversity and sheer numbers. In early Spring Great Bustards will be performing their bizarre 'foam bath' display, Little Bustards could still be in their winter flocks alongside Pin tailed & Black bellied Sandgrouse. Migrant breeding birds will be arriving on a daily basis with raucous Great Spotted Cuckoos being chased by their main host – Magpies. We shall watch the aerial display of Lesser Kestrels hawking insects around the famous ‘bull ring’ of historic Trujillo - home of the Conquistadors. Then there’s our day in arguably Spain’s premier National Park – Monfrague. Its jagged limestone peaks and rolling hills are constantly patrolled by vultures, eagles and kites including the rare and endangered Spanish Imperial Eagle. Our day here also includes a dusk visit for Eagle Owl, which have bred on the pinnacle of Portilla de Tietar for many years. Extremadura has it all!

Conversely the wetlands of La Mancha will hold good numbers of Greater Flamingos, wildfowl, waders and usually a few surprises along with a visit to the Gigantes (Windmills) on the 'Ruta de Don Quixote'. One of the week’s highlights will be a memorable half day in the little-known reserve of Los Cabañeros, a haven for birds (especially raptors) and mammals, as we traverse this 'Serengeti of Spain' in special vehicles getting us to the more remote inaccessible areas of this National Park.

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