Qinghai’s Gouli Valley, Qilian Mountains and Xining (China), 2026
For the third leg of my China month I returned to Qinghai and the Tibetan Plateau. I was here in 2015 for two weeks and saw for myself that this is one of the world’s great wildl
Trip Report – Gabon Wildlife Adventure – Royle Safaris – June & July 2025 (Two Trips)
Once again Royle Safaris was back in Gabon during the summer mandrill breeding season, in 2025 we ran two trips back to back and once again the itineraries were focused around the
Yunnan, April 2026
Ever since I read Sichao Ma’s 2023 report about Yunnan’s primates I had wanted to visit. I asked around, but I couldn’t figure out how to plan a trip. Some sites were rum
Sri Lanka, Feb 2026
10 day trip in this beautiful country with the fabulous Dulan. All five primates, three cat species and two pangolins.
Antarctic Peninsula Summer Season Report 2025/26
The following report contains mammal sightings from the 11 Antarctic Peninsula expeditions I worked on this season from November 2025 through to March 2026. I hope that this inform
India – April 2026
In mid April after booking the trip 20 months before I was finally on my way to India for a wildlife watching holiday. The travel was made more difficult and expensive because of s
A 30 day trip India as part of The Big Cat Year
As part of The Big Cat Year we made a visit to India, organized together with Vana Safaris. We focused in Northeast India at Kaziranga NP, Manas NP, Kokaijani, Eaglenest Wildlife S
Argentina and Chile Mammal trip report – Nick Buys
The main targets of the trip, around which the itinerary was designed, were Puma and Orca. For this, we focused on two main areas: Torres del Paine National Park in Chile and Pen