China
I have been to China four times but I have barely scratched the surface. The country is huge, of course, and hugely diverse. The mammalwatcing is fantastic in Sichuan and Qinghai
The Netherlands
I haven't looked for mammals in Holland, but I've included community reports from those that have.
The Azores
The Azores offer some of Europe's best whale watching. In the summer you can expect to see a good diversity of species including - if you get good weather - beaked whales.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a fabulous, empty adventure of a country. My 2 weeks here in September 2016 was one of my best ever trips, with 45 species in 15 nights.
Georgia
Georgia is a spectacularly beautiful country, with great food and friendly people. More importantly it is the best place to see two fabulous mountain goats: the Eastern and Western
Bulgaria
I took trips to Bulgaria in 2020 and 2022, focussing on finding two of the country's rarest small mammals: Mouse-tailed Dormouse and Romanian Hamster.
Romania
I spent a week in Transylvania in March 2022 looking for Eurasian Lynx on a Sakertours trip. And I returned in 2025 for Sakertours's inaugural mole-rat safari,
Taiwan
I spent a week in Taiwan in August 2017. The country is not at all what I imagined: far more forest, mountains and mammals.I returned for two nights in July 2018. Dasyeushan Nation
Albania
I spent a couple of nights in Albania in April 2019 on a road trip with my daughter. I was not allowed to spend a lot of time looking for mammals – if you have met Katy you w
Japan
I hadn't thought about visiting Japan for tourism or mammals,and was under the impression it was largely built up and totally expensive. But when I started reading about the place,