Good trip.

Our guide, Steve Grainger, was fantastic and enhanced our experience in all of the beautiful places we visited.

Overall we had a great time. The most outstanding aspect of this trip was the local guide, Pedro Moreira, who was super knowledgeable, interactive, a lot of fun, and always cheerful and helpful. Petro worked hard to make the trip the success that it was. This being a birding tour, Pedro showed us a diverse, comprehensive, and representative selection of local birdlife, ranging from the iconic species to some exceptional rarities. Pedro also pointed out and explained other interesting sights of both natural and cultural history. The out-of-country tour owner of All4birding and an associate attended too, assisting with logistics and bird-spotting. Cultural highlights included fine dining throughout, wine-tasting at four very different venues, a night tour of a palaeolithic rock-art site, and a day tour of Lisbon. The recommended changes we suggest come from ourselves being seniors with some mobility limitations and hearing loss. The van could be upgraded to a better model, to allow for the frequent in-and-outs by passengers in the back; a microphone and speaker would improve communication. Getting around at Hotel Casa da Cisterna was problematic owing to the steep cobble streets and stairways, but that was unavoidable considering this unique opportunity to stay in a medieval town. A little more information about each day's events and perhaps a brief interpretive introduction to the places where we stayed would help. Free time could be scheduled to allow participants to rest or explore on their own.

This was a very well organized and executed trip plan. Our guides, Katinka and Pedro, were very knowledgable and very adept at locating and identifying the birds, getting them in the scope and making sure that everyone got a chance to see them. All of the accommodations were first rate and the food was excellent. As was the wine. All of the historical and cultural aspects of the trip were very interesting as well making this a very well rounded experience. I highly recommend!

We had a wonderful trip. Scheduling was smooth, accomodations and food more than satisfactory. Having Eric Martinez as our principal birding guide really made this trip an excellent experience. Oaxaca is Eric''s backyard, so to speak, so his familiarity with and love of its terrain and habitat makes him the perfect birding guide. We also appreciated his knowledge of natural history, archaeology, and history. The visits to the coffee finca and the weaving business were informative and interesting, and their end-products outstanding. We are so pleased that we signed up for this all4birding tour!