How to book your holiday

To reserve a place on any of these tours simply send me an e-mail stating the following details :

Name - your full name as it appears in your passport

Passport number

Passport expiry date

Sex

Date of birth

Nationality

Tour - name of the tour you wish to join

I will then reserve your place on the tour, and contact you to request a 10% deposit which can be paid either via PayPal or direct to my bank account of which I will supply details. You will also receive a copy of my terms of business. After receiving your deposit I will send full details of the itinerary and accommodation. As soon as sufficient participants ( 3 persons ) have booked to guarantee the tour's departure, I will contact you again and give you the go-ahead to book your flights. Final balance is due 60 days before departure. Tour prices are based on sharing twin bedded rooms, but single supplements are usually available, please enquire.

Peru - Butterfly adventure in Central Peru

21st May - 2nd June 2011 ( exact dates to be confirmed )

Peru has more butterfly species than any other country - over 3700, and you will probably see in excess of 400 species on this short holiday, which is timed to coincide with the period of highest diversity and abundance. Our tour takes place at a time when the trails are normally dry and the weather is likely to be warm dry and sunny, encouraging hundreds of species to mud-puddle at the edge of the streams. Expect to see several species of Morpho, Marpesia, Caligo, Caria, Adelpha, Rhetus, Ancyluris, Callicore, Doxocopa, Prepona, Myscelus, Jemadia, Ithomia, Parides, Heraclides, and also a huge variety of diurnal and nocturnal moths. You will need to be physically fit, because reaching the main site involves a slightly strenuous 2 hour hike where you will have to wade across a couple of streams and climb short sections of steep and sometimes slippery hillside. Travel is by road in a comfortable minibus or 4x4. Accommodation includes 5 nights in city hotels and 5 nights in a simple forest hut where we will have dormitory style accommodation. Although conditions at the hut are very basic, the rewards far outweigh the discomforts, and you'll probably see and photograph more species on this short trip than most people manage to see during a lifetime - in 2010 for example we photographed almost 400 species in 5 days, all within a 5 minute walk of our base ! Further information available on request.

Group size 3 - 5, plus tour leader, local guide & driver.

Price £ 1995 per person, plus international return air fares.

Bookings now being accepted NOW - please contact the organiser / tour leader Adrian Hoskins.

West Malaysia - the Birdwing tour

11 days - June 2011

This is an easy going tour on which we will be spending 3 days at the foot of the Cameron Highlands where we will be visiting one of the best sites in Asia for the Rajah Brooke's Birdwing - one of the world's most magnificent butterflies, an incredibly beautiful species that is fortunately very easy to approach and photograph ! Here and at Fraser's Hill where we spend another 2 days we should see many other spectacular species including the stunning orange long-tailed hairstreak Eooxylides tharis, fascinating Lamproptera Dragontails, gorgeous Graphium Swordtails and Jays, in fact all of the species illustrated in the Butterflies of Malaysia gallery, and many more. The highlight for many will be the 4 days we spend at Taman Negara - one of the world's oldest rainforests - a site where we will have the chance to explore numerous trails and river sandbanks where we can photograph and study many of Malaysia's beautiful butterflies amidst stunningly beautiful surroundings. Travel is by air-conditioned car or minibus on good quality roads. At Taman Negara we use motorised canoes to reach certain areas. Accommodation is in comfortable bungalows at Taman Negara, and in simple but clean & comfortable hotels elsewhere. Walking is always at a gentle pace, and you can wander at your own pace to study the butterflies.

Group size 2 - 4, plus tour leader / driver. Exact dates to be announced.

Price £ 2195 per person ( twin share accommodation ), plus international air fares.

Bookings now being accepted NOW - please contact the organiser / tour leader Adrian Hoskins.

Ghana - West African rainforest butterflies

15 days - November / December 2011

This is an easy going tour on which we will have about 3 days based at each of 4 lodges at various sites including Kakum, Bobiri butterfly reserve, Boabeng-Fiema sanctuary and Wli Falls. On this tour we expect to see a great variety of spectacular Nymphalidae including many stunningly beautiful Euphaedra, Bebearia and Charaxes species. There will also be lots of pretty long-tailed hairstreaks, Epitola blues, numerous gaudy Acraea species, and many magnificent Swallowtails, Pierids and Satyrines. Travel is by road in a comfortable 4x4. Accommodation is in simple but clean and comfortable hotels, guesthouses and lodges. Walking is always at a slow pace, and you can wander freely on the trails to study and photograph the butterflies at leisure.

Group size 3 - 6 plus tour leader and driver. Exact dates / further details to be published shortly.

Price £ 2695 per person ( twin share accommodation ), plus international air fares.

Bookings now being accepted NOW - please contact the organiser / tour leader Adrian Hoskins.