“Andy Foster organised a fabulous tailor made 3 week tour of Rio, the Atlantic rainforest, Pantanal and Iguacu in July 2024 for for our elderly group of 4, combining wonderful bird and wildlife watching with a little basic touristy stuff in Rio and Iguacu.  He was very helpful and flexible in the development of a suitable plan, the communication and organisation was faultless, the accommodations and meals wonderful, the drivers excellent, the transport spacious and the guides first rate, especially Andy himself.   He was very attentive to our needs and wishes, communicated well and his birding skills are among the best we’ve encountered on our extensive worldwide travels. I would add that one of our number had an unfortunate fall on Pico da Caledonia requiring facial stitches at a hospital and this was dealt with very professionally and efficiently with a hospital visit and no significant disruption to the itinerary for anyone.
Despite some general mobility restrictions within our group, we saw over 300 bird species and 13 mammals including jaguars, giant otters, giant anteater. We very much enjoyed our stays at Itororo Lodge, Hotel de Ype, Piuval Lodge and Porto Jofre Hotel where the birding in the grounds including on feeders was amazing.
I would highly recommend Serra dos Tucanos to anyone contemplating a trip to Brazil focusing on wildlife.”

“I was extremely fortunate to have Andy as our leader on a trip to SE Brazil. His intimate knowledge of the birds of the region, their calls, habitat preferences, etc was crucial in us seeing so many of the region’s birds especially its specialities. However, it was not just his birding knowledge that was so impressive. His overall leadership of the group, his fluent Portuguese, his constant drive to search for the birds and ensure all participants were catered for (whether in getting to see the birds, getting good photographs of them or ensuring all were comfortable at all stages of the trip), all facilitated a superb group dynamic which added greatly to the experience. I only wish all leaders were similar.”