While scouting out areas of southeast China for future Rockjumper tours, David Shackelford has become the youngest person on earth to see 8,000 bird species! He was hiking in the remote forests of China’s Wuyishan Mountain Range when he found the rare Cabot’s Tragopan, one of Asia’s most impressive...

Rainer and I recently finished our first of two back-to-back Rockjumper tours of Assam and Bhutan for the 2011 year. What a fabulous time we had! As usual, we were treated to sublime birds, excellent mammals, awesome Himalayan scenery and first class service by our Indian and Bhutanese friends. Some of the...

David Hoddinott has recently returned from 3 Ethiopian tours with several exciting discoveries under his belt. He writes: On the 21st January, I travelled to north-eastern Ethiopia with a group on a reconnaissance birding tour. We visited the remote area of Jijiga, little visited by foreigners, let alone other...

Africa boasts a unique and rich assemblage of wildlife that rivals any other region of the world. From the savannas of East Africa, the unique Cape Floral Kingdom to the mighty rainforests of West Africa, there is something exotic and special about traveling and exploring this wonderful continent. It’s no...

I have recently returned from guiding Rockjumper’s latest Falklands Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica cruise and wanted to share some of my photographic highlights. Over the years I have travelled extensively in search of photographic subjects and must rank this cruise as my most memorable photographic...