Our Guest Reviews

Eric Skrzypczak
http://www.wildlifehobbies.com
April 2010

I recently hired this guide service. They exceeded all expectations. This is a difficult region of the world to photograph. It is dense rainforest. Humidity and rain are prevalent. However if you are seeking to increase your endemics please look them up. They went above and beyond to produce the birds. This is definitely a binoculars "first" photography "second" region of the world. I saw far more species then I was able to photograph. The heavy forest canopies and dark forest conditions make photography challenging. I was only with them for three days as that was all the time my business trip would permit. People would typically spend 3-4 days in areas that by necessity had to be covered in a single day. - Andrew I had a blast - thank you so very much!

Jon Mercer - United Kingdom
http://www.jhmercer.co.uk/
March 2010

I spent an enjoyable couple of days with Andrew Sebastian at Fraser's Hill and Kuala Selangor - many birds, efficient logistics - the whole minitour ran seamlessly with good accommodation and food etc and very knowledgable guiding on the birds and their calls.

John and Carolyn Walton - United Kingdom
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February 2010

Our 12 day tour in February 2010 was excellently organised. We covered the main habitats on the peninsular in that short time and thanks to our congenial hosts Andrew and Irshad saw 230 species, consumed plate after plate of delicious meals, walked miles and laughed a lot. We can't wait to return to your beautiful country.

Robert and Sally Kendall - USA
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February 2010

In February 2010, we joined Andrew Sebastian, Guna Segaran, and Irshad Mobarak for birding forays to Fraser's Hill, Taman Negara, Maxwell's Hill, Kuala Gula, and Langkawi Island on (or just off) peninsular Malaysia. Except for travel between these sites, we spent little time in vehicles and much time on our feet. The upland and lowland forests gave us splendid experiences, the kinks in our necks notwithstanding, and the edge, open, and coastal areas visited provided a well-rounded exposure to the peninsula's rich avifauna--and to the mammals: gibbon wars in the hill forests were memorable, as was our eye-level look at the taxonomically enigmatic colugo on Langkowi Island. As North Americans, we've had some experience with Asian birds (Sri Lanka, northern India), but it was especially rewarding to see some spectacular new trogons, a group we share. And although we've spent time in Africa (and Sri Lanka), the hornbills we saw exceeded all previous standards of casque ornamentation; the canopy walk we took brought us intimately among them, and Langkowi expanded our appreciation of them further.
 
Our guides were excellent--in their expertise, in their ability and effort to put the slower members of the party (us) on the birds, and in their affability. Even the vehicle drivers participated, either with the enthusiasm of a new interest or with the budding ability of birding experience. We learned a great deal from them all about Malaysia in the course of our tour. Transportation arrangements were seamless. As others have mentioned, accommodations were fine and food was tasty (better, on average, outside hotels). The people of peninsular Malaysia were among the friendliest we've encountered anywhere. I recommend the Birding Malaysia group to anyone interested in this area, recognizing that some of their tours (to Suluwesi, for example) are necessarily taken under more primitive conditions than we experienced. The personnel will make the rougher accommodations and conditions a minor distraction, I am sure.