Another great trip with NaturesLens, this time for the Dalmation Pelicans at lake Kerkini in northern greece. Again looked after very well by Dave. not forgetting Vasilis the boatman and guide.

Originally scheduled for 2020, that trip fell to the restrictions in the Covid Pandemic. Thereafter, the team at NaturesLens made sure we were kept fully up to date as the trip was rearranged. Wonderfully, they honoured the price at which the trip had originally been booked. This short break was well organized, the accommodation decent and the hide locations great. Photographing the Lammergeier had been a long held desire of mine so was very happy with the superb photographic opportunities available. Thanks Pui Hang for your organisational skills, great attitude, professional approach and sharing the fun!

I had a wonderful trip to Lake Kerkini with NaturesLens in January 2022 to photograph Dalmatian pelicans. Everything about the experience was fantastic, David took very good care of us all and the boatman Vasilis is a gem. The pelicans were show-stopping in every way!

Excellent photographic opportunities and guiding, well-run and efficient logistics, comfortable accommodation. Enjoyable short trip. Recommended!

Just returned from a very good trip to Lake Kerkini in Greece with Natures Lens led by David photographing the Dalmatian Pelicans. Blessed with some good conditions the boat trips and land feeding gave us all a great opportunity to photograph these majestic birds in their natural environment. I would describe David as a hands on tour leader who quickly identified those of the group who were novices and needed some in-depth advice regarding camera settings and composition and those of us who were more advanced in our photography who sometimes needed pointing in the right direction. I think it would be fair to say that thanks to David we all came away with some great images and better more knowledgeable photographers.

I had such a lovely week photographing these beautiful birds in various different poses and in flight. The whole trip was a wonderful experience, this was due to great organisation and patient tuition from David and a very hard working and knowledgeable boatman,Vasilis. The guesthouse was very clean and had a lovely atmosphere, it was great to see the animals, and to be greeted everyday by the puppies.The trip also needs to have a great group of people, and I was lucky enough to share this experience with one of those, so thank you all.

I cannot begin to say just how truly awesome this trip was. It made me gasp in absolute joy and wonderment to see so many beautiful vultures right in front of the hide. The Lammergeiers are a truly beautiful and stunning bird. And from another hide in another location Golden Eagles alighting right in front of us. What a wonderful, wonderful trip. Travelling from the UK to Spain under all those new rules, having to fill in online paperwork was a bit daunting but do-able, having to take a 2-day-before-departure lateral flow test from Spain to the UK was all arranged by our wonderful leader and we could do that via Microsoft Teams in view of the authorised medical person. The long drive up from Barcelona airport to the Pre Pyreneese was long but so well-driven by our leader. The whole trip, from start to finish was one of my most favourite trips.....ever. Would recommend this highly to anyone who has a love of vultures.

Kerkini pelicans is a well planned, well-organized, and a well-performed photo tour in a friendly atmosphere. The guiding was excellent with support given to the less experienced photographers making sure they develop their skills and succeed in taking great photos.

Over the years I have been on several trips with NaturesLens and have just returned from Greece visiting the Lake Kerkini pelicans. There trips are well organised and they now how to look after their guests. I suffer from arthritis in one knee and they always park as close as possible to our subjects to reduce any walking I had to do. Highly recommend this tour company As PN and David always go out of teir way to give the best.

Delayed a year but that just raised the anticipation level and NaturesLens delivered! It’s a tough time for any travel company but David and Pui Hang kept us abreast of the ever changing travel requirements and were super helpful when last year’s was cancelled and reclaiming monies from EasyJet, thank you. This is the perfect length of time to fill your cards with all possible images of these charismatic birds from boat and shore. The boat skipper, Vasilis goes above and beyond to ensure everyone is pointing their camera where the action is about to happen! Accommodation is simple but comfortable, each with their own room. Food is plentiful and hot and after a session, necessary-it’s chuffing cold out! It was great that there is wriggle room in the itinerary to accommodate the weather, we had everything from fog, low cloud, rain and finally clear sky with sunshine and were able to go on the boat on our last morning (rescheduled from another morning with torrential rain) to enjoy a sunrise and amazing red/pink light. David will give a run down of the photographic potential images and where to start with settings and what to anticipate/expect the birds to do. He is always available for help at any time with a wealth of both local and international knowledge. Knockout trip.