Speyside Wildlife 11 to 18 April 2009 29 March to 5 April 2008 05 to 12 April 2008 17 to 24 March 2007 n/a 24 to 31 March 2007 n/a 25 Mar to 01 Apr 2006 n/a 01 to 08 April 2006 n/a 02 to 09 April 2005 n/a 09 to 16 April 2005 n/a Ornitholidays 12 to 19 April 2008 15 to 17 Oct 2006 n/a Birdquest May 2009 May 2008 May 2005 Celtic Bird Tours 19 to 25 Apr 2008 22 to 28 Apr 2006 Swallow Birding 13 to 16 March 2009 Naturetrek 29 Apr to 02 May 2008 n/a 24 to 30 May 2008 Some guest comments....
“We reached Extremadura and eventually the wonderful Hotel Rural Vina las Torres, a family run former stately home set in quiet countryside 10km south of Trujillo. It is a perfect base for exploring the dehesa and steppes surrounding Trujillo… The owners, Juan Pedro and his wife Belen, were excellent hosts and were incredibly helpful and welcoming. The home cooked food here was also very good and we only ate out once during our stay. We actually found the prices in Trujillo to be surprisingly high so we were quite happy to eat at VLT.” Mike Watson & Evi.
"The hotel is expertly run by its proprietors and the welcome we received here, as well as the food and hospitality we received over the coming days, was first class. But what about the birding? Well much has been written about the birds of this fantastic region, but this being my third visit to the Trujillo area, it was the 'garden birding' around the hotel that captivated myself ....... All in all this is a fabulous place, incredibly relaxing and bursting with birdlife, and you simply could not wish for a better base for exploring Extremadura. Whether its the garden birding or the beautiful sunset, stunning wildflowers or waking to the sound of Bee-eaters that takes your fancy, Vina las Torres has it all!". Ashley Saunders.
"Extremadura is one of the greatest birding areas in Europe. We recorded 161 species in the most delightful surroundings. Viña las Torres; in fact a very spacious, comfortable and, indeed, rather grand hotel in an idyllic setting. Red Rumped Swallows and Azure Winged Magpies were nesting in the gardens and drinks on the patio followed by dinner were a fitting end to our birding day." Simon Harrap.
So "if you want to be serenaded by Scops Owl and Nightingale outside your bedroom window, wake up to Hoopoe and Blue Rock Thrush on the Hotel tower and view the Red Rumped Swallows nesting in the courtyard, then this is THE place." Jim Willson.