Selected Tourists' Feedback - 2011
Charlotte and Julien / France
We really enjoyed this tour and the many information provided by Stephen. He really knows his stuff well and explained us a lot about Malta's nature. Moreover, Stephen is very nice and friendly and made the tour very pleasant. The tour was instructive and Stephen did care about each person's physical capabilities. We highly recommend a tour with him!
May 2011
Sandra, Matilda and Heather / Scotland
Despite in our sounded 60s, we have enjoyed this nature excursion very much, thanks to the knowledge of Steven, the well organised track, and the fact we were a very small group and thus personal attention and stops-on-demand were possible for us. I will not forget easily the fragrance of the Maltese fleabane. We also think that the price was very reasonable and well spent for us. We will definitely book a dfferent tour, maybe the one in Gozo. Highly recommended behalf of us.
Apr 2011
Steff Steinwant / Austria
thank you for 2 real interesting Orchid Tours on the end of March 2011. We enjoyed it very much, especially the new variety Ophrys bombyliflora parviflora; it looks real cute :-) I will soon post some pics on Facebook... Greetings from Vienna, Austria - Steff
Mar 2011
Chris and Anne Jones / Chester, UK
Stephen, you looked after us so well and we were amazed by the wild flowers and the scenery on our exploration of a beautiful part of Gozo. It was a pleasure to be shown this by such a knowledgeable person. Not only botany but geology, history, and local customs. Without your tour, we would never get so much from Mgarr.
Feb 2011
Rob, Jo, Fred & Cath - (Viv's visitors) / Coventry, England
We have now had the pleasure of enjoying two 'tours' with STEPHEN and on both occasions we found them to be both well organised and informative.
Stephen's local geographic, as well as his botanical knowledge seems limitless. We will certainly look at the possibility of joining him again for another tour next time we visit Malta.
Jan 2011
Selected Tourists' Feedback - 2010
Karl Renz and family / Deutschland
We came 'unexpected' to Malta in November after winning 2 tickets and I was afraid that there is not much to see in this out-of-season period. Apart Valletta and Mdina, the nature walk provided by Stefan was a beautiful surprise, because while in Munich nature is dying away, in Malta it is the start. The weather was warm and sunny (in November) and the Mista tour was perfect in all senses - views, info, biodiversity, excercise and a careful good guide. For the very first time my children enjoyed a tour thanks also to the fact that it was flexible and stopped often for them to take photos, rest or play around. My wife was impressed by the size and taste of the bread included in the tour. I look foward to visit Malta again some time in Spring when the nature is at its peak. Very satisfied all of us.
November 2010
Team "birthday present" from France/Germany/Switzerland/Ireland
With a few friends we did the botanical research tour. It was really a great experience.
The guide was really kind, friendly and he knew a lot ! It was really flexible and relaxed, the guide adapted the tour completely on our request and demands. Beautiful views, precise explications, interesting stories......just great :) Thanks
April 2010
Ekaterina Rostova, Russian living for a while in Malta
I and my family chosen this tour and it was very interesting and beautiful. It was surprising that there are a good number of plants which are common or almost similar in Moscow. I really like the fragrance of the Maltese plant fleabane and the thyme, while the orkids are so strange beautiful plants. This guided nature walk had a bit of everything, and our kids enjoyed it a lot and had one of their longest sleeps at night that I remeber of! My husband liked a lot to see the river-like water and waterfalls over the walls and the speciel vegetation that grew at the sides of the water and under the trees. A special tour that you are really in touch with nature and well explained by the leader.
February 2010
Dr Jan Cerovsky, President Emeritus Planta Europa, Honorary Member of IUCN
Mz wife Jarmila and me visited Malta in March 2010 with the intention to observe the local flora and vegetation, orchids in particular. Our plan would not be a success, if we had not establish a contact with Stephen Mifsud. Stephen is an outstanding expert in botany and conservation. He was as kind as to guide us during two whole-day tours: one through the main island, one to Gozo. We admired his competence and ejoyed the friendship of him. We also had the possibility to visit some amazing cultural monuments. We will keep the knowledge and impressions gained. I intend also to write some article about the plants in Malta for some of the Czech biological/conservation journals. Many thanks to Stephen!
March 2010
Anthony Hamilton, UK
I am Anthony Hamilton, a professional botanist who has retired from the post of Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences at the University of East London (U.K.). I have also been involved in writing and publishing various publications (books and articles) principally about Mediterranean plants, including Walks and Flowers of Gibraltar, Andalusian Flowers and Countryside and the Gladiolus accounts of Flora Europaea (Vol.V) and Flora of Turkey (Vol.8).
I took one of the tours organised by Stephen Mifsud in April 2010 who introduced me to the floras of Malta and Gozo.
I was particularly impressed, as a professional, by the enormous depth of knowledge of Stephen Mifsud and particularly by his photographic memory as to exactly where he'd found a plant several years before !
He showed me very competently around the islands and he was very patient in answering questions, particularly persistent and fiddly ones, as I tried to elicit the finer points. Nothing was too much trouble for him.
Had I not had Stephen as I guide, I would never have learned as much as I did.
I am certainly coming back to Malta for another session as soon as time allows.
June 2010
Selected Tourists' Feedback - 2009
Bill Barlow, United Kingdom
Thank you for all the patience you have taken with me and all the plant identifications. I was amazed about the biodiversity of the islands. It was not difficult to book a second tour from you during my 2 week stay on the islands after the excellent tour you have given me in Buskett / Fauwara / Dingli area. Hopefully we meet again next year.
Trish and James, Canada
A very well-guided tour which kept our camera and mind busy all way long. The scenes were marvelous and we are happy to have numerous great nature-related photos in our album, with plants and butterflies being labeled. Without you we could never achieve this. Well done steven - a highly recommended tour in Malta.
Julian and Erica. USA
We selected the private Gozo tour to stay on our own and that was a great idea. We could travel wherever we liked to and stay as long as we wished without any rush. The huge cave over the beach was impressive. The guide did an excellent job and offered for free overtime hours since we were enjoying Gozo so much. Tips well deserved Steven, thank you for making another unforgettable day in our honeymoon trip in Malta and Italy. PS- I just hated to see those men catching birds in small cages - so cruel practice.
Hanna Stenberg, Germany
The nature of Malta is fantastic, and this tour highlights it very well. Money well spent compared to other tours I taken on the islands. The combination of a half-day tour in the morning at Chadwick Lakes and a deserved lunch at the nearby old 0city of Mdina worked really well.
Mario Meyer, Switzerland
A great experience for my family. Kids got very excited and happy to see and photograph the lizards. I liked the scenes over the cliffs , while my wife is now busy with the seeds she got during the walk.
Veronique Wisdon, USA
A very well organised tour with lots of information given about the wild plants and historic sites we met along the tour in Selmoon. I really liked the fact that the tour was relaxed with no feeling of rush as in other tours I have taken. The views were incredible and the fresh air was delightful. Thank you for offering this walk - I have passed your contact cards to my friends and relatives here in Chicago.
Tourists' Feedback - 2008
Robin, The netherlands
I will never forget this walk in the countryside of Malta. In one day I have seen plenty of spectacular wild flowers (the daffodil was my best), beautiful coastal areas some 100m above sea level, learnt some history of the Maltese islands, seen a World War II embankment, got a nice tan, and probably lost some weight! Congratulations to Malta Nature Tours.
Emilie & Jonas, Germany
A superb tour in nature giving us a good break from shopping, museums and city walks. What stands out was that the pace of the tour was easy and with plenty of time to relax and have breaks on demand, that is no rush for time. 12 points for the tour leader.
Anna and Yuri, Moscow
The private tour in Gozo was the best day for our Honeymoon vacation in Malta. Affordable, relaxing and friendly escort leader. Pity it could not be extended to 2 days. I will tell my friends how interesting Malta is.
US Science Academy Group
Stephen, you really showed us wonderful sites in Malta and gozo, and were amazed by the natural highlights of your country. We pass a good word about your service at the Academy for future services. Well done.
Stefana Diaconescu, Romania
It was very nice touring Gozo with the two of you. Thanks for giving me time to have a short swim during the tour.
Catherine and John, UK
What I liked most about this tour, apart the beautiful natural sites, was the fact that the group was small and so the tour was quite flexible according to our likings. We ended the tour nearly 1 hour later and the guide was still explaining and smiling. Well done!!
Tourists' Feedback - 2007!
Dean Gugler and Fleur-Ange Lamothe, Canada
Read their letter on Sunday Times of Malta: [click here]
Capricorn, The netherlands
I really enjoyed this tour, observing all these flowers with detailed explanations from the expert tour leader. Despite a bit long, time flied quickly because there is always something new to see, and if not there are some interesting flower to keep our ears listening. The scenery was spectacular most of the way. Pity we got dull clouds at the end.
Olaf and Niklas, Stockholm
Malta is really nice, and this selected area is probably one of the best on the islands. What made the tour superior from others was the tour leader who knows a little of everything and a lot on wild flowers and geography. He also helped me to take some great photos from his keen knowledge on photography and kept us all motivated with his cheerful and explorative manner. There should be more different tours when I come next year!
Patricia Johnson, UK
If I was rich I would buy a farm house in Mistra as I really liked the views and landscape+seascape. I did not know that there are so much different flowers on a small island, including one named for my country (England). The up-slope was quite tough, but rewarded by the views and daffodil fragrance.
Jeremy and Susan, Ireland
This was an enjoyable tour mostly because there was no time pressure. The tour leader gave us enough time to take our photos, have small rests and remove some thistles from our socks. We had to finish at 4:30 but we took till 5:15 due the numerous breaks, mostly because of me and my wife. Despite that, the guide and the rest of the tourists where not angry at us and felt as one big group of friends. The restaurant was great - pity we could not stay more!
Karl & Anna Struber, Austria
I was skeptical about this walk, but my wife carried me with her. It turned out to be the best day of our holiday, thanks also to the fine weather. It made me feel young again and not fond to go back to snowy Austria. The guy organising the walk was very involving to make the best for all the group.
Svetlana, Moscow
While moscow is snow, Malta is full of flowers and warm sun. I got nice red skin from this beautiful walk. Pity I could not understand much English as the guide was full of information to us.
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