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Nicole Sullivan

Senior Operations Travel Planner

Worked at Holbrook Travel since: 2013

Childhood nickname:

Pickle

Email: nicole@holbrooktravel.com

Phone: 800-866-7111 x318

Nicole has a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation with a minor in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida. She has conducted research projects in Georgia, St. Croix, St. Johns, and Puerto Rico, and has three scientific journal publications. Nicole started at Holbrook as receptionist, but was quickly promoted to Destination Consultant, providing customer service to Road Scholar participants. Currently, Nicole is the Senior Travel Planner on the Operations Team. Here role has an emphasis on pricing, reservations, and travel document management and also project management and training. Nicole has traveled to the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, Iceland, Colombia and Brazil. In her free time she enjoys anything marine based: diving, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and canoeing.

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Learning, Connecting, and Birdwatching at the Belize Birding Festival

Guest post by Holbrook Ambassador Debbie JordanEarlier this month, I was honored to represent Holbrook as the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Belize Birding Festival. Way down in the southeast co

A person walks on a dusty dirt road with a herd of goats in the background

Photo of the Month: November 2025

Above: On the way to see baobab trees at sunset on the red dirt roads in the bush of Madagascar, we stopped as the young goat herders crossed directly in front of us, looking like majestic figures in the sunlit, dusty glow. It felt like the scene of a movie, and this photo captured the feeling of that moment perfectly.

eBird Trip Reports: South Africa

Want to know which species other Holbrook travelers have seen on their birding trips to South Africa? Check out these eBird trip reports shared by past groups to see their checklists and get an idea of what you might encounter on your own birding expedition.