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Small group birding tours to over 70 global destinations plus a UK portfolio specialising in Norfolk

From the Isles of Scilly to Shetland, we have a UK birding holiday for everyone. Don’t miss our Birding Diary Blog of tour highlights!

Whether it’s enjoying Spring migration in the Mediterranean or birding the tropical forests of Panama, we can take you there!

We have a reputation for providing the best tour leaders, adept at finding you the birds and managing tour logistics with ease

The best itineraries for  birding in Britain and beyond are right here! Join us and find out why we’ve got an unrivalled track record for finding rare and scarce birds

From custom day tours in Norfolk to your dream overseas birding holiday

World-class trips with renowned experts in the Isles of Scilly, Madeira, South Africa and New Zealand

Welcome to Oriole Birding

Oriole Birding offer birdwatching tours and wildlife holidays worldwide, including a comprehensive range of UK birding tours specialising in Norfolk. We hope you will agree that our tours offer the complete bird tour package, and we are confident that there is a birding trip here to suit everyone. Whether you are after a short break enjoying winter wildfowl on the Norfolk coast or an exciting birding adventure to an exotic overseas destination, you will find something in our portfolio to suit your needs. We hope that you find our new website easy to use with tours listed by date and location. We keep our website up to date with news from recent tours, video clips and posts about what we have seen out in the field. We are also active on Twitter (follow us @OrioleBirding). Don’t forget that we also offer tailor-made trips if the tour we offer doesn’t quite work for you.  We look forward to seeing you soon on a birding adventure!

We are a family owned and run business based in beautiful North Norfolk where we are very lucky to live. An established company of 20 years, we pride ourselves on providing expert but friendly guides (including the owners Ashley and Nick) who will work hard to ensure that you see the birds you want to whilst having fun in a relaxed atmosphere – it is a holiday after all! We always aim to use the best accommodation in each area we visit, combining good food, amenities and location. It is our expert, reliable and friendly service, with an easy booking process, seamless logistics and pre-tour service (spearheaded by Jane), that keeps our many regular clients returning year on year.

We also think that it is the personal touch that has allowed Oriole Birding to flourish in what is a very competitive industry. Emerging from the challenging times of the Covid pandemic with a rebrand and new website, our company continues to go from strength to strength. 

Oriole Birding is an environmentally active company; wildlife and the climate are in trouble and we are doing our bit to help. We support our local wildlife group in our home village of Great Ryburgh and are managing wildlife-friendly habitat on several acres of land around our office where we also have a rewilding project in progress!

Forthcoming Tours

Tailor-made tours with oriole birding, namibia – birding the skeleton coast & etosha, bhutan – land of the thunder dragon, ecuador – andes and antpittas, india – land of the tiger, forktails and ibisbill, featured locations, oriole birding news, tour availability, birding diary – norfolk shorebirds 20th – 23rd august 2024, oriole birding video blog, see our latest video content below.

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Birdwatching on a budget – see more for less. Guided family walks, 1-2-1’s and groups.

Proudly providing wildlife watching trips for over 10 years.

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BARGAIN BIRDING CLUB TRIPS

Places go fast so book early to avoid disappointment

forest of dean & slimbridge

(sorry fully booked).

£495 per person

Fri 23 - Sun 25 February 2024

2024 BBC Trips Flyer

Forest of Dean & Slimbridge Trip Report 17-19 Feb. 2023

new – cyprus migration

£1,595 per person

Wed 27 March - Wed 3 April 2024

Cyprus Migration Trip Report (27 March – 3 April 2024)

Storks, Bustards & The Arum Valley

Fri. 12 - sun. 14 april 2024.

Storks & Bustards Trip Report (12-14 April 2024)

spain – Arrocampo & Gredos Mountains

£795 per person

Thur 2 May - Sun 5 May 2024

Gredos Mountains Trip Report (2-5 May 2024)

East Anglia & lincs. (Birds, Butterflies, Dragons & Damsels)

£995 per person

Wed 22 - Mon 27 May 2024

East Anglia Trip Report (May 2024)

north east birding (Bass Rock & Farnes)

Thur 13 - sun 16 june 2024.

North East & East Coast (June 2023)

NEW – southern spain (gibraltar, tarifa & coto donana)

(only 2 double rooms left)

£1,695 per person

Thur 12 - Wed 18 September 2024

Southern Spain (12-18 Sept. 2024)

New – Costa rica – grand wildlife tour

£4,995 per person

Tues. 12 - Tue 26 November 2024

Costa Rica Itinerary

Camargue, Narbonne & The French Pyrenees

£1395  per person

Tue 12 - Sun 17 Sept. 2023

Trip Report South France (Sept. 2023)

SOUTH AFRICA – KRUGER MAMMALS & BIRDS tour

£3695 per person

Tue. 14 – Sun. 26 November 2023

South Africa Trip Report (14-26 Nov. 2023)

Somerset Levels (SORRY FULLY BOOKED)

Fri 5 - sun 7 january 2024.

Somerset Levels 5-7 Jan 2024

north norfolk

Fri 26 - sun 28 january 2024.

Norfolk (26-28 Jan 2024)

Bargain Birding Club

Based in Kent, the Garden of England, Bargain Birding Club was set up in 2012 to run value for money bird watching trips for birders on a budget. So, if you have been inspired by nature programmes on TV, but then frustrated by the prices in the glossy ornithological holiday or nature trekking magazines, then ‘Bargain Birding Club’ is for you!

As well as our main itinerary on the Home page, we are available most Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays for guided walks or mini-breaks. Tell us when and where you would like to go birding.

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UK and overseas trips

There's something for everyone

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We maximise our time in the field to see birds and other wildlife

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One of our most popular destinations.

See over 200 bird species in 1 week!

Bee-eaters, rollers & sunbirds.

Kingfishers, woodpeckers & flycatchers.

Birds of prey, owls &  nightjars.

WHAT OUR bargain BIRDERS HAVE TO SAY…

“Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for a great long weekend birding trip to the Forest of Dean and Slimbridge.”

“Everything was so well organised and we couldn’t have squeezed more in!”

“Great value for money!”

“I really enjoyed chatting to other people who have the same passion for birding”.

“I will definetly be booking again with you for another trip!”

Margaret Scourse

February 2023

“Excellent weekend birding in the Forest of Dean. The hotel was just fine, the rooms were comfy, quirky is good in my book!”

Carole Conquest

“”Thank you so much for a great birding trip to the Somerset Levels”.

MAGGIE WARD

January 2023

“My family and I have been blown away by the superb photographs! They’ve reminded me of all the ‘wow’ moments in an incredible adventure! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with my last minute decision to join you for the African trip but, it was so much more than I could have hoped for”.

Maggie Ward

November 2022

“Thank you for organising such a wonderful 4 days in France. Argoules with its old buildings, wild flower meadow and family run Auberge was a perfect spot. You’d got together a great bunch of friendly, knowledgeable people and I learnt a good deal from them. The highlights for me would have to be our trip to Marquenterre, first sighting of a Crested Tit ,the confident Water Rail and my early morning walks by  the river surrounded by bird song. Enjoyed every bit of it”.

“Thank you once again for another enjoyable holiday in the East Midlands. Plenty of nice birds and lots of them had young. For us the best were the grey wagtail with four youngsters on the river Bradford, with a dipper as the encore”.

“We also enjoyed the prolonged views of Pied flycatcher together with the Redstarts. Many of the locations were new to us, but there were some familiar favourites as well. Thank you for all your hard work”.

Warren & Elizabeth Mann

“What a brilliant action-packed trip to The Gambia. So many wonderful birds. Can’t wait for the next trip!”

Nigel Trower

November 2021

“My second trip to Gambia with BBC and it just gets better and better!”

“Thanks Rich for such a great week in Scotland. We couldn’t have asked for more. Superb birds, fabulous scenery and great company. Just perfect.”

Tracy & Scott Mantle

“Thanks again for an enjoyable and memorable trip to Scotland. Loved the boat trip, the eagles & Troup Head”.

“Thank you so much for such a great holiday in Scotland, really enjoyed it!”

James Taylor

“Thank you for all your efforts in making it such a super holiday in Norfolk, with lovely birds, nice weather and good company. The feeding terns seen on the boat trip at Blakeney were a terrific spectacle”.

“Organisation and leadership were good, as was the hotel accommodation & food – good value. We were taken to all the premier bird reserves and the boat trip from Morston Quay was especially memorable seeing the diving terns, red breasted merganser and seals resting up on the shore.”

Selwyn Dennis

“Thank you Richard for another well organised, enjoyable trip. As well as seeing so many birds, I enjoyed the other aspects of natural history – flowers, insects, butterflies and damselflies.”

Pamela Goode

“Many thanks for a great trip to Norfolk. It was so good to get away after all this awful time.”

October 2020

Christine Baker

Liz gregory, lesley & ed woodhouse.

February 2019

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Updated 18 August 2024

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Welcome to Birdfinders, one of Britain's most successful birdwatching holiday companies: run by birders for birders. We've been in business since 1993 and have been growing and adding to our birdwatching tours list every year since. We offer exceptional value birdwatching holidays to locations around the world, so stop wishing, start packing!

TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS . Sadly, we don't seem to be able to do anything about the large number of junk calls we are receiving, ranging from double-glazing, bitcoin to just attempted frauds. It is likely that when we are away that our answerphone will be filled within a couple of days so we advise you to use email as your first line of communications.

Birdfinders was founded by Vaughan Ashby in 1993 and has been growing ever since. Recent years have seen amazing growth despite the world economic downturn. We run excellent value and well priced tours to locations around the world and get a lot of repeat business from satisfied customers as well as new customers joining us after they discover what good value Birdfinders is and how good and bird-filled our tours are.

With Birdfinders you get:

At Birdfinders we cater to all levels of ability and enthusiasm is more important than knowledge as our experienced leaders are always on hand to assist. Although all of our birdwatching holidays and birdwatching tours are designed specifically for finding birds, we stop wherever possible for other forms of wildlife and previous tour participants have been able to combine birds with their interests in mammals, butterflies, plants, insects etc. Furthermore, whilst the very nature of birdwatching dictates some early-morning starts to ensure that we see as many species as possible, we can frequently arrange for participants to take time off to relax or sightsee, providing that does not conflict with the itinerary of the tour.

All participants in Birdfinders tours will receive, in advance of the tour, a copy of a previous tour report (where available) or, a few weeks after returning, a copy of the current tour report (if a new tour). To keep costs down tour reports are not originated every year. However, currently we have over 220 tour reports , in pdf format, available on our website. We also have a list of photos from our tours – now nearly 9000 images!

Participants also receive in advance a blank daily bird checklist for the tour, together with an information letter detailing helpful advice such as health requirements, what to bring, recommended reading, etc. At the end of each tour, a feedback form is provided so that tours can constantly be improved.

We can also arrange customised tours to selected countries. See our Custom Tours page or contact us. Also, keep an eye on our Future Tours page to see where we're planning on going to next.

We look forward to welcoming you on one of our tours in the near future.

Vaughan and Svetlana Ashby and the Birdfinders team

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All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this website are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate

Help save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the world's rarest birds, by following this link to Birdlife International . Birdfinders runs a tour to Southern Thailand to visit one of the few wintering sites of this rare and sought-after bird and we are delighted to help with this appeal.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD LAND TRUST

Birdfinders and our clients have now contributed £55,995 to the World Land Trust for environmental projects and in doing so have balanced the equivalent of over 1880 tonnes of GHG emissions. And we have good news – the money donated by Birdfinders and raised through Birdfinders' tour participants has helped save the endangered Clarke’s Weaver, Sokoke Scops-owl (below) and Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew, all resident in Kenya's threatened Sokoke woodland. Click here for details.

Click here to see how you can help support this important work. Click here to view our latest certificate presented to us by the World Land Trust.

Join us on our new itinerary to Northern India looking for some of the country’s most iconic wildlife.

We are now taking bookings for the Spitsbergen and Ice Edge Cruise 2025

A warm welcome to the ALL NEW WildWings website! Our holidays are all about seeing great birds and mammals led by our amazing team of expert leaders…

The WildWings “Remote Amazon” birds and wildlife cruise now offers an extension to a lek of the stunning Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock

Always wanted to see a Snow Leopard. WildWings will be running their popular trip to Ladakh again in early 2025.

Always wanted to visit Antarctica?? WildWings have been helping clients go to the “Great White Continent” for more than 20 years and have considerable experience of this amazing and unique place…

WildWings and Limosa Holidays are now part of the same group so if you are interested in an even bigger range of escorted holidays, please visit the Limosa website

The experts in guided bird and wildlife tours and expedition cruises

Welcome to the WildWings website!

WildWings is one of the longest established wildlife tour businesses in the UK and we are rightly proud of our record of offering high quality, meticulously planned holidays to many of the world’s best wildlife destinations.

We continue to expand our extensive range of expedition voyages including a number of new and exclusive cruises, some of which will be targeting some of the least known seabirds on the planet. Mammal tours remain another important part of our offering with new and improved trips regularly added to our website.

Please check our website regularly and sign up to receive our e-newsletter as this is a great way to keep in touch with the ‘world of WildWings’ as we add new holidays and wildlife voyages on a regular basis. If, however, there is somewhere we do not currently list as a destination which you are interested in visiting, please let us know.

We also recommend checking out the website of WildWings’ sister brand  Limosa Holidays  which also offers a great selection of top quality birding holidays, many of which complement the WildWings offering.

Our website allows you to book almost all our trips online and the office team are standing by if you wish to speak to us by phone.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope to travel with you very soon.

Chris, Carl, Sarah and the WildWings team

Late Availability

Sichuan: Mammals and Birds

Red Pandas, Pallas' Cats, speciality birds and much more

Sat 5th October 2024

Sat 19th October 2024

Leader: Sid Francis

• Guaranteed Departure

"Dragons and BoPs"

Bali to Port Moresby

Explore Indonesia and New Guinea for Birds-of-Paradise, Komodo Dragons, Whale Sharks, speciality island endemics and all from a comfortable expedition ship

Sun 13th October 2024

Thu 31st October 2024

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Melanesian Islands Explorer

Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu

Explore rarely visited islands in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu for a stunning range of island endemics.

Wed 30th October 2024

Fri 15th November 2024

The Birds and Mammals of Northern India

A 16-day small group tour visiting some of the premier reserves of Northern India.

Sat 2nd November 2024

Sun 17th November 2024

Leader: Fernando Enrique Navarrete

The Seabirds and Cetaceans of Australasia

Vanuatu to Tasmania

A 9-day pelagic exploring the remote waters from Vanuatu to Tasmania.

Sat 23rd November 2024

New Zealand

Birding Down Under

An expedition cruise around the seabird-rich subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia

Tue 3rd December 2024

Thu 19th December 2024

Featured Tour

Atlantic odyssey.

Argentina to Cape Verdes

South America and South Georgia to Ascension and beyond: seabirds, island endemics and cetaceans

Sun 23rd March 2025

Wed 23rd April 2025

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Spitsbergen: “Bears, Bowheads and Pack Ice” interim report

The joint WildWings-Limosa “Bears, Bowheads and the Ice Edge” wildlife cruise to Spitsbergen concluded earlier this week... Read More

West Pacific Odyssey 2024 update

The West Pacific Odyssey concluded at the end of last week after a highly successful voyage from... Read More

WildWings becomes a Global Birdfair main sponsor

We are delighted to announce that WildWings (and our sister brand Limosa Holidays) has become a main... Read More

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Welcome to Heatherlea, your natural destination for wildlife!

Birding & wildlife holidays in scotland and worldwide, heatherlea are your natural choice  we specialise in friendly holidays to see birds and mammals in the wild. our fully inclusive tours include comfortable en-suite hotel accommodation, all food, transport and the services of top quality experienced leaders. everything you need.

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My husband and I took our first birding tour with Heatherlea Tours. Everyone associated with the company and the hotel were first rate. They made us feel comfortable and welcome. Our tour guide was excellent and has a keen knowledge of not only the local birds but all manner of wildlife. We can absolutely recommend Heatherlea Tours and will keep them in mind for our next birding tour. Mr & Mrs H

I would like to drop you a line to say thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable holiday Birding In The Highlands last week. Having not been to Scotland before I must say I was not disappointed by the birds and magnificent scenery. Made all the better by our leader’s expert guidance giving us a good chance to connect with the special wildlife in the area. Thanks again to everybody and I’m already looking into a return visit next year! Mr S

We would like to thank you all for a fabulous weeks bird watching holiday. The food was delicious, the room comfortable, and our guides showed us a huge number of species. You were all so pleasant and understanding and worked hard to provide us with a memorable and enjoyable stay. We loved that you were flexible and amended the itinerary to avoid bad weather. Many thanks to you all! Mr & Mrs H

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North Wales Puffin

Everyone loves to see Puffins.

Red-billed Chough on the Great Orme

These wonderful corvids are real stars of our North Wales tours.

Crescent-faced Antpitta Colombia

A tiny bird with so much character.

European Bee-eaters Extremadura Spain

Also known as “rainbow birds” easy to see why.

Featured Tours

Date 01/03/2025

Taiwan: Magical Island of Endemics

Join us on this special 12-day tour tailored uniquely for Birdwatching Trips to experience the very best that Taiwan has to offer – colourful endemics, stunning scenery and fascinating culture.

Date 21/01/2026

A Spoonful of Thailand Birdwatching Trip

Join our exciting 14-day/13-night Birdwatching Trips tour in magical Thailand as we explore the very best of this vibrant and photogenic country from the saltpans and special National Parks in the south up to the dramatic and beautiful mountains in the north.

Date 23/06/2025

North Wales Wildlife Tours with Iolo Williams

This is your chance to enjoy the best wildlife in  North Wales  with one of TV’s favourite naturalist presenters,  Iolo Williams .

Sorry this tour is now fully booked, please email us on [email protected] for information about our future tours with Iolo Williams.

Date 24/05/2025

Birding in the Land of the Midnight Sun: Finland and Arctic Norway 24 May – 11 June 2025

Join our exciting 19 day/18 night tour in beautiful Finland and stunning Arctic Norway looking for the very special birds and mammals that inhabit this iconic part of the world

Come and join Alan Davies and Ruth Miller for the best small group guided birdwatching trips in the UK, Europe and beyond!

Whether you want to join a small group birdwatching tour with a maximum of six participants or prefer a private escorted birdwatching trip tailored just for you, we can offer you the perfect guided birdwatching tour. If you don’t see exactly what you are looking for here, please contact us by email here  [email protected]  and let us put together a special birdwatching itinerary that is custom-made just for you.

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Excellent Customer Care

Our tours feature a maximum of just six guests with a minimum of two, often three, guides. This allows us to provide an exceptional experience for every guest and ensure you have the very best chance of enjoying all the birds and wildlife we encounter.

On our custom tours this is often one to one, giving the very best possible experience and allowing us to tailor make the day, or tour, to be perfect for you.

Customer care is our number one priority.

We look after you

We comply with the 2018 Package Travel Regulations, using specialist travel industry lawyers for compliance assurance. We hold Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance for your protection and recommend only bonded airlines to secure your flights. When comparing us to other bird tour companies, check their guest-to-guide ratios and legal protections, as many lack proper safeguards, posing risks to you and your investments.

Excellent Accommodation And Food

Our tours stand out by providing you with quality accommodation and excellent food on all our trips. You’ll enjoy comfortable stays and delicious meals, far from the typical on-the-go lunches. We remember, you’re not just on a birdwatching tour but also on your holiday, and we believe great food and accommodation enhance your overall experience. Well-rested and well-fed, you’ll fully enjoy every birdwatching moment.

Vast experience

Our tours are backed by extensive experience in birdwatching, guiding, and travel. We have travelled the world in search of birds, and we can offer unparalleled bird-related travel insights. This expertise shapes our smooth-running tours worldwide. Over the years, we’ve developed a global network of trusted friends and contacts, ensuring support whenever needed. Traveling with Birdwatching Trips means joining a worldwide community of bird watchers and conservationist.

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A warm welcome to the LIMOSA website! Our holidays are all about having fun while seeing lots of great birds...

OUR 2024-25 TOUR SCHEDULE IS OUT NOW!... Take a look at our latest calendar and keep checking back as plenty of new trips will be announced soon!

Join us in India in November 2024 for a spectacular tour of some of the country's premier reserves looking for a fantastic selection of birds and mammals

Take a look at our upcoming "Remote Amazon" birds and wildlife cruise with the opportunity to look for one of the world's ultimate raptors, Harpy Eagle

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Limosa and WildWings are now part of the same company and can offer you some amazing expedition cruises - please visit www.wildwings.co.uk for more information.

WANT TO SEE POLAR BEAR? Join our special departure to Spitsbergen in June 2025

Four decades of guided birdwatching and wildlife tours

Welcome to the Limosa Holidays website!

Limosa is one of the longest established bird tour businesses in the UK and we are rightly proud of our record of offering high quality, meticulously planned holidays from short breaks in Europe to comprehensive longer trips to many of the world's best birding destinations.

Do remember that our tours are fully inclusive and our prices are current and up to date. We also often get complimented on the accommodation we select and use comfortable vehicles to make your holiday a truly special experience.

Please check our website regularly and sign up to receive our e-newsletter as this is a great way to keep in touch with the 'world of Limosa’ as we add new holidays and wildlife voyages on a regular basis. If, however, there is somewhere we do not currently list as a destination which you are interested in visiting, please let us know. 

We also recommend checking out the website of Limosa's sister brand WildWings which also offers a great selection of top quality bird and mammal holidays which often complement the Limosa offering. 

We would like to thank you for your interest in Limosa’s holidays and our website now allows you to book almost all our holidays online and the office team are standing by if you wish to speak to us by phone. 

We look forward to hearing from you and hope to travel with you again very soon. 

Best wishes 

Chris, Carl, Sarah and the Limosa team

Late Availability More Late Availability Tours

Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Geese and Woodpecker Extravaganza

A 7-day, two-centre, small group birdwatching tour to Hungary in late autumn

Sun 3rd November 2024

Sat 9th November 2024

Leader:   Gábor Simay

• Guaranteed Departure

Featured Tour

The Malay Peninsula

A 13-day, small group birdwatching tour to the Malay Peninsula

Sun 23rd February 2025

Fri 7th March 2025

Leader:   Lee Kok Chung

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Discover a world of birds with cornwall birdwatching tours, at cornwall birdwatching tours we provide planned and bespoke guided birdwatching experiences across the south-west and other parts of the uk., we provide transport with our 9 seater mini-bus to all sites and destinations, throughout the year and our team of expert guides have over 120 years combined birding experience between them., isles of scilly spring 2025.

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Why cornwall bird watching tours is the perfect choice, experienced guides.

Paul and his team have over 100 years of combined birding experience between them and have an intimate knowledge of the tour locations

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We make sure all our customers are happy with our tours. We are that confident you will love our tours we offer a money back guarantee

Free local transport

We operate our own tour van capable of carrying up to 8 passengers. We take you to the tour locations so you don't have to worry about getting lost or paying for parking

We offer 2, 3 & 5 day tours throughout the year. Also single days and exclusive guiding in Norfolk – take a look!

We offer 7 day tours to the Scottish Highlands, Islay and the Outer Hebrides. Beautiful scenery and beautiful birds. Take a look at these wonderful destinations.

We offer 7 day tours to two fantastic destinations, Extremadura in April or May and Andalucia in September. Take a peak, amazing places, amazing birds!

We offer a 15 day tour in December to North India, 300+ species of birds plus Tiger, Indian Elephant and Mugger Crocodile. The trip of a lifetime – find out more.

"We want to thank you for our fantastic day on Sunday. We felt very privileged to be looking and learning with you. We were so impressed by the way your senses are tuned into the movement, calls and silhouettes of birds".

Sue & Lionel Ginsberg Oct 2019

What do we offer?

Guided birdwatching in Norfolk.

Choose from a single day or join a group birdwatching tour of 2,3 or 5 days complete with accommodation, packed lunches and evening meals.

Throughout the year we also run birdwatching tours to Scotland, Spain and India.

We also offer wildlife and bird photography tutorials, mainly focused on Digital SLR photography.

Norfolk Birding was established in 2008, we have been running guided birdwatching tours for the last 14 years. Our Norfolk birding tours are based from our local area in mid Norfolk and are suitable for all levels of experience. Tours are usually 3 days and 3 nights, but we also offer some longer 5 day tours in the winter and autumn. If we have availability you may be able to join us for a single day. Our Norfolk tours are usually based from Whitehouse Farm Guest house, Hindolveston. Mary takes great care of all of our guests, with her wonderful breakfasts, packed lunches and evening meals, vegetarians and gluten free all catered for. See the reviews.

In between group tours, we run exclusive tours as well, so if you are a family or a group of friends and are interested in a day or arranging tour then just contact us with your requirements. If you are an individual wishing to see or photograph a certain species or group of birds please contact us for details.

We run a spacious 9 -seater minibus, so we can cater for groups of up to 8 persons, although usually, our maximum group size is 7 persons.

If you are interested in one of our tours further afield in Scotland, Spain or India then you can find details of these on the other web pages, or if you would like an itinerary just request this via the contact us page.

"At our recent Edinburgh SOC meeting I was asked to give a 5-minute report to the group about our Norfolk trip. I emailed all the participants and asked them for their highlights of the trip. Everyone mentioned our guides as the main highlight. We would never have seen so many species if it hadn't been for your planning and detailed local knowledge.  Everyone enjoyed your company and leading styles too, so many thanks."

Hilary Maxfield - Edinburgh  SOC

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We offer a wide variety of guided birdwatching tours and birding holidays throughout the year across Norfolk and beyond. Why choose us?

• We cater for all abilities - from complete beginners to more experienced birders
• Most extensive choice of tours - including scheduled groups and customised private tours, with several dates available most weeks throughout the year
• Day tours or longer breaks - from 1-day tours to 3-day and 4-day birding breaks in Norfolk, and longer birding holidays further afield
• Small group sizes - with a maximum of just 8 participants, each person has the best opportunity to observe the birds closely and ask questions of your guide
• We know the area well - our regional focus on Norfolk and nearby ensures we have the most detailed knowledge of all the sites and wildlife which you want to see

Our ethos is to help you experience not only just new species but also to look more closely at birds, observing all aspects of their appearance and behaviour. We specialise in helping birdwatchers get more from their hobby.

Upcoming Tours

We have a very varied programme of scheduled Group Tours in Norfolk and beyond planned for the year ahead.

We also offer Customised Private Tours. You can read more here or please contact us with your requirements

Autumn Migration

Autumn Migration & Wader Spectacular

The Gambia – Birding the Smiling Coast

Early Winter Tour

Winter tour.

Winter Wildfowl, Cranes & Owls

Winter Birds & Owls Tour

Winter in the Broads

Gift vouchers.

If you would like to give a gift to someone who is interested in birds then a gift voucher from The Bird ID Company is an ideal present.

The vouchers can be flexible, and used against any tour or tours over the following 12 months, or can be bought for a specific tour.

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Here are just a few of the recent and stunning images, shot on our wide range of UK and International Bird Tours.

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Our bird tours are guided bird watching  holidays  they are relaxed, competitively priced, well organised and very enjoyable. We don't miss much! and yet we don't dash around trying to see every bird on the planet! We cater for beginners, we teach not preach and we make your holiday a memorable one for all the right reasons. We have many years of experience and we can provide references and testamonials from happy clients worldwide.

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Day Tours in the UK

We are based on the border of Somerset and Dorset in the UK  and from October until the end of April we offer day trips in both Counties.

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Accommodation in Spain

We also offer Self catering, B&B or Full Board Accommodation from July to October in 2 idyllic apartments adjacent to our summer home in the beautiful 'white village' of  Gaucin  situated in the beautiful mountains of Andalucia, Southern Spain.

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Day Tours in Spain

We also offer excellent day tours from our home-base in Gaucin, Andalucia. We have a range of itineraries which are seasonally adjusted to cater for bird migration and the weather. These day tours are great value and run from July to October.

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Welcome to Birdwatching Breaks

A warm welcome to our on-line 2023-2025 brochure of birdwatching holidays, this being our 36th year of operation.

In 2023-2025, we have introduced new tours to interesting countries around the world, all of them having had an inspection trip either by us or our local tour operators.

In Asia, we have destinations to Japan both in winter and early summer. For those who wish to witness the winter wonderland of Japan, we have tours in February 2024 and 2025. The country continues to be a popular destination and we have modified the winter tour slightly to visit an area for Japanese Murrelet. I have also introduced an early summer tour to Japan taking in the Ryuku Islands, Izu Islands and the beautiful island of Hokkaido.

In Africa, we have departures to Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa. These destinations offer you an extremely wide range of African birds and mammals from the Sahel in Senegal to the birds and mammals of South Africa and neighbouring Namibia. In Senegal we have a new tour taking in a pelagic trip off Dakar and the Sahel region along the Senegal River. To the south a new tour has been introduced taking in the unexplored country of Guinea-Bissau and the southern part of Senegal, Casamance. A comprehensive tour taking in the major birding sites of this beautiful country. In our summer months we are going back to Namibia to visit this fascinating desert country for its birds, abundant wildlife and Etosha National Park. South Africa is an exceptional country for birds and wildlife and we have a tour taking in the Cape Town area and along the garden route towards Durban.

In The Americas a birding tour to Colombia the world's best birding country is planned for January 2024 and 2025. In mid-summer a tour to Arctic Canada where we visit Alberta and the isolated outpost of Cambridge Bay where breeding birds abound in the brief summer period. In the Caribbean area we have two one week tours to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico which can be combined to observe many of the island endemic birds species found on the islands.

In the same geographical region I am pleased to revisit Mexico which takes in the bird rich areas of Mexico City, Veracruz, Oaxaca and the impressive Sierra Madre mountain range.

Closer to home, we have departures to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ireland, France, Lesvos and Sweden. These countries offer you great birding among spectacular countryside and vistas.

2024 sees the 19th year of Black Isle Birding which covers all our holidays operating in Scotland and Britain. This sector has grown significantly over the last few years and we are pleased to say that we have a growing reputation as one of Scotland’s premier birding companies. Jo and I operate our popular “holiday at home” programme based at Cygnus House. Its location, overlooking the Cromarty Firth and set in two acres of wildlife habitat, makes it is an ideal base for visiting northern Scotland. We have several other Scottish tours to the Western Isles, Islay, Shetland, and an island special visiting Mull, Tiree and The Uists.

I firmly believe we offer you the best birding packages in Scotland, with the country’s top birding guides, along with a friendly and welcoming service with no hidden extras.

The team at Birdwatching Breaks looks forward to welcoming you on one of our tours.

Birding Tours – Day Tours

United kingdom, norfolk birding day tours, which we run at any time.

Norfolk is regarded as one of  the  premier birdwatching locations in the United Kingdom (UK). Its variety of habitats and high number of species make it a must-visit for birders from other parts of the UK and abroad, find out why below.

The county of Norfolk sits on England’s east coast and forms the northern section of the region of East Anglia. Norfolk covers an area of 2,074 square miles (5,372 square kilometers), which makes it the 5th largest county in England, and it is relatively sparsely populated. With a population of around 900,000 people it is the 25th most populated county in England.

Norfolk is a county steeped in an enthralling history. One of its most famous residents is also one of its oldest. Boudica, the Queen of the Iceni tribe, led rebellions in AD 47 and AD 60 against the Roman invasion of Britain. The second rebellion ultimately failed but it cemented her name in British history forever. The name of Norfolk was given to the region in the 5th century by the Angles who controlled the region until it merged with Mercia and Wessex. Vikings arrived in the 9th century and raided the area up until the Norman conquest of 1066. In the 20th century Norfolk became a key center for aviation, especially during World Wars One and Two.

Norfolk’s geography primarily consists of low-lying agricultural areas interspersed with woodland, wet bog, and heathland. The exception to this is the vast Norfolk Broads which are found in the east of the county. This area, of 117 square miles (303 square kilometers), dominates the landscape of east Norfolk and contains 63 broads and seven rivers with over 120 miles (193 kilometers) of navigable waterways. This area is a vital site for wildlife in this part of the county and the UK as a whole. Another key feature of Norfolk’s geography is its varied coastline which includes impressive sea cliffs, vast sand dunes, mudflats, grazing marshes, and reedbeds; all home to an abundance of wildlife throughout the year.

Following  International Ornithological Congress (IOC)  taxonomy (v10.2 in November 2020) the bird list of Norfolk stands at  482 bird species . This list includes many migrant and vagrant species and there are 135 regularly breeding species. Norfolk is a great place to bird year-round.

Our Norfolk day trips will enable you to see many of the key species of the region. What you see will depend entirely on which season you chose to visit the county, and our tours are designed to maximize the sightings of these key species in each season. We have highlighted below some of the key features and species of each season but please read our detailed itineraries for a more comprehensive idea of what you can expect to see. In each season we have several tour routes which visit different areas and habitats to increase the number of species possible.

Winter day tours

Norfolk is an incredibly important area for a wide range of overwintering birds, from further north in the UK or from east and northeast Europe. Vast numbers of wintering wildfowl and waders (shorebirds) are present along the coast, along with nationally important counts of birds of prey. There are also plenty of exciting resident and migrant passerine species too, many of which form large non-breeding flocks making their presence more noticeable. Some of the highlight birds include:  Pink-footed Goose ,  Tundra Bean Goose ,  Greater White-fronted Goose ,  Common Crane ,  Black-tailed Godwit ,  Red Knot ,  Purple Sandpiper ,  Eurasian Bittern ,  Hen Harrier ,  Rough-legged Buzzard ,  Short-eared Owl ,  Merlin ,  Bohemian Waxwing ,  Bearded Reedling  (Bearded Tit),  Black Redstart ,  Water Pipit ,  Brambling ,  Twite ,  Lapland   Longspur  (Lapland Bunting), and  Snow Bunting .

Spring and summer day tours

Norfolk is one of the premier spots for spring migration in the UK. Displaced birds often find themselves on the Norfolk coast before carrying on their journey from Africa to Scandinavia and beyond. There is also a chance of something rarer and unexpected. Tours during the summer months will focus on the breeding species of the county. Some of the highlight species of this period include:  Garganey ,  Common Pochard ,  European Nightjar ,  Common Cuckoo ,  European Turtle Dove ,  Eurasian Stone-curlew ,  Pied Avocet ,  Eurasian Dotterel ,  Wood Sandpiper ,  Little Tern ,  Eurasian Spoonbill ,  Northern Goshawk ,  Eurasian Hobby ,  Woodlark ,  Common Grasshopper Warbler ,  Garden Warbler ,  Lesser Whitethroat ,  Dartford Warbler ,  Ring Ouzel ,  Whinchat , and  Tree Pipit .

Autumn day tours

Autumn, as during Spring, is dominated by the migration of birds through Norfolk. This time, the southerly migration sees birds moving from the far north of Europe to their wintering grounds in Africa. Often these birds become displaced and arrive in the region, sometimes in vast numbers. There is also the chance, with the right winds, of something truly special from further east. While this is a season of the unexpected, some of the typical highlights in autumn include:  Greater Scaup ,  Eurasian Woodcock ,  Eurasian Whimbrel ,  Bar-tailed Godwit ,  Ruff ,  Temminck’s Stint ,  Little Stint ,  Red  (Grey)  Phalarope ,  Little Gull ,  Great Skua ,  Long-eared Owl ,  Short-eared Owl ,  Eurasian Wryneck ,  Merlin ,  Yellow-browed Warbler ,  Barred Warbler ,  Lesser Whitethroat ,  Common Firecrest ,  Ring Ouzel ,  Black Redstart ,  Common Redstart ,  Water Pipit , and  Brambling .

On all of these tours there is the added potential for a scarce or rare bird being found where we will be birding, so it is always worth expecting the unexpected!

Norfolk is such an important county from a birding point of view that it features heavily in our two UK set departure tours:  United Kingdom: Ultimate Spring Tour  and our  United Kingdom: England in Winter Tour . If you fancy a longer birding trip around England and Scotland these are great options.

United Kingdom, Norfolk day tours

Spring and summer tours (april – july).

UK: 1-day Norfolk Spring and Summer Birding Tour – Birding the Yare Valley

UK: 1-day Norfolk Spring and Summer Birding Tours – Birding the Norfolk Coast

Autumn tours (august – october).

UK: 1-day Norfolk Autumn Birding Tour – Birding the Northwest Norfolk Coast

Winter tours (november – march).

UK: 1-day Norfolk Winter Birding Tour – Birding the Norfolk Broads

UK: 1-day Norfolk Winter Birding Tour – Birding The Norfolk Coast

UK: 1-day Norfolk Winter Birding Tour – Birding The Yare Valley

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Widen your Birdwatching and wildlife experiences with me, Christopher Hall of New Horizons .

*  Twenty six years in the business * Air holidays CAA protected (ATOL 6266) * Total financial protection * Guaranteed no surcharges * Carefully selected accommodation * Small friendly groups * Impressive sightings * Private outings can be arranged * Gift vouchers available * No wonder repeat bookings are the norm *  Why pay more?

I have been organising wildlife watching tours since 1998 and have now led over 240 tours worldwide. I aim to provide a top quality service, so that clients enjoy a sociable group atmosphere, whilst staying in carefully selected accommodations and seeing great wildlife at a relaxed pace. Most clients are regulars and some have been travelling with me for over twenty years, so I must be doing a good job! Please scroll down the page to see what clients have to say about their times with New Horizons.

All the flight-inclusive holidays on this website are operated by  New Horizons Wildlife Tours Ltd . (Registered in England no. 8824597. Registered office; 7 Wood Street, Eastwood, NG16 3DD) and are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be issued with an ATOL Certificate. Please check that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information, or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL certificate go to  www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate

New Horizons   in Panama

New Horizons   in Argentina

New Horizons   in India

New Horizons   in Lesvos

New Horizons   in Spitsbergen

New Horizons   in Peru

New Horizons   in Iceland

Bird Watching Tours and Holiday Testimonials:

“Thanks for all your hard work organising the trip. We really enjoyed spending the holiday with you both.” Paul & Marion ~ Ashbourne

“We certainly saw some fantastic sights and had some great experiences.” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave

“A big thanks to you and Anny for another very successful trip.” Bill ~ Weston Super Mare

“I enjoyed the morning and learnt a lot as usual.” Diana ~ Holme

“A huge thank you for such a great trip which meant a lot to me.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“Lovely hotel and good company.” Linda ~ Bingham

“A really enjoyable ‘holiday’ – good weather, lovely hotel, lots of great birds plus mammals. It was a really friendly group, we all got on well and had a lot of fun!” Rita ~ Arnold

“I thoroughly enjoyed the week, good birds, good meals, good company.” Frances ~ Etwall

“Hi Chris, many thanks for a lovely holiday again.” Gay ~ Arnold

“Thanks for a GREAT trip!!!!” Bob ~ Lambley

“You do a great and patient job to make sure we all see the birds, even the less sharp sighted ones like me. Any way, thank you for an excellent trip and I am looking forward to Mull.” Carol ~ West Bridgford

“Thank you Chris for an excellent holiday.” Paul & Marion ~ Ashbourne

“Chris, your spotting ability is second to none, so the owl was a triumph.” Sue ~ Worcester

“Thanks for a fun trip and resilience and flexibility in the face of adverse weather events.” Kate ~ Wirksworth

“Dear Chris. I want to thank you for looking after us so well in Scilly, and for getting us home safely. I really enjoyed the trip, the islands and the birds, also the archaeology. The guesthouse was excellent and the company very good.” Frances ~ Etwall

“Uganda was a superb trip with a great itinerary. We were able to tick off our bucket list to walk with Gorillas. We thoroughly enjoyed travelling with you both. Thank you.” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave

“A great holiday, fantastic weather, good sightings and very good company.” Steph ~ Long Eaton

“I very much enjoyed the trip and the company of the leaders and others in the group. I would definitely recommend New Horizons to friends.” Eileen ~ Southampton

“I would like to thank you for all the wonderful places I have visited with you plus the varied birds I have seen, large and small, the people I have met over the years who became friends on regular trips, and all the laughs we have had over the many years.” Diane ~ Carlton

“Thank you for a fantastic holiday. It was very enjoyable. Good company, wonderful weather. Comfortable hotels and good food.” Brenda ~ Isle of Wight

“I wanted to say a big thanks for the trip. It was great to do and find Choughs in particular, but also the American Golden Plover, the Red Squirrel, the terns, the Black Grouse, the Whinchat – I could go on but I won’t! Jean ~ Weston Super Mare

“What a great trip. Thanks for all your efforts and driving.” Kate ~ Huddersfield

“Thanks for another excellent trip.” Bill ~ Weston Super Mare

“I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, great to be with a group of like-minded people, really appreciated your ability to spot birds by their song, and being able to see them in the scopes.” Joan ~ Long Eaton

“A nice group of people to holiday with. Very enjoyable.” Steph ~ Long Eaton

“Good company & some super sightings in a lovely area.” Bob ~ Lambley

“Another great trip. Many thanks.” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Thank you for such a prompt trip report and moreover a great Texel trip, I really enjoyed it.” Sue ~ Worcester

“Excellent trip, thank you.” John & Marion ~ Burton Joyce

“Hi Chris. Thank you for the report and a very enjoyable holiday.” John ~ Lambley

“Thank you very much for such a lovely break and so enjoyable.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“Thank you for all the England trips we have done together. I have enjoyed them all.” John ~ Lambley

“I would like to take this opportunity to say how much we enjoyed Northumbria. Overall it was a great trip”. Kev & Jenni ~ Clay Cross

“Highlights of the tour? The wonderful weather, hotel accommodation and meals, the party mix and good natured helpfulness of the organisers to ensure that everybody on the trip got the best views possible of what was on offer.” Godfrey ~ West Bridgford

“ A really nice group and given the time of the year – fantastic weather! The hotel was good and the staff excellent as was the food. My total was 95 – brilliant! Thank you Chris & Anny it was simply a great 4 days.” Bob ~ Lambley

“Another great trip and well done for organising.” Peter ~ Whitstable

“Thanks for some great trips in 2022.” Simon ~ West Bridgford

“Thanks so much for the holidays for John! Makes my present giving a dream!” Anne ~ Lambley

“Great trip to Mongolia.” Diana ~ Ryton

“Many thanks for another great year of birding.” Linda ~ Bingham

“Thank you for another great trip this year.” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave

“Thanks for a great trip – really enjoyed it.” Anne & Dave ~ Eastwood

“For me, the best birding trip I have had, seeing the birds clearly and colours. The hotel and meals were excellent.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Dear Chris. It was an excellent trip with good company and terrific views of many birds, plus the other features of Iceland. Thank you very much Chris for arranging it.” Tim ~ Orkney

“Thank you, and Anny, for all your help and support on the Iceland trip. We enjoyed our trip, especially the very close views of so many trusting birds, as well as the magnificent landscape.” Roger & Imogen ~ Teddington

“Thanks for a great trip to Mull.” Bob ~ Lambley

“Dear Chris & Anny. Thank you for getting me there and back to Corsica! It was a wonderful trip and a brilliant group of friends.” Lesley ~ Farndon

“Excellent trip. Great birds and squirrels, good company, plenty of laughs.” Rita ~ Arnold

“A super few days – beautiful birds, lovely scenery and good company. Thank you both very much. Look forward to the next time.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“Many thanks Chris for a good visit birding in Wales. I had forgotten how brilliant you are at finding the birds and sharing them with your group.” Carol ~ West Bridgford

“Our thanks to you and Anny for a really great trip. We loved both of the hotels, great locations and very good food.” Peter & Norma ~ West Bridgford

“Love your friendly small group tours.” Howard & Marilyn ~ Market Drayton

“Many thanks for some great walks and days out and a very enjoyable break in Kent & Sussex. You helped to brighten up what could have been a miserable pandemic year and gave me something to look forward to.” Linda ~ Bingham

“A good small friendly group. Great to be able to add more ‘lifers’ to my list which I would not have spotted without your help – so thank you Chris.” Bob ~ Lambley

“Thanks for the Scilly Isles trip, much enjoyed.” Kate ~ Wirksworth

“We really enjoyed the trip, thanks. A good  bunch. Will get back to you for new adventures!” Dave & Anne ~ Eastwood

“Brilliant Hotel in great setting. Lovely food and staff. Very comfortable room with fantastic walk-in shower. All the places visited were marvellous and so varied. Spot on!!” Bob ~ Lambley

“Thank you and Anny for such an interesting and enjoyable 5 days. I felt I learned a lot about birds and wildlife and had a lot of fun as well. Really lovely. Thank you”. Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“Very good trip in good company.” Rita ~ Arnold

“Thanks for a fantastic break, with a running total of 97 different species you can’t knock it.” Kev & Jenni ~ Clay Cross

“Thanks again for another fantastic trip.” Howard & Marilyn ~ Market Drayton

“An enjoyable trip this week – thank you.” John ~ Lambley

“The tour was excellent and made possible by your expertise. You were able to identify birds that I would have definitely missed.” Graham ~ Portishead

“Great trip, Chris. Big thanks. Of course I’ll come again.” Jean ~ Weston Super Mare

“Thanks so much for another great trip and your excellent guiding.” Charmaine ~ Portishead

“Many thanks for a well organised trip. Your timings were spot on.” Bill ~ Weston Super Mare

“It was a wonderful holiday in a wild and beautiful place with some great birds. With many thanks and best wishes, Sue.” Sue ~ Backwell

“Great company and well organised trip. To see 100 birds in a wet Autumn week was fabulous – thanks Chris.” Diana ~ Tyneside

“Thank you very much for a lovely afternoon yesterday. It’s great to be back doing some birding again.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“What a trip!!! I know Africa is full of incredible destinations, but I can’t imagine anything more glorious than Botswana. Thank you for making it happen. It was a lifer trip, and I have lifer photos to show for it. My best images I’ve ever done, so I’m VERY happy about that.” Leslie ~ California

“Thanks for a superb report. I have just relived the holiday.” Jean ~ Ruddington

“I hope to get on more walks in 2020. I also wanted to thank you for helping me open my eyes and ears!” Ruth ~ Milford

“Thanks for all the great holidays!” Anne & John ~ Lambley

“Dear Chris, very many thanks for running the Swedish holiday so magnificently well. I thoroughly enjoyed it all.” Helen ~ Fakenham

“A brilliant three days with our U3A friends. Great birdwatching thanks Chris. Enjoyed everything about it. Lovely hotel and food. Don’t think you could have improved this trip.” Graham ~ West Bridgford

“The trip was wonderful and well organised. We are still getting flashbacks of the great things we saw. Thanks for the trip.” Andrew & Heather ~ Nottingham

“Excellent trip report, thank you!! Great memory of an amazing sequence of unusual birds! You and Juan Carlos did a superb job! We look forward to seeing you in Ulan Bator!!” Ian ~ Sydney

“I thoroughly enjoyed this trip. It worked well because it was possible to be flexible according to the weather eg fitting in the castle visit. I thought the hotel was excellent – comfortable, friendly and the food was good. I enjoyed the company. I was pleased to have the photographic opportunities with the Puffins and the White-tailed Eagles and the Otter. Thank you.” Ann ~ Clifton

“Thanks a lot, Chris. I really enjoyed the trip and think it was really excellent!!” Lynda ~ West Bridgford

“Thanks for a great trip.” Alan ~ Virginia

“Thank you for the trip report. It was fabulous and brought back many good memories! And for me, Christopher, your sense of humor was an added bonus. Priceless! So thanks again for a fabulous trip. I’ll never forget it.” Robert ~ Oregon

“All together a very good trip. Many thanks.” Peter ~ West Bridgford

“A great achievement Chris. We have been with you since 2004 and have learnt a lot from you and have been to some lovely places. You’ve usually got the balance just right and we’ve enjoyed them all.” Chris & John ~ West Bridgford

“Congratulations Chris on your 20th anniversary! Thanks for the many years of great bird watching. Here’s to many more.” Mary ~ East Leake

“Thank you from both of us and congratulations on 20 successful years. We hope to help make the next 20 years as good!!” Ron & Lynne ~ Cotgrave

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of New Horizons. We have enjoyed all the holidays with you, and hope to have more in the future.” Ann & Steve ~ Long Eaton

“Thank you Chris, your excellent leadership made this by far the best birdlife tour I have been on.” Denise ~ Clevedon

“It was just a perfect adventure and  we look forward to travelling with you again soon.” Gus & Cindy ~ Texas

“I would just like to thank you for a wonderful holiday. We saw so much in 5 days. The companionship was excellent and we had some great laughs!” Claire ~ Matlock

“Dear Chris, just to say many thanks for organising a brilliant holiday.” Indira – Liverpool

“Another good trip with a leader whose ability to spot birds never ceases to amaze.” Pam ~ Woodborough

“Many thanks for a wonderful holiday in Sri Lanka.” Christine & David ~ Mickleover

“The Galapagos trip was fantastic!” Doreen ~ Nottingham

“We just wanted to say once again what a great time we had. We cannot remember having a trip where we have seen so many quality birds in such large numbers and often in perfect light. On top of this you produced so many ‘star’ birds. We really appreciate all your hard work and expertise and of course your company.” John & Lynne ~ Nottingham

“Thank you for all your expert guidance.” Alan & Linda ~ Bingham

“What a service. I had not even finished unpacking when your report came through! Yet another excellent trip and I came away a happy man.” Mike ~ Warsash

“We would both like to thank you again for a very well organised trip, with some fabulous wildlife and scenery seen in Costa Rica.” Brian & Margaret ~ Ilkeston

“ The whole trip was great and there were no aspects that I thought could be improved. Thanks for a fascinating few days in a beautiful area.” Andrew ~ Nottingham

“I really liked the informal but well-organised nature of the trip – looking forward to the next one already!” Paul ~ Southampton

“Wow, where to start; The birds which just sat so they could be seen, the whale trip, the geological sights, the perfect evenings at Lake Myvatn…Thanks Chris for all your hard work driving, spotting all the birds, animals and your comprehensive itinerary that covered all aspects that Iceland had to offer. The good weather and great travelling companions made this one of the best holidays I have had.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Best wildlife tour we have been on to date.” Christine & David ~ Mickleover

“Thanks Chris, really enjoyed your company as well as your expertise; it was full on but great fun and very interesting; would do it again.” Kate ~ Matlock

“Thanks again for a great holiday with some truly magical moments. We really appreciate your hard work, expertise, company and above all your sense of humour.” John & Lynne ~ Nottingham

“We had a brilliant holiday. We saw 212 birds, 30 of which were endemic, 50 butterflies, 18 mammals (including Leopard), and many reptiles. It was a wonderful trip which could not be improved.” Brian & Margaret ~ Ilkeston

“We greatly enjoyed our trip with you. Thank you for the hard work you put in.” John & Marion ~ Burton Joyce

“Great trip, good company. The small group made seeing all the birds easier.” Lynda ~ Norwich

“Yet another superbly enjoyable trip which was skillfully led and organised. Also, excellent company with good humour. Many thanks again.” Mike ~ Warsash

“Just to say a thank you for a lovely few days, it was a really good break.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“A great trip with some lovely birds.” Chris & John ~ West Bridgford

“Thanks for a most enjoyable trip and some excellent birding.” Mike & Pauline ~ Whatstandwell

“This was the perfect trip – comfortable transport, good guides and some great birds, scenery and comfortable accommodation.” John ~ Beeston

“This was an excellent programme in all respects. Congratulations Chris.” Pat & Terry ~ Arnold

“Many thanks for all your brilliant driving, spotting and help with bird identification and songs. The hotel was also very good and comfortable.” Heather ~ Gainsborough

“Another wonderful trip with so many birds, all in different locations, plus good company with plenty of laughs.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Many many thanks for some superb birding.” Mike ~ Radcliffe on Trent

“I really did enjoy the trip Chris and you have made a full-time ‘convert’ to the bird watching fraternity by making the trip such a stimulating and rewarding experience. It was the best Xmas present I have had from my wife in years!” David ~ Edinburgh

“We really enjoyed birding with you this year and are looking forward to doing so again.” Shaun & Cindy ~ New Jersey

“I thought your leadership, Chris, was excellent and professionally conducted at all times. I was so pleased to see so many different birds, some rare, and so many at close range. I look forward to being able to join you again.” Bridget ~ Hereford

“ The trip was highly enjoyable for me. All my objectives were achieved. The ‘sampler’ style of the trip allowed us to get a glimpse of India, its birds, tigers, and to see one of the world wonders. All for an attractive price that allowed me to add the travel from USA and still feel I received value for money. I don’t have words to express how grateful I am for the wonderful birthday celebration.” Alberto ~ Missouri

“It was a memorable and worthwhile trip. I enjoyed your company and that of your compatriots.” Paul ~ Idaho

“Another all round birding trip with various reserves, all having different birds, along with the group of friends all having a great time.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“As usual I really enjoyed the way in which you lead these trips and find the birds for us – and have a bit of a laugh along the way too! The trip was very well organised, the hotels were really good (I loved their ‘rustic’ and rather quirky style – a real taste of rural Spain) and the scenery in both locations was superb.” Paul ~ Southampton

“Pat and I had a fabulous time with you in England and Scotland and I really enjoyed reliving the birding while processing my photos.” Pat & Suzie ~ Texas

“Most of what I know about birds has come from you.” Mike ~ Matlock

“A very enjoyable holiday with lots of good memories. Thank you to you and Anny for taking time and trouble to make this an enjoyable holiday and making sure our needs were met.” Gay ~ Arnold

“Another great trip with a variety of places we visited for the birds, and of course, the laughter along the way.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Thanks again for a great holiday, very efficiently done.” Tim ~ Orkney

“A great week, thank you. Good to mix the geology of the island with the wildlife.” Ann ~ Norwich

“Everything was perfect – hotel accommodation, food, friendly group and we think you are a great driver.” Ann & Steve ~ Long Eaton

“Another great trip. Only a few days, but with great sightings of birds and great company.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Chris. You always choose superb hotels wherever we go. Thank you.” Ann & Steve ~ Long Eaton

“Hi Chris. Just to say thank you for such a lovely time in Anglesey. I really enjoyed it, and as always learned a lot.” Corinne ~ Farnsfield

“Hi Chris – another great trip. Your balance of professionalism, friendliness and adapting the itinerary made it most enjoyable. Many thanks, Jim.” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Thanks for a good trip much needed after the bleak months.” Penny & Gareth ~ Swansea

“A big thankyou to both you and Anny for another extremely well run event. I saw a total of 14 birds not previously seen by me.” Bill ~ Weston Super Mare

“Thanks for some good birding memories and company during the last twelve months.” Godfrey ~ West Brigdford

“Great Hotel and a good crowd. My third trip in 8 weeks – and as usual Chris you have come up trumps!!!!” Bob ~ Lambley

“Thanks for the fabulous Scillies trip.” Diana ~ Ryton

“ Hi Christopher, I had a really good time yesterday. What a nice bunch of people ably led by yourself.” Pauline ~ West Hallam

“Great – great hotel, weather, sightings of birds, great company, & of course the leader who made this possible.”     Diane ~ Nottingham

“Excellent hotel, great birds and good company – plus a very knowledgeable guide.” Rita ~ Arnold

“Another lovely New Horizons holiday. We’ve been on quite a few now and find them well organised and researched. Chris is an expert wildlife and bird specialist and goes the extra mile in making sure we go to the right locations and everyone sees the birds as well as the other fauna and flora.” Rab & Jan ~ Radcliffe on Trent

“Thanks very much for the holiday Chris. Very enjoyable.” Gay ~ Arnold

“Great company, with plenty of laughs and of course, great list of birds.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“A great trip Chris. Brilliant organisation, thank you.” Simon ~ Wallingford

“Dear Chris. I just wanted to say thank you for providing a brilliant Mull experience. I really enjoyed the whole trip including the hotel. I’d love to go again next year if you plan another tri p.” Glenna ~ Hucknall

“Hi Chris Just to say a really big thank you to you and Anny for yesterday. It couldn’t have gone better! Everyone in the group really enjoyed it and they all got to know so much more about birding. Having two telescopes was brilliant and really brought the birds to life. You did a great job of pointing things out and explaining things in such a clear way. Hopefully we’ll be able to arrange another A Team birdwatching trip soon. Thanks again, Judith.” Judith ~ Sheffield

“Thank you for the many wonderful walks and days out.” Linda ~ Bingham “Very enjoyable trip. Thanks for all your efforts and patience to ensure we all saw the most important species.” Gay ~ Arnold

“Thank you Chris. I really enjoyed the session.” John ~ Bulcote

“Thanks Chris, a great day and the most birds I’ve seen at one time.” Graham ~ Gamston

“Many thanks for another fantastic trip leaving memories to last a lifetime.” Pam ~ Woodborough

“Looking forward to lots more birding in 2020.” Rita ~ Arnold

“Thank you for finding all the birds.” Iris & Bob ~ West Bridgford

“Many thanks for the report. I always enjoy reading them…….and again many years later!” Janet ~ Honiton

“A very well organised and professionally led trip (as always) and a great guesthouse.” Paul – Topsham

“My Galapagos trip exceeded all my expectations. The organisation was excellent, the small group friendly, my life on board comfortable with an excellent crew.” Cherry ~ Kimberley

“This is a holiday that I have dreamed of doing for a very long time and it did not disappoint. Your organised itinerary was excellent and we saw a great selection of islands and wildlife.” Lynne ~ Cotgrave

“Thank you very much for saying you could refund my deposit for the Mull trip. I did not expect that but am of course very pleased that this is possible. Such an offer, I feel, reflects the kind of company that New Horizons is.” Marion ~ Clevedon

“Your photos were great, especially of the Short-eared Owl. Thank you.” Eve ~ London

“Thank you for a lovely trip to Hungary.” Janet ~ Honiton

“‘Marvellous Mull’ exceeded expectations!” Pam ~ Woodborough

“Thanks again Chris – another great trip.” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Thanks for a very memorable trip. I saw 49 lifers.” Sue ~ New Jersey

“Thank you for showing me the many beauties of England and Scotland, and helping me see so many birds. Over 80 were life birds for me. Also, thanks for helping me over those treacherous rocks on our way to see the Puffins.” Nancy ~ New Jersey

“Congratulations on your 20 years in the bird watching business. I am so pleased I attended your WEA course all those years ago where I learnt so much. Since then I have been able to continue increasing my knowledge and enjoyment through your Wednesday and Friday trips, and with the U3A visits and holidays. Thank you.” Iris & Bob ~ West Bridgford

“Best wishes on 20 years of great wildlife trips! Marilyn & Howard ~ Market Drayton

“10’s of countries, 1000’s of birds, hundreds of happy birders! Thank you.” Jan & Rab ~ West Bridgford

“Thank you for a very enjoyable year of birding – looking forward to 2019!” Rita ~ Arnold

“Thanks for the happy holidays!” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Congratulations Chris. I’ve had many a happy birdwalk with you and hope for many more.” Janet ~ Honiton

“This was a fantastic holiday from start to finish. Thank you for getting us there!” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave

“You are an awesome guide and I really enjoyed the past two and a half weeks despite the weather!” Deb ~ Texas

“Another fantastic trip; weather, variety of birds and scenery, plus of course the lovely people on the trip with plenty of laughs and enjoyment.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“Once again thank you for a great holiday and trip report – still can’t believe we have finally seen a Harpy!” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave

“Thanks again for a great trip with wonderful people.” Michael ~ Texas

“I was extremely impressed with your ornithological knowledge and enthusiasm, and amazed how you could identify birds so far away.” Charmaine ~ Portishead

“ Brilliant birding with 49 lifers out of 123 species seen in wonderful varied scenery and habitats. It was a great balance of intensive birding with opportunities to relax and socialise. Your stamina, observational and identification skills are outstanding Chris.” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Wow! I thought I was going on a bird watching holiday which turned into an adventure experience. Thanks Chris for another fantastic experience with great bird sightings.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“A great combination of birding and leisure.” Peter & Deb ~ Canterbury

“Thanks for a great trip to Sri Lanka.” Rob & Marilyn ~ Aston on Trent

“Thank you for the excellent trip to Greece.” Bob & Iris ~ West Bridgford

“Many thanks for a splendid trip and a birthday I will never forget.” David ~ Clifton

“It was an amazing trip. I have so many wonderful memories of holidays I have spent with you.” Lesley ~ Farndon

“It was a wonderful trip, full of magical moments.” Pam ~ Woodborough “A wonderful experience to visit the most northern part of the UK and see such a spectacle of birds.” Rita ~ Arnold

“Many many thanks for the super visit to the Solway Firth last week, it was really superb in every way, as usual.” Mike ~ Warsash I enjoyed the tour, especially the banter. I would certainly have no hesitation in joining one of your future trips. You were not slow in having a good laugh and finding the birds.” Maurice ~ Gillingham

“Thanks for a super few days, that hotel was a real find! Think the second day was one of the best birding days I have ever experienced!” Terry ~ Arnold

“Many thanks for organising an excellent break. I’ll certainly be keeping an eye on your website for future trips.” Andy ~ Croydon

“Everything went seemlessly to plan the entire trip and can’t thank you enough for all your recommendations and planning for us – not exaggerating when we say it was a 10/10 trip.” Jan & John ~ Pavenham

“What an absolutely amazing trip, Chris. You are giving some wonderful memories to the people with you.” Jim ~ Woodborough

“Thanks for another great year’s birding!” Rita ~ Arnold

“Thanks for a lovely birding holiday with brilliant food and really good company as well as the many interesting birds we saw.” Jean ~ Radcliffe on Trent

“Thank you, we had a really enjoyable break down on the Somerset Levels, with lots of brilliant birds. Here’s to the next time.” Ann & John ~ Stapleford

“What a great trip, great birds, great food, great people. We really enjoyed ourselves.” Janel & Michael ~ Texas

“I have now seen 201 ‘lifers’ in my 36 trips with New Horizons. As usual the birding, organisation and accommodation were all excellent. I am already looking forward to my next trip with you!” John ~ Beeston

“We would both like to thank you for organising the recent trip to Southern India and the Andaman Islands which went without any hitches. We all saw how disorganised India still is, with red tape in abundance. How you managed to sort out such a well-organised and trouble free-trip to such a chaotic country on your own was quite astonishing.” Brian & Margaret ~ Ilkeston

“Thanks very much for the trip. I enjoyed birdwatching in places I hadn’t visited before, and the company of your friendly group. I liked the varied sites and you showed us a great variety of birds.” John ~ Chilwell

“As always, the holidays are excellent value – they never fail!” Pauline ~ Arnold

“ Thanks for another superb weekend. The Priory is such a lovely venue – when do we go again?” Dorothy ~ Mickleover

“Thank you so much for an enjoyable and successful trip – all down to your expertise and pre-visit to know exactly where things were.”  Joy ~ Bakewell

“Thank you for all your hard work to give us such a good holiday. I am thrilled with the birds we saw, heard and learned about. On my return, I’m left on a high with the enjoyment of this trip.” Kay ~ Clevedon

“Thank you for an excellent trip which we greatly enjoyed. It was lovely to be part of rural Spain. The itinerary was very good, the scenery wonderful and the bird list amazing. The Wryneck and Wallcreeper were top of the list but there were many close contenders. Thanks again for all your hard work.” John & Marion ~ Burton Joyce

“The whole experience was just amazing.” Jean ~ Ruddington

“Mongolia exceeded my expectations – another great trip.” Pam ~ Woodborough

“I really appreciated the luxury of ample photographic opportunities which you encouraged — there was such an easiness about it all, it was really delightful. I’ll keep my eyes on your future destinations, and keep my passport ready for new stamps!” Leslie ~ California

“Another great trip with friends, plenty of laughs, good weather, and of course, some interesting birds.” Diane ~ Nottingham

“A thoroughly enjoyable birding trip.” Alan ~ Weston Super Mare

“Many thanks for the Panama card – it was one of our favourite holidays.” Lynne & Ron ~ Cotgrave.”

Here are some tips for birdwatching:

Invest in a good pair of binoculars or a spotting scope. This will allow you to see birds up close and in detail without disturbing them.

Learn about the birds you are likely to see in your area. This will help you identify them and understand their behaviour.

Dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. You may be walking or standing for long periods of time.

Bring a fieldguide or use a birding app on your phone to help you identify the birds you see.

Be patient. Birds are often shy and may take a while to come out into the open.

Try to be as quiet as possible. Loud noises can scare birds away.

Use a bird feeder or birdbath to attract birds to your garden. This can be a great way to see a variety of species up close.

Join a local birding group or go on a guided birding tour to learn from experienced birdwatchers and see new species.

Respect the birds and their habitat. Do not disturb nesting sites or harass birds in any way.

Have fun and enjoy the beauty and diversity of the natural world!

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Walking through the rainforests was a magical experience - epiphytes, vines and mosses dripping from every tree, and an amazing variety of colourful birds, insects and animals. Andrew M went to Costa Rica , Latin America in March 2024

The game drives were the highlight. We saw 3 lions on the first day, a pack of wild dogs with an Impala kill, an elephant at a water hole, an angry hippo and a wide range of bird species. Gary K went to Botswana , Africa in March 2024

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Edinburgh Birding and Nature Tours brings you closer to the incredible wildlife of Scotland's capital and beyond.

From otters to waterfowl, from globally threatened species to British specialities, beautiful wildlife is only a tour away.

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Aberdeenshire is blessed with a diverse range of habitats, from the high mountains of the Cairngorms National Park, to sea cliffs and sandy beaches along the coast.  WIth such variety comes a corresponding range of bird species, with summer migrants and winter visitors bolstering the resident species throughout the year. 

Aberdeenshire Bird Tours offers bespoke birdwatching tours around Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland, ranging from a couple of hours to multi-day guided tours. Each tour is tailored to the needs of the client, whether they have a particular species they'd like to see, or just to visit a certain habitat and to see what comes along. 

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The variety of habitats in Aberdeenshire means there's always something to see.  

Springtime sees the area alive with migrants, with Terns nesting at the Ythan Estuary and the the sea cliffs covered in breeding seabirds.  Ospreys return to nest and a good day can see over 100 species seen. 

Summer in the area is similar, but is often a good time to visit the uplands, such as the peaks in the Cairngorm National Park. Specialists such as Ptarmigan and Dotterel can be seen, and it's always worthwhile scanning for raptors along any ridges. 

Autumns sees our summer visitors start to leave, and our winter guests arrive.  Wildfowl, particularly geese, arrive in large numbers with Loch of Strathbeg and Loch of Skene well worth a visit. 

Winter means less daylight but still plenty to see. Wildfowl numbers remain high, but Iceland and Glaucous Gulls visit the area, and there's a chance of a real rarity popping up. 

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The majority of our wildlife tours focus primarily on birds, allowing us to offer a huge choice of bird holidays. On most of our birdwatching tours we aim to see a wide variety of species, while taking time to enjoy other wildlife as well as cultural highlights and architecture.

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"Try Coto Doñana & Extremadura for an excellent introduction to Europe's wetland and steppe birds. I would recommend our bargain holiday, 'Nepal – A Birdwatching Tour' for those interested in Siberian rarities and Ibisbill, while Costa Rica offers a chance to search for arguably the world's most beautiful bird, the Resplendent Quetzal." Byron Palacios  - Tour Leader

Naturetrek Birdwatching Tours

We have one of the largest selections of professionally organised, small group birdwatching holidays around the world and all of our birdwatching tours are accompanied by at least one professional ornithologist leader with detailed knowledge of the area.

The majority of our bird tours have a relaxed, flexible approach which allows more time for photography, detailed wildlife exploration, leisure time and the region’s people, culture, history and architecture, while allowing the group to see a wide range of bird species.

Here is a small selection of our many bird holidays:

• Southern Morocco  – an exploration of the birdlife in Morocco’s southern deserts, oases and mountains
• The Camargue in Spring  – a short break to enjoy the spring birds of the Rhône Delta and Camargue wetland
• Wallcreepers & Cranes in Northern Spain  – a 2-centre holiday focusing on Lammergeier, Wallcreepers, raptors, Cranes, bustards, sandgrouse and more!
• Madeira & Desertas Islands  – A Seabird Extravaganza! – a short break focusing on special breeding seabirds, including a night on the remote Destertas Islands
• Peru – Macaws & Machu Picchu  – searches for boobies, macaws and Inca Terns
• Spain & Morocco: Birding on Two Continents!  – watch the spectacular spring bird migration from both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar

Our Bargain Birdwatching Selection

Our  Bargain Bird Tours  are intensive birdwatching holidays suitable for the serious birder. They are led by expert English-speaking local guides (and not accompanied from the UK by a tour leader). You can expect a higher-paced tour and to spend long hours in the field.

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I want to express my amazement at the skills and knowledge of your guides… I cannot imagine how they become so proficient in the birds of several different countries!

AM, Uganda 2023

I really can’t think of a way this tour could have been improved. The itinerary was wonderful, the accommodations lovely, and the birds fantastic.

KB, Kenya & Tanzania 2023

This was my first international birding tour experience, and so while I have no basis for comparison, I was completely satisfied by this tour. The guides were excellent.

CC, Panama 2023

Another amazing trip with Rockjumper. The quality of not only the Rockjumper guides but the local guides as well was first class. Travelling with Rockjumper means you basically don’t have to worry about anything other than getting the birds in the binoculars, the guides take care of the rest which results in a really relaxing and enjoyable bird watching trip.

BW, Sri Lanka 2023

In the Rockjumper tradition, [our guide] went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the serious birders in our group found our birds. This included several later night expeditions into the forest for owls and other nocturnal critters. [He] managed to handle everyone with great patience and skill.

RO, Ecuador 2023

This was my first Rockjumper trip. I definitely will be a repeat customer. The booking process was easy and painless. The transport and hotel logistics during the trip were flawless. [Our guides] worked diligently to make sure we saw as many birds as possible.

TM, India 2023

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