Taking a trip with a birding tour company is a great way to see new birds, new locations and to make new friends. Tour companies are sometimes able to arrange access to otherwise private locations. Tour leaders also stay up with the latest sightings and can help participants find rare or targeted species.
U.S.-based tour companies are shown below.
For international tour companies select the country on the left. Some U.S.-based companies do offer international birding trips.
Also check the Destinations page for lodges, parks, etc in a particular location. Both U.S. and international locations are listed.
Cheepers! Birding on a Budget
Destinations include Ecuador, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru
Field Guides – World Wide
King Bird Tours – The Asia Specialists
Naturetrek – UK based
White-eared Jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) perched on a branch near the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador.
Rockjumper Birding Tours
Rockjumper Birding Tours is a dedicated bird tour company specializing in quality birdwatching tours and wildlife safaris throughout the world, guided by passionate and experienced professional tour leaders. Our portfolio of 300 different birding tours encompasses 100 destinations. Featured information.
Seabirding Pelagic Trips
Departures form the Carolinas
Shearwater Journey’s
Pelagic specialists, California coast.
Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT)
World wide
Wings – Birding Tours World Wide
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California
Eyes of the wild
Faith Rigolosi
1025 Martin St. sp18
Lakeport, Ca.
Phone: (707) 262-2401
Web: eyesofthewild.US
Email: faithrig@gmail.com
Wonderful pontoon boat bird tours on Clear Lake, California.
Nature Trip
Noreen Weeden
493 Vermont Street
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415-355-0450
www.naturetrip.com
Half-day, full-day or multi-day trips starting from San Francisco. Fun Filled Adventures are just a few clicks away Our tours are designed for all levels of nature enthusiasts with emphasis on bird watching, wildlife behavior, natural history and conservancy. Regularly scheduled full and half day trips originate from our home base in San Francisco, California as we explore the spectacular Pacific Coast, Coastal Mountain range, San Francisco Bay marshlands and the surprisingly wild Sacramento Delta.
Nature Trip’s friendly guides aim to provide a fun filled, memorable experience each day and will customize the itinerary based on current weather, tide conditions, wildlife migration status and group preferences. Multi-day trips venture to the more distant corners of the Golden State and beyond to witness fascinating wildlife migrations, stunning landscapes and to experience the richness of the cultures of the folks that make up this diverse region.
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) perched on a branch near the papallacta Pass in the highlands of central Ecuador.
Florida
Central Florida Nature Adventures, LLC
Jenny Boyd
35830 County Rd 439
Eustis, FL
Phone: 352-589-7899
Web: www.floridabirdwatching.com
Email:jenniferkayaks@yahoo.com
Description: We provide guided bird watching tours in Central Florida via our kayak excursions. Novice or experienced, we pride ourselves in accommodating the nature lovers, birders, photographers and paddlers alike.
Indiana
Interlude Tours
Contact name: JoAnn Carr
Address 1: 7816 N Chester Av.
Address 2:
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
Country: USA
Phone: 317-913-0387
Fax: 317-576-0232
Web: www.interludetours.com
Email: joann@interludetours.com
Maine
Down East Nature Tours
Michael Good
150 Knox Road
Bar Harbor,Maine
Phone: 207-288-8128
Web: http://www.downeastnaturetours.com
Email: info@downeastnaturetours.com
Down East Nature Tours provides personalized Maine tours to meet your individual needs. Michael Good is available all year for snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, or biking adventures in coastal Down East Maine.
Maine Birding Trail
Bob Duchesne
478 Beechwood Avenue
Old Town, Maine
Phone: 207-827-3782
Web: http://www.mainebirdingtrail.com
Email: duchesne@midmaine.com
Maine Birding Trail offers a wide variety of Maine birding opportunities in various regions of Maine
Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis) perched on a branch near Podocarpus National Park in southeast Ecuador.
Oregon
Paradise Birding
Stephen Shunk
1962 SW Knoll Ave
Bend, Oregon
Phone: 5414081753
Web: www.paradisebirding.com
Email: steve@paradisebirding.com
Welcome to Paradise Birding! We specialize in leading small groups on carefully crafted birding and natural history tours to such celebrated destinations as Southeastern Arizona, the Texas Hill Country, Florida\’s Dry Tortugas, and Barrow, Alaska. We also lead international tours to Sicily and Mexico. Join us for a birding vacation, and let us help enhance your appreciation for bird behaviors, habitats, ecology, and conservation.
Questions to Ask the Tour Company
If you are not familiar with the tour company, give them a call and ask a few basic questions.
1. Who is leading the tour?
2. How much experience does the tour leader have in the area you will be visiting? First trips to an unfamiliar region may not be as productive as they might be.
3. Many tour companies use local experts with local knowledge. Ask if this is the case.
4. Try to visit with one of the leaders for the trip. A short conversation can sometimes reveal a personality conflict. Trips can be tiring and personal conflicts can occur.
5. Ask about the size of the group. You may prefer the extra attention available in a small group. In larger groups, ask about the number of leaders per participant. One leader per ten participants is a good ratio.
6. Be sure you know what is included in the cost of the tour.
*Transportation to a specific departure area is usually not covered. This may include overseas air costs.
*Meals may not be included.
*Determine if there are additional optional expenses, such as a better room or side trips.
7. Ask if you can contact a previous participant, and then ask that participant for another contact.
Most major tour companies do an excellent job. If the tour company has been in business for several years, it is a good bet they know how to take care of their customers.
Pied Puffbird (Notharchus tectus) perched on a branch near the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador.
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Guatemala Birding Tour Companies
Martsam Travel
Contact: Benedicto Grijalva
San Pedro El Alto, Antigua Guatemala
Sacatepequez
Guatemala
Phone: (502) 7832 2742
Web: www.birdwatchingguatemala.com
Email: benedicto@martsam.com
Martsam Tour & Travel is a Tour Operator and Destination Management Company that organize professional birding and nature tours focused on sustainable tourism by respecting nature, the environment, the local community and their traditions. Our destinations for Birdwatching are manifested as journeys through different ecosystems and multicolored communities, developed to ensure your complete satisfaction. We organize amazing tours for groups and independent travelers, for avid birdwatchers we will prepare target trips based on their expectations. If you are a beginner birder we will plan a fantastic itinerary where you will be able to learn about birds and the fantastic natural world of Guatemala.
Puerto Rico Birding Tour Companies
Birding Puerto Rico
Hilda Morales
Uroyán 1102
Alturas de Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICO
Phone: (787) 530-8311
www.birdingpr.com
Email: hilda@birdingpr.com
Half, full, and multi-day guided birding trips, plus all-inclusive birding packages in Puerto Rico. Fully licensed company with 18 years of experience.
South Africa Birding Tour Companies
Rockjumper Birding Tours
Adam Riley
PO Box 13972
Cascades 3202
KZN
South Africa
Phone: +27 33 3940225
Fax: +27 88 033 3940225
Web: www.rockjumperbirding.com
Email: info@rockjumperbirding.com
Rockjumper Birding Tours was founded in 1998 and has grown to become one of the largest and most successful bird tour companies in the world. They operate over 150 tours annually to more than 60 countries throughout the world, these include set date scheduled departure and private customized tours, all guided by professional bird tour leaders.
Spain Birding Tour Companies
Aviantours Birding Holidays
www.aviantours.net
Email: info@aviantours.net
Aviantours is a tour company specialising in birdwatching tours in GIBRALTAR, SPAIN & MOROCCO. They are also dedicated to teaching the art of bird & nature photography as well as digiscoping, They also arrange nature walks in the area and strives in every way to promote Gibraltar & the Straits. The area is unique and important for bird migration between the two continents of Europe and Africa as well as the rich diversity of important species of other wildlife.
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (Otus watsonii) perched on a branch near the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador.
Uganda Birding Tour Companies
Avian Safaris
Crammy Wanyama
Zana, Entebbe Road
Kampala, Uganda
+256 782 475961
http://www.aviansafaris.com/
Avian Safaris is a native Ugandan based bird watching specialized tour company, operating in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. We emphasize quality of bird watching: The primary aim of our guides is to get you to those birds which are truly remarkable and elusive.
Bird Uganda Safaris
Herbert Byaruhanga
2nd Floor,Suite 27, Capital Shoppers Nakawa
Kampala, CA
Uganda
phone: +256777912938
Fax: +256414222737
Web: www.birduganda.com
Email: director@birduganda.com
Bird Uganda Safaris was incorporated in 2002 and has now grown to be the leading birding tour company in Uganda. With now over 25 tours a year in Uganda, and 10 in East African Region, the, with the best bird guides in Uganda makes the experience memorable.