This exciting tour explores three of India’s most productive areas. Beginning in the western state of Gujarat, we explore the tropical savanna grasslands of Velavadar National Park and the rich deciduous woodlands of Gir National Park, before ending up in the saline desert landscape of the Little Rann of Kutch with its vast seasonal wetlands. Moving on, we journey through the Central Indian Highlands and the Deccan Plateau in the heart of India. From the rugged dry teak forests and bamboo of Tadoba National Park, we move northwards into the rich mosaic of forest types in Pench National Park, and finally to the woodlands and meadows of Kanha National Park. Next, we experience a complete change of landscape, habitat and species as we travel to the Brahmaputra River floodplain in India’s northeast corner, where we explore the vast grasslands and wetlands of Kaziranga National Park, with visits to neighbouring tea estates and to the evergreen forest of Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary.

Guatemala has many unique attractions, however, it says something about a country when even its currency is named after a bird - the exquisite Resplendent Quetzal! Indeed, as a birdwatching destination, this beautiful and incredibly scenic Central American country is right up there with the best of them.

Our Guatemala birding tour focuses mainly on the central highlands, to the west of Guatemala City, visiting the best locations and lodges for a wonderful range of speciality birds.

Join our quest for the enigmatic Horned Guan, revered Resplendent Quetzal, fabulous Pink-headed and Goldman's Warblers and rare Azure-rumped Tanager, plus a carnival of colourful hummingbirds and tanagers.

There is also the option of an extension to the lowlands which includes a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tikal where we will visit one of the most famous archaeological sites in the Americas. Here, we will see the internationally famous temples and palaces of the Mayan people which are surrounded by forest and enjoy more great birding.

Our birding tour to the Malay Peninsula offers a superb introduction to the amazing birdlife of Southeast Asia. Taking in three of the country’s top birding sites, we begin at Shah Alam and the coastal mangroves of Kuala Selangor before moving into the tropical montane forests that surround the old colonial hill stations of Fraser’s Hill and Bukit Tinggi. Another highlight of our Malaysia birdwatching tour is a four-night stay amidst the pristine jungles of Taman Negara National Park, a vast tract of lowland rainforest and a treasure house of hornbills, trogons, broadbills and pittas.

Our improved itinerary exploring southern Morocco combines the best birding in North Africa with time to explore the deserts and mountains of the south along with the coast around Agadir.

Visiting these diverse and spectacular habitats gives us the opportunity to look for a fantastic range of species and the bird list reads like a veritable 'Who’s Who' of sought-after Western Palearctic specialties with Northern Bald Ibis, Cream-coloured Courser, Crowned, Black-bellied and Spotted Sandgrouse, Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Egyptian Nightjar, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Levaillant’s Woodpecker and Maghreb Magpie amongst the possibilities.

We also hope to see up to ten species of larks and eight wheatears, Moussier’s Redstart, Tristram’s and African Desert Warblers, Fulvous Babbler, African Crimson-winged Finch, Trumpeter Finch and Desert Sparrow, whilst also enjoying the spectacle of the northern migration as birds head up into Europe.

Embarking from Oban, this fabulous cruise visits numerous fantastically scenic islands such as Mull, Rhum, Canna, Barra, North and South Uist, the Monach Isles, Skye and the ‘enchanted’ Shiant Isles. Our ultimate goal is Saint Kilda, an exceptionally remote archipelago of four small islands 45 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, and yet inhabited for some two thousand years until 1930! Weather permitting, we hope to anchor for two nights in Village Bay off Hirta which has Britain’s highest cliff, towering 1397 feet above the sea! Nearby Soay is home to the Soay Sheep, an ancient breed, similar to its ancestral wild Mouflon, while smaller Dun has a colony of over a quarter of a million Puffins! Slightly further away is rugged Boreray, home to 20% of the world’s Gannet population! Saint Kilda is also one of the very few places in the British Isles where the hard to see Leach’s Petrel actually breeds, as it is restricted to islands within 45 miles of the Atlantic continental shelf. This remarkable must-see location is now a National Nature Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As well as all the seabirds we can also hope to see a wealth of other wildlife such as Orca and Minke Whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, huge Basking Sharks (at up to 40 feet long, the world's second largest fish!), Red Deer, Otters and exciting birds like White-tailed and Golden Eagles, Hen Harrier, Corncrake and Twite.

Located at the southernmost tip of Sweden, Falsterbo is widely considered to be one of the premier sites in Europe for the autumn migration and our new six-day holiday (run in collaboration with our sister brand New Horizons Wildlife) is timed to coincide with the period when huge numbers of birds will be moving south.
Every year, millions of birds leave Scandinavia and Arctic Russia on their journeys south to warmer climes and many of these pass over the Falsterbo Peninsula before making the short sea crossing to Denmark.
We will be based at a conveniently located hotel which is only a short drive from the peninsula and will make multiple visits during our holiday, hoping to witness the spectacle of thousands of passerines including larks, pipits, wagtails, thrushes, warblers, flycatchers, finches and buntings passing through each day.
The highlight, however, is likely to be the raptor passage and the number of birds can be staggering with the possibility of hundreds of European Honey Buzzards migrating overhead, along with an impressive range of other species. Indeed, virtually every European raptor species has been recorded here including rarities such as Pallid Harrier and both Greater Spotted and Lesser Spotted Eagles, so we will hope for some unexpected birds whilst also enjoying great views of the more widespread species.
Join Christopher Hall for his eight visit to this special place.

Run in collaboration with our sister brand WildWings, this exciting and exclusive charter spends two weeks exploring one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, the Brazilian Amazon. Whilst many visitors to the rainforest base themselves at a single lodge and then visit the surrounding area, this trip is very different, as we will travel and sleep on a comfortable air-conditioned river boat giving us the ability to explore more widely and visit a diverse range of remote habitats.

During our holiday, we will cruise side channels, larger tributaries, and the main rivers, visit river islands and both varzea (annually flooded) and terra firme (never flooded) forests, as well as cruising past mile after mile of untouched forest. This will allow us to look for a wide range of birds and animals including colourful macaws, parrots, trogons and manakins as well as several species of monkeys, both species of Amazon River dolphins, some amazing butterflies and much more.

One of the highlights of this amazing adventure is a visit an excellent eco-tourism project where there is an opportunity to stand in the water with wild Amazon (Pink) River Dolphins as they gently swim around us – a truly unique experience and one which previous participants have described as comparable with visiting the Mountain Gorillas in Africa or Grey Whales in Baja California!

Join Chris Collins and Regina Ribeiro for a birds and general wildlife holiday with a difference and explore one of the most untouched and amazing parts of our planet.