Our holidays can take you to some of the world’s best birdwatching destinations – whether you’re on a quest for a kiwi in New Zealand, want to take a peek at puffins in Iceland or overdose on marvellous macaws in Costa Rica.
Choose from self-drive holidays, stopping whenever you feel the urge to whip out your binoculars, or opt for an escorted holiday with an expert guide.
In Iceland, our self-drive holidays feature top birding spots, such as Lake Myvatn and the wild peninsulas of the north coast. Top ticks range from puffin, fulmar and guillemot to red-throated diver, gyrfalcon and eider duck.
A self-drive in New Zealand, meanwhile, can include a night-time kiwi-spotting tour and a safari to the Cape Kidnappers gannet colony.
Head to Costa Rica for some serious birding opportunities, where a mere 900 species excite in glorious technicolour.
Put the camera down. No words can describe how it feels to be immersed in the intense nature of Antarctica. Take a stroll with a king penguin, watch a baby seal gang rough and tumble at your feet, and whatever you do, stop, take a breath and really feel it. It's wild.
Bird watching holiday ideas
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Birdwatching Costa Rica
Costa Rica Self DriveStay in seven of our favourite birding hot spots, each with its own unique ecosystem revealing a staggering variety of birds and other wildlife.
From £3232 Excluding Flights
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Around Spitsbergen
Arctic Small Ship CruiseVoyage along the Spitsbergen coast in search of polar bears and explorer history.
From £6773 Excluding Flights
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Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia
Antarctica Small Ship CruiseRetrace the route of Shackleton on this adventure from South Georgia to the Antarctic Peninsula.
From £18556 Excluding Flights
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Northern Highlights
Iceland Self DriveTake an unforgettable fly drive from the East Fjords to Lake Myvatn and Husavik for world-class whale watching.
From £1843 Excluding Flights
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Wildlife Encounters
New Zealand Self DriveTrack down New Zealand's endemic wildlife on this self drive nature tour.
From £5037 Excluding Flights
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Victoria Discovery
Australia Self DriveIt may be one of Australia’s smaller states, yet Victoria is not to be missed.
From £1098 Excluding Flights
Read our blog
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12 of the Best Birdwatching Holidays
You don’t need to be a twitcher. You don’t need to know your guillemot from your gannet, or even own a pair of binoculars. This selection of avian hotspots – in no particular pecking order – will transport you to some of the world’s most spectacular wild places for an unforgettable adventure in the company of beautiful birds!
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Top Ten Birding Spots in Iceland
Iceland may not top the tables for species numbers but if you’re after a birding holiday combined with jaw-dropping scenery, the island takes some beating.
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Bird species to look out for around Svalbard
So prevalent and conspicuous are the birds that live in these remote and extreme locations that you simply fall under an avian spell.
