Alvaro's Adventures Birding Tours

O U R S E R V I C E S

Birding Tours and more

International Birding

We offer an ever increasing number of birding destinations throughout the world. Birds are the primary focus but the narrative of our tours, also includes food, culture, and enjoying the places we visit.

California Pelagic Birding

Pelagic birding from various northern and central California ports. Simply one of the best areas on earth for seabirding.

Workshops

Our workshops are now part of our membership site - Birding Your Best Life.

D E S T I N A T I O N S

New Zealand Subantarctic

Dec 3 - 19, 2024 from Queenstown, New Zealand.

A dream of a tour. Co-led by Alvaro Jaramillo and George Armistead (Life List Podcast, Hillstar Nature). The archipelagos visited are legendary - Snares, Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland, Campbell, Macquarie and Chatham Islands. Ten !! species of albatross breed here, many of them breed nowhere else. A total of 40 species of seabirds breed here, including many penguin species. This is the world's most diverse area for seabirds, including tubenoses, unique shags, endemic penguins, and even some unexpected landbirds - endemic snipe and parakeets for example! Truly an outstanding part of the world, rivaled only by South Georgia Island in the Atlantic for sheer spectacle of marine wildlife. The scenery is astounding. We will be on the comfortable expedition ship the Heritage Adventurer, we will be a subgroup within the 140 passengers the ship takes. Booking with us is no more expensive than booking directly with the ship, however with us you have two expert guides that will be with the group on landings and while pelagic birding on cruises. We also will be able to have a fun group, and good camaraderie given our subset of folks who are traveling with us. We will be arranging some pre or post tour extensions as well. e-mail us. Or visit Subantarctic of New Zealand and Australia for more details.

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