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WildWings, 577 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol. BS16 3AF.UK
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WildWings Birdwatching Holidays continue to offer exceptional value for money, from only £499 per person and are led by some of the world’s best professional tour leaders. Local guides usually join our parties' abroad too. We offer the best market value and most flexible arrangements such as the Polish and Goa Bird Festivals , Trinidad and Tobago and the new superb value Hungarian Bird Festival. Other new programmes for 2008 include our Scotland to Iceland voyage in May, an ideal introduction to expedition cruising for those who want to try it. Mark Andrews will be leading two mouth-watering trips to Asia, Thailand for Sppon-billed Sandpiper and other goodies. We team up with Birdwatch Magazine again for Sweden in the spring (see our website for the last few places on our joint autumn 2007 trip for migration) and a birdfest in Tropical Panama next autumn. Wild Insights holidays are largely full for 2008 and 2009 already but it’s always worth trying or going on a waitlist .We are also delighted to offer our fourth (and probably last, due to approaching retirement) season with the legendary Tom Gullick and his famous small group tours to Spain. Based at his very comfortable own home, Tom will show you the special birds of this country, mostly at private sites plus has some great Pyrenees trips too (Wallcreeper or your money back!)
Our Antarctic experience is second to none, we have been taking people there for over 15 years now and offer the best guided tours and/or range of voyages for the independent traveller too. We continue to be the company for pelagic travel. The exclusive Western Pacific Odyssey announced last year, our ultimate Galapagos itinerary, Spitsbergen and The Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia. The Atlantic Odyssey, another trip pioneered by WildWings, runs from the ice to the tropics and departs again next March. For 2009 we offer a second shorter option, which will terminate in Cape Town too. Our return to Kamchatka in 2007 was judged a great success and we are working on other new Pacific voyages, details to be announced in due course.
Out in the sunny Caribbean, Pax Guest House awaits you in bird-filled Trinidad, a natural history wonderland, especially combined with beautiful Tobago. The amazing value birding package now includes a visit to an Oilbird colony. Combine with a stay at the world famous Asa Wright Nature Centre. Direct flights operate from London Gatwick. Dick’s small group trip to Colorado for grouse and other spring birds runs again in 2008 and then 2010. The Polish Bird Festival and Beidaihe, China remain very popular, both already have a number of bookings. Last winter’s Goa Bird Festivals yielded nearly 300 species again – bird and curries - another superb value WildWings event.
Our South American mammal tours are all good for birds too, Brazil and Chile.
In addition to the holidays and tours in the following pages, our WildOceans Baja California and Sea of Cortez trips is also great for birds, and of course our full programme of Wildlife Cruises.
Some of the Ecovolunteer programmes are also bird projects. Please see pages 20-22 of our brochure or visit www.ecovolunteer.org.uk
We greatly look forward to you joining us in the field!
