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Eastern Australia – October/November 2026

From the Outback to the Wet Tropics

Subtropical South Africa

Join us for special birds & charismatic animals!

Texas, December 2026

Whooping Cranes & southern specials

Philippines
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BIRDING TOURS WORLDWIDE

Welcome to Birding Ecotours! Here we present you with the best birding tours around the world. Please scroll down for the latest blogs, trip reports and client testimonials. But first, here is what is most important to us:

Conservation: we donate a bare minimum of 10 % of our annual profits to bird conservation. It is Birding Ecotours’ company policy to contribute this money directly to conservation and local communities. We are passionate about birding and also about leaving a legacy – by genuinely helping people and conserving birds – for generations to come.

The best birding guides: Birding Ecotours tour leaders are some of the best bird finders in the industry and are also great with people (which is even more important than birding prowess).

Small groups: we often guarantee our set departure birding tours with a minimum of 4 participants (sometimes even fewer), and ...

… we typically cap the maximum group size at 6 or 8 (with a few exceptions). We also offer private, bespoke birding trips for any size group you want (besides our set departures).

Excellent value: Birding Ecotours trips are usually competitively priced, even though we tend to use superior accommodation and vehicles where available. Orange boxes on our tour itinerary pages throughout our website clearly explain if there are things that sets a specific tour apart (sometimes meaning a higher price, as quality is paramount to us).

An impeccable reputation since we started in 2003: Birding Ecotours has a well-established reputation meaning we have stacks of awesome repeat clients. Our client testimonials speak for themselves; see the latest ones at the bottom of this page.

Enthusiastic service: we love getting back to you quickly with the information you need about your birdwatching vacation.

The best trip lists: we pride ourselves in getting the best tour bird lists (please do check our trip reports to see this) while also allowing enough time to enjoy each species, and allowing adequate time to stop for mammals and other wildlife too. We have a great many birding trips on offer, most of which are perfect for serious listers looking for the country’s endemics and specials (yet suitable also for beginner birders and everyone in between).

A few specialized tours: we offer some of the best rare mammal tours, owl tours, birding photography tours, Antarctic and Arctic cruises, pelagic birding trips, and more, in addition to our standard birding tours.

We have a vast repertoire of birdwatching tours across the planet. The above is a general indication of how we operate, but please ask us for details about specific tours, as they vary depending on the style of the guide who is leading, the destination, and other factors.

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Laysan Albatrosses nesting in a private garden during our 2026 Hawaii birding tour.

LATEST REVIEWS OF OUR BIRDING TOURS

Our small group arranged a private bird photo tour in South Texas. Our bird guide, Jacob, was extremely good at not only identifying birds, but locating them and making sure we had chances to photograph them. He knew where to take us to find the birds we were interested in. Jacob was considerate of our needs as older birders and paced the tour for our group. His arrangements for hotels and meals were great. The trip was a real success and we’d travel with Birding Ecotours again!

Ellen – On Texas and Jacob – March 2026

A great opportunity to experience the wildlife, food and Japanese culture on all three of the islands of Japan. Andy used his birding knowledge and skills to ensure we were able to see the main species of birds in Japan.

Helen and Ken – on Andy and Japan – March 2026

Seeing the three different Albatrosses was the highlight. A very comfortable cabin with fridge, kettle and shower. The cabins sleep four but we were fortunate to have the cabin to ourselves -two people. Andy was very knowledgeable on the birds and he took the time to direct people onto the birds as they appeared. He was knowledgeable, friendly, helpful in locating and naming species.

Helen and Ken – on Andy and Japan – March 2026

The tour met all my expectations. We were provided with an expert bird guide who did his utmost to find all likely bird species for us. It was organised and run to perfection. I also liked the fact that equal weight was given to LBJs.

Zach did his utmost to find all likely species. He was knowledgeable about the best places to look for the target species. I would recommend him to other birders.

Lukasz – On Cape Town Budget Tour and Zach – February 2026

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