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Overview
Highlights
- Visit, four nights next to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
- Explore to Incredible wildfowl numbers and eagles at Elephant Butte
- Enjoy watching Desert wrens, sparrows and roadrunner
- High altitude rarities: all three species of Rosy Finch
- Spectacular White Sands National Monument
- Winter birding at its best
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- Leaders: Darren Rees & Roy Atkins
- Flights: British Airways, Scheduled
- Outbound: Morning, Heathrow-Albuquerque (via Dallas)
- Inbound: Overnight, Albuquerque-Heathrow (via Dallas)
- Meals as indicated in itinerary
- All Accommodations
Itinerary
We arrive in Albuquerque and have a short transfer to our first base for three nights, close to the Rio Grande. Nearby is the delightful Rio Grande Nature Center, a great place for our introduction to the birdlife of New Mexico. The visitor centre looks out over ponds...
We travel south to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, a highlight of our holiday. Based at nearby Socorro, we’ll schedule early morning and late afternoon visits to the refuge, to witness a true wildlife spectacle: tens of thousands of Snow Geese and Sandhill...
Leaving Socorro we drive south to Elephant Butte, the largest lake in New Mexico. Staggering numbers of duck winter here, with tens of thousands of American Wigeon, Redhead, Pintail and American Coot, attracting groups of Bald Eagles. We’ll have fun separating Western...
From Las Cruces we’ll explore the woods, thickets and fields of Mesilla Valley. Wintering birds such as American Pipit, Loggerhead Shrike and Green-tailed Towhee join local Burrowing Owls to enjoy the winter sun. Dominating the eastern skyline are the imposing Organ M...
Leaving Las Cruces we return north, birding enroute, to Socorro and a final evening visit to Bosque del Apache for a farewell to the spectacular crane and geese flocks. Well, we can’t get enough of them! After a last morning birdwatching, we travel to Albuquerque for our return flight, arriving UK on the morning of Day 12.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Tour Operator
Our holidays are just that - holidays. We’ll try to squeeze in as many exciting activities as we can, but still give you completely relaxed enjoyment, so that you can ‘switch off’ for the week. We pride ourselves on our high level of personal attention, but we won’t race around in pursuit of big lists. Our guides’ enthusiasm is infectious and whether you are a beginner or more experienced, young or old, we are happy to take time so you can enjoy the wildlife on a Speyside Wildlife experience to the full. Our office team makes sure everything runs smoothly before you arrive and our chefs at the Steading often get more praise than the wildlife and can tailor the meals to any specific requirements. Away from Speyside our holidays around Scotland and Overseas run to a very similar format. We try to find the most friendly, rural, good quality, family-run accommodation with ensuite facilities. For us, great food, accommodation with character and comfort and wildlife watching near at hand, are all vital ingredients in a successful Speyside Wildlife holiday.
You’ll find that you need little, if any, extra spending money (unless detailed), as our holidays are all inclusive - the price you see is the final price you pay and covers accommodation, meals, transport, boat and ferry costs and flights, as detailed with each destination. Not included are travel insurance, tips, expenditure for telephone calls, drinks etc at the accommodation, and items of a personal nature.
Why Speyside Wildlife
-- Speyside Wildlife is a one stop shop for wildlife watching experiences, offering evening wildlife watching, day trips, tailormade trips and fully inclusive holidays.
-- Speyside Wildlife is well established and have been offering fun and friendly wildlife guiding for over 20 years and has something for everyone, not just for experts.
-- Without question, Speyside Wildlife has some of the best guides in the UK and their enthusiasm for wildlife is infectious!
-- Speyside Wildlife has a robust Responsible Travel Policy.
-- At Speyside Wildlife we shall always treat you as an individual, not one of a crowd.
-- Enjoy the convenience of booking online with Speyside Wildlife and receive a discount too!
-- Speyside Wildlife is used frequently by the BBC, having appeared on Springwatch, The One Show and more.
-- Speyside Wildlife’s many repeat customers can’t be wrong. And we’re the choice of RSPB and Wildlife Trust groups too.
-- Based at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, Speyside Wildlife is ideally placed to show you some of the UK’s best wildlife, with Osprey, Pine Marten and much more right on our doorstep.
-- Our Speyside base is easy to get to by train or plane – only 1½ hour flight from Luton or Gatwick.
-- Speyside Wildlife offers free train station and affordable airport pick ups.
-- Experience real tranquility at our comfortable ‘Steading’ accommodation based in Speyside. Wherever in the world we are, Speyside Wildlife is always on the look out for good quality, well placed accommodation.
-- Speyside Wildlife does not charge a single supplement at our ‘Steading’ accommodation in Speyside.
-- Speyside Wildlife has its very own evening wildlife watching hide for Pine Marten, Badger and more – and a visit is included on all our Speyside holidays!
-- With Speyside Wildlife you can enjoy wildlife all over the world without having to worry about the logistics!
-- Speyside Wildlife use local experts at many of our overseas destinations ensuring that you have access to the best naturalists available.
-- At Speyside Wildlife we keep our group sizes small, with a maximum of 12 guests and 2 guides.
-- Speyside Wildlife use comfortable, good quality, minibuses.
-- Our friendly and informative administrative team is available 5 days a week to answer all your queries.
-- We listen to you! Every year Speyside Wildlife’s holiday schedules are tailored around the destinations you tell us you’d like to visit.
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