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TOURS BY DATE (November-December 2008) Click on the link for any tour listed below for a more detailed description, and contact our friendly office for detailed itineraries at fieldguides@fieldguides.com or 1-800-728-4953. Check out a different two-month period by clicking on the bar below. To see an individual guide's upcoming schedule go to Tours by Guide. November-December 2008
BIRDING PLUS CRUISING NEW ZEALAND'S SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS November 7-27, 2008 with Chris Benesh. Nesting seabirds on dramatically beautiful, misty islands; endemic penguins, shags, shorebirds, and landbirds; and the finest assortment of pelagics on land and at sea, from a comfortable cruise ship. MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS & REUNION November 8-December 5, 2008 (Seychelles extension to December 9) with Dan Lane & Megan Crewe. More than 130 endemics and a dozen lemurs are the focus on these other-worldly islands; optional extension to the beautiful Seychelles. SOUTHERN ARGENTINA November 15-December 2, 2008 with George Armistead & Jesse Fagan. Superb springtime birding through southern South America amid stark and spectacular landscapes. May be combined with NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA. SOUTHERN INDIA November 16-December 7, 2008 with Terry Stevenson. Journey from the mammal-rich lowlands of Nagarhole to the endemic-rich mountains of the Western Ghats and the tranquil beauty of the south Indian backwaters. Limited to 9 participants. THANKSGIVING VENEZUELA: TEPUIS ENDEMICS II November 22-December 1, 2008 with Jay VanderGaast. One-site tour focusing on the many endemics and specialties of eastern Venezuela. Limited to 9 participants. THANKSGIVING AT SAN ISIDRO, ECUADOR November 22-December 1, 2008 with Mitch Lysinger. Based at comfortable cabanas with dramatic cloud forest vistas and fabulous food, our small group will bird rich east-slope Andean forest from the foothills to treeline and paramo. Limited to 8 participants. NEW ZEALAND IN SPRING November 23-December 11, 2008 with Phil Gregory. Beautiful landscapes as a backdrop for nearly 50 endemic birds plus a great selection of seabirds. CHILE November 23-December 13, 2008 with Alvaro Jaramillo & local guide. Tip-to-tip for Chilean endemics, condors, and Magellanic Woodpecker in this visually dramatic and tourist-friendly country. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO II December 27, 2008-January 5, 2009 with Megan Crewe. Wonderful introduction to South America's bird riches. Limited to 10 participants. NEW YEAR IN MEXICO: OAXACA & THE PACIFIC COAST December 27, 2008-January 7, 2009 with Chris Benesh & second guide. In addition to our regular Oaxacan haunts and the incredible spectacle of Oaxaca in its Christmas finery, the tour will spend a few days on the Pacific coast for a different avifauna with additional Mexican specialties. HOLIDAY COSTA RICA: RANCHO NATURALISTA December 27, 2008-January 4, 2009 with Jesse Fagan & local guide. A one-site tour based at one of Costa Rica’s premier birding lodges, with day visits to Tapanti National Park, Irazu Volcano, and the Caribbean lowlands. WILD DARIEN: CANA & CERRO PIRRE II December 27, 2008-January 5, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Remote wilderness at Cana and outfitted camping on the slopes of legendary Cerro Pirre for such endemics and near-endemics as Beautiful Treerunner, Pirre Warbler, Dusky-backed Jacamar, and the monotypic Sapayoa. Limited to 8 participants. HOLIDAY AT SAN ISIDRO, ECUADOR December 27, 2008-January 5, 2009 with Jay VanderGaast. Based at comfortable cabanas with dramatic cloud forest vistas and fabulous food, our small group will bird rich east-slope Andean forest from the foothills to treeline and paramo. Limited to 8 participants.
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