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January 2026
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SUCCINCT SURINAME: COTINGAS & TRUMPETERS
Status: Open
Jan 3-14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4575) with Micah Riegner & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A new itinerary highlighting rainforest wilderness areas that are home to specialty and hard-to-see birds such as beautiful and bizarre cotingas, large and small, and trumpeters.
Jan 3-14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4575) with Micah Riegner & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A new itinerary highlighting rainforest wilderness areas that are home to specialty and hard-to-see birds such as beautiful and bizarre cotingas, large and small, and trumpeters.
COLOMBIA'S SANTA MARTA MOUNTAINS & CARIBBEAN COAST
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Jan 5-13, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4575) with Jesse Fagan & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A short tour to an endemic-filled region reached by a direct flight from Miami.
May be combined with Colombia's Eastern Cordillera
Jan 5-13, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4575) with Jesse Fagan & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A short tour to an endemic-filled region reached by a direct flight from Miami.
May be combined with Colombia's Eastern Cordillera
AMAZONIAN ECUADOR: SACHA LODGE
Status: Open
Jan 7-16, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$5225) with Willy Perez & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
One-site tour to one of the most comfortable lodges in western Amazonia with some of the birdiest canopy platforms anywhere.
May be combined with Ecuador's Wildsumaco Lodge
Jan 7-16, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$5225) with Willy Perez & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
One-site tour to one of the most comfortable lodges in western Amazonia with some of the birdiest canopy platforms anywhere.
May be combined with Ecuador's Wildsumaco Lodge
GUYANA: WILDERNESS PARADISE
Status: One space available
Jan 8-20, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$7525) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A survey birding tour of the country's vast untrammeled rainforest, with an emphasis on Guianan shield specialties, and side trips to coastal and savanna regions and spectacular Kaieteur Falls.
Jan 8-20, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$7525) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A survey birding tour of the country's vast untrammeled rainforest, with an emphasis on Guianan shield specialties, and side trips to coastal and savanna regions and spectacular Kaieteur Falls.
WINTER JAPAN: DANCING CRANES & SPECTACULAR SEA-EAGLES
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Jan 9-24, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$9250) with Phil Gregory & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
Japan's winter spectacles, including the fabulous cranes and Steller's Sea-Eagle.
Jan 9-24, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$9250) with Phil Gregory & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
Japan's winter spectacles, including the fabulous cranes and Steller's Sea-Eagle.
SOUTH TEXAS RARITIES
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Jan 10-18, 2026 ($3825) with Alex Sundvall
Tour Limit: 7
Escape the winter birding doldrums on our week-long tour to the bird-rich Rio Grande Valley, with specialties from kiskadees and Green Jays to Hook-billed Kites and Altamira Orioles. And the winter potential for Mexican vagrants is terrific!
Jan 10-18, 2026 ($3825) with Alex Sundvall
Tour Limit: 7
Escape the winter birding doldrums on our week-long tour to the bird-rich Rio Grande Valley, with specialties from kiskadees and Green Jays to Hook-billed Kites and Altamira Orioles. And the winter potential for Mexican vagrants is terrific!
THAILAND
Status: Open
Jan 10-31, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$7450) with Jay VanderGaast & Uthai Treesucon
Tour Limit: 12
A wide variety of forest birds in the friendly heart of Southeast Asia (and fabulous Thai food).
Jan 10-31, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$7450) with Jay VanderGaast & Uthai Treesucon
Tour Limit: 12
A wide variety of forest birds in the friendly heart of Southeast Asia (and fabulous Thai food).
COLOMBIA'S EASTERN CORDILLERA
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Jan 13-21, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4650) with Jesse Fagan & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
An endemic-filled week-plus of exciting highland birding, with a pre-tour option to visit the eastern llanos.
May be combined with Colombia's Santa Marta Mountains & Caribbean Coast or Colombia's Marvelous Magdalena Valley
Jan 13-21, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4650) with Jesse Fagan & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
An endemic-filled week-plus of exciting highland birding, with a pre-tour option to visit the eastern llanos.
May be combined with Colombia's Santa Marta Mountains & Caribbean Coast or Colombia's Marvelous Magdalena Valley
NOWHERE BUT NORTHEAST BRAZIL!
Status: Open
Jan 17 - Feb 3, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$8575) with Marcelo Barreiros & Bret Whitney
Tour Limit: 12
From beautiful beaches to barren badlands, our tour is a quest for specialties of the endangered caatinga, chapada, and Atlantic Forest habitats.
(Fernando de Noronha pre-tour extension from Jan 15, 2026)
May be combined with Brazil: Bahia Birding Bonanza
Jan 17 - Feb 3, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$8575) with Marcelo Barreiros & Bret Whitney
Tour Limit: 12
From beautiful beaches to barren badlands, our tour is a quest for specialties of the endangered caatinga, chapada, and Atlantic Forest habitats.
(Fernando de Noronha pre-tour extension from Jan 15, 2026)
May be combined with Brazil: Bahia Birding Bonanza
COLOMBIA'S MARVELOUS MAGDALENA VALLEY
Status: Open
Jan 21-31, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$5575) with Dan Lane & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
A fun, energetic journey through a fabulous birding region, with rare regional and Colombian endemics aplenty and the great spectacle of Oilbirds at Rio Claro!
(Llanos Post-tour Extension to Feb 4, 2026)
May be combined with Colombia's Eastern Cordillera
Jan 21-31, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$5575) with Dan Lane & local guide
Tour Limit: 7
A fun, energetic journey through a fabulous birding region, with rare regional and Colombian endemics aplenty and the great spectacle of Oilbirds at Rio Claro!
(Llanos Post-tour Extension to Feb 4, 2026)
May be combined with Colombia's Eastern Cordillera
COSTA RICA: BIRDING THE EDGES
Status: Open
Jan 22-31, 2026 - Part One (Fee TBD / 2025=$4225) with Chris Benesh & local guide
Tour Limit: 12
A two-parted tour to this bird-rich country exploring sites and birds not covered on our March or holiday tours.
Jan 22-31, 2026 - Part One (Fee TBD / 2025=$4225) with Chris Benesh & local guide
Tour Limit: 12
A two-parted tour to this bird-rich country exploring sites and birds not covered on our March or holiday tours.
NORTHERN INDIA: BIRDS, TIGER & THE TAJ MAHAL
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Jan 24 - Feb 13, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$10695) with Terry Stevenson & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
Fantastic adventure from the Ganges plains to the Himalayan foothills, with the Bharatpur wetlands, Tiger at Ranthambhore, and the wondrous Taj Mahal.
Jan 24 - Feb 13, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$10695) with Terry Stevenson & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
Fantastic adventure from the Ganges plains to the Himalayan foothills, with the Bharatpur wetlands, Tiger at Ranthambhore, and the wondrous Taj Mahal.
PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER & LODGE
Status: Open
Jan 25 - Feb 2, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4825) with Megan Edwards Crewe & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
This tour combines the best of both worlds into a great week: The Canopy Tower and Pipeline Road with the Canopy Lodge and the montane forest of El Valle de Anton.
Jan 25 - Feb 2, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$4825) with Megan Edwards Crewe & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
This tour combines the best of both worlds into a great week: The Canopy Tower and Pipeline Road with the Canopy Lodge and the montane forest of El Valle de Anton.
CENTRAL MEXICO & BAJA: BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES & WHALES
Status: Open
Jan 25 - Feb 5, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$6225) with Micah Riegner & John Coons
Tour Limit: 12
Specialty birds, wintering Monarchs, and up-close whale encounters on this exciting tour!
Jan 25 - Feb 5, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$6225) with Micah Riegner & John Coons
Tour Limit: 12
Specialty birds, wintering Monarchs, and up-close whale encounters on this exciting tour!
COSTA RICA: BIRDING THE EDGES
Status: Open
Jan 30 - Feb 8, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2025=$4350) with Chris Benesh & local guide
Tour Limit: 12
A two-parted tour to this bird-rich country exploring sites and birds not covered on our March or holiday tours.
Jan 30 - Feb 8, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2025=$4350) with Chris Benesh & local guide
Tour Limit: 12
A two-parted tour to this bird-rich country exploring sites and birds not covered on our March or holiday tours.
NEW MEXICO: BIRDING THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Status: Open
Jan 31 - Feb 7, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$3250) with Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 7
Fun birding from rosy-finches in the Sandia Mts to thousands of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese (plus Ross's) along the Rio Grande.
Jan 31 - Feb 7, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$3250) with Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 7
Fun birding from rosy-finches in the Sandia Mts to thousands of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese (plus Ross's) along the Rio Grande.
BIRDS & WINES OF CHILE AND ARGENTINA
Status: Open
Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$8650) with Marcelo Padua
Tour Limit: 8
A tour combining an exploration of the great birds and vineyards of these two wonderful countries!
Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$8650) with Marcelo Padua
Tour Limit: 8
A tour combining an exploration of the great birds and vineyards of these two wonderful countries!
CAMBODIA: ANGKOR TEMPLES & VANISHING BIRDS
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Status: Open
Jan 31 - Feb 16, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$6925) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A "last chance" destination for some of the large, rare Asian waterbirds now extinct in neighboring countries, plus additional regional specialties and world-famous Angkor Wat.
Jan 31 - Feb 16, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$6925) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A "last chance" destination for some of the large, rare Asian waterbirds now extinct in neighboring countries, plus additional regional specialties and world-famous Angkor Wat.