To register for the following tours or to access detailed itineraries and other tour details, click on the links provided.
In-Florida Tours
Red-headed Woodpecker Photo: Gary Robinette
North Florida Birding
Friday, January 12 to Monday, January 15, 2024 (Tour Full)
Brian Rapoza will lead this four day, three-night van trip to birding locations the Tallahassee area, including Tall Timbers Research Station, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and Alligator Point. Stops en route may include Sweetwater Wetlands or Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Gainesville.
Fee: $695.00 per person double occupancy, $200.00 single supplement (includes hotel and van/gas). Meals will be eaten in local restaurants and are paid for by each participant.
A minimum of 5 participants are needed to run this tour. Registrants will be provided with the specific meeting time and location. Full payment due by December 31, 2023.
Click HERE to register for this tour!
Blue-and-gold Macaw Photo: John Paul Stanisic
Miami Exotics Tour
Saturday, February 24, 2024 (Tour Full)
Brian Rapoza and Luis Gonzalez (bilingual) will lead birders in search of parrots, bulbuls, mynas, swamphens and other introduced species in this all-day van trip.
Fee: $95.00 (includes van/gas and lunch at a local restaurant. The tour is limited to 10 participants. Registrants will be provided with the specific meeting time and location.
Contact Brian Rapoza if you want your name added to a waiting list for this tour.
American Oystercatcher Photo: Scott Gilbert
Ft. DeSoto Birding
(No dates for this tour are currently scheduled)
Brian Rapoza will lead this three-day, two-night van trip to Ft. DeSoto and other spring migration hotspots in the Tampa Bay area. Stops en-route may include Six-Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area, Oscar Scherer State Park and Celery Fields Regional Stormwater Facility.
Fee: $650.00 per person double occupancy; $250.00 single supplement (includes hotel and van/gas). Meals will be eaten in local restaurants and are paid for by each participant.
Out-of-Florida Tours
Galapagos Penguin Photo: Anne Dirkse
Ultimate Ecuador: Birding the Amazon and Galapagos Islands Wednesday, June 12 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 (CANCELLED)
Join TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza and a local guide (arranged through Holbrook Travel) on a 12-day birding adventure that will include visits to the Ecuadorian Amazon, Antisana Reserve in the high Andes and Santa Cruz and Isabella Islands in the Galapagos. This tour, which begins and ends in Quito, includes four nights lodging in Quito, four nights at Sacha Lodge in the Amazon and three nights at Scalesia Lodge on Isabella Island in the Galapagos. Limited to 10 participants.
Fee: $6,345 per person double occupancy, $1,345 single room supplement. Fee includes all internal flights, transportation, lodging, meals, guides and park fees listed in the itinerary. Not included is round-trip international airfare to Quito. To register for this tour, applicants must fill out an enrollment form on the Holbrook Travel website, accessed by clicking on the link below. A $350 per person deposit is due at time of enrollment to hold your space on this tour. Balance of payment due date is March 9, 2024.
Great Bustard Photo: Stefan Schlick
Spain - Extremadura, Doñana and Sierra de Gredos Monday, April 28 to Monday, May 12, 2025 (spaces available)
Join bird guide Stefan Schlick and TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza for this 14-day spring migration birding tour to Spain, which includes visits to Monfrague National Park, Caceres Plains, Jerte Valley, Doñana National Park and the Sierra de Gredos. Limited to 10 participants.
Fee: $3,350 per person double occupancy, $650 single room supplement. Fee includes lodging, transportation, guides and park fees. Not included is round-trip international airfare to Madrid, trip cancellation insurance and all meals, tips and items of a personal nature. A $500 per person deposit is due at time of enrollment to hold your space on this tour. Balance of payment is due by January 28, 2025.
Click HERE to register for this tour!
Laughing Kookaburra Photo: Bellbird Tours
Birds and Marsupials of Northern Australia - Darwin, Cairns and Brisbane Sunday, August 3 to Saturday, August 16, 2025 (spaces available)
Join TAS Field Trip Leader Luis Gonzalez and a local guide (arranged through Bellbird Tours) for this 14-day tour in northern Australia, beginning in Darwin and ending in Brisbane. The tour includes visits to Kakadu National Park, Michaelmas Cay on the Great Barrier Reef, the Atherton Tablelands and Lamington National Park. Limited to 8 participants.
Fee: $5,655 per person double occupancy, $843 single room supplement. Fee includes lodging, meals, transportation (including internal flights), guides and park fees. Not included is round-trip international airfare, pre- and post-trip accommodations, trip cancellation insurance and all tips and items of a personal nature. To hold your space for this tour, a $1,200 per person deposit is due at time of enrollment or by September 30, 2024, whichever comes first. Balance of payment is due by December 31, 2024.
Click HERE to register for this tour!
Banner photo: Blue-and-yellow Macaw by Luis A. Gonzalez