Photo Credits:
Great Egret, Rob Colyer; Plitvice NP, Goren Sarafek; Passion Flower, Willy Alfaro; Ute Mountain ladder, Lynn Feryus; Toucan, Sloth, Scenic, Grizzly Bears walking, Steller’s Sea Lion and Rufous Tailed Jacamar, Peg Abbott; Long-tailed Weasel, Greg Smith; Kingfisher, Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo, Tom Dove; Grizzly Bears playing, Kelly Vandenheuvel.

Welcome to Naturalist Journeys! We are a top nature and birding tour company that also offering exciting walking and hiking tours worldwide. Join expert guides for small group tours that focus on nature, birding, wildlife and geology. We welcome new travelers. Click “Choose a Tour” for our full schedule of upcoming nature and birding tours to top-rated destinations like Arizona, Alaska, Montana, Costa Rica, Panama, Africa, the Galapagos and more. Ask about our active nature adventure tours that showcase impressive national parks of the USA.

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Journeys Calendar

National Audubon Society 2013 National Convention Pre and Post Tours July 8-11, 2013 WASHINGTON’S OLYMPIC PENINSULA July 16-19, 2013 SPECTACULAR OREGON COAST
TNC LEGACY CLUB MEMBERS REGISTER   2013 ITINERARY	Travel with The Trumpeter Swan Society experts to see swans, waterfowl & wild places of Chile & Torres del Paine: Register here for special Southern Chile trip (Dec. 1-10, 2013)

At any time - we offer and plan: GALAPAGOS / ECUADOR & ARCTIC / ANTARCTIC CRUISES JAMAICA, SOUTHEAST ARIZONA & MORE!

New!!! PORTAL AZ BIRDING / HIKING Day Trips

WINTER JOURNEYS January-March 2013

NEW! Puerto Rico: Nature & Birding Jan. 3-11, 2013 - Guide: Peg Abbott $2650.00 from San Juan. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Panama Sampler: Birding, Nature & History Jan. 15-23, 2013 - Guide: Peg Abbott $3390.00 from Panama City. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Galapagos Wildlife & Birding Cruise Jan. 18-28, 2013, with optional Ecuador extension Jan. 28–Feb. 1: A Naturalist Journey’s guide accompanies the group with ten or more Naturalist Journeys clients, expert local guides with fewer than ten. $3550.00 from San Cristobal, Galapagos; pre-and post cruise nights in Quito with sightseeing, $575.00; Ecuador extension $970.00 from Quito. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Costa Rica Wildlife & Birding  Jan. 23-31, 2013, with Pacific Coast extension Jan. 31–Feb. 5 - Guide: Willy Alfaro, $2590.00; extension $1275.00 - when booked with the main tour, or $1495.00 when booked separately. Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

India: Wildlife & Birding Safari - Birds, Tigers & the Taj Mahal Feb. 14-24, 2013, with an extension to Goa, India’s Hotspot for Biodiversity Feb. 24–Mar. 1 - Guide: Avi Sarkal, $4450.00 from New Delhi; extension $995.00. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Australia: Best of Tasmania & Victoria Wildlife and Birding Feb. 15–Mar. 1, 2013, with an extension to New South Wales/Sydney Mar. 1-5 - Guide: Dr. Tonia Cochran, $6710.00 from Hobart, Tasmania; extension $1895.00.

Washington State Winter Birding Tour Feb. 16-22, 2013 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $2150.00 from Seattle, WA. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

South Texas Birding and Wildlife Feb. 26–Mar. 6, 2013, Offered in Partnership with the Golden Gate Audubon Society - Guide: Doug Pratt, $2590.00 from McAllen, TX and departing Corpus Christi, TX. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Platte River Cranes and Prairie Chickens Tour Mar. 11-17, 2013 - Guides: Ed and Sil Pembleton, $1995.00 from Lincoln, NE. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List Note: HIRAM COLLEGE will host a second week, March 18-24, 2013

Honduras Birding Tour Amid Mayan Ruins at Copan Mar. 16-23, 2013 - Guide: Robert Gallardo, $2250.00 from San Pedro Sula - Combine this trip with our Honduras: Mountains, Valleys & Cloudforest trip and save $200.00.Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Honduras: Birding Tour of Mountains and Cloudforests Mar. 22-29, 2013 - Guide: Robert Gallardo, $1945.00 from San Pedro Sula - Combine this trip with our Honduras: Copan and Lago Yojoa trip and save $200.00. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Death Valley Hiking and Nature Tour Mar. 24-29, 2013, with Zion National Park pre-trip extension Mar. 20-24 - Guide: Greg Smith, $2250.00 from Las Vegas, NV; pre-trip extension $965.00. Recent Trip Report

Cuba Nature and Culture Tour with the People to People Program Mar. 28–Apr. 6, 2013 - teamed with International Expeditions (IE), $3,998.00, plus $550.00 for chartered air from Miami, FL. Recent Species List

SPRING JOURNEYS April-May 2013

Portugal Birding Tour - Alentejo and Algarve Apr. 10-17, 2013 - Guides: Mike Read & Frank McLintock, £1595* from London (*as of Nov. 24, 2012, this is $2570.00 USD); or £1595** from Faro, Portugal (**as of Nov. 24, 2012, this is $2360.00 USD)

Texas Hill Country Birding and Nature Tour Apr. 14-19, 2013 - Guide: Bob Behrstock $1895.00 from San Antonio, TX - can be combined with our Big Bend journey and you save $200 on the combined adventure! Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Texas Big Bend Birding and Wildlife Tour Apr. 20-28, 2013 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $2290.00 from El Paso, TX - can be combined with our Hill Country journey and you save $200 on the combined adventure! Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Florida Everglades and Keys Birding Tour Apr. 20-27, 2013,  with Keys extension Apr. 27–May 1 - Guide: Greg Smith, $2290.00 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Keys ext. $985.00 (when booked with the main tour) or $1085.00 (when booked alone). Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Tallgrass Prairie Nature Tour – Kansas Biodiversity Apr. 28–May 3, 2013, Guides: Ed and Sil Pembleton, $1795.00. Recent Trip Report

Big Bend Travel Photography, Wildlife and Birding Tour May 4-11, 2013 - Guide: Greg Smith, $2190.00 from Midland, TX.

Southeast Arizona Birding and Nature Tour / Grand Canyon Extension May 4-11, 2013, with optional Grand Canyon extension May 11-15 - Guide: Narca Moore-Craig, $1995.00 from Tucson, AZ; extension $1295.00. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Blue Ridge Mountains Spring Birding Tour May 4-11, 2013 - Guide: Doug Pratt $2290.00 from Charlotte, NC. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Ireland Nature and Culture Tour May 19-31, 2013 - Guide: Peg Abbott $3690.00 from Dublin.

SUMMER JOURNEYS June-August 2013

Alaska Nome and Denali Wildlife Tour June 5-15, 2013, with Nome pre-trip extension May 31–June 5 - Guide: Greg Smith, $4690.00 from Anchorage; extension $1995.00 - book main tour and extension together, at least five months in advance, and receive a special discount of $200 per person. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Montana Prairie Spring Birding Tour-A Great Plains Safari June 8-15, 2013 - Guides: John Carlson and Woody Wheeler, $2290.00 from Billings, MT - If booked in combination with our Yellowstone: Birds, Bears, Wolves, Wildlife & Geysers trip, immediately following June 15-21, you save $200 on the combined tour package. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Croatia: A Nature, History and Hiking Ecotour - Explore the Dalmatian Coast & Four National Parks June 9-20, 2013 - Guides: Paul Hirt & Linda Jakse, $2790.00 from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Yellowstone Wolves, Wildlife and Birding Tour June 15-21, 2013 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $2065.00 from Billings, MT - If booked in combination with our Montana Prairie Spring trip, you save $200 on the combined tour package. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Idaho: Rockies and Rivers, A Nature Adventure Tour July 7-15, 2013 - Guide: Peg Abbott $3590.00 from Spokane, WA.

Iceland – Principally Puffins: A Birding & Nature Tour July 26–Aug. 2, 2013 - with Grimsey Island extension Aug. 1-5 - Guide: Andy Jones, £2100* from Reykavik (*as of Nov. 18, 2012, this is $3360.00 USD).

Southeast Alaska Wildlife and Birding Tour July 28–Aug. 5, 2013 - Guide:Peg Abbott, $4375.00 from Gustavus, AK, departing Juneau, AK. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Kenya Wildlife Safari Aug. 27–Sept. 7, 2013 - Guides: Preston Mutinda and Peg Abbott, $7095.00 from Nairobi. Recent Species List

France Birding and Nature Tour - Camargue and Pyrenees Aug. 31–Sept.7, 2013 - Guides: Mike & Liz Read, £1610* from Marseille, leaving Toulouse (*as of Nov. 24, 2012, this is $2580.00 USD). Recent Trip Report

Michigan’s Isle Royale and Keweenaw Tour Aug. 31–Sept.8, 2013 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $2690.00 from Houghton, MI. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

FALL JOURNEYS September-December 2013

Grand Canyon Southwest Parks Nature Tour Sept. 12-21, 2013 - Guide: Wynne Brown $3290.00 from Salt Lake City, UT. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

California’s Yosemite and Sierras Sept. 28–Oct. 5, 2013 - Guide: Greg Smith, $2490.00 from Reno, NV, departing Fresno, CA. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Utah Hiking Tour Oct. 5-12, 2013 - Guide: Carol Simon $2490.00 from Moab or Salt Lake City, UT. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

California Coast Birding Tour Oct. 5-12, 2013 - Guide: Greg Smith $2390.00 from San Jose, CA, departing Los Angeles, CA. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Aldo Leopold’s Wisconsin Oct. 13-19, 2013 Exploring Special Places Touched by Leopold’s Land Ethic: A Special Departure for the Aldo Leopold Foundation - Guides: Ed and Sil Pembleton, $2295.00 from Milwaukee, WI.

Ozark Mountain Magic - Fall Color, Nature and Folk Culture Oct. 20-27, 2013 - Guides: Ed and Sil Pembleton, $1995.00 from St. Louis, MO. Recent Trip Report

Florida Everglades and Keys - A Relaxing Short Break, with Wildlife, Island Allure and Peg Nov. 9-15, 2013 - Guide:Greg Smith, $2590.00 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Travel to Southern Chile: A Tour for The Trumpeter Swan Society Dec. 1-10, 2013 - members-only for 2013; Guides: Ricardo Matus, Chile & John Cornely, TTSS Executive Director & Host, $3690.00 from Puerto Montt, Chile, departing Punta Arenas, Chile; extension $1960.00 from Punta Arenas; Note: Naturalist Journeys will offer a Chile tour in Nov. 2014.

LOOKING AHEAD: We list a few of our International tours here, check back for a full schedule including USA destinations. We welcome your input, as we are in the planning stages! Some destinations will be added if there is interest!

WINTER JOURNEYS January-March 2014

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, Nature & Birding Jan. 6-16, 2014 - with extension to Mekong River for rare Irrawaddy Dolphins and the Biodiversity Hotspot of Seima Forest, Jan. 16-19 - Guide: Narca Moore-Craig, $3270.00 from Siem Reap, Cambodia; extension $1225.00.

Winter on the Outer Banks Jan. 18-24, 2014 - Guide: Doug Pratt, $1995.00 from Raleigh-Durham, NC.

Belize Jan. or Feb. 2014 - dates TBA Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

Costa Rica: Nature & Birding Jan. 31–Feb. 7, 2014 - with Pacific Coast extension Feb. 7-11 - Guide: Willy Alfaro, $2590.00; extension $1395.00 - when booked with the main tour, or $1695.00 when booked separately. Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

Jamaica Birding and Nature Tour Feb. 22-28, 2014 - Guide: Peg Abbott, $2690.00 from Kingston, Jamaica. Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

Cuba Nature and Culture Tour with the People to People Program Feb. 6-15, 2014 - teamed with International Expeditions (IE), $TBA, plus $TBA for chartered air from Miami, FL. Recent Species List

Washington State Winter Birding Tour Feb. 15-21, 2014 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $1995.00 from Seattle, WA. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

South Texas Birding and Wildlife Feb. 25–Mar. 2, 2014, with pre-trip Whooping Cranes/Rockport extension Feb. 22-25 - Guide: Bob Behrstock, $1995.00 from McAllen, TX and departing Corpus Christi, TX; extension $TBA. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Panama Sampler: Birding, Nature & History - Guide: Peg Abbott $3490.00 from Panama City. Mar. 2-10, 2014 Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Platte River Cranes and Prairie Chickens Tour Mar. 10-16 and 17-23, 2014 - Guides: Ed and Sil Pembleton, $1995.00 from Lincoln, NE. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Death Valley Hiking and Nature Tour Mar. 10-15, 2014 - Guide: Greg Smith, $2250.00 from Las Vegas, NV Recent Trip Report

Amazon River Cruise Mar. 28–Apr. 6, 2014, with optional Machu Picchu extension, Apr. 5-12 - Guide: Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

SPRING/SUMMER JOURNEYS 2014

Texas Big Bend Birding and Wildlife Tour Apr. 19-26, 2014 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $2150.00 from El Paso, TX. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

British Isles, Gardens, Birds and Beers May (2nd half) 2014 - dates TBA

Alaska Nome and Denali Wildlife Tour June 4-14, 2014, with Nome pre-trip extension May 30–June 4 - Guide: Greg Smith, $TBA from Anchorage; extension $TBA - book main tour and extension together, at least five months in advance, and receive a special discount of $200 per person. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Montana Prairie Spring Birding Tour-A Great Plains Safari June 7-14, 2014 - Guides: John Carlson and Woody Wheeler, $TBA from Billings, MT - If booked in combination with our Yellowstone: Birds, Bears, Wolves, Wildlife & Geysers trip, immediately following June 14-20, you save $200 on the combined tour package. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Yellowstone Wolves, Wildlife and Birding Tour June 14-20, 2014 - Guide: Woody Wheeler, $TBA from Billings, MT - If booked in combination with our Montana Prairie Spring trip, you save $200 on the combined tour package. Recent Trip Report - Recent Species List

Iceland July 2014 - dates TBA Recent Trip Report

Panama Green Season Aug. 5-14. 2014 - timed for the 100th anniversary of the Canal, with Panama Canal extension August 14-17 - Guides: Howard Topoff and Carol Simon, $TBA Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

Papua New Guinea Aug. 2014 - dates TBA Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List

Namibia Sept. 2014 - dates TBA Recent Species List

Colombia Oct. 2014 - dates TBA

Chile Nov. 2014 - dates TBA

Guyana If interest is expressed, we will schedule this

Hawaii If interest is expressed, we will schedule this Recent Trip Report  - Recent Species List