Got a mission in mind? Make it possible with our day tours and bespoke individual and group adventures.
Day tour price per person per day and includes full-day professional guiding, transport, local pick-up/drop-off, and our sustainable picnic featuring local conservation produce.
Under 16s travel free (accompanied by a paying adult).
All prices are for our popular full-day trips; please enquire further for half-day options.
| Tour Destination | Group Size | Rate per Person | Total Group Cost | What’s Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Straits Day Tour | 1 Person | 200€ | 200€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch |
| 2 People | 120€ | 240€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch | |
| 3 People | 100€ | 300€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch | |
| 4+ People | 80€ | 320€ (for 4) | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch | |
| Eastern Side of Doñana (Extended Destination) | 1 Person | 300€ | 300€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch |
| 2 People | 170€ | 340€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch | |
| 3 People | 133.33€ | 400€ | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch | |
| 4+ People | 105€ | 420€ (for 4) | Full-day professional guiding, transport, pick-up/drop-off & picnic lunch |
Straits Day Tours – The Epicentre of Migration and More!
Avian migration across The Straits of Gibraltar barely stops! Spring migration begins in February with the return of the Black Kites and continues right the way through to European Honey Buzzard season in May. There´s barely time to catch your breath and enjoy our resident specialities during June, before the White Storks start leaving in July and autumn migration has begun!
This continues with the enormity of the Black Kite migration in August, European Honey Buzzard and Eagle season in September, right through to early November with the spectacular gathering of the Griffon Vultures. During winter, the influx of thousands of Common Cranes keeps us busy till the White Storks and Black Kites return again in February!
Across two Natural Parks, encompassing the sea, the mountains, the sky, and everything in between, our home is a paradise for wildlife and wildlife lovers!
With its ever-changing seasons and winds, and fascinating birds cropping up in all sorts of unexpected places outside of any formal nature reserve network, The Straits of Gibraltar can be a tricky place for independent birders. We spend our lives exploring the area, so why not let us show you our wondrous home over one or more guided days?
Depending on the season and your wishlist, highlights can include:
Migration Spectacular
Local experience of interpreting wind and weather conditions is essential to catch the most breathtaking moments of the area’s famous soaring bird migration. Our extensive local knowledge means we can get you to the perfect one of the area’s 20+ migration watchpoints at the right time to have ringside seats at the area’s epic migration spectacle—one of the best in the world!
Wetlands and pastures of La Janda
Whether it’s for huge numbers of Common Cranes in the winter, vast flocks of migrating White Storks and European Bee-eaters, the brilliant array of wetland birds including Western Swamphen, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Reed Warbler, Montagu’s and Marsh Harrier, or for the chance to see over fourteen species of raptor over the grassy highlands (including Spanish Imperial Eagle), a visit to La Janda rarely disappoints. Let us show you the best bits!
Barbate Marshes
The disused saltpans and tidal estuaries near the historic fishing town of Barbate are now a thriving natural park (Marismas y Breñas del Barbate), offering exceptional coastal and wetland birding across all seasons.
Barbate hosts one of the region’s most spectacular breeding colonies of Collared Pratincoles, often gathering in their hundreds across the dry mudflats and saltpan margins. Watching vast numbers of these elegant, swallow-like waders perform their buoyant aerial displays overhead, or seeing huge flocks hunt insects together over the marshland, is a true highlight of late spring and summer. With their creamy throats, chestnut underwings, and distinctive long-forked tails, this remarkable gathering offers an unforgettable spectacle and exceptional photographic opportunities.
Depending on the time of year, they share the rich saltpans with Black-winged Stilts, Kentish Plovers, Eurasian Stone-curlews, Curlew Sandpipers, and Little Stints, alongside Audouin’s and Slender-billed Gulls, and Caspian, Sandwich, and Little Terns. These species rest and feed alongside lankier waders such as Greater Flamingos and Eurasian Spoonbills.
Beyond the saltpans, a short hop inland brings us to the cliffside nesting colonies and grazing pastures of the Northern Bald Ibis—one of the world’s rarest birds, now thriving in Andalucía thanks to a dedicated reintroduction project. The surrounding stone pine forests and coastal scrub of La Breña provide essential shelter for grounded migrating passerines, including Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, Common Redstarts, Western Bonelli’s Warblers, and Iberian Chiffchaffs, alongside European Turtle Doves and brilliant flocks of European Bee-eaters. This rich mosaic of tidal, woodland, and scrub habitats makes Barbate an absolute must-visit on any Straits itinerary.
Doñana Natural Park – East of the Guadalquivir
Explore the rich salt pans, secluded lagoons, and traditional farmlands of the eastern side of Doñana on an extended day trip from the Tarifa area. This diverse region offers outstanding birding throughout the year, with opportunities to pick up many of Andalucia’s most sought-after wetland specialities, including Little Swift, White-headed Duck, Marbled Duck, and Red-knobbed Coot, often with brilliant close-up views on private lagoons. Meanwhile, the expansive salt pans of Bonanza host vast flocks of migrating and resident waders, gulls, and terns, including Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Kentish Plover, Black-winged Stilt, Audouin’s and Slender-billed Gulls, and magnificent gatherings of Greater Flamingos.
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin (Summer Exclusive)
During late spring and summer, our tour includes exclusive access to a private organic farm featuring traditional, low-intensity vineyards and olive groves—a crucial sanctuary for the highly sought-after Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin. This rare and declining specialist finds a vital refuge in these pesticide-free agricultural landscapes. Here, we enjoy privileged, unhurried opportunities to watch these charismatic birds as they display, defend territory, and sing from vintage vines and olive branches—a genuine highlight for any birder’s European wishlist.
Vulture Culture
Join us at a protected vulture colony in the shadow of the crags of Sierra de la Plata, where over a hundred of our resident Griffon Vultures gather on the sheer cliff faces to roost and breed. One of our favourite places to hang out, this site offers spectacular close-up views as these prehistoric-sounding creatures call to each other and swoop low overhead. Depending on the time of year, they may be joined by breeding Egyptian Vultures and Bonelli’s Eagles or even vagrant Rüppell’s Vultures, and we’ll look out for other mountain specialities like Blue Rock Thrush, Rock Bunting, and Western Black-eared Wheatear.
A mission in mind!
Due to its proximity to Africa and its magnetic pull to migrating birds, The Straits is a great place to catch up with many species that are difficult to see elsewhere in Spain, and indeed Europe! Specialities and frequent visitors of The Straits include Northern Bald Ibis, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Red-knobbed Coot, Rüppell’s Vulture, Little and White-rumped Swifts, Common Bulbul, Eleonora’s Falcon, and more. Make the most of our local knowledge and up-to-the-minute gen to get them on your list!
Group adventures
Having a birding adventure with friends is always an unforgettable experience!
If you’re interested in bringing your group – bird club, wildlife appreciation society, extended family, university mates, whatever! – to experience the best of #FlywayBirding with us, we’re here to help!
As well as our scheduled tours we specialise in planning bespoke itineraries to help your group fulfil its dream birding holiday!
Contact us and we will be more than happy to chat about your request and find dates and a plan to suit your group’s needs and budget.
Here’s what the lovely folk of a Bird Club thought of their bespoke trip to Spain & Morocco!
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