We have made booking easy – simply email us with your preferred tour and dates and we will answer any queries, send you relevant information, access to our online shop and secure online forms for you to complete. Once we receive your completed forms, your place is secure and it’s time to get excited!
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Inglorious Bustards™ a fully registered and insured travel agent and tourism operator included in the Tourism Registry of the Andalucían Government as an Active Tourism company AT/CA/00416 and Travel Agency Nº RTA. C.I.AN-117864-3.
We are happy to advise you on the best transport to connect with a trip from your chosen departure location. Contact us and we will be happy to provide you with options relevant to your tour. Once you arrive we will pick you up (unless you have made alternative arrangements) and our adventure will begin!
All our tours are with guaranteed departures! So if you book the tour goes!
Day tours in the epicentre of bird migration
Experience the best in #FlywayBirding
A day tour around The Straits area costs from just €60 per person, which includes not only transport in our comfortable modern 9-seater minibus but also one of our legendary picnics, featuring sustainably-produced local food! Group reductions are also available – contact us directly for details, availability or for something more bespoke!
If you’re an absolute beginner, an expert, or anywhere in between, our day tours are perfect for anyone who wants to experience and share the wonders of bird migration here in The Straits of Gibraltar.
We spend our lives exploring the area, so why not let us show you our wondrous home, over one or more guided days?
The Straits of Gibraltar – Bird Migration & Cetaceans
7 days – 22nd March – 28th March 2026
7 days – 1st September – 7th September 2026
7 days – 14th April – 20th April 2027
7 days – 1st September – 7th September 2027
The Straits of Gibraltar are just 14 km wide and provide migrant birds with an ideal crossing point of the Mediterranean. Soaring birds are able to make use of the thermals which form over the Rock of Gibraltar and the Moroccan peak of Jebel Musa to gain height to help them on a treacherous part of their journey – read more
8 days – 12th October – 19th October 2026
8 days – 12th October – 19th October 2027
Legend has it that Hercules used his incredible strength to separate the continents of Europe and Africa, creating The Straits of Gibraltar. The Inglorious Bustards are all set to use our outstanding local knowledge and expertise to bring them back together for you! This is our feature specialist tour, and our experience of the area and local contacts mean we can take you where other guides fear to tread – read more
Common, Pallid, Alpine, Little and White-rumped. From our home in Andalucía, we endeavour to bring you together with five species of that most aerially superb genus, the Swift, all over the course of a weekend of fantastic and varied birding – read more
Ronda and The Straits – the Unknown Vulture Spectacle!
7 days – 26th October – 1st November 2026
7 days – 27th October – 2nd November 2027
This trip offers the chance to experience not one but two exceptional wildlife areas, combining the lush mountain scenery of the Ronda area with the unparalleled migration spectacle of thousands of Vultures migrating The Strait – read more
Serranía de Ronda & Grazalema – Bustards, Eagles & Flamingoes
7 Days – 1st February – 7th February 2026
7 Days – 1st February – 7th February 2027
Our base is in Júzcar, a tiny mountain village situated between the limestone crags of the Sierra de la Grazalema Natural Park and Sierra de las Nieves Biosphere Reserve, and just a short journey away from the lagoons and plains of the lowlands, allowing us to experience the range and depth of this extraordinary biodiversity – read more
5 Days – 14 January – 18th January 2026 – FULL
5 Days – 13th January – 17th January 2027
With a fascinating range of habitats to visit, including Stone Pine woodland, reedbeds, rice paddies, open grassland and heathland, freshwater pools and coastal sand dunes and of course the famous marshes, it’s no wonder Coto Doñana attracts such a fantastic variety of birds. We’ll take you to explore these habitats from our base in El Rocío, a lovely town with sandy streets that overlooks the lagoon, river and marshlands of the Doñana – read more
11 days – 2nd December – 12th December 2025 NOW FULL
11 days – 1st December – 11th December 2026 – 2 Spaces left
11 days – 7th December – 17th December 2027
This tiny, friendly West African gem has long been a favourite with birders, and with good reason. As the gleaming Gambia River bends gently inland to form its welcoming ‘grin’, it provides access to teeming habitats ranging from coastal creeks to mangrove swamps to freshwater lakes, with species-rich Sahelian scrubland in between – read more
Bespoke Adventures and Day Tours
Got a mission in mind? We can plan a specialist itinerary to help you fulfil your dreams. We offer day trips and multi-day trips at a price to suit your budget targeted at the type of experience you or your group are dreaming of – read more
All our day tours and set departure tours are carbon balanced through the World Land Trust Carbon Balancing Scheme.
This programme enables individuals and organisations to offset their residual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the protection and restoration of carbon-rich wildlife habitats.
Carbon offsetting is a process whereby an individual or company takes action to prevent the release of emissions elsewhere, or secures the absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide as part of a wider approach to measure, reduce and then offset emissions through impactful conservation projects.
To make projects like this work, this fore-sighted organisation includes, rather than excludes local communities. It funds partner NGOs to employ local people as reserve rangers, sustainably managing some of the world’s most threatened habitats and the species found within them.
Want to know what people are saying about our trips? Have a look at Trip Advisor for independent reviews left by our customers and check out our sustainability awards from Terra Incognita.
Email us for further details about any of our tours, to check availability, booking and for details on how to pay through our secure online shop (all major credit / debit cards accepted)
Inglorious Bustards™ a fully registered and insured travel agent and tourism operator included in the Tourism Registry of the Andalucían Government as an Active Tourism company AT/CA/00416 and Travel Agency Nº RTA. C.I.AN-117864-3.
