Birdwatching Holidays with Calidris Birding Tours

Worldwide birding tours that create a balance between finding the maximum number of species and spending the time to enjoy watching them at a sensible pace.

We aim to provide well-planned and professionally-led birding tours that not only supply the best opportunities to see many of the world's most exciting birds but are fun to be on too; very much a birding holiday. Our tours are listed by date with summaries of the key bird species, price and trip overview, please take a look at them all here - Birding Tour Calendar.

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UPCOMING BIRDING TOURS

Mangrove Pitta

Thailand and Vietnam Pittas Birding Tour

19th April-3rd May 2025: Blue Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-winged Pitta, Mangrove Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta, Malayan Banded Pitta, Brown-winged Kingfisher, Black-headed Woodpecker, Ruddy Kingfisher, Silver-breasted Broadbill – £3650 PP

White-browed Tit-warbler

Central Asia Birding Tour

21st May-4th June 2025: Highlights include Ibisbill, Himalayan Snowcock, MacQueen’s Bustard, Black Lark, White-capped Bunting, Saxaul Sparrow, White-browed Tit-warbler, Himalayan Rubythroat, Demoiselle Crane – £4200 PP

Azure Tit

Mongolia Birding Tour

16th-30th June 2025: Mongolian Ground Jay, White-naped Crane, Oriental Plover, Mongolian Lark, Azure Tit, Swan Goose, Siberian Rubythroat, Black-billed Capercaillie, Altai Snowcock, Pallas’s Sandgrouse, Saxaul Sparrow, Godlewski’s Bunting,  – £4350

Elegant Trogon

Mexico Rare Endemics Birding Tour

20th July – 4th August 2025: Eared Quetzal, Thick-billed Parrot, Maroon-fronted Parrot, Worthen’s Sparrow, Tawny-collared Nightjar, Aztec Thrush, Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl, Blue-capped Motmot, Bronze-winged Woodpecker, Crimson-collared Grosbeak – £3950 PP

Crab Plover - Saudi Arabia Birding Tour

Saudi Arabia Birding Tour

6th-16th August 2025: Arabian Golden Sparrow, Crab Plover, Philby’s Partridge, Yemen Thrush, Arabian Lark, Yemen Linnet, Arabian Woodpecker, Desert Owl, Asir Magpie, Arabian Serin, White-eyed Gull, – £3700 PP

Javan Cochoa

Java, Sumatra & Bali Birding Tour

31st July – 24th August 2025: Christmas Island Frigatebird, Bali Myna, Schneider’s Pitta, Large Frogmouth, Oriental Bay Owl, Javan Banded Pitta, Salvadori’s Pheasant, Graceful Pitta, Javan Cochoa, Sumatran Trogon, Bonaparte’s Nightjar, Red-billed Partridge – £6275 PP

White-fronted Falconet

North Borneo Birding Tour

24th August-6th September 2025: Bornean Bristlehead, Helmeted Hornbill, Blue-headed Pitta, Blue-banded Pitta, Whitehead’s Trogon, Bare-headed Laughingthrush, Black-and-crimson Pitta, Bornean Ground Cuckoo, Crimson-headed Partridge, Great Argus – £TBA PP

Crested Fireback

Peninsula Malaysia Birding Tour

6th – 18th September 2025: Garnet Pitta, Malaysian Rail Babbler, Helmeted Hornbill, Mountain Peacock Pheasant, Red-naped Trogon, Chestnut-naped Forktail, Mangrove Pitta, Green Broadbill, Malayan Laughingthrush, Rhinoceros Hornbill – £3950 PP

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