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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.

All of our advertised itineraries can be arranged as private tours; just email us to request a private tour - info@calidrisbirdingtours.com

We certainly do welcome your emails but please check our Frequently Asked Questions page to see if your general questions about our tours are answered there.

UPCOMING BIRDING TOURS

West Papua Birding Tour

3rd -15th October 2026: Magnificent Riflebird, Western Parotia, Papuan Pitta, King Bird-of-Paradise, Masked Bowerbird, Vogelkop Lophorina, Papuan Frogmouth, Red Bird-of-Paradise, Western Crowned Pigeon, Wilson’s Birds-of-Paradise – £TBA PP

Cambodia Birding Tour

12th-26th March 2026: Giant Ibis, Greater Adjutant, Black-headed Woodpecker, White-shouldered Ibis, Mekong Wagtail, Cambodian Tailorbird, White-backed Vulture, Bengal Florican, White-winged Duck, Sarus Crane, White-rumped Falcon – £4050 PP

South Vietnam Birding Tour

29th March-9th April 2026: Bar-bellied Pitta, Vietnamese Cutia, Germain’s Peacock Pheasant, Collared Laughingthrush, Blue-rumped Pitta, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Pale-headed Woodpecker, Indochinese Green Magpie – £3350 PP

Thailand and Vietnam Pittas Birding Tour

19th April-3rd May 2026: 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 – £3850 PP

Central Asia Birding Tour

17-31st May 2026: 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

Saudi Arabia Birding Tour

6th-16th August 2026: 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, Arabian Scops Owl, Thick-billed Lark – £3750 PP

Java, Sumatra & Bali Birding Tour

31st July – 24th August 2026: 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

North Borneo Birding Tour

29th August-11th September 2026: Bornean Bristlehead, Helmeted Hornbill, Blue-headed Pitta, Blue-banded Pitta, Whitehead’s Trogon, Bare-headed Laughingthrush, Black-and-crimson Pitta, Bornean Peacock Pheasant, Crimson-headed Partridge, Great Argus – £TBA PP

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