Florida: Winter Birding In The Sunshine State

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Leave all thoughts of winter at home on this 12-day birdwatching tour to subtropical Florida, North America’s ‘Sunshine State’. The endemic Florida Scrub Jay, Snail Kite, Limpkin, White-crowned Pigeon and Red-cockaded Woodpecker among many specialities to look for. Add crowds of wintering waders, warblers and wetland birds, plus a whole host of other wildlife...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Subtropical Florida - from Merritt Island, south to the famous Everglades
    • Easy boardwalks and trails, bursting with great birding and wildlife
    • See 150-170 bird species - including the key southeastern US specialities
    • Masses of wintering wetland birds, waders, woodpeckers and warblers
    • Wildlife that’s abundant and tame... don’t forget your camera!
    • Small group tour expertly led by Limosa’s own Florida specialist guides

What's this trip about?

    Leave all thoughts of winter at home on this 12-day birdwatching tour to subtropical Florida, North America’s ‘Sunshine State’. The endemic Florida Scrub Jay, Snail Kite, Limpkin, White-crowned Pigeon and Red-cockaded Woodpecker among many specialities to look for. Add crowds of wintering waders, warblers and wetland birds, plus a whole host of other wildlife wonders - from West Indian Manatee to Armadillos, Alligators and American Crocodile  - and you’ve got the ideal winter escape!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 7 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityOrlando
End CityMiami

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Birding
  • National Parks

Destinations

Activities

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 7

Trip includes

    • Limosa Tour Leader
    • Flights London to Orlando, and Miami to London with British Airways
    • 10 nights at comfortable air-conditioned hotels of good North American standard
    • All meals included - with water provided during the day
    • All local travel, entry fees, tour based tips and taxes

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Fly Orlando, Transfer To Titusville

Our birdwatching tour to Florida begins with a British Airways flight from London Gatwick to Orlando, arriving there in the afternoon. An hour or so drive carries us east to our comfortable hotel at Titusville, close by Florida’s Atlantic coast, which will be our base for the first two nights of the holiday. Night Titusville

Day 2: Merritt Island

We may awake to the unfamiliar sight of a flight of White Ibises trailing across the dawn sky, the Blackbird-sized American Robin hopping about the grounds of our hotel or restless Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers gleaning the trunks of subtropical palms for an insect ...

Day 3: Lake Kissimmee & Three Lakes

Leaving Titusville after breakfast we set off inland, bound for the contrasting habitats and distinctive Cabbage Palm prairies, ranchlands and pine flatwoods of central Florida. Keeping a close watch on the wooded pastures for Wild Turkeys, Red-tailed Hawks and the at...

Day 4: Lake Wales Forest & Lake Placid Prairie

Next morning will find us exploring the forested Lake Wales ridge, driving slowly along the sandy trails and pausing from time to time to listen out for busy flocks of small birds and the tell-tale ‘squeaky toy’ voice of Brown-headed Nuthatch. Bands of Pine Warblers -...

Day 5: Old Venus & Corkscrew Swamp

Heading west to Florida’s Gulf coast, our first port of call today is Old Venus. These quiet backwoods can be outstanding for woodpeckers - notably the stunning Red-headed. We’ll be keeping our eyes open along the way for the localised White-winged Dove and tiny Commo...

Day 6: Gulf Of Mexico & Big Cypress Preserve

Naples makes an excellent base from which to explore the tidal flats and mangroves that fringe the immense Gulf of Mexico. We may make a short stop along the way to look for Eastern Towhee and to entice the ever-hungry Florida Scrub Jays, before discovering that Reddi...

Days 7 – 9: Everglades National Park

Occupying most of the southern tip of mainland Florida, the vast Everglades National Park is an immense watery wilderness dominated by forests of impenetrable mangroves and seas of sawgrass, interspersed with lakes, marshes and low 'hammocks' - raised islands of land ...

Day 10: Key Largo & Wakodahatchee

Lying to the south of Homestead, the Florida Keys are a string of subtropical islands that point south like an outstretched finger from the USA towards Cuba.

A morning visit to the biggest and northernmost of these islands - Key Largo - may reward us with a sig...

Day 11: Green Cay Wetlands & Miami, Fly London

We round of our Florida holiday with a visit to another promising local wetland this morning: Green Cay. Covering around 100 acres and with 1.5 miles of elevated boardwalk to enjoy, this man-made wetland was created from farmland only a few years ago, but is bedding-i...

Day 12: Arrival In London

Morning arrival at London Heathrow (not Gatwick!), where our birdwatching tour to Florida concludes.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,417
Price per day$285
Single supplement (single occupancy)$731
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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Cancellation policy

You may cancel your booking at any stage. Cancellation must be advised in writing by the 'lead name' (where possible) and takes effect on the day such notice is received by us. Deposits are non-refundable and all tour and interim flight deposits you have made will be retained by us. In the event of cancellation after the full balance is due, the cancellation charges payable to Limosa are calculated as follows:

85 or more days before departure           Loss of deposit only *1

84-43 days before departure                      50% of total invoice cost

42-29 days before departure                      75% of total invoice cost

28 days or less before departure              100% of total invoice cost

*1  Plus any additional tour or interim flight deposit payments made.

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