Alaska: Birding the Top of America
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Highlights
- Enjoy watching incredible Birds in Alaska
- Visit Kenai Fjords National Park
- Enjoy a Drive to Seward, birding roadside marshes
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- Accommodation from the night of day 1 to the night day 13
- Meals from dinner on day 1 (unless you arrive too late for dinner service) to breakfast on day 14
- Reasonable non-alcoholic beverages with meals; safe drinking water only between meals (tap water is safe to drink in the US, and you are encouraged to fill your water bottles when able)
- Tropical Birding tour leader with scope and audio playback gear from the evening of day 1 to the evening of day 13
- Ground transport for the group in a suitable vehicle driven by the guide from the morning of day 2 to the afternoon of day 13
- Airport shuttle bus on day 1 and day 14
- Tips for included meals
- Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
- A printed and bound checklist to keep track of your sightings (given to you at the start of the tour – only electronic copies can be provided in advance).
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Itinerary
After arriving in Alaska’s largest city, you will transfer to our hotel for the night.
We’ll take the first available morning flight to the outpost town of Nome, where we’ll spend four nights. A legendary birding location, and rightfully so, the mix of limited range Asiatic species that barely make it into the US, along with highly sought after arctic breeders gives Nome some truly spectacular birding!
One of our days in the Nome area will be spent driving inland along the Kougarok Road. Famous as the most accessible place to search for nesting Bristle-thighed Curlews in the world, we will spend a good deal of time searching for this elusive bird. There are also a n...
After a final morning in Nome, we’ll take an afternoon flight to Anchorage, where we’ll spend the next two nights.
The day will be spent around Anchorage surveying wetlands surrounding Alaska’s largest city for resplendent Red-necked Grebes and gorgeous Barrow’s Goldeneyes; while the tall boreal forests on the edge of the city play host to photogenic birds like Steller’s Jays and Wilson’s Warblers. A second night will be spent in Anchorage.
An early morning flight will take us north from Anchorage – far to the north – to the last frontier of the Last Frontier. Barrow is famous not only as the northernmost point in the United States, but also as an excellent location to truly experience the arctic. We’ll ...
There is a lot more besides, to birding in Barrow, and we could also see such sought-after species as nesting Snowy Owls, all three species of Jaegers, Yellow-billed Loon, and Hoary Redpoll. By virtue of its high-arctic location Barrow also gives us our best shot at a...
After a final morning in Barrow, we’ll take an afternoon flight to Anchorage, where we’ll overnight.
We’ll spend most of the day taking a leisurely drive along the scenic Turnagain Arm and Kenai Peninsula to the town of Seward, birding roadside marshes, waterfront, and coastal humid forest along the way. The northernmost extension of the Pacific Northwest rainforest,...
Imagine a wall of ice 700 feet high, just off a boat bobbing in impossibly blue water. No, you aren’t in Antarctica, you’re sitting next to a monstrous glacier not far from Seward, Alaska! Glacier viewing won’t be the only highlight of the day’s foray into Kenai Fjord...
The tour ends this morning in Anchorage. The hotel provides a shuttle bus to the airport.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- Optional tips to the tour leader
- Tips to baggage carriers if you require their services
- Flights
- Snacks
- Additional drinks apart from those included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Travel insurance
- Excursions not included in the tour itinerary
- Extras in hotels such as laundry service, minibar, room service, telephone calls, and personal items
- Medical fees
- Other items or services not specifically mentioned as being included.
Accommodation
Good to excellent. All of the hotels and motels have typical amenities, including Wi-Fi, though the Wi-Fi can be sporadic in Barrow.
We require written notice of cancellation, which is effective upon receipt by us. If you need to cancel your booking, you must inform us immediately via email or fax and we will confirm your cancellation. Based on the date that we acknowledge your cancellation notice, cancellation fees will apply per person. This policy and fee schedule also applies to pre-trip and post-trip extensions as well as any transfers from one tour extension to another.
- For cancellations received 150 days or more prior to the first day of the tour, the cancellation fee will be your non-refundable deposit.
- For cancellations received 149 days or less prior to the first day of the tour, the cancellation fee will be the full cost of the tour.
Please note that bank charges may be deducted from the refund you receive. Under no circumstances can Tropical Birding waive or reduce cancellation fees, so it is highly recommended that you purchase trip cancellation/interruption insurance.
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