Wildlife tours and holidays
in Spain and Portugal
Iberian Wildlife Tours organises and leads top-quality natural history holidays throughout Spain and Portugal. For more than 20 years we've been guiding both for major European tour operators and for independent travellers.
We offer a range of departures throughout the year, varying in length from just half a day to two weeks. Our general natural history tours are complemented by a series of more specialised excursions dedicated to birds, butterflies, dragonflies and wildflowers... More
Our wildlife tour destinations this year, including those we run in conjunction with other operators, are shown on the map top right. To find out more, simply click on the
coloured region on this map or on the individual tour titles in the list below. If you're interested in joining one of
our tours, or have any further queries, please feel free to contact us.
IWT blog - recent posts
Pronged Clubtail in western Madrid and Ávila!
24/08/2010
Fieldwork for a birdwatching tourism project leads to the pleasant discovery of this scarce species, almost simultaneously, in the provinces of Madrid and Ávila!... More
Lesser Purple Emperor in Cantabria
31/07/2010
Observation of this magnificent butterfly - by all accounts a rarity in the Cordillera Cantábrica - in the environs of the Picos de Europa... More
White-clawed Crayfish in western Cantabria
18/07/2010
Surprising locality for this endangered crustacean: a small 'reservoir' on the southern margins of the Picos de Europa.... More
Sooty Orange Tip in northern Palencia
18/07/2010
On 2 June, whilst leading a day trip focussing on the butterflies of northern Palencia, I was absolutely amazed to observe a female Sooty Orange Tip ( Zegris eupheme) close to the top of the limestone sculpture city known as Las Tuerces, south-east of Aguilar de Campóo.... More
Featured tours
Wildlife walks in the Picos de Europa
Whether you are interested in birds, wildflowers, butterflies or
any other aspect of natural history, the amazing diversity
of wildlife in the Picos de Europa makes it a top holiday
destination for visiting naturalists...
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Walking and wildlife in the eastern Pyrenees
The best way to see wildlife... on foot and along the forgotten byways of the
eastern Pyrenees. Join Mike for weekly walks along the drover's roads and
smuggler's paths of the final flourish of the Pyrenees...
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Birdwatching day and half-day trips in central Spain
Tailor-made birding tours in Madrid, Extremadura, La Mancha and Castilla y Leon
to suit your requirements. All levels of knowledge can be
catered for. Evening excursions plus trips to special sites for the rarer
species...
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View all our wildlife tours for 2010
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Picos de Europa tours
