Wildlife Holidays and tours with Iberian Wildlife Tours
    Iberian Wildlife Tours in Spain and Portugal - for the wildlife holiday or natural history tour of a lifetime
Picos de Europa: Daily Wildlife Walks • A Feast of Flowers • Picos de Europa (Honeyguide) • Natural History of the Picos de Europa and Páramos of Northern Castile • Butterflies and Moths of the Southern Valleys of the Picos de Europa • A family wildlife holiday in the Picos de Europa • Autumn moth weekends in the Picos de Europa Castilla y León wildlife tours: Natural History of the Picos de Europa and Páramos of Northern Castile Aragón wildlife tours: Spanish Pyrenees and Dupont's Lark extension Catalonia wildlife tours: Walking and wildlife in the eastern Pyrenees • Dragonflies in Catalonia Catalonia wildlife tours: Butterfly monitoring in La Garrotxa • Dragonflies in Catalonia Castilla y León birding tours: Tailor-made birdwatching trips Madrid birding tours: Tailor-made birdwatching trips Gredos birding trips: Tailor-made wildlife watching trips • Extremadura & Gredos (spring weeks) Extremadura wildlife tours: Tailor-made birdwatching trips •  Extremadura (spring weeks) • Doñana & Extremadura (spring weeks) • Extremadura & Gredos (spring weeks) La Mancha wildlife tours: Iberian Lynx, Sierra de Andújar & La Mancha (5-day trips) • Tailor-made birdwatching trips Andalucia wildlife tours: Iberian Lynx, Sierra de Andújar & La Mancha (5-day trips) Andalucia wildlife tours: Coto Doñana & Extremadura (spring weeks) Andalucia wildlife tours: Sierra de Grazalema Andalucia wildlife tours: Strait of Gibraltar (autumn weeks) Andalucia wildlife tours: Wildlife of Almería Canary Islands wildlife tours: A Voyage of Discovery in the Canary Islands

Wildlife Tours for 2012

Our wildlife tour destinations this year, including those we run in conjunction with other operators, are shown on the map on the 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.

Picos de Europa

Trip name Leader Date More information
Wildlife Walks in the Picos de Europa
Daily excursions in search of birds, butterflies and wildflowers
Teresa Farino All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
A Feast of Flowers
orchids and other botanical treasures of the Picos de Europa
>> Botanical trip report 2009
>> BSBI trip report Picos de Europa 2004
Teresa Farino 26 May -
2 June
Iberian Wildlife Tours
Picos de Europa
flowers, butterflies and mountain wildlife amid stunning scenery
Teresa Farino &
John Muddeman
6 - 13 June Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays
Natural History of the Picos de Europa and Páramos of Northern Castile
discover the fabulous mid-summer diversity of birds, butterflies & moths, dragonflies and wildflowers in northern Spain in association with Jeff Clarke Ecology
>> Picos de Europa trip report 2011
>> Picos de Europa trip report 2010
>> BSBI Botanical Tour of the Castilian Páramos - 2009 trip report
Teresa Farino 24 June - 3 July Iberian Wildlife Tours & Jeff Clarke Ecology
Butterflies and Moths of the Southern Valleys of the Picos de Europa
two bases in stunning mountain landscapes, for 100+ butterflies and several hundred macromoths
>> Butterflies & moths trip report 2008
>> Butterflies & moths trip report 2006
>> Butterflies & moths trip report 2005
Teresa Farino 5 - 14 July Iberian Wildlife Tours
A family wildlife holiday in the Picos de Europa
Introduce your children to the plants and animals of the mountains of northern Spain this summer
Teresa Farino 29 July - 5 Aug Iberian Wildlife Tours
Autumn moth weekends in the Picos de Europa
four-night stays in a superb locality for nocturnal lepidoptera, with daily excursions in search of butterflies, orthoptera and other wildlife
Teresa Farino 20 - 24 Sept;
18 - 22 Oct
Iberian Wildlife Tours

Castilla y Leon

Trip name Leader Date More information
Birdwatching trips in Castilla y León
Tailor-made bird tours in Gredos, Ávila, Segovia and Soria
John Muddeman All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
Extremadura & Gredos: in the wild west of Spain!
spring birds, butterflies, wildflowers and other wildlife of the plains and mountains of the wild west of Spain
John Muddeman 3 - 6 May
(minitour; places remaining)

& 7 – 13 May
(2 places remaining)

& 21 – 27 May
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Natural History of the Picos de Europa and Páramos of Northern Castile
discover the fabulous mid-summer diversity of birds, butterflies & moths, dragonflies and wildflowers in northern Spain in association with Jeff Clarke Ecology
>> Picos de Europa trip report 2011
>> Picos de Europa trip report 2010
>> BSBI Botanical Tour of the Castilian Páramos - 2009 trip report
Teresa Farino 24 June - 3 July Iberian Wildlife Tours & Jeff Clarke Ecology

Aragon

Trip name Leader Date More information
Spanish Pyrenees and Dupont's Lark extension John Muddeman (2nd leader if >7 clients) 28 May – 3 June

& 18 – 24 June
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours

Catalonia

Trip name Leader Date More information
Walking and wildlife in the eastern Pyrenees
wildlife through the seasons: choose your date or your subject and get in touch
Mike Lockwood All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
Butterfly monitoring in La Garrotxa
help with field work for the atlas of the Butterflies of La Garrotxa
Mike Lockwood April - Sept. Walking Catalonia
Dragonflies in Catalonia
dragons, damsels and other wildlife in north-east Spain
Mike Lockwood 9 - 16 June The Travelling Naturalist

Madrid

Trip name Leader Date More information
Birdwatching trips in Madrid
Tailor-made bird tours in Madrid
John Muddeman All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
Dragonflies and Butterflies of Madrid
Custom-made day trips and short tours in the Province of Madrid
John Muddeman Mostly June – August for odonata and May – September for butterflies. Highly seasonal, so please enquire. Iberian Wildlife Tours

Extremadura

Trip name Leader Date More information
Birdwatching trips in Extremadura
Tailor-made bird tours in Cáceres and Badajoz
John Muddeman All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
Coto Doñana & Extremadura: the best of SW Spain in spring
in search of a wealth of wildlife and landscape contrasts in the marshes and coasts of Doñana & steppes and mountains of Extremadura
John Muddeman 19 - 25 March
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)

Other dates now only by request. Please enquire for further details.
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Extremadura: birds, wildlife and scenery galore
birds, butterflies, dragonflies and swathes of flowers in unforgettable surroundings
John Muddeman Dates now only by request. Please enquire for further details. Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Extremadura & Gredos: in the wild west of Spain!
spring birds, butterflies, wildflowers and other wildlife of the plains and mountains of the wild west of Spain
John Muddeman 3 – 6 May
(minitour; places remaining)

& 7 – 13 May
(2 places remaining)

& 21 - 27 May
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours

Castilla - La Mancha

Trip name Leader Date More information
Birdwatching trips in Castilla -
La Mancha

Tailor-made bird tours in Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Guadalajara
John Muddeman All year round Iberian Wildlife Tours
Iberian Lynx, Sierra de Andújar & La Mancha
in search of Iberian Lynx and other mammals in the bird-rich mountains of Andalucía
John Muddeman 7 - 11 March
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)

& 24 - 28 Sep (places remaining)

& 15 – 19 Oct
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours

Andalucia

Trip name Leader Date More information
Iberian Lynx, Sierra de Andújar & La Mancha
in search of Iberian Lynx and other mammals in the bird-rich mountains of Andalucía
John Muddeman 7 - 11 March
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)

& 24 - 28 Sep (places remaining)

& 15 – 19 Oct
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Coto Doñana & Extremadura: the best of SW Spain in spring
in search of a wealth of wildlife and landscape contrasts in the marshes and coasts of Doñana & steppes and mountains of Extremadura
John Muddeman 19 - 25 March
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)

Other dates now only by request. Please enquire for further details.
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Wildlife of Almería
wildflowers, birds and general natural history of the arid south-eastern corner of Spain
Teresa Farino 18 - 25 April Iberian Wildlife Tours
Sierra de Grazalema
spring flowers, birds and other wildlife of western western Andalucía; in association with Jeff Clarke Ecology
>> Natural history trip report 2011
>> Botanical trip report 2007
Teresa Farino 1 - 8 May Iberian Wildlife Tours & Jeff Clarke Ecology
Strait of Gibraltar: W Europe's main bird migration funnel
a week-long celebration of the raptors and other migrant birds on migration as they head S to Africa
John Muddeman 5 - 11 Sep

& 12 – 18 Sep
(JM 2nd leader if >7 clients)
Iberian Wildlife Tours and Spainbirds Nature Tours
Autumn in southwest Spain
in search of autumn-flowering narcissi, dragonflies, migratory birds and other wildlife around the Costa de la Luz (Cádiz)
Teresa Farino 4 - 11 Oct Iberian Wildlife Tours

Canary Islands

Trip name Leader Date More information
A Voyage of Discovery in the Canary Islands
exploring Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife and La Gomera; for members of the Botanical Society of the British Isles
>> BSBI trip report Páramos of N. Castile 2009
>> BSBI trip report Benasque 2008
>> BSBI trip report Grazalema 2007
>> BSBI trip report Western Portugal 2006
>> BSBI trip report Catalan Pyrenees 2005
>> BSBI trip report Picos de Europa 2004
Teresa Farino &
John Muddeman
17 Feb - 2 March Iberian Wildlife Tours and Island Holidays

For more details, click here

Non-iberian

Trip name Leader Date More information
Galápagos + Ecuador mainland extension
The Enchanted Islands and Andean cloud forests
John Muddeman 25 Oct – 4 Nov
Ext. to 11 Nov
The Travelling Naturalist and Limosa Wildlife Holidays

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Sierra de Grazalema
Grazalema botanical trip report 2007
Aragón tours
Benasque botanical trip report 2008
Canaries tours
Natural History of the Canary Islands
Fuerteventura trip report
Catalonia tours
Catalan Pyrenees botanical trip report 2005
Extremadura tours
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Location & geography
List of birds
List of butterflies
Castilla y Leon tours
La Mancha tours
Birds & birding
Botanical trip report 2009
Madrid tours
Birds & birding
Picos tours
A naturalist's paradise
List of orchids
Botanical trip report 2004
Butterfly & moth trip report 2005
Butterfly & moth trip report 2006
Butterfly & moth trip report 2008
List of butterflies
Picos walking guide
Natural history of the Arrábida
Wildlife of the Sado estuary
Botanical trip report 2006
Ecuador cloudforest birdwatching
Birds & bison in Poland
 
 
 
  
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