Why travel with GGBA?
Not only do we visit top birding destinations in the U.S—Alaska for breeding birds, Colorado for six kinds of sage grouse, Southeast Arizona for hummingbirds—but we also go to some amazing overseas locations, including Bhutan, Uganda (where you can also see great mammals, including Mountain Gorillas) and several locations in South America (the birdiest continent in the world). So if there’s a place where you’d like to bird that we aren’t currently advertising, please contact us!
Some of our trips involve hard-core birding—in Bhutan you’ll bird for 12 hours a day, often at elevation. Others are more relaxed—in Colombia, one of our home base trips, you’ll stay at the same lodge for a week; in Portugal you’ll eat well and sleep late (at least in birding terms—breakfast at 7:30 and on the road at 8:30).
Most of our vendors are small; a couple of them are women-owned and employ women as guides. All of our vendors are ecologically conscious and have connections to the local communities where they work.
We work hard to get the best deals. Our volunteers don’t accept freebies or discounts from our vendors—if you see one of use on your trip, know that we’ve paid our own way to be there. So, please, shop around (and if you do find a better deal, let us know!)
For information, a detailed itinerary, and registration for any of our trips, please contact GGBA Travel Coordinators at travelprogram@goldengatebirds.org. Each trip includes a registration fee that benefits the work of Golden Gate Bird Alliance. You will not only enjoy a terrific vacation, but you will help support Bay Area bird conservation and education!
We welcome suggestions for future trips. If you have been on a birding trip that was especially wonderful, experienced a terrific guide, or have a suggestion of an area to visit, please email Dawn and Eric at travel@goldengatebirds.org
2024 TRIPS
Dates: Nov 28, 2024 –
Dec 9, 2024
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Oct 12, 2024
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Past Trips
Dates: Nov 2, 2023 –
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Apr 25, 2023
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Jan 27, 2023
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Feb 3, 2023
Dates: Jan 20, 2023 –
Jan 27, 2023
We welcome suggestions for future trips. If you have been on a birding trip that was especially wonderful, experienced a terrific guide, or have a suggestion of an area to visit, please email Dawn and Eric at travelprogram@goldengatebirdalliance.org.