Spain: Andalusia & La Mancha, April 2025 - $1000 deposit/person
Starting in Seville and wrapping up in Madrid, we take a leisurely loop around southern Spain, making our way to the Strait of Gibraltar, stopping into majestic Córdoba and also work the edges of Natural Park of the Sierra de Andújar. Along the way we visit stronghold sites for a remarkable variety of raptors, including Short-toed Snake-Eagle, Booted Eagle, Montagu’s Harrier, Spanish Eagle, Eurasian Griffon and quite a few more. We also visit the largest colony of Greater Flamingos in all of Europe, and have chances to see specials such as White-headed Duck, the critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis, the showy Iberian Magpie, Iberian Chiffchaff, and fascinating families unfamiliar to North Americans, like sandgrouse, bustards, pratincoles and Bearded Reedling. For those for whom a good mammal sighting gets the heart astir, we have a chance too for the rare Iberian Lynx.
April 21 - 30, 2025
With Joshua Covill
Tour Price/person*: $3555
Deposit: $1000
Single supplement: $459
Final Payment Due: 21 December 2024
*Based on double occupancy at lodgings, with a group size of a minimum of 6 to maximum of 12 registrants. Group also includes guide(s) and driver(s). If less than 6 registrants, trip may be cancelled or re-negotiated. Note that if you want a roommate we can try to find you one, but we cannot guarantee anyone a roommate, and if none is available, you will be charged the single supplement.
The tour price (fee) includes services from upon arrival on Day 1 into Seville International Airport (SVQ) until drop-off in Madrid on Day 10, including:
All meals from lunch on Day 1 through lunch on Day 10.
All accommodations from Day 1 through check-out on Day 10.
All transport from arrival into the SVQ on Day 1 through to Day 10, until guests are transported to Madrid (near early or mid-afternoon).
All guiding services, access permits and entrance fees to birding areas.
Tips for drivers and staff at hotels and restaurants.
Excluded from your tour fee are:
International flights.
Alcoholic beverages, laundry services, charges for phone calls, and any other items of a personal nature.
Expenses associated with travel such as insurance, visa fees, airport taxes, airline baggage fees, COVID tests, vaccinations, etc.
Tips for the tour’s official guide(s)
Documents
All travelers must have a current passport, valid for six months beyond the start date of this tour, with at least one blank page for visas.
Cancellation Policy
We strongly recommend all guests purchase travel insurance, including coverage for medical evacuation services and trip curtailment, in advance of this tour. It is important to protect against financial losses in the event that registrant becomes unable to participate in the tour. Note that such coverage is often non-refundable so please check with the Hillstar Nature team before purchasing it, to confirm the tour is to proceed as planned.
If a guest/participant cancels registration:
● 120 days or more prior to the start of the tour, a refund is issued minus a $500/person processing fee.
● Between 119 and 90 days prior to the start of the tour, half of the tour fee will be returned to the registrant.
● 89 days or less prior to departure, no refund of payments or deposits are issued.