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The specialty tours are all excellent tours in small groups and we would like to keep them that way, due to high demand especially for the night tours, please take a moment to look at the table and preferably reserve in advance. Please note that these tours are Extras. Package visitors are entitled to a special reduced price on the specialty tours.
Contact us for more details, bookings and anything else
you need.
SPECIALTY DAY TOURS:
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Duration: Full day (packed meals
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Dead Sea specialties and Raptor migration This full day tour will focus on the special birds typical of the Dead Sea region like: Fan-tailed Raven, Tristram's Grackle, Dead Sea Sparrow, Arabian Warbler, Smyrna Kingfisher and Mountain Bunting. The tour will depart from Eilat early in the morning and head north towards the Dead Sea. We will visit a wild nature reserve that holds a few pairs of Arabian Warblers. We will then proceed to a great migration watch point overlooking the Dead Sea and enjoy awesome raptor passage and the dramatic scenery. Those interested can have a dip in the Dead Sea. On the way back south we will visit some lesser known birding sites in the central Arava valley. |
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Nizzana Bustards, Coursers Sandgrouse and more. This tour will target the specialty species of the Nizzana and western Negev region. Macqueen's Bustard, Cream colored Courser, Up to 4 species of Sandgrouse, Desert Little Owl, Southern Grey Shrike and many migrants await you in the magical steppe like terrain of the Western Negev. The list of species around in March is overwhelming as this is one of the most interesting areas in the country. As we work our way back south we will visit the Sdeh-Boker area in search for Griffon and Egyptian Vultures and also visit some lesser known birding areas in the high Negev plateau. This is a hectic tour but a must for every birder visiting Israel.
Duration: Full day (packed meals
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 Hume's Tawny Owl – Strix butleri, Southern Israel
Duration: Extended Half day (packed
snacks advisory, we will also stop for a snack) |
NEW "RAMBO" Night:
During the week we will lead several special "hardcore" night tours to find the Nubian Nightjar, one of the Western Palearctic's rarest birds, and the enigmatic Hume's Tawny Owl, both on the same evening. With only 10-12 pairs left in the region, Nubian Nightjar cannot be found without a local guide and special permits. Hume's Owls are rare and harder to find than before, but with intimate knowledge of the birds and the territories we are happy to maintain a very high success rate on these tours. The tour will be led by an expert guide with intimate knowledge of the species and sites. The tour is rather long and tiring, but does not involve any strenuous hiking, and the birding rewards are well worth the long haul. A large portion of this tours proceedings will go towards conservation of these critically endangered species.
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 Egyptian Nightjar - Caprimulgus aegyptius – Yotvata fields - Shahar Alterman |
Southern Arava, migrant Nightjars,
In this special short night tour we will focus our attention mainly on the search for migrant Egyptian Nightjars and the handsome resident Pharaoh Eagle Owl. Besides these we will explore some interesting desert areas where we usually encounter mammals and reptiles.
Departure: 18:00
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