Wildlife photography holidays in Spain

Day 2: Morning session at the Montejaque Hide, a hide for woodland birds of the mediterranean forest. Afternoon guided trip across the always impressive rock formation of El Torcal , where we will photograph the endemic Iberian Ibex. Overnight in Ronda.

Day 3: Morning visit to the Majoleto Hide, a mountain hide with superb results with Black Wheatear and Rock Bunting as resident species. Later on we will move to our second base of the tour in La Mancha. En route we will make several stops along Sierra Morena to cut the driving times (5 h). Overnight in Villacañas.

Day 4: In the morning we will set off East to our second base for the tour. On route we will enjoy bird photography in Fuente de Piedra. This is Andalucía's larg. Overnight in Villacañas.

Day 5: In the morning we will set off East to our second base for the tour. On route we will enjoy bird photography in Fuente de Piedra. This is Andalucía's larg. Overnight in Villacañas.

Day 5: You choose your hides for the day! We recommend to visit the Buzzard Hide in the morning (November till March). Or maybe you'd want to try the Bee-Eater hide instead -from Late March to late June-. The Kingfisher hide or a bush birds hide are other possibilities for you to choose from that work year round. After the morning hide session, Antonio will treat you for lunch to a local Montilla-Moriles winery nearby. In the afternoon/evening there will be a second wildlife experience planned for the day. This one will depend on the calendar and recent bird status. You can choose it to be a Little Owl hide session (June to August) or a guided trip to see White-headed Duck and the very charming village of Zuheros. Night in Cabra.

Day 6: Morning photography session at either Santa Rita Hide or El Pinar Hide. Antonio help you choose according to your target birds and recent status. There will be great opportunities to photograph a nice array of species, including Hawfinch, Crossbill, Sardinian Warbler and Serin as residents. Summer species: Mistle Thrush, Woodchat Shrike and Spotted Flycatcher. In winter this hide attracts several thrushes and with luck Brambling, Siskin and Firecrest. Afternoon or evening transfer to Málaga airport (1h 15min drive).

INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED

Included: 7 hide access + 3 guided wildlife photo trips, all transport, guiding and taxes.

Not included: flights, accomodation, food (except the winery experience) and drinks. Please read below for details.

ACCOMODATION

We can recommend convenient and nice places to stay in both Ronda and Cabra. We can certainly do the booking and you can pay directly at your arrival.

In Ronda there's a wide offer. Individual rooms range from 30 to 40 eur per night if booked well in advance.

In Cabra individual rooms cost around 25 eur per night.

If needed, close to Málaga airport we recommend Holiday Inn Málaga Airport, at some 50 eur per night.

The total estimated cost for accomodation, based on single room, is 180 eur for 6 nights.

FOOD

Your guides believe food is important and know all the local stablishments. A plentiful 2-course meal with drink costs around 9 eur (Mo-Fr). You can probably enjoy spanish breakfast (tostada con café) with them before each morning hide session, depending on the planning. They will recommend you nice places for dinner. A tapas dinner should cost you around 7 eur.

OUR HIDES

Our hides are the key of these wildlife photography holidays. Chaparro, Majoleto, El Llano, The Buzzard, Santa Rita and El Pinar hides are permanent hides with spyglass. They can easily hold 2 photographers with plenty of equipment. There is no toilet inside them. If you choose to photograph Kingfisher, Little Owl or Bee-eater, these hides will be individual pop-up hides. Regarding lenses and cameras, a zoom lens (120-300, 100-400 and 150-600) and fixed lenses (300-400mm) would work best. We recommend bringing your tripod.

FARES

Solo traveler: TBA eur. All taxes included.

Group of two: TBA eur per person. All taxes included.

Larger groups: please contact us.