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Custom Birding Tour (7 to 28+)

Custom tours exploring other islands of the Philippines and other signature and special birding sites is an option for guests wanting to explore more of the Philippines beyond 28 days!

  • That is why we are opening the option of Custom Tours! Send us an email so that we can get things sorted out, especially on concerns of logistics, feasibility, and security.

  • Our selection of Special birding sites for custom tours expands beyond Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, and Negros to include other major islands in the Philippines. Some notable extensions include the islands of Bohol, Panay, Cebu, Mindoro, and Coron, among other farther sites within our aforementioned main tour areas.

Special Birding Sites

In addition to our signature birding sites, we have a selection of special birding sites where more elusive endemics can be found. These sites can be selected as extensions for our signature tours, or as stand-alone custom tours.

Alternatively, these sites serve as an alternative option to our signature tours when travel logistics are difficult and affected by calamities.

  • Batan & Itbayat (Batanes)

    • Black Paradise-flycatcher

    • Brown-eared Bulbul

    • Taiwan Green Pigeon

    • Ryukyu Scops-owl

    • Philippine Cuckoo-dove

    Calayan Island

    • Calayan Rail

    • Yellow-bellied Whistler

    • Elegant Tit

    • Brown-eared Bulbul

  • Pasuquin Beach & Saud Beach

    • Philippine Duck

    • Little Grebe

    Adams Forest

    • Spotted Imperial Pigeon

    • Cordillera Ground Babbler

    • Rufous Hornbill

    • Luzon Hornbill

    • Rufous Paradise-flycatcher

    Paoay Lake

    • Philippine Duck

    • Great Cormorant

    • Yellow Bunting

    • Black Kite

    • Chinese Spot-billed Duck

  • Baggao, Cagayan

    • Isabela Oriole

    • White-lored Oriole

    • Luzon Striped Babbler

    • Golden-crowned Babbler

    • White-fronted Tit

    • Cream-bellied Fruit-dove (Northern)

    • Rough-crested Malkoha (Cagayan Malkoha)

    Malico-Imugan Mountains, Nueva Vizcaya

    • Luzon Hornbill

    • Rough-crested Malkoha

    • Scale-feathered Malkoha

    • Stripe-headed Rhabdornis

    • Philippine Serpent Eagle

  • Candaba Swamp

    • Philippine Duck

    • Wandering Whistling Duck

    • Philippine Swamphen

    • Common Moorhen

    • Barred Rail

    • White-breasted Waterhen

    • White-browed Crake

    • Pheasant-tailed Jacana

  • University of the Philippines Diliman

    • Rufous Paradise-flycatcher

    • Philippine Pitta

    • Western Hooded Pitta

    • Violet Cuckoo

    Las Piñas–Parañaque Wetland Park

    • Philippine Duck

    • Chinese Egret

    • Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

    • Northern Boobook

    • Narcissus Flycatcher

  • IRRI Research Farm

    • Greater Painted Snipe

    • Buff-banded Rail

    • Barred Rail

    • Barred Buttonquail

    • Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    • White-browed Crake

    • Indigo-banded Kingfisher

  • Villa Escudero, Quezon

    • Indigo-banded Kingfisher

    • Lesser Coucal

    • Scaly-breasted Myna

Luzon Special Sites

  • Tablas Island

    • Tablas Drongo

    • Tablas Fantail

    • Streak-breasted Bulbul

    • Romblon Boobook

    • Mantanani Scops-owl

    • Rufous Paradise-flycatcher

    • Dimorphic Dwarf-kingfisher

  • Tabunan Forest

    • Cebu Flowerpecker

    • Streak-breasted Bulbul (Cebu)

    • Cebu Boobook

    • Black Shama

    • Amethyct Brown-dove (Cebu)

    • White-vented Whistler

    • Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler

    • Blue-crowned Racket-tail

    • Magnificent Sunbird

    Alcoy Forests

    • Cebu Flowerpecker

    • Streak-breasted Bulbul (Cebu)

    • Cebu Boobook

    • Black Shama

    • Amethyct Brown-dove (Cebu)

    • White-vented Whistler

    • Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler

    • Blue-crowned Racket-tail

    • Magnificent Sunbird

    Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary

    • Eurasian Curlew

    • Far Eastern Curlew

    • Black-tailed Godwit

    • Bar-tailed Godwit

    • Asian Dowitcher

    • Terek Sandpiper

    • Mongolian Sand Plover

    • Tibetan Sand Plover

    • Greater Sand Plover

    • Little Tern

  • Siquijor Island

    • Streak-breasted Bulbul (Siquijor)

    • Western Hooded Pitta

    • Everett’s White-eye

Visayas Special Sites

Mindoro Special Sites

  • Naujan Lake National Park

    • Philippine Duck

    • Tufted Duck

    • Wandering Whistling Duck

    • Philippine Swamphen

  • Sablayan Penal Colony

    • Mindoro Hornbill

    • Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker

    • Black-hooded Coucal

    • Philippine Coucal (Mindoro)

    • Mindoro Cuckooshrike

    • Mindoro Bulbul

    • Mindoro Racket-tail

    • Mindoro Boobook

    • Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove

    • Pink-bellied Imperial Pigeon

    • Palawan Crow

Palawan Special Sites

  • Calauit Island National Park

    • Green Imperial Pigeon

    • Copper-throated Sunbird

    • Palawan Sunbird

    • Purple-throated Sunbird

    • White-bellied Sea-eagle

    • Crested Serpent Eagle

  • Capayas Creek Kingfisher Preserve

    • Rufous-backed Dwarf-kingfisher

    • Blue-eared Kingfisher

    • Ruddy Kingfisher

    • Stork-billed Kingfisher

    • Collared Kingfisher

    • Common Kingfisher

    • Blue-headed Racket-tail

    • Black-chinned Fruit-dove

    • Palawan Flowerpecker

    • Yellow-throated Leafbird

    • Palawan Bulbul

  • Iwahig Prison Area

    • Palawan Sunbird

    • Collared Kingfisher

    • Pin-stripe Tit-babbler

    • Black-winged Stilt

    • Common Greenshank

    • Wood Sandpiper

    • Marsh Sandpiper

    Sabang Mangrove Area

    • Mangrove Whistler

    • Ruddy Kingfisher

    • Stork-billed Kingfisher

    • Mangrove Blue Flycatcher

    • Thick-billed Green Pigeon

  • Tubbataha Natural Park

    • Brown Booby

    • Red-footed Booby

    • Masked Booby

    • Black Noddy

    • Sooty Tern

    • Greater Crested Tern

    • Also a highly recommended site for those who want to go Snorkling and Diving

Mindanao Special Sites

  • Camiguin Island

    • Camiguin Hanging-parrot

    • Writhed Hornbill

    • Rufous Paradise-flycatcher

    • Dimorphic Dwarf-kingfisher

    • Black-naped Monarch

  • Hinatuan Enchanted River, Surigao del Sur

    • Stork-billed Kingfisher (Philippine White)

    • Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher (South)

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • Purple-throated Sunbird

    • Asian Koel

    VPO Eco Reserve, Agusan del Sur

    • Southern Sooty Woodpecker

    • Southern Silvery Kingfisher

    • Dimorphic Dwarf-kingfisher

    • Philippine Duck

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • Blue-crowned Racket-tail

    • Javan Pond Heron

    • King Quail

    Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary

    • Southern Sooty Woodpecker

    • Southern Silvery Kingfisher

    • Comb-crested Jacana

    • Pink-necked Green Pigeon

    • Dimorphic Dwarf-kingfisher

    • Philippine Duck

    • Wandering Whistling Duck

    • Philippine Dwamphen

  • Mount Tagubud, Davao de Oro

    • Lina’s Sunbird

    • Mindanao Brown-dove

    • Mindanao Heleia

    • Flame-crowned Flowerpecker

    • Olive-capped Flowerpecker

    • Turquoise Flycatcher

    Malagos Watershed, Davao City

    • Purple-throated Sunbird (Orange-lined)

    • Orange-tufted Spiderhunter

    • Southern Silvery Kingfisher

    • Everett’s Scops-owl

    • Red-keeled Flowerpecker

    • Brown Tit-babbler

  • Pasonanca Natural Park

    • Philippine Eagle

    • Rufous Hornbill

    • Writhed Hornbill

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • Mindanao Wattled Broadbill

    • Southern Sooty Woodpecker

    • Purple-throated Sunbird (Orange-lined)

    • Black-billed Hanging-parrot

  • Kuden Lowland Forest, Sultan Kudarat

    • Rufous Hornbill

    • Writhed Hornbill

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • Rusty-crowned Babbler

    • Mindanao Pygmy Babbler

    • Mindanao Wattled Broadbill

    • White-fronted Tit

    Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

    • Mindanao Lorikeet

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • T’boli Sunbird

    • Buff-spotted Flameback

    • Mindanao Heleia

    • Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

    • Short-tailed Starling

    • Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove

    • Philippine Spinetail

    Mount Melibengoy Area, South Cotabato

    • Mindanao Lorikeet

    • Mindanao Hornbill

    • T’boli Sunbird

    • Buff-spotted Flameback

    • Mindanao Heleia

    • Stripe-breasted Rhabdornis

    • Short-tailed Starling

    • Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove

    • Philippine Spinetail

Tour Provisions

Inclusions

  • Domestic Flights: MNL-CDO, DVO-MNL-PPS and PPS-MNL

  • All land transportation during the tour (including pick up and drop off).

  • All domestic flights.

  • All overnight stays.

  • All meals, starting with lunch on arrival and ending with lunch on departure.

  • All entrance fees and permits for birding sites.

  • Services of local guides and drivers.

  • Complimentary bottled water for the entire duration of the tour.

Exclusions

  • International air tickets to and from the Philippines.

  • Any additional nights outside the specified tour dates.

  • Porter fee if a porter is requested.

  • Gratuities for tour staff, including tour guide and driver.

  • Passport, visa, vaccination and insurance fees.

  • Expenses for alcoholic drinks and cash bills.

  • Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls and other personal items.

  • Hospitalization and evacuation costs, if necessary.

Booking Policy

Upon Booking

50% Booking Reservation Deposit

45 Days Before Booking

50% Booking Finalization Payment

Travel Reminders

  • Plan to arrive on the earliest available flight to maximize birding time on the first day.

  • Activities are subject to weather conditions and flight schedules (arrival and departure times) and may be adjusted to align with the actual conditions at the birding sites.

  • Pack light clothing suitable for birding, as daytime temperatures typically range around 30°C, while nighttime temperatures drop to approximately 18°C.

  • Bring along hiking shoes with appropriate soles for trekking to ensure comfort and safety during outdoor activities

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