Alaska - Bering Sea Outposts: St. Paul Island & Nome

      Anchorage, AK, USA

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      Jun 5 - 15, 2024
      Group size: 6 - 14
      Alaska - Bering Sea Outposts: St. Paul Island & Nome
      Anchorage, AK, USA

      Hillstar Nature
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      44 reviews

      Jun 5 - 15, 2024
      Group size: 6 - 14

      About this trip

      Based at two legendary birding outposts, this tour offers chances for a broad range of birds and wildlife including nesting colonies of seldom-seen seabirds, the wonderous landscapes of Nome, and a lottery for oddball vagrants from across the turbulent Bering Sea. On remote St. Paul Island, the steep and winding cliff faces hold nesting Red-legged Kittiwakes, Red-faced Cormorants, and thousands of alcids (auks) including Least, Parakeet, and Crested Auklets, as well as Horned and Tufted Puffins. Nome is unlike any other spot in North America. Intensely scenic, it offers a chance at rare breeding birds on this continent such as Bristle-thighed Curlew, Bluethroat, Northern Wheatear, Arctic Loon, Gyrfalcon, and still others. It also offers chances for mammals like Muskox and Grizzly Bear, and even others more mythical in nature. Though very rarely seen, the fact that Wolf, Lynx and even Wolverine are encountered here on occasion is an indicator of the quality of the wilderness that we will access. Both locations, St. Paul Island and Nome, offer good chances at scarce visitors from Eurasia as well, adding an element of ‘jackpot birding’ to each day. 

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      Shared room (price per person) DEPOSIT
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      Tour Price/person*: $8100

      Deposit: $1000 


      Final tour payment is by check or ACH transfer.


      *Final tour price is subject to change should flights within Alaska, fuel, or other required goods/services increase in cost significantly between now and departure.

      $1,000
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      Tour Price/person*: $9700

      Deposit: $1000 


      Final tour payment is by check or ACH transfer. 


      *Final tour price is subject to change should flights within Alaska, fuel, or other required goods/services increase in cost significantly between now and departure.

      $1,000


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      Great team - great group, and great trip. Two thumbs up, would do again!
      By Scott F for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 23, 2024
      It was an amazing trip where we experienced all manner of natural wonders from a full solar eclipse to seeing 12 million bats pouring out of a cave to hundreds of great birds. Our guides, Whitney and Holly, really worked hard making sure we had the best chances of seeing the birds we were targeting, as well as making sure we ate it interesting and unique, local places. The amount of planning and replanning they did cannot be overstated. They had a plan a, a Plan B, a plan C, D, E and F for just about every site, and sometimes we needed them!
      By Bart H for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 17, 2024
      Great experience. Friendly, knowledgeable, extremely helpful tour guides. Tour leaders didn’t just point out birds but provided excellent ornithological information about individual species + cues to identification. Willing + ready to pursue a “Plan B” if “Plan A” wasn’t working out. Nice added “side trips” to make sure group was getting the most out of the tour. Good selection of eateries.
      By Jim M for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 17, 2024
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      This was an amazing trip! Timed both with a total eclipse and spring migration in Texas. I loved it. The food, the snacks, the sights and of course the birds! We had over 180 species in the week with several rarities mixed in. The food was also great (maybe too good!) We also had a bonus stop at the Rio Frio Bat Cave, which was almost as awe-inspiring as the eclipse, 10-12 million bats leaving their cave at dusk was quite something to witness. The guides were awesome and were super organized. They were up to date on the birds in the region and were able to pivot our plans quickly when conditions changed. This was one of the best birding tours I've been on, I'd do another Hillstar trip in a heartbeat.
      By Amanda B for Texas: Total Eclipse Birding on Apr 16, 2024
      This was a great trip for birding! We saw some fantastic birds including the quetzal, and Josh, our guide, was very knowledgeable about hotspots and how to see a variety of habitats. Costa Rica is an easy country to enjoy, with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and the people are lovely. I highly recommend Hillstar and this Costa Rica experience!
      By MARILYN O for Costa Rica: A Birder's Paradise on Mar 30, 2024
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