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Browse all approved pelagic birdwatching trips from operators worldwide.

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Mar del Plata Pelagic

Seriema Nature Tours

Argentina › Buenos Aires Province
  • Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
  • Upon request; suitable as extension to Seriema Argentina tours
  • Contact for group pricing

Peninsula Valdes Seabird & Wildlife Tour

Birding Puerto Madryn

Argentina › Chubut
  • Puerto Madryn, Chubut
  • Year-round; private full-day tours by arrangement
  • Contact for pricing (USD); shore excursion from USD 495 per person

Kidney Island Seabird Evening Trip

Falklands Nature

Argentina › Falkland Islands
  • Stanley, East Falkland
  • Available year-round by arrangement; evening departures timed to sunset
  • GBP 75 per person (max 12 guests)

Beagle Channel & Harberton Seabird Tour

Far South Expeditions

Argentina › Tierra del Fuego
  • Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
  • Daily departures October–April (weather permitting)
  • Contact for pricing; USD 100 deposit per person

Southern Cone Pelagic Cruise

Seriema Nature Tours

Argentina › Tierra del Fuego
  • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province
  • Fixed annual departure during peak seawatching season; dates TBA
  • Contact for pricing

Kiama Pelagic

SOSSA (Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association)

Australia › New South Wales
  • Kiama, New South Wales
  • Selected dates, April–November
  • AUD 90–130 per person

Sydney Pelagic

Sydney Pelagics & Nature Watching Tours

Australia › New South Wales
  • Sydney, New South Wales
  • Monthly, year-round
  • AUD 100–150 per person

Southport Seamounts Pelagic

Paul Walbridge

Australia › Queensland
  • Mariner's Cove, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland
  • Day trips generally third Saturday of each month; multi-day seamounts expeditions several times per year
  • AUD 120 per person (day trips); multi-day expeditions on application

Port MacDonnell Pelagic

Port MacDonnell Fishing Charters

Australia › South Australia
  • Port MacDonnell, South Australia
  • Selected dates, year-round; contact operator for availability
  • AUD 350 per person (or AUD 2200 boat charter for groups up to 12)

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic

Inala Nature Tours

Australia › Tasmania
  • Pirates Bay, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
  • Selected dates, year-round; book well in advance as the boat holds only 13 passengers
  • AUD 120–160 per person

Bremer Canyon Pelagic

Naturaliste Charters

Australia › Western Australia
  • Bremer Bay Boat Harbour, Western Australia
  • Four days in December annually; book well in advance as spaces are strictly limited
  • AUD 350–450 per person

Pelagic Trip off Arica

Far South Expeditions

Chile › Arica y Parinacota
  • Muelle Arica, Arica
  • Scheduled departures; departs 07:00, returns ~13:00 (6 hours)
  • USD 160 per person

Quest for Pincoya Storm-Petrel

Far South Expeditions

Chile › Los Lagos
  • Puerto Montt, Los Lagos
  • September–March; full-day trip, hotel pick-up 07:30
  • USD 1,650 per group (1–8 passengers)

Humboldt Current Pelagic

Far South Expeditions

Chile › Valparaíso
  • Quintero / Valparaíso, Valparaíso
  • Monthly scheduled departures year-round; 6 hours, 06:30–12:30
  • USD 160 per person

Pelagics into the Humboldt Current

Albatross Birding Chile

Chile › Valparaíso
  • Pratt Port, Valparaíso
  • Second Saturday of each month year-round; departs 06:30–07:00, returns ~12:00–13:00
  • USD 160 per person

Birding Ecotours Galapagos Natural History Extravaganza

Birding Ecotours

Ecuador › Galapagos
  • Baltra Island, Galapagos
  • August–September; annual 12-day cruise aboard the motor yacht Samba (4–14 participants)
  • USD 9,200 per person (double occupancy; includes Quito–Baltra–Quito flights)

Field Guides Galapagos Birding Cruise

Field Guides

Ecuador › Galapagos
  • Baltra Island, Galapagos
  • June–July; annual departures (10 days aboard 75-ft catamaran)
  • USD 8,550 per person (double occupancy)

WINGS Galapagos Islands Birding Cruise

WINGS Birding Tours

Ecuador › Galapagos
  • Baltra Island, Galapagos
  • Late May to early June; annual 11-day cruise aboard the Nemo III
  • USD 8,550 per person (double occupancy)

Ochiishi Nature Cruise

Ochiishi Nature Cruise Council

Japan › Hokkaido
  • Ochiishi, Hokkaido
  • Summer season June–August; Winter season January–March; advance booking required
  • JPY 8000–12000 per person

Rausu Drift Ice & Bird Watching Cruise

Shiretoko Nature Cruise

Japan › Hokkaido
  • Rausu, Shiretoko, Hokkaido
  • Late January to mid-March; multiple daily departures (sunrise, 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM)
  • JPY 5000–12000 per person

Teuri Island Seabird Tour

Saiyu Travel

Japan › Hokkaido
  • Sapporo, Hokkaido (tour start); ferry to Teuri Island from Haboro
  • May to early July; 3-night/4-day packages
  • JPY 180000–260000 per person (3–4 person group)

Tokyo–Izu Islands Overnight Ferry Pelagic

Tokai Kisen

Japan › Tokyo (Izu Islands)
  • Takeshiba Terminal, Tokyo
  • Nightly departures year-round at 22:30; return trip arrives Tokyo around 20:00
  • JPY 9000–25000 per person one-way (second class to cabin)

Torishima Short-tailed Albatross Cruise

Saiyu Travel

Japan › Tokyo (Izu Islands)
  • Yokohama Port, Kanagawa
  • Occasional cruises April–May; 2-night/3-day voyages aboard dedicated vessel
  • JPY 80000–150000 per person (varies by cabin class)

Tokyo–Ogasawara Ferry Pelagic

Ogasawara Kaiun (Ogasawara-maru)

Japan › Tokyo (Ogasawara)
  • Takeshiba Terminal, Tokyo
  • Three or four times monthly, year-round; 25-hour crossing each way
  • JPY 27540–82080 per person one-way (economy to suite)

Kaikoura Pelagic

Albatross Encounter / Encounter Kaikoura

New Zealand › Canterbury
  • Kaikoura, Canterbury
  • Daily, year-round (weather permitting)
  • NZD 160–220 per person

Dunedin Pelagic

Elm Wildlife Tours

New Zealand › Otago
  • Dunedin, Otago
  • Year-round; bi-monthly dates
  • NZD 180–250 per person

Stewart Island Pelagic Birding — Ruggedy Range

Ruggedy Range Wilderness Experience

New Zealand › Southland
  • Golden Bay Wharf, Stewart Island / Rakiura
  • Year-round; morning departures year-round, afternoon departures October–March
  • NZD 190 per adult, NZD 150 per child

Around Hornøya Boat Excursion

Skua Nature

Norway › Finnmark
  • Vardø, Finnmark
  • Daily departures March–August; 2.5-hour excursion
  • NOK 1,200 per person (approx. USD 115)

Runde Bird Island Boat Trip

Runde Boattrip (Aquila)

Norway › Møre og Romsdal
  • Runde, Møre og Romsdal
  • Daily departures May–August; 2-hour trips at 16:00 and 18:00
  • NOK 320 per adult (approx. EUR 25)

North Spitsbergen Explorer Cruise

Oceanwide Expeditions

Norway › Svalbard
  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard
  • Multiple departures May–July; 19-day expedition cruise
  • USD 4,500–8,000 per person

Svalbard Mammal & Birding Cruise

Birding Ecotours

Norway › Svalbard
  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard
  • Annual departure late June; 8-day expedition cruise
  • USD 4,450–9,950 per person (cabin type dependent)

Kolibri Expeditions Puerto Lomas Deep Pelagic

Kolibri Expeditions

Peru › Arequipa
  • Puerto Lomas, Arequipa
  • Selected dates year-round; typically part of 3-day Nazca itinerary, departing 6 AM
  • USD 1090 per person for 3-day trip (minimum 5 people)

Ecologistica Peru Callao Mini-Pelagic

Ecologística Perú

Peru › El Callao
  • Marina Yacht Club del Callao, El Callao
  • Year-round; custom dates, departing 6 AM, returning ~11 AM
  • USD 295–610 per person (price scales by group size; 10 persons USD 295 each)

Kolibri Expeditions Paracas Pelagic

Kolibri Expeditions

Peru › Ica
  • Paracas, Ica
  • Year-round; multiple dates monthly, departing 5 AM; June–August best for albatrosses
  • USD 300–400 per person (group surcharges apply for fewer than 7)

Kuntur Birding Pucusana Pelagic

Kuntur Birding

Peru › Lima
  • Pucusana, Lima
  • Year-round; custom departure dates, departing 5:30 AM
  • USD 150–300 per person (contact for current group pricing)

Wild Andes Deep Offshore Pelagic

Wild Andes Tours

Peru › Lima
  • Pucusana, Lima
  • Year-round; custom departure dates, hotel pickup from Lima at 4:30 AM
  • USD 400–1800 per person (price scales by group size; 6 persons USD 400 each)

Sagres Pelagic

Marilimitado

Portugal › Algarve
  • Sagres, Algarve
  • Selected dates
  • €65 per person

Raggy Charters Algoa Bay Pelagic

Raggy Charters

South Africa › Eastern Cape
  • Nelson Mandela Bay Yacht Club, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
  • April–September (winter months); departures at first light; on request with minimum 4 participants
  • R5950 per adult (includes VAT and light lunch)

Bustards Birding Durban Pelagic

Bustards Birding Tours

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal
  • Wilson's Wharf, Durban Harbour, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Monthly, April–October; departures at first light with return around 14:00–15:00; 8 places per trip
  • Price on application; all profits support the Albatross Task Force

Birding Ecotours Cape Town Pelagic

Birding Ecotours

South Africa › Western Cape
  • Simon's Town, Western Cape
  • Regular scheduled dates year-round; booked over two consecutive days with best-weather departure
  • R3400 per person

Cape Boat Charters Simon's Town Pelagic

Cape Boat Charters

South Africa › Western Cape
  • Wharf Street, Simon's Town, Western Cape
  • Selected dates year-round; full-day departures at 07:00 returning by 15:30; private charters maximum 6 passengers
  • Price on application; contact for charter rates

Cape Town Pelagic

Cape Town Pelagics

South Africa › Western Cape
  • Cape Town Harbour, Western Cape
  • Monthly, year-round; additional summer dates November–March
  • R1500–R2500 per person

Zest for Birds Hout Bay Pelagic

Zest for Birds

South Africa › Western Cape
  • Hout Bay Harbour, Western Cape
  • Approximately twice monthly, year-round; full-day Saturday trips with Sunday backup
  • R2000–R2800 per person

Isles of Scilly Pelagic

Scilly Pelagics

United Kingdom › England
  • St Mary's Harbour, Isles of Scilly
  • Selected dates, August–October
  • £60–£85 per person

Monterey Bay Pelagic

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

United States › California
  • Monterey, CA
  • Year-round; multiple dates monthly
  • $196.1 per person

San Diego Offshore Pelagic

Buena Vista Audubon / San Diego Field Ornithologists

United States › California
  • Seaforth Landing, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
  • Selected dates, August–November
  • $130–$180 per person

Cape May Offshore Pelagic

Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center / Cape May Bird Observatory

United States › New Jersey
  • Cape May, NJ
  • Selected dates, year-round; 6-hour, 12-hour, and 24-hour departures available
  • $85–$150 per person

Hatteras Offshore Pelagic

Seabirding / Brian Patteson

United States › North Carolina
  • Hatteras, NC
  • Every Saturday, May–October; occasional extra dates
  • $150–$200 per person

Oregon Pelagic Tours

Oregon Pelagic Tours

United States › Oregon
  • Newport, OR
  • Selected dates, July–October
  • $110–$160 per person

Gulf Eagle Offshore Pelagic

Deep Sea Headquarters / McIntyre Birding Tours

United States › Texas
  • Port Aransas, TX
  • Selected dates, August–October; 12-hour and 48-hour trips
  • $150–$250 per person

Westport Seabirds

Westport Seabirds

United States › Washington
  • Westport, WA
  • Monthly, August–October; additional spring dates
  • $100–$150 per person