subject: Bird Watching And Wildlife Tours For Early 2011 Breaks [print this page] Lets all face it: the United Kingdom is too cold to stay in all winter these days. It wouldnt be so much of a problem if we actually had an idea how to deal with snow and ice: but we do not. The only rational response to it all is to get yourself a berth on one of the many excellent bird watching and wildlife tours operated by British companies, and make a move before the winter gets you.
There are two equally appealing options for the travelling bird lover (and of course wildlife enthusiast). On the one hand, you can make a real break from the freezing fingers of winter and jet off somewhere nice and tropical for a couple of weeks. How about some birding in Costa Rica or Sri Lanka? You will find more species of rare and tropical bird in these countries than you can shake a stick at and local guides aplenty to take you right to them. Bird watching in Sri Lanka is particularly rewarding: for its size, the island has one of the richest and most diverse avian populations in the world.
Your other option is to take some wildlife tours in wintry conditions but in countries where the authorities and infrastructure are actually capable of handling the snow. That means proper gear, proper road maintenance and proper vehicles all of which add up to one sweepingly beautiful trip through the snowy fjords of Norway, or even up towards the Arctic Circle, where you are guaranteed to see auk and skua, as well as some of the timid four legged creatures of these extreme climates. Fancy seeing a typical Arctic animal like an Arctic Fox? Get yourself booked on some northern hemisphere wildlife tours and enjoy winter the way it was always supposed to be enjoyed.
Bird watching is not to be overlooked in these snowy places either. Some of the most majestic flying wild life in the world is native to the coldest climates on earth from the astonishing Snowy Owl to the White Eagle, from the Burrowing Owl to the Humboldt Penguin. You will stand to see some other pretty amazing creatures on the way, and all from the safety of a properly equipped tour vehicle: a Polar Bear, perhaps, or a Grizzly; a wildcat or a cougar. Wildlife tours taken with proper guides in these wintry places yield some of the most memorable bird watching moments you will ever find and some incredible photo opportunities to boot.
So whether you are more interested in getting away from the cold to a sunny spot, and seeing all those jewelled birds in their humid natural habitat; or in going somewhere where the snow and ice are the way snow and ice are supposed to be wild life touring this winter sounds like a pretty good idea. Why stick around for two more months of traffic jams, and people moaning about snow? Get out, get bird watching and come back refreshed just in time for spring.
