subject: Bird Watching Wildlife Holidays – A Great Late 2010 Break [print this page] Bird Watching Wildlife Holidays A Great Late 2010 Break
Anyone interested in the idea of doing something a little different for a late 2010 holiday or, indeed, anyone for whom bird watching and wildlife holidays are already a passion could end their 2010 with an impeccably guided birding tour to some of the most populous bird centres in the world. Whether people are looking for some real winter wonderland action, with a birding holiday to Iceland, or something more exotic (fancy a last minute dash for some Caribbean sun) there's plenty to go around as late availability tours spring up from wildlife tour operators in the UK.
2010 has been a rollercoaster ride of a year for most British people so it's nice to get away at the end of it all for a breather, doing something you really love to do. Winter holidays are always a good idea a little escape from the continual wind, miserable rain and grey weather of our own dear shores looks more and more appealing as the nights draw in. Bird watching and wildlife holidays offer a doubly attractive escape: first, because they take the holiday maker to some of the most beautiful places on earth; and second, because winter holidays are usually less fully subscribed than summer ones, which mean fewer non-local people milling around in whatever spot you choose to explore.
Wildlife and birding holidays offer something completely different from your run of the mill break. Wildlife enthusiasts, bird watchers and amateur naturalists will of course already be familiar with the wonderful experiences that can be had on bird watching or wildlife holidays but there's plenty for first timers or intrigued new recruits too. Why spend two weeks getting fat by a pool in a Caribbean resort, when you could be trekking through some of the most astonishing scenery in the world, to be rewarded by a glimpse of a rare creature in its natural habitat?
There are bonuses for the locals, too. Wildlife and birding holidays make extensive use of local guides and knowledge bringing money into the pockets of the people who actually live in an area, rather than (as is unfortunately often the case with resort based holidays) Government subsidised coffers. When you take bird watching and wildlife holidays run by a responsible tour operator, you can be sure that the money you spend on one of the best experiences of your life will be used to maintain and support the infrastructure of the villages and towns surrounding the wilderness areas you visit.
Wildlife and birding tours, then, are superbly exciting, completely unique and ethically sound. They also offer an environmental incentive the money you pay to go on one is also ploughed back into projects designed to preserve the wild areas you are enjoying so much. So why not think about a different kind of break as 2010 draws to a close. Check out the latest bird watching and wildlife holidays you could be having and your pre Christmas build up could be one of the best you've ever had.
