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Bird Photo Tours by Destination

20th - 28th October 2026 9 Days
Group Size 1 - 4
Activity Level Easy
Price Per Person
Tour Leader Nick

Introduction

Discover the unparalleled beauty of New Caledonia on this exclusive Bird-Photo-Tour, a premium journey designed for passionate bird photographers and nature enthusiasts alike. Over the course of this carefully curated expedition, you will explore Grande Terre, the main island, and venture to the remote Loyalty Islands to the north, capturing images of the archipelago’s extraordinary endemic birds, including the iconic Kagu and the rare Cloven-feathered Dove. Each day combines expert-led photography sessions with immersive encounters in New Caledonia’s lush rainforests, where the light filters through towering trees and the vibrant calls of exotic birds echo through the canopy.

Beyond its remarkable avifauna, New Caledonia is a visual feast for photographers. Marvel at the stunning coastline, where pristine white sandy beaches meet turquoise lagoons, or hike through verdant, untouched forests that seem almost otherworldly in their richness and diversity. Throughout the trip, you’ll enjoy premium accommodations chosen for comfort and style, providing the perfect base after a day of exploration and photography. Your journey will be led by one of the South Pacific’s top bird photographers, ensuring not only expert guidance on capturing the perfect shot but also insider access to the region’s most photogenic and elusive species. This is more than a tour, it is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for those seeking to combine world-class bird photography with the magic of New Caledonia’s landscapes.

Photographic Highlights

Endemic Birds: Kagu / Cloven-feathered Dove / Horned Parakeet / New Caledonian Parakeet / Ouvea Parakeet / New Caledonian Myzomela / New Caledonia Friarbird / Crow Honeyeater / Barred Honeyeater / New Caledonian Streaked Fantail / New Caledonian Crow / Yellow-bellied Flyrobin / New Caledonian Thicketbird / Green-backed White-eye / New Caledonian Goshawk / Goliath Imperial Pigeon / New Caledonian Island Thrush / Striated Starling

Near Endemic Birds: Red-bellied Fruit Dove / Pacific Imperial Pigeon / Metallic Pigeon / Melanesian Flycatcher / Melanesian Whistler / Collared Kingfisher / Silvereye / Fan-tailed Gerygone / Grey Fantail / Southern Shrikebill / South Melanesian Cuckooshrike / Long-tailed Triller / Polynesian Triller / White-breasted Woodswallow / Common Waxbill / Blue-faced Parrotfinch / Chestnut-breasted Mannikin / Coconut Lorikeet



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Pricing

Price Per Person
Single Supplement
Deposit
Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Inclusions:

Guiding Fees / Ground Transportation / Accommodation / Meals / Entrance Fees / Tipping for Drivers, Boatsmen, Hotel and Restaurant Staff.

Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Exclusions:

International Flights / VISA Fees / Travel Insurance / Tips for Local Guide / Alcohol / Laundry / Items of a Personal Nature

Itinerary

Day 1 South Province [1N, 0D, 0S]: Arrive at Tontouta International Airport and transfer to hotel.

Days 2-5 Loyalty Islands Province [3N, 2D, 5S]: Domestic flight 1-hour to Ouvea Airport [Overnight: Ouvea]. Photographic Targets: Ouvea Parakeet / White-bellied Goshawk / Green-backed White-eye / Red-throated Parrotfinch / Striated Starling / Red-bellied Fruit Dove / Pacific Imperial Pigeon / Metallic Pigeon / Melanesian Flycatcher / Melanesian Whistler / Collared Kingfisher / Silvereye / Fan-tailed Gerygone / Grey Fantail / Southern Shrikebill / South Melanesian Cuckooshrike / Long-tailed Triller / Polynesian Triller / White-breasted Woodswallow / Common Waxbill / Chestnut-breasted Mannikin / Coconut Lorikeet

Days 5-9 South Province [4N, 3D, 7S]: Domestic flight 1-hour to Tontouta International Airport [Overnight: Grande Terre]. Photographic Targets: Kagu / Cloven-feathered Dove / Green-backed White-eye / Horned Parakeet / New Caledonian Parakeet / New Caledonian Myzomela / New Caledonia Friarbird / Crow Honeyeater / New Caledonian Streaked Fantail / New Caledonian Crow / Yellow-bellied Flyrobin / New Caledonian Thicketbird / Small Lifou White-eye / New Caledonian Cuckooshrike / White-bellied Goshawk / Goliath Imperial Pigeon / New Caledonian Island Thrush / Red-throated Parrotfinch / striated Starling / Large Lifou White-eye / Red-bellied Fruit Dove / Pacific Imperial Pigeon / Metallic Pigeon / Melanesian Flycatcher / Melanesian Whistler / Collared Kingfisher / Silvereye / Fan-tailed Gerygone / Grey Fantail / Southern Shrikebill / South Melanesian Cuckooshrike / Long-tailed Triller / Polynesian Triller / White-breasted Woodswallow / Common Waxbill / Chestnut-breasted Mannikin / Coconut Lorikeet

Day 9 South Province [1N, 0D, 0S]: Transfer to La Tontouta International Airport for international departures [END].

[Key: N: Night / D: Full Day / S: Session / Half-Day]

Nick

Nick Ludovic Green has been living in Asia for over 15-years and in this time has conducted over 125 bird photography trips across the whole of the Asian continent ranging from Kazakhstan in the west, through India and China to Japan in the east, and from the Kamchatka coastline in the north to as far south as Indonesia. In China alone Nick has photographed to portrait-quality standard over 1,200 of China's bird species taking him to all of China's provinces as well as most of those nations bordering China. These bird photography trips have ranged in length from a few days to many months, including a three-month bird photography expedition to China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, becoming quite possibly the most travelled foreigner in this region over the past decade. Nick has also conducted a four-month bird photography trek across the Himalayas, ranging from the Indian States of Ladakh and Kashmir in the west, into the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, then onto the Indian States of West Bengal and Sikkim, ending in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the eastern Himalayas. Nick has had his images published across numerous media channels including the BBC and Chinese state-owned media outlets, various bird magazines and journals including the Oriental Bird Club's BirdingASIA. He has his own website on the Birds of China and his book 'Portraits of the Birds of China' is due for publication in 2026. Furthermore, Nick has presented films on photographing birds both in Asia and Europe, has his bird images published across many social media platforms within and outside Asia, and has led a number of bird photography lectures and walks, particularly targeted at children. Consequently, Nick has accumulated significant experience of photographing birds within the Asian continent and this expertise has formed the backdrop to setting up Bird-Photo-Tours Asia, trips designed by bird photographers for bird photographers.

Easy Activity Level

(i) The guesthouses are all in close proximity to the bird photography locations (ii) Walking is at a light pace (iii) There is no requirement to hike nor climb. (iv) None of the locations are at altitude (v) There is no camping.