The Unknown Pearl of Balkans

Experience one of the best raptor watching in Europe including a vulture feeding place, a fantastic pelican show at Prespa lake and a great selection of Mediterranean passerines in the wonderful scenery of South Macedonia and at Prespa lake in Greece. We will hope to find such delights as Lanner, Imperial Eagle, Dalmatian Pelican or Masked Shrike.

From Extinct Volcano to Puszta

This tour combines wetland and plain habitats of puszta combined with an ancient Carpathian forest and a submontane landscape of exceptional beauty. The range of birds possible to see here is fascinating and landscapes will make you feel as if you travelled fifty years back in time. You can see Pygmy Owl, Great Bustard, Three-toed Woodpecker or Roller during this tour.

Owls, Woodpeckers, Raptors and Grouse

Slovakia, as a long established birdwatching destination, ranks among the best countries to look for timid forest birds. Wallcreeper, Saker, Imperial or Lesser Spotted Eagle are also often easy to watch.

Explore Macedonia before it changes!

Varied landscapes and the position of Macedonia at the crossroads of the Balkans combine with traditional land management to create the right ingredients for abundant and diverse wildlife. Stunning butterflies and a great range of birds are an obvious focus, but flowers and other insects also abound and promise plenty of Balkan specialities, not to mention variety of lizards, snakes and turtles and flowers.

Endangered Butterflies in Early Season

A special tour to see handful of disappearing butterflies in late May and early June. Scarce Heath, Fenton´s Wood White or Scarce Fritillary can be supplemented by Hungarian and Common Glider, Northern Wall Brown or Chequered Blue. Habitats on this tour range from mountain mires to dried limestone hills.

Colours on Wings Over the Carpathians

Slovakia still has a wonderful range of butterfly habitats. The flowery meadows of the White Carpathians and foothills of the High Tatras, shaded mountain valleys and limestone karst host species like Danube Clouded Yellow, Poplar Admiral, Scarce and Dusky Large Blue, Large Chequered Skipper or Pallas´s Fritillary.

Splendour of Garden Art North of the Alps

Some of the best garden and park architecture of Central Europe is found in a small area between Vienna and Prague. Besides UNESCO listed gardens, you will have a chance to see more castle gardens and a few privately owned modern ones. The highlights will be gardens in Kromeriz, Vienna, Salzburg and Prague.