Category: Tours

  • Magical Morocco Birding Trip Report online!

    Magical Morocco Birding Trip Report online!

    We uploaded the latest Magical Morocco Birding Tour trip report to our website and on the Cloud Birders site. Click on this link to read and download the full report. We are sure you will enjoy learning about birding in Morocco, where over 450 species have been recorded. Morocco is one of our favorite destinations…

  • Whitehawk awarded Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence

    Whitehawk awarded Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence

    We are very happy to announce that we received 2016’s Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence. Thanks so much to all the participants who wrote a review on our Trip Advisor page. With every tour we do, we strive to provide the best experience to our participants. Our mission is to share the amazing bird life…

  • Harpy Eagle pair in Panama

    Harpy Eagle pair in Panama

    Whitehawk Newsletter Winter 2016 Into the Realm of the Harpy Eagle Birds of prey are captivating creatures and in the tropics, the Harpy Eagle is probably one of the most fascinating ones. Collectively, Whitehawk founders have more than 25 years of experiences working for Harpy Eagle conservation in Panama and other countries of Central America.…

  • Of Sunsets and Snow Leopards: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Trip Report Part III

    Of Sunsets and Snow Leopards: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Trip Report Part III

    We had a few “close calls” in terms of sightings of Snow Leopards over the nine days we spent camping in Hemis National Park. We spent one morning hiking to Rumbak Village, passing frozen waterfalls and partially frozen streams to arrive at a quaint town with colorfully painted homes and pagodas. As we entered the…

  • Of Blue Skies and Blue Sheep: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Part II

    Of Blue Skies and Blue Sheep: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Part II

    The following morning, our Snow Leopard trip continued when camp staff woke us up and served us cups of steaming hot tea in our tents. This went a long way in easing the transition from our warm sleeping bags to the cold morning air.  We leisurely got dressed and enjoyed a hearty breakfast before beginning…

  • Of Wolves and Winter: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Part I – Hemis National Park

    Of Wolves and Winter: In Search of the Elusive Snow Leopard Part I – Hemis National Park

    Our Snow Leopard Himalayas tour to Hemis National Park began in Leh, India. Leh is a beautiful town filled with monasteries, prayer wheels, artisan stores, good restaurants and some of the friendliest people you could ever hope to meet. After a couple of days here to adjust to the high altitude of Ladakh, we were…

  • Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part III – Maasai Mara

    Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part III – Maasai Mara

    The week we spent in the Maasai Mara was just perfect. It was enough time to see absolutely everything we could want – the Big 5, raptors, vultures and more. Our lodge was very comfortable and in a great location – just minutes away from the park gate and set along the Talek River. It…

  • Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part II – Soysambu

    Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part II – Soysambu

    Soysambu proved to be a true introduction to the real Kenya. For four nights in Naivasha, Iker and Iratxe were treated to a comfortable bed in a sturdy cottage, and great food at a local restaurant. In Soysambu, they would be camping in a tent, in the middle of nowhere at Simon Thomsett’s (our friendly…

  • Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part I – Naivasha

    Kenya Custom Trip 2013, Part I – Naivasha

    Shiv just sent us the trip report from our recent trip to Kenya. This was a custom tour designed to introduce the clients to  Africa’s wildlife and to help them get as many photographic opportunities as possible, and Shiv delivered very successfully! The first part of this report features the amazing wildlife at Naivasha. —…