Bird Photography Tours

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Bird Photography Tours

Our bird photography centre is ideal for individual photographers or small groups. We usually organise 6 days long bird photography tours which rotate around the hides. Every evening you have the possibility to design the next day with your guide based on the up-to date information and your preferences.

Our all-inclusive tour includes transfer from and to the airport; daily transport to and from the hides twice a day (morning and afternoon), any extra transport for extra charge; accommodation in en-suite rooms; 3 meals per day, generally breakfast at the accommodation, packed lunch, dinner (consists of 3 courses), timing can be adjusted to needs, we cater for all special requirements; local guiding; up-to-date info from our local specialist on species, possibilities, water level, etc.

You can visit all the hides at least once during the tour.

 The accommodation is in the newly built ORIOLE Lodge in the village of Tiszaalpar a few minutes’ drive from the hides.

We are happy to organize your photo holiday or you can join one of our bird photography workshops held by well-known wildlife photographers. You may also lead your own workshop using our bird photography centre.

You can also rent the hides on a daily basis and we can reserve the accommodation for you at the Oriole lodge. The minimum stay is 3 days. Depending on the accessibility of the hides you can also use your own vehicle, in cases 4WD is needed, it is available for a small extra charge. Our local specialist provides up-to-date info on species, possibilities, water level, etc.

Our bird photography tour includes

  • TRANSFER FROM AND TO THE AIRPORT
  • DAILY TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE HIDES TWICE A DAY (MORNING AND AFTERNOON)
  • USE OF ALL THE AVAILABLE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY HIDES
  • ACCOMMODATION IN EN-SUITE ROOMS
  • 3 MEALS PER DAY, GENERALLY BREAKFAST AT THE ACCOMMODATION, PACKED LUNCH, DINNER (CONSISTS OF 3 COURSES), TIMING CAN BE ADJUSTED TO NEEDS, WE CATER FOR ALL SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
  • LOCAL GUIDING
  • UP-TO-DATE INFO FROM OUR LOCAL SPECIALIST ON SPECIES, POSSIBILITIES, WATER LEVEL, ETC.

Species most likely to be seen from hides are: Red-footed Falcon, Roller, Bee-eater, Squacco Heron, Ferruginous Duck, Garganey, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Pygmy Cormorant, Spoonbill, Great Egret, Little Egret, Grey, Purple, Squacco and Night Herons, Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Black-winged Stilt, Ruff, Dunlin, Wood Sandpiper, White-winged and Whiskered Terns, Sparrowhawk, Long-tailed Tit, Black Redstart, Turtle Dove, Red-backed and Lesser Grey Shrikes, Nuthatch, Blackcap, Nightingale, Lesser Whitethroat, etc.

Species regularly seen in the region: White-tailed and Imperial Eagles, Long-legged Buzzard, Conrcrake, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Black and Syrian Woodpeckers, Tawny Pipit, Golden Oriole, Saker Falcon and even Beaver.

Target Species

Species often seen at the photo hides during our bird photography tours are

Client Review

The service on site and the knowledge of my guide Istvan was awesome. I spent five very interesting and diversified days and was very pleased with my pictures.

Peter Raimann, Switzerland

Despite local flooding due to a low pressure system sitting over the country, bringing with it unseasonal persistent rain. Despite this our hide photographic tour with Ecotours Wildlife Holidays proved to be a great success thanks to our tour leader Istvan. Istvans professionalism expertise and knowledge of the fauna and flora in the Kiskunsag area proved the deciding factor between success and failure of our tour. His sole aim was to make sure we would return home with the images we had hoped for. We did! We were picked up at 04,30 most mornings and taken to each of the eight hides sometimes returning to our favoured hide for second helpings. How Istvan found the energy to climb up the ladders to the tower hide loaded with our equipment and tirelessly working all day flitting from one group to another setting up mobile hides and taking them down deserved recognition. His English and sense of humour twinned with his patience made for enjoyable company at eating times. If anybody reading this has thoughts of booking Ecotours Wildlife Holidays then I can recommend they do so without hesitation. Thanks for a great photo tour!

John Dempsey, UK

The first morning of the trip brought a taste of things to come; Hoopoes, Red-backed Shrikes, Black Redstarts, Nightingales and a Wryneck – and that was just in the hotel grounds! Our guide Istvan and Imre were enthusiastic, patient and courteous at all times and clearly possessed the detailed local knowledge which is essential to make a bird photography tour a success. They were also very flexible, and could accommodate changes of plan and requests for revised itineraries even at short notice. All of this maximised our chances of connecting with the birds we came to Hungary to photograph. Using a combination of fixed and mobile hides gave us the flexibility either to “stake out” or “seek out” the target birds, and we succeeded in seeing and photographing all the key species – and most of them in beautiful weather conditions. 

Mark Curley, UK

Thanks Istvan for a great week of photography despite all kinds of weather. The raptor hide was a wonderful experience and the drinking station hides were very well designed and built. I must come in summer when I am sure they will be teeming with thirsty birds but there was plenty of variety of birds visiting the adjacent feeders on my visits in March. The snow actually added interest and helped with light. Getting so close to long eared owls was also very special. Your efforts on my behalf, including loan of wellies and offering to carry gear, were greatly appreciated and the photographic opportunities were only matched by the warmth of hospitality. I shall be coming back sometime, hopefully in the not too distant future.

Liz Cutting, UK

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