Hawaii: Four Islands!
April 3-14, 2027 — FULL!
Birding Tour in Hawaii
Immerse yourself in Hawaii’s island culture as we tour Oahu, Kauai, Maui and The Big Island in search of endemic honeycreepers, seabirds, shorebirds and more.
The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated archipelago in the world. A birder’s paradise, there are 29 endemic bird species including an entire subfamily of birds know as Hawaiian Honeycreepers.
Our tour will visit the remote areas where these spectacular birds remain active in spite of threats from lost habitat, introduced predators like mongooses, rats and cats and disease like avian malaria. We’ll spend a day at sea to view the many seabirds that breed near these remote islands, and we’ll hike to a protected colony of nesting Laysan Albatross!
Hawaii Birding Tour
Dates: April 3-14, 2027 (12 days, 11 nights)
Cost: The total per person is $8,000 for a double occupancy room. If you would like a private room, the single supplement is $1,350.
$1,500 nonrefundable deposit to reserve your spot with the balance due on Jan. 15, 2027.
Guide: Peter Burke
Highlights:
Experience birding in the tropical paradise of four Hawaiian Islands!
Hike the protected shoreline at Oahu’s Kaʻena Point State Park for nesting Laysan Albatross, the Makapu’u Point Lighthouse trails for seabirds and forest ridges for endemic honeycreepers.
We’ll look for Red-footed Booby and Great Frigatebird at Kauai’s Kilauea Point NWR and hike the high-elevation forest in Waimea Canyon for endemics. The Hanalei NWR is a great spot to find Hawaiian Duck, Hawaiian Coot, Hawaiian Moorhen and Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt.
Visit Hosmer Grove in Haleakala National Park where I’Iwi, Apapane, Amakihi and the Maui Creeper can be found, and take in the views from the summit at 10,000 feet.
Explore the Hakalau Forest, home to the highest density of endangered Hawaiian endemic species including I’iwi, Akepa, Akiapola’au, Hawaiian Creeper, Oma’o and plus Hawaiian Hawk and Pueo, the Hawaiian Short-eared Owl.
Enjoy a pelagic birding tour out of Kona.
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Included:
Guided birding for 12 days.
Lodging and transportation throughout the tour Apr. 3-14, 2027.
Meals beginning with dinner on Apr. 3 through lunch on Apr. 14.
Internal flights (3) from HNL to LIH, LIH to OGG and OGG to KOA.
All park entrance fees including a local guide on The Big Island’s Hakalu Forest.
Optics – I will have a Kowa 99mm scope available throughout the tour, and you are welcome to bring your own if you want.
NOT Included:
Flights to Honolulu (HNL) and from Kona (KOA).
Lodging/Meals before or after the tour dates: Apr. 3-14, 2027.
Personal items such as alcohol with meals, laundry, etc.
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Apr. 3 – Arrivals
Night at Louts Honolulu in Waikiki
Apr. 4-6 – Oahu Birding
Apr. 6-9 – Kauai Birding
Apr. 9-11 – Maui Birding
Apr. 11-14 – Big Island Birding
Apr. 14 - Departures
Book your return flights from the Big Island (KOA).
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