Erin Law

If you want to see a Jaguar in the wild, this is a trip for you! The odds are really high as we will be staying deep in the Pantanal for several days.Our first stop is Rio de Janeiro where we will visit the Christ The Redeemer statue on a city tour on our first day in Brazil before we will transfer to our lodge at the Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu (also called Regua) in the afternoon. The lodge is only 2 hours away from Rio.

Explore the divide between two biogeographical regions. We will find continental Asian fauna, like primates, on one island and Australasian fauna, such as the unusual marsupial the Cus-cus, on another.

Explore amazing Australia with Portland Audubon! There are fairy-wrens, kookaburras, parrots, and parakeets galore. Koalas and kangaroos are easily seen! An (optional) extension will take us to Victoria.

We start our adventure with a visit to the Jaisalmer Fort. Known as the Golden City, it was built in the 12th century and is one of the world’s last inhabited forts, filled with homes, temples and shops.  We will then visit the Desert National Park in the famous subtropical Thar Desert where the few remaining Great India Bustards can be found along with other desert species such as Cream-colored Courser, Desert Wheatear, and Trumpeter Finch.

Join naturalists from the Portland Audubon on an incredible trip through the lush lowland rainforests, volcanoes, mountains, and coastal wetlands of Costa Rica. More than 800 species of birds have been seen within the borders of this small country. To conserve this diversity, almost 30% of Costa Rica is contained in  National Parks and Reserves, ensuring that it will be protected for many generations to come.

Experience lovely Portugal during its mild winter with very pleasant weather during the day. Also, we will enjoy the wonderful cuisine on the Iberian Peninsula! From Cape Saint Vincent, we will watch the sea for Great Skua, Balearic Shearwater, and Northern Gannet and look in other habitats for specialties such as Blue Rock Thrush and European Golden-Plover. With luck we may find Eleonora’s Falcon.

Fee: $5,495 member / $5,795 non-member. Travel with Portland Audubon on a once in a lifetime cruise down the Amazon River! The Amazonian region boasts more than 120 endemic species and is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet – a true paradise!

Fee: $3,395 members / $3,695 non-members. Explore the primeval Białowieża Forest and Biebrza Marshes of western Poland! The trip starts in Warsaw, but we will be transferring to Gdansk for 2 days where we will visit Długi Targ, the old market place, the famous Malbork Castle, bird the mouth of the Vistula River and the Hel Peninsula, a is a 35-km-long sandbar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea.

Fee: $5,295 Members / $5,595 Non-members. Mongolia’s staggering beauty along with its unique wildlife and culture make it one of the most unusual travel locations you will ever visit in your life. Join Portland Audubon for a trip of a lifetime! Mongolia is a fenceless and sparsely populated country landlocked in north central Asia. About 30% of its population is still nomadic or semi-nomadic.

Come join Portland Audubon on a trip of a lifetime to Madagascar: land of lemurs, chameleons and odd endemic birds! We will start in Antananarivo from where we will take a domestic flight to Tulear. From there we will bird the strange Didierea woodland, or “spiny forest”, an awe-inspiring botanical wonderland.