Private Tour: Odiel River Marshes, the Kingdom of the Tides

What the experience includes

Visit to a birds authentic paradise, an exceptional route through the most important tidal marshes in the Iberian Peninsula

The Marismas del Odiel Biosphere Reserve is the second largest wetland in the province of Huelva after Doñana and one of the most important tidal marshes in Western Europe. The sediments of the Tinto and Odiel rivers created this estuary where we find a true paradise for birds.

Hand in hand with our expert bird watching guide, we offer you this private half-day visit to the “Kingdom of the Tides” for the sighting of waders, seabirds and other aquatic birds. Through the road that connects some of the islands in the Odiel Marshes, we will arrive at the Anastasio Senra Visitor Center to continue south of the area, learning about the history and the singularities of this special protected area.

Possible birds for the checklist:

Residents: Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Spoonbill, Great & Little Egrets, Flamingo, Slender-billed & Yellow-legged Gulls, Hoopoe, Spanish Sparrow, Kentish Plover, Black-winged Stilt.

Winter Birds: Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Gannet, Scoter, Great Cormorant, Pintail, Shoveler, Wigeon, Grey Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Audouin’s Gull, Sandwich Tern, Caspian Tern, Bluethroat.

Summer Birds: Montagu´s Harrier, Purple Heron, Squacco Heron, Bee-eater, Little Bittern, Little Tern, Collared Pratincole, Red-rumped Swallow, Reed Warbler.

Migrants: Knot, Spotted Redshank, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Black Tern.

Everything you need to know

• The excursion is based on bird watching, although you don't need prior knowledge and the routes have a high environmental and landscape value by themselves 
• The duration of the excursion is 4 hours, to which we must add the time we need to pick-up you from your hotel to the activity starting point and return 
• Bring binoculars, we can lend you ours but only if we have availability 
• Minimum age to carry out the activity 8 years

Including

• Private tour with an expert bird watching local guide. Maximum 8 people
• Pick-up return service form your hotel
• A shared ground telescope

Not included

• Drink and food

More info

• Comfortable clothes and covered outdoor or sports shoes
• In summer sunscreen and a cap or hat
• In winter a light coat or windbreaker
• Binoculars, we can lend you ours but only if we have availability
• A backpack with water and some snacks