East West Birding Tours
Rates and Policies
LAST UPDATED: 10 February 2018
DAILY GUIDING RATES
- Full Day: 6-8 hours; starting at dawn = $175.00/first person
- Each additional person = $25.00
- Nocturnal birding / Owling = by request; generally +$25.00
- Meet-Up Fees (see section below)
- Green Zone = none
- Blue Zone = $20.00
- Orange Zones = $40.00
- Yellow Zone = $60.00
DEPOSITS
- For daily guiding, a $50.00 per diem deposit
OR
credit card number is required to hold your reservation; there is a courtesy hold of 7-10 business days or until receipt of deposit, whichever is shorter. (EXAMPLE: A 2-day tour would require a $100.00 deposit
OR credit card number within 7-10 business days of the date of making the reservation.
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- Daily guiding deposits are non-refundable. However, in the case of cancellation, they can be applied to any future booking with East West Birding Tours.
- For Custom Small Group Birding Tours (6-10 people), a $100.00/person deposit
OR
credit card number is required to hold your space(s); there is a courtesy hold of 7-10 business days or until receipt of deposit, whichever is shorter. (EXAMPLE 1: A couple booking a South Texas Tour with 4 friends would require a total deposit of $600.00
OR a credit card number within 7-10 business days of the date of making the reservation. EXAMPLE 2: An 8-person tour organized through a local Audubon Chapter would require an $800.00 deposit from the organizer
OR a credit card number within 7-10 business days of the date of making the reservation.
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- Small Group Birding Tour deposits are non-refundable. However, in the case of cancellation, they can be applied to any future booking with East West Birding Tours; this includes daily guiding or a future Custom Small Group Birding Tour.
- For Small Group Birding Tours, the balance of the cost of the tour must be paid in full no later than 2 weeks prior to the start of the tour. Partial payments between making the reservation and 2 weeks prior to the tour are accepted; several payment options are available, including credit/debit (PayPal).
MEET-UP ZONES & SAMPLE LOCATIONS
You can calculate your total cost by using the “Daily Guiding Rates” above, combined with the
“Meet-Up Zones” Map and sample locations below.
Meet-Up Fees
Green Zone = none
Blue Zone = $20.00
Orange Zones = $40.00
Yellow Zone = $60.00
Green Zone Blue Zone Orange Zones (cont’d)
Huachuca Canyon Madera Canyon & vicinity Saguaro National Park (West) (1)
Ramsey Canyon Florida Canyon & vicinity Santa Cruz Flats (1)
Miller Canyon Patagonia Mountains Picacho Peak State Park (1)
Carr Canyon De Anza Trail (all trailheads) Sycamore Canyon (2)
Hunter Canyon Patagonia Lake State Park California Gulch (2)
Ash Canyon B&B Saguaro National Park (East) Willcox/Lake Cochise (3)
San Pedro House Sonoita Creek Preserve Slaughter Ranch (3)
Garden Canyon Paton Center for Hummingbirds Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area (3)
Hereford Rd Bridge trails Pena Blanca Canyon & Lake Sulphur Springs Valley (3)
Las Cienegas NCA Orange Zones Yellow Zone
French Joe Canyon Mt. Lemmon (all hotspots) (1) Chiricahua Mountains (all hotspots)
Gardner Canyon & vicinity Catalina State Park (1) Portal, Arizona (all hotspots)