Birding Down Under:
Spectacular Subantarctic Islands
December 3 - 19, 2026 from Queenstown, New Zealand
Aboard the Heritage Adventurer
With George Armistead and Alvaro Jaramillo
Explore one of the most spectacular wildernesses on Earth with George Armistead & Alvaro Jaramillo. Partnering with Alvaro's Adventures, Hillstar Nature is proud to offer this trip of a lifetime.
The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia offer an otherworldly, remote wilderness, with a remarkable array of stunning endemics. Breath-taking scenes involve thousands of penguins, staggering aggregations of albatrosses, and close-up experiences with seldom-seen species. See special tubenoses like White-headed Petrel, Chatham and Buller's albatrosses, and penguins including Yellow-eyed & Erect-crested. And seek rare species such as the flightless Auckland Islands Teal, the nearly flightless Subantarctic Snipe, plus strange birds like Antipodean Parakeet, and Chatham Island Gerygone, among many others.
White-capped Albatross by George Armistead
Listen in as Al & George detail the experience on this episode of Life List: A Birding Podcast, called "The Heart of Seabird Diversity: Subantarctic Islands.
Video courtesy of Heritage Expeditions
