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Dates: 5th May - 11th May 2012
Fully booked
Tour leader: Danny Green
Trip cost: £995 (incl VAT)
Deposit: £200
Group size: 8 guests maximum
Cost includes: Ferry to Ireland, all travel(excluding local transfer in Wales), accommodation, meals, boat trips and entry fees.
Cost excludes: Travel to Fishguard, sundry items and alcohol
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Accommodation: While in Ireland, we will be using twin room based B&B accommodation (clean and comfortable) and while in Wales we will be new and comfortable hostel style accommodation on our island base.
Level of fitness: The landings on both islands require a decent level of fitness - one is a wet landing (ie into shallow water) the other requiring a steep climb up steps. On both islands there is a reasonable amount of fairly lengthy and occasionally steep walking on paths, and access to the gannet colony requires a degree of comfort on rocks. This trip will involve some early morning starts and one potentially long island based day.
LEVEL 4 to 5
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Seabird Spectacular
Amongst the greatest wildlife spectacles to be found around the coastlines of Britain and Ireland are our breeding seabird colony's, and combining two island locations just 40 miles or so apart but accessible from Ireland and Wales respectively, this trip looks to cover as many species and settings as possible. Our Irish island hosts a fantastic Gannet colony along with multiple auk species, Kittiwakes and Choughs, all very accessible and with specially arranged early morning and late evening crossings scheduled we will be able to work in the very best light: we've added an additional day here this year from our previous trips to really make the most of this opportunity. Back in Wales we will be staying on one of the UK's premier islands for Puffins, again allowing us the opportunity to photograph in the optimum lighting conditions: evening lighting here is amongst the best for photographing these enigmatic birds anywhere in the UK. We'll also have the opportunity to experience the night time visit of the elusive Manx Shearwater.
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