Lesser Antilles

These 10 stunningly beautiful Caribbean islands form the eastern border between the placid Caribbean Sea and the mighty Atlantic Ocean. Each tropical island gem is separated by turquoise seas and boasts rich wetlands, vast open grasslands, dynamic coastlines and lush tropical rainforests. These diverse habitats are home to a lengthy list of highly threatened single-island endemics and near endemics along with a host of regional specialties.

Starting in the north with Antigua, we’ll travel south along the island chain in search of often critically endangered single-island and regional endemics like the Whistling Warbler on St. Vincent, the majestic Imperial Amazon on Dominica, the dazzling Purple-throated Carib and the bemusing Gray Trembler on St. Lucia, the flame-breasted Martinique Oriole on “L’île aux Fleurs”, and, rarest of them all, the gentle, unassuming Grenada Dove, still found quietly walking the pathways in the only area of suitable habitat remaining on the “Spice Isle” of Grenada.

While crossing the crystal-clear waters between some islands, we might encounter whales, dolphins, marine turtles and pelagic birds, and we’ll do all this while traveling to some of the most sought-after holiday destinations on the planet.

In addition, the region has long remained off the “birding map”, resulting in numerous species splits only now being researched and/or proposed. Consequently we also target every endemic subspecies and near-endemic subspecies in the region thus ensuring that when what is currently regarded as a subspecies of Ashy-faced Owl is upgraded to full species status, or the subspecies of Carib Grackle on Barbados is elevated to the full species status of Barbados Grackle, you will have already seen it! This is a tour that truly has the potential to keep on giving long into the future!

Note: The order we visit islands may vary depending on inter-island flight schedules, which aren’t produced until a few months prior to the tour. Please don’t book flights into the first island and out of the last island without first checking with the tour manager! The 2025 tour will begin on Grenada and end on Barbados. The first/last islands in 2026 are not yet known.