Private Birding Trips - Golden Gate Bird Alliance

If you’ve ever wanted to plan your own field trip for your friends, family, or coworkers, now you can! Golden Gate Bird Alliance can provide specialized field trips for various groups throughout the Bay Area and beyond.

Our Trip Options

Whether you are looking to fly solo with the help of an expert Bay Area birding guide or you’re more interested in a private trip for the whole flock, Golden Gate Bird Alliance has several trip options to meet your needs. To start the process of finding a birding guide with us, fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you within the following five days!

Number of Attendees	2 hr	4 hr	8 hr
1-15 (one Field Guide)	$400	$500	$800
16-29 (two Field Guides)	$600	$850	$1250
30-45 (three Field Guides)	$800	$1200	$2000

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Private Birding Trip Request

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Do you have a date in mind? (Optional)

Number of expected attendees(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 45.

Choose a Trip Length(Required)

2 hours

4 hours (half day)

8 hours (full day)

Trip Leader Preference (if any)

No Preference

(We are in the process of hiring guides, more to come)

Do you have a preferred Bay Area city or birding hotspot in mind? (optional)

Are there any particular birds or ecosystems you are interested in seeing? (optional)

List any special needs or accomodations below

How many binoculars do you need for the trip?

Please enter a number less than or equal to 15.

Golden Gate Bird Alliance has a limited amount of binoculars to loan (up to 15)

Private Trip FAQ’s

Golden Gate Bird Alliance does not provide transportation at this time. Our Field Guides will meet you at your trip location.

If you have a large group, consider hiring a charter bus with our partner CharterUP. Private transportation is available through San Francisco charter bus rental company, GOGO Charters, as well as National Charter Bus, offering charter bus rentals to the Bay Area from anywhere in the nation.

Your field guide can bring loaner binoculars for you to borrow. Please indicate in the form how many pairs you will need.

If you need to cancel you must notify us at least two weeks before the confirmed trip date to receive a full refund. To cancel, please email membership@goldengatebirds.org, fieldtrips@goldengatebirds.org, and your field trip leader (if assigned).

In the event of severe weather we can work with you to either reschedule your trip or cancel the trip for a full refund.

GGBA Code Of Conduct & Birding Ethics

In order to keep our GGBA community (people and wildlife), feeling safe, welcome and respected please review our Code of Conduct, ABA Birding Ethics, and the NAS Guide to Ethical Bird Photography before attending our field trips.