Fiji, Vanuatu & New Caledonia Birding Tour
Oceania birdwatching tour 2026 – 12 Days
Birdwatching in Oceania
This tour visits three famous islands nestled in the heart of the South Pacific Ocean: Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. With breathtaking natural beauty, the islands boast lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, pristine white-sand beaches fringing turquoise coral lagoons while inland, rugged volcanic peaks provide panoramic vistas of the surrounding azure seas. These islands harbour a rich diversity of flora and fauna, including exotic birds and colourful butterflies. A pleasant climate year-round provide ideal conditions for exploring the birdlife amidst stunning natural beauty. On this trip, we will be treated to a wonderful assortment of endemic bird species including imperial pigeons, fruit doves, parrots and lorikeets, kingfishers, flycatchers, monarchs, fantails, whistlers, honeyeaters and white-eyes, and of course the incomparable Kagu.
,Birding in Fiji, New Caledonia & Vanuatu
The islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji hold an amazing variety of endemics and specialities: in New Caledonia, these include the gorgeous Cloven-feathered Dove, the magnificent Kagu, the terrific Golden Fruit Dove and the tool-using New Caledonian Crow; in Vanuatu, the unique Tanna Fruit Dove, the adorable Buff-bellied Monarch, Vanuatu Megapode and the retiring Vanuatu Kingfisher while in Fiji, splendours like the Giant Honeyeater, Red-headed Parrotfinch, Masked Hanging-parrot, Fiji Shrikebill, Fiji Goshawk and the incomparable Orange Fruit Dove, Taveuni Silktail and Collared Lory await, among many others.
This comfortable 12-day tour will run in 2026, departing from Suva, Fiji and finishing in Noumea, New Caledonia, both within easy reach of Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Register your interest now!
Featured Birds
- Cloven-feathered Dove, Orange Fruit-Dove
- Buff-bellied Monarch, Vanuatu Megapode
- Red-headed Parrotfinch, Fiji Goshawk
- Collared Lory, Fiji Shrikebill, Collared Lory
- New Caledonian Crow, Giant Honeyeater
- Taveuni Silktail, Tanna Fruit-dove, Kagu
