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Once in a Lifetime Big Sur Eco-Experiences
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| All photographs courtesy of Tim Huntington |
California Condor Viewing Tour
$50/person (2nd Sunday of every month - must sign up through Salinas office in advance)
This two-hour tour will lead you down the coast to view magnificent and endangered California condors. Our knowledgeable staff will use radio telemetry to track while taking in the beautiful Big Sur coast. Call 831-455-9514 for availability.
February 12, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10
ADDITIONALLY SCHEDULED TOURS (see Privately Schedule Tours*): February 1, March 2
Privately Scheduled Tours
If you cannot attend one of our regularly scheduled tours, you can request a tour for an alternative date(s). If our staff can accommodate one of the date requested, a tour can be arranged for $200 to be made, at the latest, one week before the tour date.*If you have less than 4 attendees, we can open up the date as an Additionaly Scheduled Tour andif we receive additional sign-ups, it'll bring the $200 fee down to $50/person.
Weather cancellations
Weather in the Big Sur region changes quickly and unexpectedly. We would normally wait until Sunday to decide to cancel a tour, but with the remote location, we respect that most of you are coming from out of town. If the weather forecast on the Friday prior to the scheduled tour states that there is a 50% or more chance of rain for Sunday, the tour will be cancelled. If the tour is cancelled: you will receive either an email or phone call to let you know that the tour will not take place and to reschedule. When signing up for the tour, please make sure to provide us with the best way to get a hold of you the Friday afternoon prior to the scheduled tour (cell #, email, hotel name…).
California Condor Viewing Tour and Base Camp Visit
$250/person (min. 2 / max. 6)
(available dates starting April 2012)
Spend a day with Executive Director, Kelly Sorenson in Big Sur and go searching for condors! Meet at the Discovery Center then travel up to our remote condor sanctuary, high into the Big Sur wilderness on a private dirt road. Ventana Wildlife Society’s condor sanctuary is located in a coastal canyon 2,800 feet above the ocean which is only three miles away! Wild birds often perch near the cabin and are frequently seen in the areas. This tour includes lunch and snacks.
Please contact Cathy Hamilton to schedule a base camp tour.
Teen Condor Wilderness Camps - click here for more information
This educational experience is for 13-18 year olds interested in what it takes to be a wildlife field biologist working with endangered species. It is an intense field experience and not for the faint of heart! Over 3 days teens will receive a crash course in basic ornithology, meet ornithologists and condor biologists, learn about the condor reintroduction program, track wild condors utilizing GIS and radio telemetry, and participate in a work project directly benefiting the condors, while camping along the coast and at our remote condor base camp.
Our staff has considerable knowledge of where condors are most likely to be seen - as well as tracking equipment - however condors are wild birds and we can never guarantee a sighting. That being said, nearly all of our tours are successful in viewing free-flying California condors.