Photography

Photography: capture unforgettable moments
Few experiences can be more rewarding for amateur nature lovers than enjoying direct contact with the animal world in its most natural state. Listening to, watching, touching and studying animals in their habitat, making the most of a unique region that bridges two continents and hosts a wealth of animal life. The spectacular sight of millions of migratory birds seen from a vantage point that is closer than anywhere else in the world. The unexpected sighting of a dozen cetacean species at sea and their hunting manoeuvres as they work in collaboration with human beings. Little-known landscapes and mysterious wetlands, natural parks and reserves with birds and mammals living free. Spending time with them, walking side-by-side with them and capturing each of their movements on camera.

Experiencing them just as they always should have been – free. Enjoying nature and learning about it with expert scientists, biologists and professional naturalists, people who show us their work and share their knowledge as they and we together enjoy some of the wildest and most protected nature in Europe.

There are three different four-day packages available, according to the particular season of the year.

Migration season programme

March, April, August and September.

Day of arrival:

Welcome at the hotel and a talk on the relevance of nature in the Strait: behaviour guide for naturalists and materials handed out.

1st day:

• 08:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel. Trip to the La Janda lake (Biology and birds). Migration of soaring birds.
• 14:00: Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar. Trip to the “Foggy “Forest” (Canutos and coastal areas of the Strait).
• 20:00: Arrival at the hotel and free time.

2nd day:

• Departure from the hotel at 06:00 – 08:00 (according to customer preference).
• Trip to the Sanlúcar de Barrameda wetlands.
• Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar at around 13:00 – 14:00.
• Trip to the Cádiz Bay / Chipiona Natural Park.
• Return to the hotel around 18:00 – 20:00 (according to initial time of departure).

3rd day:

• 08:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• Boarding of sail boat and photography of cetaceans and seabirds.
• 14:00: Arrival at the hotel and lunch.
• Rest
• 17:00 to 20:00: Course on photo storage and editing (digital development).
• 20:00: Free time.

4th day:

• 07:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• 07:15: Los Alcornocales natural park: cork oak grove and hoofed animals in the La Almoraima – lesser kestrels in the Castillo de Castellar.
• 12:15: Arrival at the hotel and late check-out.

Winter PROGRAMME

January, February, November and December.

Day of arrival:

Welcome at the hotel and a talk on the relevance of nature in the Strait: behaviour guide and materials handed out.

1st day:

• 08:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• Vejer de la Frontera –bald ibis, Bolonia cove– vulture nests in Sª Plata and the La Janda lake.
• 14:00: Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar.
• Trip to the “Foggy Forest” (Biology, insects and landscapes in Canutos and coastal areas of the Strait).
• 20:00: Arrival at the hotel and free afternoon.

2nd day:

• Departure from the hotel at 6:00 – 8:00 (according to customer preference).
• Trip to the Sanlúcar de Barrameda wetlands.
• Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar at around 13:00 – 14:00.
• Trip to the Cádiz Bay / Chipiona Natural Park.
• Return to the hotel at around 18:00 – 20:00 (according to initial time of departure) and free time.

3rd day:

• 08:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• Boarding of sail boat and photography of cetaceans and seabirds.
• 14:00: Arrival at the hotel and lunch..
• Rest.
• 17:00 to 20:00: Course on photo storage and editing (digital development)
• 20:00: Free time.

4th day:

• 07:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel..
• 07:15: Los Alcornocales natural park: cork oak grove and hoofed animals in the La Almoraima – lesser kestrels in the Castillo de Castellar.
• 12:15: Arrival at the hotel and late check-out.

Summer PROGRAMME

May, June, July and August.

Day of arrival:

Welcome at the hotel and a talk on the relevance of nature in the Strait: behaviour guide and materials handed out.

1st day:

• 08:00h: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• Trip to the “Foggy Forest” (Biology, insects and landscapes in Canutos and coastal areas of the Strait).
• Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar at 13:00.
• Return to the hotel by 20:00h.

2nd day:

• Departure from the hotel at 6:00h – 8:00 (according to customer preference).
• Trip to the Sanlúcar de Barrameda wetlands.
• Picnic lunch from the Hotel Castellar at around 13:00 – 14:00.
• Trip to the Cádiz Bay / Chipiona Natural Park.
• Return to the hotel at around 18:00 – 20:00 (according to initial time of departure) and free time.

3rd day:

• 08:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• Boarding of sail boat and photography of cetaceans and seabirds.
• 14:00: Arrival at the hotel and lunch.
• Rest.
• 17:00 to 20:00: Course on photo storage and editing (digital development).
• 20:00: Free time.

4th day:

• 07:00: Pick up and departure from the hotel.
• 07:15: Los Alcornocales natural park: cork oak grove and hoofed animals in the La Almoraima – lesser kestrels in the Castillo de Castellar.
• 12:15: Arrival at the hotel and late check-out.

Included in the programme:

Bird guide, fact sheets on cetaceans and birds of prey, insurance and replacement camera loan service if the customer’s camera should break or fail.