November 26–30, 2027

Limited to three photographers plus your guide.

Price: $2,345 per person (shared room)

Private room: $2,740 per person

Late November is crane season in New Mexico. Tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes and Snow and Ross's Geese spend the winter along the Rio Grande, and at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge they put on one of the great wildlife shows in North America. This short trip pairs the Bosque with the white gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park and finishes high in the mountains above Albuquerque at Sandia Crest, home in winter to all three species of rosy-finch.

Highlights

• Sunrise fly-outs and sunset fly-ins of Sandhill Cranes and Snow and Ross's Geese at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

• Late-afternoon and sunrise light on the gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park

• Sandia Crest (10,678 feet), one of the few places in the US where all three species of rosy-finch can be seen together

• Juniper hills and river woodlands of the Rio Grande valley for bluebirds, Juniper Titmice and Spotted Towhees

Itinerary at a glance

• Day 1 · Fri, November 26: El Paso to White Sands

• Day 2 · Sat, November 27: Dunes at sunrise, then the Bosque

• Day 3 · Sun, November 28: A full day at Bosque del Apache

• Day 4 · Mon, November 29: A last sunrise, then Albuquerque

• Day 5 · Tue, November 30: Sandia Crest, then home

Included

• Lodging

• All ground transportation from El Paso to Albuquerque

• Guide fees

• Park and refuge entrance fees

Not included

• Meals

• Airfare

• Tips

To book or ask questions, email Greg at greglavaty@gmail.com or use the contact form.