Balkan Highlands
Half of Europe's migration funnels along one Black Sea coast. Pelicans at dawn, and time to watch them properly.
Coming soon
Women only, small-group birding trips.
Birding expeditions built around good company and mornings that belong entirely to you and the birds.
✓Dalmatian Pelican✓Wallcreeper✓European Bee-eater✓Paddyfield Warbler✓Sarus Crane✓Painted Stork✓Indian Skimmer✓Bluethroat✓Sociable Lapwing✓Black Lark✓Demoiselle Crane✓Ibisbill✓Dalmatian Pelican✓Wallcreeper✓European Bee-eater✓Paddyfield Warbler✓Sarus Crane✓Painted Stork✓Indian Skimmer✓Bluethroat✓Sociable Lapwing✓Black Lark✓Demoiselle Crane✓Ibisbill
Upcoming Trips
Three flyways. Coming 2027.
The Himalayas of India
The Himalayas at full height, golden eagles riding thermals above the snow line, monal pheasants flashing color in the valleys below.
Coming soon
Kazakstan & Kyrgyzstan
Steppe to the horizon, home to one of the last strongholds of the Sociable Lapwing.
Coming soon
Learn to spot these before your coffee's cold.
Crested Serpent Eagle
You'll hear it calling long before it comes into view.
Greater Flamingo
Impossible to miss, even for a first morning out.
European Bee-eater
The bird that gives Bulgaria's coastline its color.
Common Kingfisher
Blink and you'll miss it. Most people do, the first time.
Barn Owl
The one everyone remembers seeing first.
Open to every woman
Who Can Participate
This isn't a club you need credentials to join. Decades of birding or none at all, everyone gets the same warm welcome, the same guide walking beside them, and the same front-row seat when the birds decide to put on a show.
Our Story
A new name, built on real experience.
Avienne is part of Leatherback Travel, a small-group adventure company that has been taking people places since 2019, with offices and guides already in place across the countries we travel to. We started Avienne because birdwatching deserves a wider door in. It's one of the most rewarding ways to slow down and pay attention to the world, and we wanted to build a version of it that felt made for women from the ground up, not adapted from something else.
The result is a brand built around one idea: time outdoors is better when it's shared, and worth doing properly with good people.
Numbers Behind the Group
Numbers Behind the Leatherback Travel Group
2019In business since
489+Trips concluded
4,423+Happy travellers
Member of ATTAAdventure Trade Travel Association
Officially Australia's #5Fastest growing company
Offices on the groundBulgaria, Kazakhstan, India, and more
Try it
A taste of real birdwatching.
Imagine yourself doing this right now: sweeping the scope across the water, no pressure to already know what you're looking at. Hold it steady on a bird and the name comes to you, not the other way around.
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Contact Us
Our pigeon, Jenny, never misses a delivery.
Got a question before you book? Send it over and Jenny will deliver it. Then, a real person reads every message and writes back with care. And no worries, we're paying Jenny well.
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