Peter Harrison
My simple reason for being is to share with others the magic, the awe and the enchantment that I see each day in my travels.
Expedition Leader Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison is a Fellow of the Explorers’ Club and has led expeditions throughout the world. He has written and illustrated over a dozen books, of which his latest, Seabirds: The New Identification Guide, published May 2021, has taken the birding world by storm, leading one reviewer to describe it as “a masterpiece of science and art.” It is the new “bible” of seabird identification.
Peter has devoted much of his time to conservation efforts. In recognition of his outstanding work in natural history, Peter was honored with the title, “Member of the British Empire” by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. More recently, Peter received the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ prestigious Conservation Gold Medal Award. This honor is bestowed upon one individual each year in recognition of their support and dedication to wild bird protection and global habitat conservation. Past recipients have included Sir David Attenborough. In March of 2017 Peter was the recipient of the New York “Linnaean Society’s Eisenmann Award for Excellence in Ornithology.”
Exploration and discovery remain a driving force for Peter and during a recent expedition to Chile he led a six-person team to locate, catch and describe the first completely new storm petrel species to be discovered in nearly 100 years, the Pincoya Storm Petrel. It is safe to say that with Peter leading the charge, adventure always abounds.
"Since starting expedition travel 25 years ago, our lives have been enriched by the many trips we have taken with Peter. The experiences we have shared have been amazing."
-Penny M., California
Peter's Expeditions
Deep South Antarctica (February 11 – March 4, 2023) 
Explore a wild part of Antarctica few visitors ever see: south of the Circle, west of the Peninsula, among the little-known islands of the fabled Bellingshausen Sea.
Melanesia (April 25 – May 13, 2023)
Active volcanoes, kaleidoscopic coral reefs, and rugged, forested islands form the backdrop for the indigenous cultures and WWII history of this fascinating region.
Ecuador: Galápagos Islands & Mashpi (June 5 – 18, 2023)
Witness the seabird spectacle, swim with curious sea lions, and photograph the bizarre reptiles and fascinating flora of the legendary Galápagos.
Western Australia (August 25 – September 13, 2023)
A grand transect of Australia’s wild west coast—pristine reefs, historic archipelagos, seabird bonanzas, and Aboriginal art in the Kimberley’s red sandstone wilderness.
Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand with Macquarie Island (December 5–21, 2023)
The remote southern islands visited on this voyage are home to some of the most spectacular aggregations of endangered wildlife on the planet.
Cape to Cape (March 1–24, 2024)
The ultimate South Atlantic Adventure! In addition to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, expedition highlights include Gough, Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale Islands.
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Albatross, from the smallest (Light-mantled Sooty) to the largest (Wandering Albatross)
The 21 species of albatross are among the longest-lived, the most itinerant, and with the largest wingspans, of all extant birds. Some live longer than 60 years, fly more than 1,000 miles each day, and have wingspans in excess of 12 feet. Alas, 19 of the 21 species of albatrosses are listed as threatened and their future survival remains shrouded in uncertainty. Numbers have plummeted in the last 50 years due to the introduction of predators at their remote breeding islands and more recently due to high mortality in the commercial long-line fishing industry.
