Maritimes Nature Travel Club
El Valle, Panama - photo © 2005 by Richard Stern
Who Are We?
The Maritimes Nature Travel Club is a loose affiliation
of congenial people who enjoy traveling together.
The word “club” is a bit of a misnomer, however.
There is no actual organisation, hence no membership fees,
meetings, or other obligations.
Our Previous Trips
Our Future Trips
About Us
Contact Us
Our Previous Trips:
Cuba 2000
Portugal 2002
Cuba 2003
Panama 2005
Mexico 2006
Turkey 2007
Brazil 2008
Cuba 2009
India 2010
Panama 2011
Turkey, Central & Eastern 2011
Yucatan, Mexico 2012
Ghana 2013
Peru 2013
(Click on the button to read the report).
Birding the hills above El Saltón; photo © Ken McKenna, 2000 Flowers at Pinares; photo © Blake Maybank, 2000
2)
-
Portugal (Évora
&
the
Algarve),
April
2002.
There
is
no trip report, but photos of
the trip are available here.
The
trip
bird
species
list,
in
PDF
format,
is
here.
Portuguese Castle, photo © Blake Maybank,
2002
Red-legged Partridge, photo © Ian McLaren, 2002
3)
- Cuba
(east),
April
2003
There is no trip report, but the itinerary was similar to
the Cuba 2000 trip above.
The trip bird species list, in
PDF format, is here.
Mangrove
Cuckoo. photo © Blake Maybank, 2003
Loggerhead
Kingbird.
photo
©
2003 by Ken McKenna.
For our report, click on the following button.
Birding in Playa Blanca, Panama, photo © Richard Stern, 2005 Amazon Kingfisher. photo © Richard Stern, 2005
An extensive collection of photos from the trip is located here.
For our report, click on the following button.
An extensive collection of photos from the trip is located here.
Photos © Blake Maybank, 2008
Keel-billed Toucan Photo © Blake Maybank, 2011. Travelling on the Rainfomobile. photo © Blake Maybank, 2011
11) - Eastern Turkey, June-July 2011.
This report, written for a bird-related publication, focuses on the birding aspects of the trip.
To view a Google map highlighting all of our cultural and history itinerary stops, click here.
Black Sea Mountains. Photo copyright by Blake Maybank. Greater Flamingos. photo © Blake Maybank, 2011
For our report, click on the following button.
Mayan Temple at Chichen Itza, Yucatan Photo © Blake Maybank, 2012. Wedge-tailed Sabrewing. photo © Blake Maybank, 2012
For our (in-progress) report, click on the following button.
For the complete PDF concise list of the birds we saw click here.
For the complete PDF list of the birds we saw day-by-day click here.
African Pied Wagtail, Ghana. Photo © Blake Maybank, 2013.. Soldier Pansy, Ghana. Photo © Blake Maybank, 2013.
The full trip report is pending.
For the complete PDF list of the birds we saw day-by-day click here.
Isla Taquile, Peru. Photo © Blake Maybank, 2013. Titicaca Flightless Grebe - photo © Blake Maybank, 2013
Cuba (Guardalavaca) - April 2015
Iceland -- May-June 2015 (fully booked)
Turkey -- November 2015 - 2 weeks - itinerary near completion
Crete -- April 2016 or April 2017 -- in planning
Panama (Darien & El Valle) -- postponed
South Africa (no date) -- in planning
Malaysia (no date)
Yukon (no date)
Saskatchewan, Canada (no date)
If you wish to be kept informed of our future travel plans contact
Blake Maybank, organiser, Maritime Nature Travel Club
(902) 852-2077 or e-mail
We select destinations offering interesting natural and cultural experiences,
in relatively comfortable and secure surroundings.
While there are no rules that govern our wanderings, we have preferences.