Rubythroat prides itself on having professional staff. An excellent leader accompanies all ventures, with outstanding expertise in Central Asian wildlife and ornithology. They also have great logistical talents and are FUN people to be on the road with for an extended amount of time. Moreover, the group will be accompanied by a tour manager who is usually of local origin and speaks the native tongue. They are trained in hospitality management and handle all logistical items during the trip. As you might expect from travels in the former USSR, documents are both essential and confounding! Further, our tour managers will be able to tell you much about the daily life and traditions of the country you are travelling in – giving an extra touch and bonus to the trip!

Furthermore, Rubythroat has a competent and experienced office staff that do an excellent job of arranging logistics for holidays/expeditions in challenging and difficult to reach locations. We excel in far-flung destinations like the Indigirka Delta in arctic Russia or searching for desert birds like Zarudniy Sparrow in Turkmenistan. We are the only operator to visit many of these unique regions. Also, we run all the logistics needed for a holiday ourselves and pride ourselves on competitive tour pricing.

Over the past decades, we have helped thousands of travellers experience the bounties of this region. We have designed custom wildlife and birdwatching holidays across Central Asia and Siberia. Since the inception of Rubythroat in 2006, we have amassed tremendous knowledge of the flora & fauna living in this unique and colossal landmass.

All tours organized by Rubythroat are all-inclusive and based on twin occupancy. For most destinations single occupancy is available, however mostly limited, please contact the RBT office for more information. Please note that if you are travelling alone, and want to share a room, we will try to pair you up with another participant who also wishes to share. However, if there is no other single person on the tour who wants to share, we will have to charge a necessary single-room supplement.

All expenses are covered from arrival to departure. There are no hidden costs! Your time in the field is to be enjoyed instead of dealing with lunches or other extras. Let us handle that for you. Personal expenses include souvenirs, tips, and/or alcoholic beverages.

At the top of every tour PDF, you can find the pricing for the tour. This price is the cost of in-country logistics. Rubythroat is operating on the international market, and your fellow travellers join from all over the globe. Therefore, international flight costs vary and are not included in our tour prices. However, the Rubythroat office is happy to assist; they can prepare any domestic or international air travel arrangements.

Please be sure to check with the RBT office before purchasing your air ticket to confirm that the tour is sufficiently subscribed to operate. RBT cannot be responsible for any air ticket.

Please check the details of your tour for more detailed information on your particular venture carefully.

We believe that small groups make for high-quality birding tours. We design each trip with the group size in mind as we feel it enhances the quality of the experience for the participant. On most of our travels, we use 20-seat Mercedes Sprinter busses, large and comfortable transport. During private tours, we use new Toyota Landcruisers or equivalent convenient transportation. When travelling in Central Asi[[a and Siberia long drives are inevitable, and therefore we do not compromise on comfort. As we have noticed, with other tour companies in the region, they tend to use old Russian busses or aged cars, which are slow and uncomfortable. Please check what vehicles you are promised before booking!

Our fixed departure tours have limits ranging from 6 to 10 participants. Our limitations are firm, and we don’t exceed the limit by one to accommodate a couple when only one space remains open.

We do believe firmly in teaching, and occasionally we will send a guide or manager in training along with a group to gain experience birding in the field. In these cases, one seat in the 4WD or bus will be taken by the guide in training. Our guides will have a rotation system within the vehicle so that clients share any inconvenience equally. We hope this minor inconvenience will be more than offset by the advantages of having another guide along.

Rubythroat Birding Tours offers not only fixed departure tours but also organizes individual tours. Those wanting to experience flora and fauna of Asia on their own or with a private group are more than welcome to contact us for a customized tour. We can arrange a trip based on one of the available trips, or we can also design an itinerary at your request. Let us know your wishes, and we will be happy to accommodate you and your companions!