Call of the Bird Lover
Audubon members save an extra 10% on Audubon Voyages with HX and an extra 5% on all other cruises. HX supports the National Audubon Society’s mission to protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow.
Eastern Bluebird. Photo: Glenda Simmons/Great Backyard Bird Count.
Birds of a Feather
We are proud partners of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bird conservation across the Americas. We are in a critical moment for birds and people. As a long-time pillar of the conservation community, Audubon is rising to meet the urgency of this moment through the power of birds. We are delighted and honored to complement and share this goal with Audubon.
Birders Are Raven About Audubon + HX
From novice birders to expert ornithologists, HX expeditions are a birder's paradise! In addition to offering mindful adventures with minimal environmental impact, all HX voyages feature:
Onboard ornithologists
Expedition teams with strong birding backgrounds
Evening lectures on birds and other wildlife
Onboard science center and library with birding resources
Onboard photographers on every voyage who share albums at the end of your trip and offer lessons on nature photography
Exclusive Permits for Optimal Wildlife Viewing
Interconnected Cabins + Suite Options, perfect for small groups and families
Action-packed Itineraries Led by Expert Guides
Ample opportunity to meet guests with similar birding interests
Audubon Members Save 10% on Select Sailings
How to book your Audubon Voyage with HX
Have your Audubon Membership ID ready. Don't know it? Call Audubon to confirm at 1 (844) 428-3826.
Call HX at 1 (888) 645-7424. Tell them you are an Audubon member and share your number.
Save 10% on any trip labeled Audubon Voyage.
Save 5% on any other trip from our catalog.
We take sustainability seriously. Learn more about our sustainability work across emissions, nature, people, and community.
Enjoy a Big Year in Comfort & Style
HX offers all of these egg-celent inclusions on every expedition:
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner featuring local ingredients and regional favorites, including house beer and wine
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Use of the Science Center and access to Citizen Science Projects
Onboard Professional Photographer
Escorted Small Boat Landings
All Excursions and Gear—Hike, Kayak, Snorkel, and Glass-bottom Boat
Up-Close Encounters with Exceptional Wildlife
Alaska
Crested Auklet | Aethia cristatella
Alaska is a birdwatcher's paradise, home to not just the iconic Bald Eagle, but crested auklets, known for crests that hang in front of their faces. They're noisy nesters, settling among rock piles, and can be seen flying and diving closely together. On your Alaska adventure, you'll also likely spot murres, puffins, ptarmigans, and other Alaskan birds. If you sail to the Aleutians, you may spot the rare McKay's Bunting on St Matthew Island or Hall Island!
Antarctica
Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans
With the longest wingspan of any living bird at over 11 feet, the Snowy Albatross is on every serious and not-so-serious birder’s list. Antarctica is home to 73 species of birds, including albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels, cormorants, skuas, gulls, terns, and of course, penguins. The best time to see chicks? Late January through the end of February.
Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus
The Galapagos Penguin, found mostly on Fernandina and Isabela Islands, is one of several species of sea birds in the Galápagos archipelago, along with Blue-footed Boobies, Red-footed Boobies, Nazca Boobies, Frigatebirds, flamingos, and cormorants. For land birds, your spotting list includes the mockingbird, short-eared owl, Galapagos hawk, Galapagos dove, and 17 species of Darwin's finches.
Greenland
Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis
Greenland is home to about 252 different species of birds, only 30 of which live there all year. The snow bunting breeds in high Arctic, lining their nests with fur and feathers which warm the deep cracks and rock cavities where they incubate their eggs. Because the female can't leave the nest very often, the male brings her food almost every 15 minutes. In addition to snow buntings, you'll likely see black guillemots, northern fulmars, sea eagles, auks, puffins, and terns.
Iceland
Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica
Over 2,000,000 pairs of Atlantic Puffins reside in Iceland, making it a near-certain sighting in this northern European nation. Visitors will find millions of them nesting in the Látrabjarg cliffs in the Westfjords, as well as in the Westman Islands. Avid birders can also search for more than 421 different species in Iceland, including the Arctic tern, Tufted Duck, Common Eider and Whooper Swan.
Svalbard
Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius
You'll be lucky to spot one of a few ocean-going shore birds, the Red Phalaropes. In terms of ocean mammals, keep an eye out for beluga and minke whales. You'll likely see puffins, northern fulmars, kittiwakes, terns, and other auks, too!
Audubon Terms & Conditions
Offers are valid for current National Audubon Society (“Audubon”) members on new bookings only. Pricing is per person, based on double occupancy, and applies to cruise-only fares (excludes flights, hotel accommodations, and any other associated costs.) All offers are included in the advertised savings and include taxes, fees, and port expenses. Audubon members receive 10% off all Licensed Voyage cruise departures and 5% off Standard Voyage cruise departures through April 23, 2026. Passengers may apply only one promotional code, coupon, or other special offer to each booking. Promotional codes cannot be combined, stacked, or used in conjunction with any other promotional code (e.g., AARP), except as expressly stated in the terms of the specific offer or when explicitly permitted by HX Expeditions. Offers are capacity-controlled and may be modified or withdrawn at any time without prior notice. Cruises are subject to availability at the time of booking. Other restrictions may apply. Offer is valid from April 23, 2024, through April 23, 2026, and is bookable by calling the HX Expeditions Customer Sales Center at (888) 944-9515.
A “Licensed Voyage” includes small-ship-based voyages that are marketed to Audubon members in association with HX Expeditions and the National Audubon Society. Licensed Voyages expressly exclude: (i) flights not included in the tour code, and (ii) any optional or extra elements, including excursions, pre- or post-programs, arrival and departure packages, transfers, optional activities, non-inclusive food and beverage, supplements, retail products, gifts, merchandise, hire equipment, upgrades, enhancements, onboard credit, name changes, administrative fees, or other goods and services expressly excluded or identified as optional in HX Expedition’s marketing materials related to the relevant Licensed Voyage. A “Standard Voyage” includes all other voyages arranged, sold, and operated by HX Expeditions under separate tour codes from Licensed Voyages.
Audubon member benefits are provided by third parties, not by Audubon or its affiliates. Providers pay a royalty fee to Audubon for the use of its intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purposes of Audubon. Some provider offers are subject to change and may have restrictions. Please contact the provider directly for full details.
