Bird Tours Gift Certificates – 5 Great Options for Birders and Bird Photographers

Gift Certificate Options from Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours

  • Want to give a bird tour as a gift but not sure which one the recipient would prefer?
    We offer 40 different tours out of Saskatoon, Canada for birdwatchers and bird photographers. Tours available in every season.
  • Need a birthday gift, anniversary gift Easter gift, Christmas gift, graduation gift or retirement gift for someone interested in birds?
  • Consider purchasing a gift certificate valid for any of our birdwatching tours and bird photography tours offered in 2023 or 2024.
  • Similar to gift cards, our gift certificates are available in the amounts of $200, $300, $500 or $800 or you may request a certificate for the guiding fee portion of any of our currently listed tours up to a maximum of $900.
  • All Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours follow Saskatchewan Covid regulations.
  • We recommend that the recipient email birdtours@sasktel.net as quickly as possible to book their preferred tour so that they can have the best selection of available dates. Some tours may fill up.
  • The purchaser of the gift certificate will receive a tax credit issued by the Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation charity for 50% of the value of the certificate.

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Please email birdtours@sasktel.net if you have any questions about the following gift certificate rules.

Gift Certificate Rules

The value of the gift certificate will be honoured as a credit towards the total cost of the guiding fee for any of our birding tours offered in 2023 or 2024. The credit cannot be applied to accommodation, transportation, meals or any other costs associated with the tours. Because the tours are offered for fundraising purposes by the Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation registered charity, these gift certificates cannot be refunded and will expire if not used for a tour before the end of 2024. If a tour needs to be cancelled, the credit may be applied to a different tour.

QUESTIONS: Email birdtours@sasktel.net .

Note: Click here if you prefer to donate to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation and receive a tax receipt for 100% of the donation.

Gift Certificate Request Form

This mailing address is needed for the tax receipt.
Gift Certificates are available in the amounts of $200, $300, $500 or $800 or the amount of any of our tours.
E-transfer may be emailed to LSWR@sasktel.net. Cheque may be written out to Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation and mailed to 100 Rayner Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 2P8. Foreign purchasers should email LSWR@sasktel.net for payment options.
Email is recommended after December 11. Mailing is available to Canada and USA only. Ensure payment is received in time to meet Canada Post Delivery deadlines. Email recommended for other international destinations or for gift certificate orders received too close to event to meet postal delivery deadlines.
Mailing is available to Canada and USA only. Ensure payment is received in time to meet Canada Post Delivery deadlines.
Email is recommended for all gift certificate purchases after December 11. Email recommended for other international destinations or for gift certificate orders received too close to Christmas to meet postal delivery deadlines.

If you do not hear back from us within 24 hours, then please email: birdtours@sasktel.net .

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Testimonials

CLICK to listen to Calgary Naturalist Brian Keating on CBC Calgary Radio giving an on-air review of a whooping crane tour he booked with us.

Global TV News Report: Click Here.

“I drove to Saskatoon and met Stan Shadick who arranged for me to observe lekking Sharp-tailed Grouse. Stan set up a blind for me, enabling me to take photos in the early morning hours (04:10 to 08:00, Wednesday, May 5). It was a birding thrill for the year. ” (L. C.)

That was such a great trip!  Thanks so much for the use of the blind and sharing your general knowledge and expertise. (J. L.)

“We really appreciated your tour last Wednesday; [Our young grandson] loved it!! He also told us he learned a lot.  I believe you have inspired him to continue his passion of birding.  Thanks again for the wonderful guiding!” (D.D. )

EMAIL birdtours@sasktel.net to book a tour or to order a gift certificate or with any questions.
Please include your name and a contact phone number and other pertinent information.

Tour Guide

 

 

Stan Shadick – Tour Leader

TOUR GUIDE: Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan Shadick has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada that have been organized by Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation, Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours, Nature Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division.

Stan is past president of Nature Saskatchewan as well as past president and current field trip chairman for the Saskatoon Nature Society. He is a co-editor of the reference publication “Birds of the Saskatoon Area” and contributed significantly to the recently published “Birds of Saskatchewan”.

Stan was a regional coordinator for the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas project and helped with their bird identification workshops. He regularly contributes sightings to e-bird and currently holds the e-bird record for the most bird species seen in Saskatchewan.

Stan volunteers his time leading Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours so that all proceeds benefit the work of Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation.

How to get to Saskatoon

Air: Saskatoon International Airport (YXE) is served by Air Canada, Westjet and their U.S. partners United and Delta.

Air Canada Star Alliance partners also include Aegean, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels, Copa, Croatia, EgyptAir, Ethiopian, EVA, Lot, Lufthansa, SAS, Shenzhen, Singapore, South African, Swiss, TAP, Thai, Turkish, United.

Westjet international partners include AeroMexico, Air France, Air Transat, Azores, Cathay Pacific, China, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta, Emirates, Hainan, Hong Kong, Japan, KLM, Korean, LATAM, Philippine, Quantas, Virgin Atlantic, Xiamen.

Train: Saskatoon’s  Train Station is served by Via Rail’s Canadian train serving Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver.

Bus: Saskatoon – Edmonton and Saskatoon – Regina bus service

Car: Saskatoon is located on Canada’s Yellowhead cross-country highway plus 6 other major highways connecting with all cities in Canada and USA. If you drive your vehicle, you do not need to rent a car for our tours.

Covid Safety Policy on Tours

  1. Your tour leader is fully vaccinated.
  2. Clients must normally drive themselves in their own personal or rented vehicle. The leader will normally drive in a separate vehicle. We will use cell phones to communicate between each other during the tour.
  3. This policy may change when public health orders change or when Covid case numbers change.
  4. Please contact us before booking tour if you have any special requests with regard to this policy. In certain cases if requested, leader may be willing to ride in client’s vehicle.

 

TOUR LIST – SASKATOON CUSTOM BIRD TOURS

CLICK THE FOLLOWING SASKATOON CUSTOM BIRD TOURS FOR DETAILS.
Gift Certificates may be used towards any of these tours.