HX and the National Audubon Society

HX is proud to partner with the National Audubon Society to advance its mission to protect birds and the places they need. This shared commitment to conservation and responsible exploration lies at the heart of our collaboration.

As part of this partnership, Audubon members receive exclusive savings: an extra 10% off Audubon Voyages with HX and 5% off all other HX expeditions.

Beyond our travel offerings, the HX Foundation is honored to support Audubon’s vital conservation work across North America, including efforts to protect critical bird habitats and biodiversity. Our joint initiatives also extend globally, such as in the Galápagos Islands, where we help preserve one of the world’s most extraordinary ecosystems.

Together, HX and Audubon are working to ensure a thriving future for birds, wildlife, and the planet we all share.

In partnership with the National Audubon Society, HX offers immersive voyages that combine birding, conservation, and exploration. Each journey is crafted to connect you with the natural world in meaningful ways.

What You Can Expect on Board:

Explore, learn, and connect on a birding expedition like no other.

Audubon-licensed voyages take you to some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary destinations, where you can experience incredible birdlife up close. Explore the Galápagos, Alaska, and Antarctica on specially curated Audubon sailings designed to showcase the unique birds and habitats of these regions. Or choose from a variety of other extraordinary destinations with HX, all while supporting conservation efforts that protect birds and their environments.

How to book your Audubon Voyage with HX

Every HX voyage delivers an all-inclusive experience focused on comfort and discovery. We handle the details so you can fully enjoy expert-led excursions, delicious meals, and premium amenities. Enjoy:

Alaska

Tufted Puffin | Fratercula cirrhata

With its vivid orange bill, sleek black body, and signature yellow head plumes, the Tufted Puffin is one of Alaska’s most striking seabirds. These bold, charismatic birds nest in burrows along remote coastal cliffs and islands, where they gather in lively colonies during the summer breeding season. Tufted Puffins spend most of their lives on the open ocean and return to land only to raise their young. On your Alaska adventure, you’ll also likely Ancient Murrelet’s, Crested Auklet’s, Red-legged Kittiwakes, and other unforgettable seabirds.

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.

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!

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.