Victor Emanuel Nature Tours

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) is the largest and longest-running birding-tour company in the United States, headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company runs an extensive global catalogue spanning the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific, with hundreds of departures per year led by a roster of professional birding and natural-history guides. VENT's programme mixes flagship destination tours, such as Lesser Sundas endemics in Indonesia, Philippines Highlights, and Bosque del Apache for wintering cranes and waterfowl, with cultural-and-natural-history voyages including a circumnavigation of the Peloponnese pairing ancient Greek sites with Mediterranean birding. The operation is known for thorough trip preparation, conservation partnerships, and a deep bench of leaders who specialise in particular regions or taxonomic groups.