Best Family Birding Destinations (1 Viewer)

[hookem2010]

While I'm hoping to sneak away with my bird bros somewhere in the next year or so, most of my near-future travel will be family oriented, as I have a 2 1/2 year-old, 3 month-old and non-birding spouse.
Keeping in mind affordability, safety and relative ease of travel, which locations would top your lists? Costa Rica seems like a winner, especially given my location in Texas.
I've found many of the easy targets in the ABA area (465 species, so plenty left to see, but most of the easy/widespread targets on the eastern half of the continent, Colorado and California), did a full-day tour in the Yucatan and birded the USVI a bit, but everywhere else remains unexplored.

 

[raymie]

Southeast Arizona is an easy destination to do with family, as locations are very accessible and even nonbirders can be interested in the beautiful scenery on the hikes.

 

[Steve Babbs]

South Africa very affordable, easy to do independently and kids will love the large mammals. I've done 3 family trips there for up to 6 weeks and also 1 with a birding friend.

I think both my kids were 3 on their first visit. I have to admit much younger and they'd probably not get so much out of it.