Saskatchewan Cranes & Geese Reviews

4.9 Rating 24 Reviews

Sep 30 - Oct 5, 2025 | Witness the migration of tens of thousands of geese & cranes on this birding tour! This birdwatching spectacle in southern Saskatchewan features the Sandhill Crane, Snow Goose, and Whooping Crane. We will also visit Prince Albert National Park to view boreal species like the Spruce Grouse and American Three-toed Woodpecker.

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“This is truly a bird oriented tour. It is all about seeing Whooping Cranes...the target bird..migrating south. The tour is centred around Saskatoon and excellent birding exists on the river walks adjacent to the hotel. Driving the rural routes around Saskatoon you may find a few Whooping Cranes or you may be in luck, seeing a flock of maybe a hundred. Eagle Eye has a very good success rate and are known to help the competition find the target bird. The trip to Prince Albert National Park closes the tour; there is a lot of driving associated with this effort and I would have enjoyed another day looking for the target bird.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Each day was well planned and there were alternatives in case we were unable to find the Whooping Cranes. We were lucky to find the flock on the first day and able to enjoy observing the birds for a good amount of time. This allowed us to spend the remaining days exploring Saskatchewan a bit more and to find more birds and wildlife. Our guides went to some trouble to find Saskatoon Berry pie for one of our travellers and we all enjoyed this on our final evening. Dealing with Eagle Eye makes travel easy and the tours do not disappoint.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by attributes, so did not give a rating. This was a fabulous trip and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see whooping cranes. On our first day we saw a large group of cranes that was relatively close and had lots of time to take photos and watch them. The next day our guides took us to several different areas south of Saskatchewan and on the third day we drove to Prince Albert National Park. I have a few things that I am critical of, but that do not affect my impression of the trip as a whole. First is the lunch on the second day. We had the leftovers from the first and there was not enough food for everyone to get a fair share. On our second two days we spent ages standing and looking at very distant geese and ducks, too far away for binoculars, and birds that are seen in abundance on the west coast. I would have liked to spend more time looking for the smaller birds in riparian areas and fields. The third part of the trip that I was not keen on was the very long drive to and from Prince Albert National Park. It seemed to me that we spent far to long driving and not nearly enough time looking at birds and, again, when we did, too much time spent gazing at distant birds out on the lakes and then a rush through the pine forest. The guides were extremely knowledgeable and very willing to answer all the questions from the group.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“I saw 5 Whoopers ,which I regard as a miracle since there are so few of them ,for such a short time in such a huge area. They migrate in 2s or3s with thousands of sandhill cranes. To find one is like looking for one needle in large number of haystacks,but our resourceful guide found them and we got good views through telescopes In the tour we saw a lot of Saskatchewan wildlife inc.a magnificent bull moose "marooned" in a small copse & lake in the middle of infinite prairie. A very successful tour,great guide,good food and a small friendly group---just like all Eagle-eye trips. Gerry from Ontario”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Despite the challenging weather I thoroughly enjoyed my tour. I would go again if possible”

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Posted 5 years ago

Bernie Freeman

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“This was a great trip to and seeing the whooping cranes was one of those unique experiences that doesn’t happen very often. Our only complaints were the need for more bathroom breaks and the lengths of one day, but these were senior moments. The guides were very knowledgeable and we saw a large variety of birds. Also memorable were the large fields of snow geese.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“It was a wonderful experience.The guides were excellent and knowledgaible and did not make you feel inadequate when table to recognize bird! The size of the group was good. I had a wonderful time and would have loved to go on another tour except for family restraints. I don't have any photos myself, there was one participant with an excellent camera and he sent photos to us afterwards.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“A great exploration of the Saskatchewan backroad birding spots. The leaders were obliging and responded to requests to view specific birds. We saw a lot of large migration flocks, including the Whooping Cranes which were somewhat elusive at first. It was wonderful to see them on a distant field, then we moved closer and they flew. I would have preferred not disturbing them as I feel that should take priority over a possible closer view.”

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Posted 5 years ago