Hong Kong Ecotours

Till its demise at the end of March this year (2004), FirstStep Nature Tours was one of few eco-tour companies in Hong Kong. Mainly ran tours to Mai Po Marshes, with an emphasis on birds; but also birding tours to other locations, as well as some hikes, and scenery tours.

I was the chairman - and eventually also secretary, manager, bookings clerk and main guide.

To help show what can be done and seen during an eco-tour in Hong Kong, here are highlights of tours from autumn 2003 to the end of March 2004.

Mai Po Marshes, 29 March 2004

Experience Hong Kong's internationally renowned Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, winter home and migration stopover for tens of thousands of wetland birds If you would like a private tour of Hong Kong's Mai Po Marshes nature reserve, consider booking the Mai Po Wetland Experience, taking you to the heart of the Mai Po reserve, which is managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong.