Susan Myers
Susan Myers has been birding and traveling in Asia for over thirty years now, something she can’t quite believe herself! She is passionate about Asia and its wildlife. She also strongly believes that the combination of incredible and diverse wildlife, ancient and fascinating cultures, and the best food in the world are unique to this amazing continent. For more than 20 years Susan has led tours throughout Asia, including countless trips to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Indonesia, over 30 tours to Vietnam, and many tours of India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Japan, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Burma and the Philippines, as well as Madagascar, West Papua, the Pacific islands and, of course, Australia. She is fluent in Japanese as well as Indonesian/Malaysian.
Susan was born in Melbourne to convict ancestry dating back to the establishment of the city, when her shoe-stealing forebearer was released from Port Arthur in Tasmania and came to Melbourne in 1836 to start a new life. She has been a birder and passionate naturalist since early childhood, running around barefoot in the Aussie bush chasing birds, lizards, and (a peculiar childhood interest in) aquatic insects. Her experiences in Asia started at an early age when a short trip to Singapore cast a spell on her, never to be broken. That first sighting of a sunbird in the tropical rainforest led to the purchase of King’s The Birds of South East Asia, which she obsessively memorized. After her university studies in biological sciences, she moved to Japan where she lived for four years, learning the language and studying the natural history and culture, she has traveled there regularly ever since. A few years in Japan and extended travel and birding all over the region further strengthened her deep love of the wildlife and culture of Asia. Susan has also worked as a scuba instructor on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, showing international visitors this marine wonder of the world. She has published many papers and articles on ornithology and general ecology in a variety of respected magazines, scientific journals and books. She is the author of the revised edition Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, published in 2016, and has recently finished a general guide to the wildlife of South East Asia. Susan’s deep affection for and appreciation of Asia and its wildlife, her language skills, and her understanding of the different cultures of this region ensure an enriching dimension to your tour.
Tours
- Japan in Winter (11-25 February 2019) Waitlist only
- Vietnam (Mar 16 to Apr 7, 2019)
- Japan in Spring - Southern Japan and Island endemics (May 19 to Jun 1, 2019) Waitlist only
- Borneo - Sarawak Endemics - Black Oriole, Hose's Broadbill and Dulit Frogmouth (Jul 26 to Aug 3, 2019)NEW
- Borneo - Classic - Mount Kinabalu, Kinabatangan River, Tabin Reserve, and the Danum Valley (3-17 August 2019)
- Peninsular Malaysia (19-30 August 2019)NEW Waitlist only
- Indonesia: The Moluccas (Sep 22 to Oct 13, 2019)
- Indonesia: Sulawesi and Halmahera (Oct 15 to Nov 4, 2019)
- Cambodia (Nov 30 to Dec 14, 2019)
- Japan in Winter (12-26 January 2020)
- Japan in Winter (Jan 28 to Feb 11, 2020) Waitlist only
- Vietnam (Feb 27 to Mar 20, 2020)
- Indonesia: Java and Sumatra (3-23 May 2020)
- Indonesia: The Lesser Sunda Islands - Sumba, Timor and Flores (Jul 12 to Aug 1, 2020)
- Borneo - Classic - Mount Kinabalu, Kinabatangan River, Tabin Reserve, and the Danum Valley (Aug 27 to Sep 10, 2020)
Updated: January 2018