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PANAMA
PHOTO TOUR

Photograph tropical birds such as antbirds, trogons, cotingas, and tanagers along famed Pipeline and Achiote Roads, hummingbirds at feeders, and Resplendent Quetzals and other specialty birds of the western Chiriqui Highlands.

Exotic Bird & Nature Photo Tour
2009 Panama Canal Zone & Chiriqui
Soberania, Achiote Road, Western Highlands

* Daily schedule is approximate and may change at the leader's discretion.

Panama Canal Pipeline Road Soberania National Park Gamboa Achiote Road & Gatun Chiriqui Highlands Feb 7-15, 2009 (9 days, 8 nights) Price $2550
Sat Feb 7	Panama City Albrook Inn Included Meals: D	For those who signed up and arrived Friday night, optional partial transit of Panama Canal. Evening beginning of photo tour, meet and greet, dinner, and orientation.
Sun Feb 8	Pipeline Road Gamboa Albrook Inn Included Meals: BLD	Morning making photographs along famed Pipeline Road and nearby areas. Afternoon visit to Embarra Indian village or otherareas around Gamboa to make photographs.
Mon Feb 9	Soberania National Park Miraflores Locks Gamboa Albrook Inn Included Meals: BLD	Morning photography at Summit Ponds and along Old Gamboa Road. Mid-day visit to Miraflores Locks to photograph ships going through the locks. Afternoon making photographs around Gamboa.
Tues Feb 10	Pipeline Road Canal Zone Sierra Llorona Lodge Included Meals: BLD	Morning making photographs back along Pipeline Road. After lunch checkout and transfer to the Caribbean side of the isthmus, stopping en route to photograph birds. Arrive at lodge by dinner.
Wed Feb 11	Achiote Road Gatun Area Sierra Llorona Lodge Included Meals: BLD	Morning visit to Achiote Road, an excellent place to see and photograph specialty birds on the Caribbean side of the Canal Zone. After lunch photographing other birds in the area around Gatun.
Thurs Feb 12	Lodge Grounds Chiriqui Highlands Hotel dos Rios Included Meals: BLD	Morning photographing hummingbirds around the lodge feeders, as well as other birds to be found on the grounds around the lodge. After lunch transfer to Albrook Airport for flight to David in western Panama. Transfer from David to lodge in Volcan.
Fri Feb 13	Chiriqui Highlands Hotel dos Rios Included Meals: BLD	All day photographing specialty birds in Chiriqui Highlands. Birds of special interest include Resplendent Quetzal, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, a variety of highland hummingbirds, trogons, and tanagers.
Sat Feb 14	Chiriqui Highlands Panama City Albrook Inn Included Meals: BLD	Morning photography in Chiriqui Highlands. Transfer to David after lunch. Afternoon flight from David to Panama City, arriving by dinner.
Sun Feb 15	Panama City Included Meals: B	End of tour. Travel day home.

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