Crooked Tree Wetlands, Pook's Hill, & Tikal
2009 Belize & Guatemala Photo Tour
Birds, Nature, Mayan Ruins

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Pook's Hill
Tikal National Park

April 18-26, 2009
(9 days, 8 nights)

Price $TBA

Sat
Apr 18

Crooked Tree
Bird's Eye View Lodge

Included Meals: D

Meet and Greet at Belize Airport. Transfer to Crooked Tree Village. Late afternoon photography around lodge. Before dinner orientation.

Sun
Apr 19

Crooked Tree
Bird's Eye View Lodge

Included Meals: BLD

Early morning boat trip making photographs of water birds, hawks, and other species on the lagoon and river. Afternoon photography of land birds along wooded trails on Crooked Tree island.

Mon
Apr 20

Crooked Tree
Pook's Hill Reserve
Pook's Hill Lodge

Included Meals: BLD

Early morning photography of birds around the lodge. After breakfast transfer to Pook's Hill, stopping en route at Cherry's for lunch and photography of birds on the restaurant grounds and again along the access road to Pook's Hill. Later afternoon photography around Pook's Hill lodge grounds.

Tues
Apr 21

Pook's Hill Reserve
Pook's Hill Lodge

Included Meals: BLD

All day making photographs of birds around Pook's Hill, including hummingbirds at feeders, toucans and orioles in more open areas, and forest birds such as tanagers in more forested areas.

Wed
Apr 22

Pook's Hill Reserve
Tikal National Park
Tikal Inn

Included Meals: BLD

Morning photography around Pook's Hill. Mid-morning departure for Tikal, stopping at the Guatamala border for lunch and at a roadside wetlands area in Guatamala to view and possibly photograph wetland birds. Mid-afternoon arrival at Tikal. Remainder of day making photographs of birds around entrance area, including Ocellated Turkeys and other species.

Thurs
Apr 23

Tikal National Park
Tikal Inn

Included Meals: BLD

All day tour and photography of Tikal Archaeological Site, making photographs of ruins and birds around the ruins such as Orange-breasted Falcons.

Fri
Apr 24

Tikal National Park
Warri Head Creek
Warri Head Creek Lodge

Included Meals: BLD

Morning photography along forested roads and more open areas around our inn and within the archaeological site. After lunch transfer back to Belize, arriving at Warri Head Creek Lodge mid to late afternoon.

Sat
Apr 25

Wari Head Creek
Belize Airport
 

Included Meals: B

After breakfast transfer to Belize International Airport.