* Specific birding locales subject to adjustment based on guide recommendations and local conditions.
Metropolitan Park
Canal Zone
Achiote Road
Fort Lorenzo
Plantation Trail
Bahia Bay
Tocumen Marsh
Pipeline Road
Ammo Dump
Old Gamboa Road
Fortuna Road
Chiriqui Highlands
Feb 15-25, 2009
(11 days, 10 nights)
Price $TBA
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Sun
Feb 15 |
Panama City
Plaza Paitilla
Included Meals: D |
Evening meet and greet, dinner, and orientation. |
Mon
Feb 16 |
Metropolitan Park
Canal Zone
Sierra Llorona Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding in dry forests of Metropolitan Nature Park. After lunch checkout. Birding en route to Caribbean slope and Sierra Llorona Lodge. |
Tues
Feb 17 |
Achiote Road
Fort Lorenzo
Gatun Area
Sierra Llorona Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding along Achiote Road. Afternoon birding around Fort Lorenzo and area around Gatun. |
Wed
Feb 18 |
Plantation Trail
Tocumen Marsh
Plaza Paitilla
Included Meals: BLD |
Early breakfast and checkout. Morning birding Plantation Trail. Mid-day check into hotel in Panama City. Afternoon birding along Bahia Bay and Tocumen Marsh. |
Thurs
Feb 19 |
Pipeline Road
Plaza Paitilla
Included Meals: BLD |
All day birding Pipeline Road and at Ammo Dump ponds. |
Fri
Feb 20 |
Old Gamboa Road
David
Hotel Gran Nacional
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding Summit Ponds and Old Gamboa Road. For those taking shortened tour, afternoon free, overnight at hotel, and end of tour following morning. For those continuing on to western Panama, after lunch checkout and late afternoon flight to David. |
Sat
Feb 21 |
Fortuna Road
Hotel Gran Nacional
Included Meals: BLD |
For those taking shortened tour, international flight home. For everyone else, all day birding Fortuna Road. |
Sun
Feb 22 |
David Lowlands
Chorro Macho de Monte
Hotel dos Rios
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning birding western lowlands around David. Rest of day birding Chorro Macho de Monte, arriving at hotel in Volcan by evening. |
Mon
Feb 23 |
Chiriqui Highlands
Hotel dos Rios
Included Meals: BLD |
All day birding various sites in Chiriqui Highlands. |
Tues
Feb 24 |
Chiriqui Higlands
Panama City
Plaza Paitilla
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning looking for Resplendent Quetzal if not seen previous day. Birding additional sites in Chiriqui Highlands. Afternoon transfer to David for flight to Panama City. |
Wed
Feb 25 |
Panama City
Included Meals: B |
Tour ends after breakfast at the hotel. |
