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COSTA RICA MEGA BIRDING TOUR

Tour Itinerary

COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:21 days, 20 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$7550
Group Price:$7100
Single Suppl:$650
Est #Species:400-450
Pace:Moderate
Difficulty:Moderate
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.
DAYACTIVITYMEALSACCOMMODATIONS
1ArrivalNoneHotel Aeropuerto
2Early departure for the Pacific lowlands. Birding Ceiba-Cascajal Road enroute. Afternoon lodge grounds.BLDCerro Lodge
3Morning Carara National Park. Afternoon Carara National Park or boat trip on Tarcoles River.BLDCerro Lodge
4Morning transfer to Osa Peninsula. Birding stops at Quepos for Spot-fronted Swift and the Rincon River for Yellow-billed Cotinga. Afternoon birding lodge grounds.BLDDanta Corcovado Lodge
5All day birding Osa Peninsula.BLDDanta Corcovado Lodge
6All day birding Osa Peninsula.BLDDanta Corcovado Lodge
7Morning transfer to Wilson Botanical Gardens near San Vito. Afternoon birding there.BLDWilson Botanical Gardens
8Early morning birding in the botanical gardens. Mid morning depart for San Gerardo de Dota, stopping to look for Chiriqui Yellowthroat in wetlands near San Vito and lunch in San Isidro de El General, Early afternoon stop at Georgina's Restaurant to view high elevation hummingbirds followed by birding the road up to the antenna area atop Cerro de La Muerte in the Talamanca highlands. Continue on to the valley of San Gerardo de Dota, arriving late afternoon. View hummingbirds at feeders on lodge grounds.BLDSavegre Mountain Lodge
9Morning visit Paraiso Quetzales for Resplendant Quetzal. Afternoon birding highlands above the lodge.BLDSavegre Mountain Lodge
10Depart very early for 3 hour drive to Reserva El Copal in the highlands not far from Tapanti National Park. Much of day birding there. Late afternoon transfer to Quelitales.BLDHotel Quelitales
11Morning birding hotel grounds and viewing hummingbirds at feeders. Afternoon transfer to Sarapiqui area. Birding there after arrival.BLDLa Quinta Inn
12All day La Selva Biological Reserve.BLDLa Quinta Inn
13Morning transfer to Los Chiles near Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. Afternoon boat trip on the lagoon.BLDHotel Heliconia in Los Chiles
14Morning transfer to Bijagua. Rest of day birding lodge property there.BLDCeleste Mountain Lodge
15Morning birding trails on nearby Heliconias Lodge property. Afternoon birding Tapir Valley Nature Reserve.BLDCeleste Mountain Lodge
16Morning transfer to Arenal with roadside birding enroute along the Rio Celeste. Afternoon transfer to Arenal area, Birding lodge grounds after arrival.BLDArenal Observatory Lodge
17All day Arenal National Park and nearby lodge grounds.BLDArenal Observatory Lodge
18Early morning private reserve near Fortuna followed by transfer to Monteverde. Afternoon Selvatura Reserve for Three-wattled Bellbirds.BLDCala Lodge.
19Morning Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Afternoon transfer to La Ensenada. Birding there after arrival.BLDLa Ensenada
20Morning birding La Ensenada Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Alajuela.BLDHotel Aeropuerto
21End of tour. Flights home.BNone