COSTA RICA MEGA BIRDING TOUR
Tour Itinerary
COSTA RICA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
| Duration: | 20 days, 19 nights |
| Group Size: | 2-4 |
| 2-3 Persons Price: | $7850 |
| 4 Persons Price: | $7550 |
| Single Suppl: | $650 |
| Est #Species: | 550-625 |
| Pace: | Moderate |
| Difficulty: | Moderate |
| Best Time:: | January-March |
| * This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. | |
| DAY | ACTIVITY | MEALS | ACCOMMODATIONS |
| 1 | Arrival | None | Hotel Aeropuerto |
| 2 | Early departure for the Pacific lowlands. Birding Ceiba-Cascajal Road enroute. Afternoon boat trip on the Tarcoles River and birding lodge grounds. | BLD | Cerro Lodge |
| 3 | All day birding Carara National Park. | BLD | Cerro Lodge |
| 4 | Morning transfer to Osa Peninsula. Birding stops at Quepos for Spot-fronted Swift and the Rincon River for Yellow-billed Cotinga. Afternoon birding lodge grounds. | BLD | Danta Corcovado Lodge |
| 5 | All day birding Osa Peninsula. | BLD | Danta Corcovado Lodge |
| 6 | Morning excursion to La Gamba Road near Golfito. Afternoon birding Wilson Botanical Gardens. | BLD | Hotel in San Vito |
| 7 | Morning transfer to San Gerardo de Dota. Birding en route at Cerro de La Muerte in the Talamanca highlands. Afternoon birding lodge grounds. | BLD | Savegre Mountain Hotel |
| 8 | Morning visit Paraiso Quetzal Hotel for Resplendant Quetzal. Afternoon birding highlands above the lodge. | BLD | Savegre Mountain Hotel |
| 9 | Depart 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. | BLD | Hotel Quelitales |
| 10 | Morning birding hotel grounds and viewing hummingbirds at feeders. Afternoon transfer to Sarapiqui area. Birding there after arrival. | BLD | Hotel Ara Ambigua |
| 11 | Morning birding in Braulio Carillo National Park. Afternoon visit to Selva Verde and a site for Great Green Macaws. | BLD | Hotel Ara Ambigua |
| 12 | Morning birding La Selva Biological Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Bijagua. Birding lodge grounds after arrival. | BLD | Celeste Mountain Lodge |
| 13 | Morning birding trails on nearby Heliconias Lodge property. Afternoon birding in the nearby Tapir Valley Nature Reserve. | BLD | Celeste Mountain Lodge |
| 14 | Morning birding the Rio Celeste Trail within Tenorio Volcano National Park. After lunch transfer to Caño Negro area. Late afternoon boat trip on the lagoon. | BLD | Hotel Heliconia in Los Chiles |
| 15 | Morning boat trip along the Rio Frio into Lago Caño Negro followed by birding around town. After lunch transfer to Arenal area. Birding lodge grounds after arrival. | BLD | Arenal Observatory Lodge |
| 16 | All day birding Arenal National Park and nearby lodge grounds. | BLD | Arenal Observatory Lodge |
| 17 | Early morning visit Bogarin Trail near Fortuna followed by transfer to Monteverde. Afternoon Selvatura Reserve for Three-wattled Bellbirds. | BLD | Cala Lodge. |
| 18 | Morning birding Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Afternoon transfer to La Ensenada. Birding there after arrival. | BLD | La Ensenada |
| 19 | Morning birding at La Ensenada Reserve. Afternoon transfer to Alajuela. | BLD | Hotel Aeropuerto |
| 20 | End of tour. Flights home. | B | None |