Day 1 – Early drive to Darien…with a most detour to
Nusugandi and Bayano (time permiting). Also stoping over Lago Bayano and trails, Mono bridge and more. Overnight in Torti.
In Darien Lowland - Eastern Panama are many good sites to bird. Birding sites are spread out a bit, and some
extensive drive time is unavoidable, but you will get a great a taste of South
American species, locals and endemics.
Day 2 – San Francisco Reserve and Peñas Blancas. Overnight in Torti.
Day 3 – Inland DarienEl Salto and the Private Foundation Reserve. Overnight in Meteti.
Day 4 – You will be drive back to Panama city . On the road we will stop at several places looking for the birds that have eluded us at places like Lago Bayano and trails, Mono bridge and more. Drop-off at your next destination in Panama City. For those of you continuing with the Tour Extension(4 day of birding in Central Panama Canal) will be taken to the Hotel/B&B in Panama city included in the extension price and will receive the instructions for the next day of birding.
Starting from Panama city... ending in Panama city
TOUR PRICE 0.00 usd per person, minimum two persons in double occupancy 4 days 3 nights all included.
Included: English/Spanish bird guide with fieldscope and the latest Panama fieldguide, road transportation, lodging (From DAY 1 to DAY 3), and National Park fees and meals pickup and drop off to your next destination Tocumen Airport/ or Panama City hotel .
Not Included in tour price:
7% government tax, items of personal nature, airport departure tax, or international airfare, gratuities, alcoholic beverages.Go Back
A deposit is require upon booking a trip. Balance due minimum 30 days prior to Day 1.
You will visit the eastern-most unexplored less frequent birding hotspots of Panama! During the bird watching tour you will visit swampy meadows along the Pan-American Highway, great water reservoir, mature secondary forests, lagoons, scrubby and open fields, roadsides, riversides and others. Private Foundations and Indian Village Reserves. Accompany by professional local bird guides. At the end of each day the guide will go over the day-bird list with participants and explain next day event. Go Back
ADD 4 DAYS OF BIRDING IN CENTRAL PANAMA – + 4 more days all included extension to Central Panama Canal and foothills: Pipeline Road, Ammo Dump, Old Gamboa road, Plantation Road, Metropolitan Park, Cerro Azul, El Valle and more. The EXTENSION tour Start and end in Panama city... and can be booked before or after the Darien Lowland Tour. CONTACT US
Also we organize special excursions to look for the Harpy Eagle. Participants most have excellent physical and fit conditions, ready for long walks on muddy-gravel, hilly trails and long ride on dugout canoes . Advance booking is a most. This is a unique tour that require special programming and a minimum of 4 participants (from your side).
ps Birding fixed dates tours can be changed upon request...
ps ps Make sure you evaluete and include a post-tour extension to Central Panama & Canal
ps ps ps We also offer Custom Birding Tours.. to plan your trip contact us!
Groups: When possible we try to keep groups to a max of 6 participants.
tax (7%). Single Supplement: USD$385 plus sales tax (7%)
or you may continue on a Post-trip Extension to the Darien Jungle Expedition
Visiting the Darien can be a bit tricky, as the presence in the extreme eastern and coastal portion of Colombia makes the Panamanian border police very nervous about the safety of tourists. We will be visiting areas well-away from any danger, but even so may find ourselves turned away as we go farther east, so we always have a "Plan B"-- there are many good sites to bird. A lot of the remaining forest in the region belongs the indigenous Kuna and Embera peoples, so in case we have to make use of this contingency plan, we will hire a local fellow to help us navigate the protocols to gain access to the best areas. The birding will be excellent no matter where we go, an any additional time west might actually earn us some species that can be missed in the east, so this is a win-win situation.
Note: Don't expect luxury. The Darien lowland lodging will be rustic, but clean and safe. No hot water but air condition in rooms available. The traditional meals of rice, fruits, plantains, chicken or fish will be at the only restaurant-fonda in town.
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GUIDE BOOK RECOMMENDED
These books are an example of hard work put into, and for the benefit,
of conserving Panamas birds:
“The Birds of Panama, a field guide by George R Angehr and Robert Dean Can be described as the “bible” for Panama and some Costa Rica birds. The latest edition (1989).This excellent field guide
is highly recommended as your primary reference book on the birds. CONTACT US
