Photo by J. Drummond.
| Classic Panama Birding Tour: Visit the major birding sites in the Canal area. On these 8-day trips, you can expect to find around 300 bird species with well-planned itineraries and top Panamanian guides. 15 to 20 hummingbird species and 20 to 25 ‘tanager’ species on most trips. Great guides include Guido Berguido, who will assure good communication and productive birding. We normally schedule about three trips during the prime birding season, from December to April. Spectacular Panama Birding Tour: : Most of these trips find over 350 species over ten days with well-planned itineraries and top Panamanian guides. This trip is much like our Classic Panama trip, but also includes a few more days in the Chiriquí highlands. 25 hummingbird species and 25+ ‘tanager’ species are seen on most trips. Trips usually offered from December to April with additional custom options. Western Darién Extension: The Darién has become much more accessible due to improvements in the Pan- American Highway through the lowlands. Besides having access to the Harpy Eagle, you have a chance to get many other Darién specialties. This is an extension trip to all our Panama trips. Over four days, most trips find over 150 species, 80 new species compared to the main trips. Extension trips here range from $690 to $790. Trips offered each month during drier season from December to April with additional custom options. Panama is a great location for persons who are falling in love with Central and South American birding. For many, Panama is their second trip to Central American birding. • For first time Panama birders, each day brings 30 to 40 life birds, with travel between most major sites less than 2 hours. • Trips to this location provide a great value to those who want to see a lot of beautiful and fascinating species within a reasonable budget. • Birding with a great local guide usually means finding twice as many species as going out alone. Local guides know the best way to spend a productive day birding, covering a number of key sites in a well-planned itinerary. • These routes are good for lots of beautiful tanagers - as many as 30 species in one week. • Many places have hummingbird feeders, which can help bring the trip total close to or over 30 species in one week. • The lodges provide excellent meals and a base for a number of birding routes each day. • Our guides include Guido Berguido, plus other reliable and excellent guides throughout the country. • These trips are well planned to focus on bird watching. With excellent guides, we anticipate trip participants will see 300 to 350 species each week. Trip extensions include western Darién and/or the Chiriquí Highlands. • We recommend the Darién to all birders. A Darién trip also offers the opportunity for seeing Harpy Eagle, for those fit for a full day's hike. We offer Panama Birding trips three times during the year during the Panama dry season from mid-December to mid- April. Please contact us for trip reports to get a good idea of the bird species you will see based upon our past experiences. |
| Brief Overview of Each Trip |
| Three Choices for Birding in Panama |
| For more information or to register for any of our birding trips, call Charles at 888-203-7464 or Charles directly at 720-320-1974 or by email at info@PIBird.com. |
Birding in Panama
| Canal Zone and Rainforest (Metropolitan Park, Pipeline Road & Discovery Center Tower, Plantation Road & Old Gamboa Road) Atlantic Side of Canal (Achiote Road) Cerro Azul Foothills & Chagres National Park Chiriquí Highlands, Darién and More! |
