01 Oct 2025 - 06 Oct 2025 (6 days)
USD2,895 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Diego Quesada
30 Sep 2026 - 05 Oct 2026 (6 days)
USD3,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Jehudy Carballo
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD3,000 * GBP2,368 * EUR2,867 * AUD4,715
Can be linked with: Costa Rica - Cloud Forest & Quetzals 2026
Our extension will explore the unique habitats of the Caribbean slope covering the delightful Rancho Naturalista and famous La Selva areas. Thrilling birding, high-quality lodgings and a relaxed pace make this introduction a perfect start to the exciting avifauna of Central America!
Snowcap; Black-crested Coquette; Violet-headed Hummingbird; Green Thorntail; Violet Sabrewing; Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer; Green-crowned Brilliant; Black-cheeked & Chestnut-colored Woodpecker; Montezuma Oropendola; Tawny-throated Leaftosser; Dull-mantled Antbird; Great Tinamou; White-crowned Manakin; Thicket Antpitta; Rufous-winged Woodpecker; Slaty-capped Flycatcher; Brown-billed Scythebill; Scaly-breasted Wren; White-throated Flycatcher; Black-throated Wren; Grey-headed Piprites; Grey-headed Chachalaca; Brown-hooded Parrot; Finsch’s Parakeet; Black-and-yellow & Crimson-collared Tanagers; Great Green Macaw; Snowy Cotinga; Gartered, Slaty-tailed & Black-throated Trogons; White-collared & Red-capped Manakins.
Collared Peccary; Central American Agouti; Central American Spider Monkey; Black Howler Monkey.
Cloud forest and rainforest
Comfortably cool, can get humid
8 with 1 Tour leader
Moderate to easy. Suitable for most birding / wildlife interest levels.
Comfortable.
Mostly easy, with several tricker forest species. Garden & lodge birding typically provides good visuals of most species.
Good. Lots of fruit & hummingbird feeders. Photography more difficult within closed forest canopy.
I can say it was a great tour. Forrest and Richard were fantastic leaders. I would bird with them anywhere.
Bobby Wilcox was a good guide. Calm and knowledgeable. The food and accommodation were both very good, Better than I expect.
The tour guide Jehudy Carballo was excellent - extremely knowledgeable and nice. Even the driver Pablo was knowledgeable about birds and together they worked very well. I would definitely recommend this tour - all the lodges were amazing, the schedule was very well organized and food was delicious. We saw so many birds, it was absolutely amazing!
Adam is an extremely hard working, energetic and enthusiastic person who is able to remain calm and collected under extreme pressure and is always willing to help and assist anyone in need. His ability to find elusive birds for clients is legendary and almost miraculous. He is not feint-hearted and never daunted by challenging circumstances.
Jehudy was a brilliant guide, always going above and beyond to find birds for us. His knowledge was superb and was always willing to share and educate us. Regarding the group, he managed us in an informal but very organised manner so the tour ran smoothly. He was kind, considerate and ready to listen. Pablo, the driver, was also wonderful with a smile and chat every morning. An excellent birder himself, he was always supporting Jehudy in the search for birds. Between them, they provided a tour that I will always remember.
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