Our Cuba – Caribbean Endemics Birding tours target almost all 28 Cuban endemic birds and further 23 Caribbean specials, as well as great wintering North American migrants. Using the services of local bird specialists at each site, we guarantee an impressive success rate in observing the island’s amazing avian diversity. From the world’s tiniest bird (the Bee Hummingbird) to such sought-after species as Giant Kingbird, the cute Cuban Tody, the beautiful Cuban Trogon, Gundlach’s Hawk, Oriente and Yellow-headed Warbler, Zapata Wren and no less than four species of stunning quail-doves, Cuba is an absolute pleasure to bird. On this tour we will cover a wide variety of habitats, ranging from interior tropical forests and mangroves, to extensive wetlands and white sand beaches along the northern coral cays. The awesome birdlife is further augmented by ease of travel, comfortable lodges, fascinating culture, a turbulent history, vintage cars that take one back to the 50’s and friendly people.
Cuban Nightjar, Cuban Pygmy Owl, Bare-legged (Cuban Screech) Owl, Stygian Owl, Gundlach’s Hawk (rare), Grey-fronted and Blue-headed Quail-Dove, Cuban Parakeet, Cuban Green Woodpecker, Fernandina’s Flicker, Cuban Trogon, Cuban Tody, Cuban Vireo, Cuban Palm Crow, Cuban (Greater Antillean) Oriole, Giant Kingbird, Cuban Solitaire, Cuban Grassquit, Cuban Bullfinch, Cuban & Red-shouldered Blackbird, Bee Hummingbird, Yellow-headed & Oriente Warbler, Cuban Gnatcatcher, Zapata Wren, Zapata Sparrow
forests, woodlands, mangroves, swamps, shoreline
warm to hot and humid
10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local leaders
easy pace, undemanding walking
comfortable with varied cuisines
easy birding with some tough species
150
scenery, beaches, 50's culture, friendly people
very good
Forrest is an incredibly great guide both from the birding and people perspective, just like the other 4 Rockjumper guides I have been with. And Cuba is an amazingly interesting country to visit.
Overall, the birding aspect of the tour was fabulous. Excellent guides all around. Local field guides (Elier, Nils, Mario, Oday) were all friendly, knowledgeable and well-connected with their local areas. Our coach driver, Enrique, was amazing - he was always professional and we were all so impressed with his ability to navigate the bus in the tightest little spaces. Our tour guide Mario was over the top helpful and knowledgeable about all things Cuba -- definitely a must for future Rockjumper tours. Marios consistently upbeat demeanor and ease of communication made him critical to the success of this trip. Bobby is a highly skilled birder and hard working. He did a great job of managing a sometimes difficult group that complained a lot about insignificant things. His post-trip eBird trip report and photos were phenomenal. The wide range of variation in regions, ecosystems, unique little places, locally-owned accommodations, friendly people, and ease of access to special birding areas made this trip memorable. We especially enjoyed the visit to a local familys backyard garden to see the Bee Hummingbird, as well as the birding and honey-tasting experience at the local farm near las Terrazas Biosphere Reserve.
This was an excellent tour. The itinerary was really good, the guides - both main and local - were all very good. I would have no hesitation being on another trip with Dušan Brinkhuizen, as he is an outstanding guide. It was all very well organised. Many thanks to all involved in organising the trip.
Tuomas was constantly on the birds, even during our long drives. He was infectiously enthusiastic throughout the tour and able to get even the most difficult in our group on the birds. He was also flexible, tweaking the itinerary when the opportunities arose to ensure we got all the target birds. This flexibility is critical to a well-executed tour and does not happen often enough.
Dušan Brinkhuizen was a first class leader. His birding skills and knowledge were well-known to us and his concern to ensure that every participant was happy at all times ensured the success of the tour.
14 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024 (10 days)
USD3,995 - 3 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Alexander Alvarado
25 Jan 2025 - 03 Feb 2025 (10 days)
USD5,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Alexander Alvarado
16 May 2025 - 25 May 2025 (10 days)
USD6,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Mark Beevers
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD6,000 * GBP4,815 * EUR5,606 * AUD9,230
Can be linked with: Dominican Republic - Endemics of Hispaniola (Small Group) 2025
09 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2025 (10 days)
USD5,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Robert Wilcox
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD5,000 * GBP4,012 * EUR4,671 * AUD7,692
Can be linked with: Dominican Republic - Endemics of Hispaniola II 2025
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Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) IV 2020 - February 2020
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) III 2020 - February 2020
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding I 2020 - January 2020
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding (USA Citizens) VI 2019 - January 2019
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding III 2019 - January 2019
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding VI 2018 - February 2018
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding III 2018 - January 2018
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding V 2017 - December 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding VIII 2017 - March 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding VII 2017 - February 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding IX 2017 - February 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding IV 2017 - February 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding II 2017 - February 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding III 2017 - January 2017
Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding I 2017 - January 2017
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Cuba - Caribbean Endemic Birding II 2016 - February 2016
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