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"As the path of the birds in the air or of fishes in the water is invisible, even so is the path of the possessors of wisdom."
PRIVATE ISLANDWIDE BIRDING TRIPS SINCE 1992
¡Hablamos español!
Celebrating 19 years
of sharing our
Natural Heritage!
3d/2n
  • Arrival, meet & greet (Sunday, but we are flexible if
    you need to arrive on a different date; 1 PM pick-up)
  • A/C transportation on a 2008 Honda Pilot
  • Certified Interpretive Birder Guide
  • Double occupancy with room tax; 2 nights at Hotel
    Yunque Mar in Luquillo), 1 night in Hatillo, 3 nights at
    Parador Villa Parguera and 1 night at Isla Verde.
  • 7 breakfasts, daily picnic style lunch, 7 dinners
  • On each birding trip:  bottled water, local fruit juice
  • Entrance fees
  • Minimum of 14 birding spots, including:  El Yunque,
    Piñones, La Parguera, Maricao, Mayagüez, Guánica,
    Caguas, and more
  • Six full and two half birding days (arrival/departure)
  • One night owling at El Yunque National Forest, one
    night looking for the PR Nightjar
  • Bird Checklist, complimentary pictures of trip
PROGRAM DETAILS
Hilda Morales
Starts at $1,899 per person
(standard price based on a group of 4 PAX
arriving at the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport)
4 people + Local Driver Birder Guide
Groups up to 8 PAX are welcome!  
8 days / 7 nights
2008 Honda Pilot
Non-smokers only.
Limited space for luggage.
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INCLUDED IN PROGRAM
  • Air transportation, airport taxes, tips, travel
    insurance
  • Drinks, gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Personal spending
NOT INCLUDED IN PROGRAM
  • Low-impact to moderate walking or hiking
  • We will have some long days in the schedule
  • Expect hot, sometimes humid, climate on the coast;
    cooler in the mountains
TRIP SUMMARY
RECOMMENDED READING
  • Non-smokers only.
  • Drinking or eating is not allowed inside vehicle.
  • Limited space for luggage.
  • Maps and GPS are not allowed during our birding
    trips.
RESTRICTIONS
  • Prices on scheduled itineraries are per person, on
    double occupancy based on groups of 4 PAX.
  • Prices could vary depending on customized travel
    dates and availability of services.
Flexible departures; small groups up to 4 PAX and
birding leader.  Join us, call now and book your trip!
  • PUERTO RICO´S BIRDS IN
    PHOTOGRAPH by Mark Oberle
    (includes CD with sounds)
  • A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF
    THE WEST INDIES by Herbert
    Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando
    Garrido, Allan Keith and Janis
    Raffaele
  • A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF
    PUERTO RICO AND THE
    VIRGIN ISLANDS by Herbert A.
    Raffaele
PRE or POST PROGRAM
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Birds, nature, culture, and regional cuisine.
$2095 8d/7n Wildside, combinado
2250 (2010)
1,250 solo,  27 - 31 enero

$1975  6d/5n Focus - La Parguera,
Maricao, Rincón, Fajardo, $400
deposito
1,975 (2011, 30 enero - 4 feb)

$2075 fieldguides, mismo precio
2010  April 4 - 10

$1290 wingbirds 5fd4n  San Juan,
Cambalache, Maricao

eagleeye  rd y pr 5d/4n

ventbird  1,495 24 - 28 abril, ext st
domingo
  • We hope to find at least 17 endemic species, plus
    Antillean/Caribbean specialties and migratory species
    (seasonal).
  • We will have the opportunity to see different  habitats around
    the Island, from a rain to  dry and mangrove forest.  A
    minimum of 14 birding spots, including additional stops
    whenever I hear a bird on the road.  
  • Depends on the season, we will be out at night two or three
    times looking for the PR Screech Owl, PR Nightjar, or the
    Antillean Nightjar.
  • Experience culture and local cuisine with a sustainable
    tourism approach while exploring the Island with a
    personalized trip and a local resident Certified Interpretive
    Driver/Guide.

ITINERARY
  • Day 1 - Arrival, meet & greet.  Arrival not later than 2 PM.  We will
    drive east to our hotel for the next two nights, Hotel Yunque Mar
    in Luquillo.  We start with an evening birding trip to El Yunque
    National Forest looking for some of our first endemics:  
    Bullfinch, Tanager, and Spindalis, Green Mango.  As night
    arrives, we will start our nocturnal walk in search of our Screech
    Owl, glow in the dark fungi and newborn coquis).

  • Day 2 - Full day birding trip at El Yunque National Forest for the
    following endemics:  Tody,  Lizard Cuckoo, Oriole,
    Woodpecker, Elfin-woods Warbler, Flycatcher, and Emerald.  
    A Sunset Bio-Lagoon Kayak Tour will allow you to admire
    another type of glow in the dark, this time, a microorganism in
    the water.

  • Day 3 - Hummingbird Morning!  Our goal of the morning will be
    the little Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Green-throated Carib,
    Antillean Mango, plus the Puerto Rican Emerald.  After check-
    out we will drive to the North Belt region looking for the Greater
    Flamingo, Caribbean Coot, and Tropicbirds (seasonal).  Night
    on your own.  We will stay for one night in Hatillo.

  • Day 4 - Early morning drive to the Cordillera Central (Central
    Mountain Range) in search of the Puerto Rican Parrot..  We will
    drive to Parador Villa Parguera where we will stay for three
    nights.  Evening and night on your own.

  • Day 5 - Early morning trip to the salt flats looking for shorebirds,
    Yellow-shouldered Blackbird, Venezuelan Troupial, Antillean
    race of the Clapper Rail, and Caribbean Elaenia.  Picnic lunch
    (including fresh pineapples and papaya) on our way to Laguna
    Cartagena.  Before dinner, we will go on the quest for the Puerto
    Rican Nightjar.

  • Day 6 - In the morning we will look for endemics, and the Bridled
    Quail-Dove, at the Maricao Forest and the Fish Hatchery.  Our
    target of the day is the Elfin Woods Warbler (in case we missed
    it at El Yunque).    Evening and night on your own.  

  • Day 7 - After check-out we will go again to the Guánica Forest for
    the Adelaide´s Warbler and Antillean Euphonia.  We will
    continue our journey to the South looking for the Plain Pigeon.  
    Overnight on selected hotel in Isla Verde or San Juan.

  • Day 8 - Optional Old San Juan Historical Walking Tour  Transfer
    to airport in the morning.
Already in Vieques?

  • Vieques Island full day birding (weather permissible)
  • Minimum 2 PAX
  • $250 + airfare to VIeques
  • Includes Birder Guide and transportation in
    Vieques.
FAMILY VACATION - BIRDING WITH KIDS
...more endemics: Bullfinch, Tanagers, and Spindalis.
Young birder with dad watching a Puerto Rican Flycatcher.
Close encounter with a Puerto Rican Tody.