Circuit 1
Atlantic Pacific Birders’ Delight
12 nights/ 13 days
Special Observation: Sierra Llorona was recently sold to new
owners that have changed the purpose of the lodge. Similar
quality lodging will be included in the circuit in the
Caribbean area as to assure the satisfaction of our
customers. this does not change the pricing
listed.
Day 1, Upon arrival you
will be met and transferred to the Albrook Inn located in
the Canal Area in Panama City, where you will have dinner
and overnight in double room. (D)
Day 2, This morning after breakfast, you will be
picked up at your hotel and transferred to the Metropolitan
Nature Park for birding with your naturalist guide. The
Metropolitan Nature Park is the only city park in Latin
America containing tropical semi-deciduous forest. It has a
bird list of more than 200 species. You will return to your
hotel for lunch. You will then take a mid-afternoon visit to
the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Marine Exhibit
located in Culebra Point where you will have an opportunity
to watch the exhibit of Pacific and Atlantic marine fauna,
as well as bird-watching for dry forest and shorebird
species. During the late afternoon we will have time to
review the days bird sightings. Dinner and overnight will be
at Albrook Inn. (B,L,D)
Day 3, Following breakfast and early check out, you
will be transferred to Pipeline Road. Once part of the Canal
Zone, Pipeline Road is considered to be one of the finest
places in the world for birding and nature observation. We
will have a picnic lunch at Summit Gardens where we will
visit the Harpy Eagle Sanctuary. We will spend time
bird-watching around Summit Ponds and Old Gamboa Road in the
afternoon, before departing for Santa Rita where we will
have dinner and overnight at Sierra Llorona Panama Lodge.
Before dinner we will review the days bird sightings. (B,L,D)
Day 4, With a box breakfast, you will be transferred
to Achiote Road and Escobal area. You will have a box lunch
on the field. You will also visit adjacent areas to Fort
Sherman and Fort San Lorenzo. Late afternoon departure to
Sierra Llorona where you will work on the Bird Check List of
the day. Dinner and lodging will be at Sierra Llorona Panama
Lodge. You must leave everything prepared for early
departure next day. (B,L,D)
Day 5, After an early breakfast, we depart from
Sierra Llorona Panama Lodge towards Cerro Campana looking
for more foothill species. A box lunch will be served while
in Cerro Campana. During the early afternoon we will depart
the area towards the beautiful mountain town of El Valle de
Anton. Upon arrival in El Valle, you will be transferred to
your bed and breakfast, Park Eden Bed and Breakfast Country
Retreat. After check in, you will have time to bird-watch
around the lodge's grounds. You will have time to work on
your days sightings before dinner. Dinner and overnight will
be at Park Eden. (B,L,D)
Day
6,
Enjoy an early morning of birding on the trail that
goes along the ridge of Cerro Gaital, which is 3,000 ft.
(900m) above sea level. You will return to the lodge for a
garden breakfast, weather permitting. After lunch you depart
for bird-watching at different spots of the area, including
Chorro El Macho. You will return to the lodge with time to
work on the Bird Check List of the day; dinner and overnight
at Park Eden Bed and Breakfast Country Retreat. (B,L,D).
Day 7, After an early breakfast we return to Panama
City for your air flight to the Province of Chiriqui. It is
a one hour flight to David where we will be met and
transferred to Guadalupe area. Time permitting we will stop
at the Allan Herr look out before reaching Cerro Punta.
Lunch will be at Los Quetzales Ecolodge & Spa. After
lunch prepare to depart on your first bird watching
adventure in the Chiriqui Highlands. Upon return to the
lodge you will review the sightings of the day. Dinner and
overnight will be at Los Quetzales Ecolodge & Spa.
Day 8, After breakfast you depart in 4WD vehicles to
the cabin area, inside Friendship International Park (FIP).
Afternoon birding along Los Quetzales Trail inside Volcan
Baru National Park, in the area of El Respingo. Dinner and
overnight will be at Los Quetzales Ecolodge & Spa. (B,L,D).
Day 9, Visit Park Ranger Station and trails at FIP,
Las Nubes. On drive back to David Airport enjoy birding at
Volcan Lakes, Macho de Monte and Buenos Aires, followed by
an afternoon flight back to Panama City, where you will be
transferred to Albrook Inn. (B,L,D).
Day 10, Breakfast will
be served at the Hotel's Restaurant. Depending on the tide,
we will depart for a guided shorebird tour with visit to Old
Panama, Colonial Panama and to Miraflores Locks, first set
of locks of the Panama Canal on the Pacific Side of the
Republic. Lunch will be served at the Hotel's Restaurant and
will be accommodated between the shorebird tour and the
visit to the Panama Canal. Dinner will be at the Las Tinajas
Restaurant where you will have the opportunity of learning
about Panamanian folklore and national dress, la Pollera.
Overnight will be at the Albrook Inn. (B.L,D).
Day 11. Early Breakfast and departure for Cerro Azul
for birding in Altos de Cerro Azul, area to include several
trails such as Calle Maipo and Birders View. Dinner and
overnight at Hostal Casa de Campo Country Inn & Spa.
Before dinner we will review the days bird sightings. (B,L,D).
Day 12, After an early breakfast, to Cerro Jefe
Forest Reserve for a morning of bird-watching. You will
return to Hostal Casa de Campo to have lunch. After lunch
you will bird the lodge's grounds until late afternoon.
Review of the days bird sightings before dinner. Dinner and
overnight at Hostal Casa de Campo Country Inn & Spa. (B,L,D)
Day 13, Following breakfast, you will be transferred to the
International Airport for your flight home. (B)
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D= Dinner
Optional
Tours minimum of 2 persons
Extension
tours minimum of 4 persons
Green
Season Birder's Delight and Extension
