* Daily schedule is approximate and may change at the leader's discretion.
Pipeline Road
Old Gamboa Road
Discovery Center
Panama Canal Locks
Metropolitan Nat'l Park
Achiote Road
Chiriqui Highlands
Feb 18-26, 2012
(9 days, 8 nights)
Price $TBA
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Sat
Feb 18 |
Panama City
Balboa Inn
Included Meals: D |
Evening meet and greet, orientation, and dinner. |
Sun
Feb 19 |
Pipeline Road
Old Gamboa Road
Balboa Inn
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning making photographs along famed Pipeline Road and nearby areas. Afternoon photograph birds along Old Gamboa Road. |
Mon
Feb 20 |
Discovery Center
Miraflores Locks
Embarra Village
Balboa Inn
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning visit to Discovery Center near Pipeline Road. Photograph hummingbirds at feeders and canopy birds from observation tower. Mid-day visit to Miraflores Locks. Afternoon visit indigenous village near Gamboa. Purchase native crafts and photograph birds around the village. |
Tues
Feb 21 |
Metropolitan Nature Park
Nattur Nature Center
Nattur Ecolodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning photograph birds in Metropolitan National Park. Afternoon transfer to Natur Nature Center. Remainder of afternoon photograph hummingbirds at lodge feeders. |
Wed
Feb 22 |
Achiote Road
La Estancia Grounds
B&B La Estancia
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning visit to Achiote Road, an excellent place to see and photograph specialty birds on the Caribbean side of the Canal Zone. Lunch at nearby restaurant and then transfer back to Pacific side, arriving at B&B La Estancia by mid afternoon. Remainder of afternoon hopefully photograph Geoffrey's Tamarin and birds coming to feeders. |
Thurs
Feb 23 |
David
Chiriqui Highlands
Los Quetzales Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
After breakfast transfer to Albrook Airport for flight to David in western Panama. Transfer from David to lodge in Guadalupe. Afternoon photograph hummingbirds at lodge feeders. |
Fri
Feb 24 |
Volcan Baru Park
Los Quetzales Lodge
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning photograph highland birds around cabins above lodge in Volcan Baru National Park. Afternoon visit nearby finca, usually best place to find Resplendent Quetzal. |
Sat
Feb 25 |
La Amistad Heritage Park
Panama City
Balboa Inn
Included Meals: BLD |
Morning photograph birds along dirt road and trail inside entrance of La Amistad Heritage Park. After lunch transfer to David for flight back to Panama City, arriving by dinner. |
Sun
Feb 26 |
Panama City
Included Meals: B |
End of tour. Travel day home. |
