What makes this trip special?
Tropical forest in an urban jungle
Metropolitan National Park
Southern canal species
Soberania National Park
Birding the Caribbean side
Achiote Road
Western Highlands
Cerro Punta - Chiriqui Highlands
Conservation corridor
Palo Seco forest
Incredible levels of biodiversity
La Amistad National Park
Wildlife around the Canal
Panama Canal Zone
Itinerary
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Panama City
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2
Panama City
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3
Panama City
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4
Colon
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5
Colon
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6
Panama City
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7
Chiriqui Highlands
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Chiriqui Highlands
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9
Boquete
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10
Boquete
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11
Boquete
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12
Panama City
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13
Panama City
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- For the detail of each day click the ‘Day-by-day’ tab above.
Day-by-day itinerary for 'The Birds of Panama'
Metropolitan Natural Park
Sierra Llorona & Miraflores Lock
La Amistad National Park – Cerro Punta
Guide prices for 'The Birds of Panama'
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With different specialist local bird guides at different sites |
2 people sharing |
£4,185 |
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With different specialist local bird guides at different sites |
4 people sharing |
£2,720 |
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With one specialist bird guide throughout |
2 people sharing |
£5,495 |
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With one specialist bird guide throughout |
4 people sharing |
£4,455 |
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Prices are per person and include:
- all travel in Panama
- all accommodation
- meals as indicated B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner
Prices do not include:
- international flights
- travel insurance
- airport and departure taxes
- items of a personal nature such as drinks, tips, laundry, etc
- any optional excursions you may buy locally
Customer reviews for
'The Birds of Panama'
Recent reviews are shown here from holidays based on this initial design. In each case the itinerary may have been modified
(a little or a lot) to suit the individual traveller.
Average customer rating 100%
Canopy Tower, Canopy Camp & Los Quetzales.
Seasonal information for 'The Birds of Panama'
Hotels for 'The Birds of Panama'
Days 1 - 3
Holiday Inn City of Knowledge Panama Canal
Miraflores
A 6-storey hotel with 137 rooms. It is situated close to the canal opposite the Miraflores Lock in the former Howard US Army base. Rooms have either a jungle or canal view. It is 20 mins from the city centre and 5 minutes from local restaurants and Albrook shopping centre. It has relatively good birding grounds, an open air swimming pool and a canal view café open for breakfast and lunch.
Days 4 - 5
Marina Hotel at Shelter Bay
Shelter Bay
As the name suggests, the Shelter Bay Marina Hotel overlooks the Shelter Bay Marina in the old Fort Sherman area, at the edge of the Fort San Lorenzo National Park. The hotel is just a few minutes’ drive after crossing the Gatun Locks at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal and is walking distance from Play Diablo. The hotel has 11 comfortable rooms all with en suite bathrooms, air conditioning satellite tv and with views over the Marina or the jungle. There is a fully equipped gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi and sundeck. The hotel is popular with crews biding time before their transition the Canal; you might here some interesting tales while enjoying the sunset over the ocean.
Day 6
Holiday Inn City of Knowledge Panama Canal
Miraflores
A 6-storey hotel with 137 rooms. It is situated close to the canal opposite the Miraflores Lock in the former Howard US Army base. Rooms have either a jungle or canal view. It is 20 mins from the city centre and 5 minutes from local restaurants and Albrook shopping centre. It has relatively good birding grounds, an open air swimming pool and a canal view café open for breakfast and lunch.
Days 7 - 8
Los Quetzales Lodge & Spa
Guadalupe
Average rating 4.5 (13 ratings)
Tucked away in a highland cloud forest, Los Quetzales Lodge & Spa is 2200 meters above sea level inside the primary forests of Volcan Baru national park. The climate here varies from 24°C on a sunny day to 7°C in the chilliest winter night (the cold nights means biting insects are virtually absent). Timber-built, Los Quetzales Lodge is beside a river in the picturesque agricultural village of Guadalupe. The simple spacious rooms all have private bathrooms with hot water, room service and telephone service. The Lodge serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a friendly laid-back atmosphere. There is a small spa in the grounds, next to the river and surrounded by trees.
Days 9 - 11
Finca Lerida
Boquete
Average rating 4.5 (13 ratings)
This small working coffee farm has two types of accommodation:
The first, "Finca Lerida Bed and Breakfast", comprises of Scandinavian style cabin cottages dotted in the grounds near the entrance to the property, each with a living room, open fire, two bedrooms, bathroom and verandah.
The newer "Finca Lerida Ecolodge" has 11 comfortable modern double rooms each with private bath, a porch overlooking the forest and the lodge's own small coffee plantation.
Days 12 - 13
Radisson Panama Canal
Panama City
A functional US style hotel with 159 rooms and suites, all with balconies. The hotel is saved by its wonderful location situated on the waterfront with a view of the Pacific Ocean entrance of the Panama Canal and of the Bridge of the Americas.
All rooms have private bathroom. In the hotel there is a large breakfast room, sauna, fitness room, tennis court, swimming pool and a restaurant with views of the Bridge of the Americas. There is also a TGI Fridays restaurant in the grounds of the hotel. Other restaurants are a short taxi ride/walk away.
The hotel is 15 miles from the international airport, which is on the other side of the city, but is handy for Albrook airport (domestic flights), the Canal itself, and for Casco Viejo - the historic quarter.
View of canal and pool from hotel