Panama Group Birding Trip: Hunt for the Harpy
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Be prepared for one of the most amazing Bird Watching Trips possible in Panama. Our small group birding trip will take you to the most remote reaches of Panama to search for the ever elusive Harpy Eagle and the many endemic species of the Darien Jungle. You’ll enjoy Panama’s best bird watching. After you’ll spend your time bird watching and enjoying the incredible history of the Panama Canal.
The Costa Rica Focus Touch:
✓ Private meet and greet at the Tocumen Panama International Airport.
✓Services of your private naturalist guide, Rudy Zamora (35+ years of birding in Central America) 24/7 in-country assistance.
✓ Birding checklist and target list customized to each location.
✓ Daily recap every day with your guide to update your birding checklist.
✓ 1 group leader travels for free with 12 full fare guests.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1: Arrive in Panama CIty | Bristol Hotel
Day 2-5: Darien Jungle| Tent Camp
Day 6: Panama City | Old Town
Day 7: Panama City | Soberania National Park
Day 8: Panama City| Panam Canal Transit
Day 9: Panama Airport | Depart for home
Map of the ‘Hunt for the Harpy Eagle’ Panama Group Tour
Hunt for the Harpy Group Tour
On a tour with a private guide, the guide is with you from your arrival to your departure. You not only bird at the hotels, Parks, and Reserves on your itinerary, you also have the flexibility to stop with the guide at local spots, off the beaten track locations, and places that only the guides know. You have an expert with you every step of the way. Guests with a Private Guide can expect to see at least 50% more species than guests using local guides.- Private, expert Birding Guide, who is also an expert on the history of Panama and the building of the Panama Canal.
- Transportation throughout your journey.
- 2 nights at the Radisson Summit in Panama City
- 1 night at the Hotel Riande at the Tocumen Airport.
- 4 nights at the Darien Tent Camp
- All meals beginning with dinner on arrival day and ending with breakfast on departure day.
- Admissions to all attractions, reserves, National Parks, and sanctuaries; to include:
- Soberania National Park
- Discovery Center and Tower
- All birding sites at each destination (as detailed in the itinerary)
- Cold drinks and snacks on all birding excursions
- Daily review of species with your guide using your checklist
- Dailey birding excursions around the Darien
- Wine with Dinner at the Tent Camp
- Panama Checklist
- Daily Review of Species with your guide.
- 24/7 in-country customer service
‘Hunt for the Harpy’ Group Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Panama City | Welcome to Panama
Your guide, Rudy will meet you at the Tocumen Airport. Your private transfer will take you 40 Minutes to downtown Panama City and the Hotel Bristol. Check in and relax. The group meets in the Salsipuedes Restaurant on site, for your welcome dinner.
Hotel: Bristol / Meals: Dinner, Breakfast
Day 2: Darien Jungle | Tent Camp
Enjoy an early morning breakfast, and departure for the Darien Jungle. you will make several stops along the way for birding, plus a lunch stop at a typical Panamanian restaurant. you will arrive late afternoon at one of the most remote places in the Americas; The Darien Jungle. Canopy Camp is in the Darien province, a place revered for it is incredible wildlife.
Canopy Tent Camp / Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Darien Jungle | Tent Camp
Your adventure today will depend on the advice of our local guide from the tent camp. You may embark on the Harpy Eagle Tour, the El Salto Road, Filo del Tallo Hydrological Reserve, or Tierra Nueva. All the spots feature endemic species and provide for an amazing day of bird watching.
Canopy Tent Camp / Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4: Darien Jungle | Tent Camp
Your adventure today will depend on the advice of our local guide from the tent camp. You may embark on the Harpy Eagle Tour, the El Salto Road, Filo del Tallo Hydrological Reserve, or Tierra Nueva. All the spots feature endemic species and provide for an amazing day of bird watching.
Canopy Tent Camp / Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Darien Jungle | Tent Camp
Your adventure today will depend on the advice of our local guide from the tent camp. You may embark on the Harpy Eagle Tour, the El Salto Road, Filo del Tallo Hydrological Reserve, or Tierra Nueva. All the spots feature endemic species and provide for an amazing day of bird watching.
Canopy Tent Camp / Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6: Panama City | Old Town
This morning you will depart the tent camp after breakfast. You will stop at the San Francisco reserve for a last chance to pick up some of the areas most elusive species. You will make a stop along the way for a typical lunch and then make your way back to Panama City (with birding stops of course) and check in at the Hotel Bristol.
If you are not too tired from the trip back to Panama City, enjoy an optional excursion to Casco Antiguo, the old town of Panama City. Your group will go together by taxi (just 15 minutes away). The town is alive with restaurants, cafes, live music, and rooftop bars.
Hotel Bristol / Meals: breakfast
Day 7: Panama City | Soberania National Park
Enjoy breakfast at the Bristol and then depart for Soberania National Park, the Discovery Center and the Discovery tower. These areas are three of the best in Panama. it is hard to imagine how great the birding is, so close to the city. you will walk the trails, visit the center and climb the tower for an incredible tree top view of the canopy. you will need to be quick with your binoculars to catch all the species in this area.
After birding all morning, you will take a break for a delicious picnic lunch, and then head to the Miraflores locks for a taste of Panama history. The Miraflores museum provides a fascinating insight into the history of the Panama Canal. Be sure to spend some time on the viewing deck, watching ships pass through the canal. At the conclusion of your visit, you will return to the hotel Bristol for an evening at leisure.
Hotel Bristol / Meals: breakfast
Day 8: Panama City| Panama Canal Transit
This morning you will enjoy breakfast at the Bristol, and wait for confirmation on the time for your Half-day transit of the Panama Canal. Visitors need to get the okay from the Panama Canal Commission, the organization that controls all transits of the canal. You may visit in the morning or the afternoon. you will return from your ½ day transit tour for your final night in Panama City. Relax and enjoy the Bristol, or explore Casco Antiguo.
Hotel Bristol / Meals: breakfast
Day 9: Panama Airport | Return home
Hunt of the Harpy Eagle in Panama is coming to an end. This morning you will have breakfast at The Bristol and then depart for the Tocumen Airport and your flight home.
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