Observation d'oiseaux

Avec quasiment 850 espèces d'oiseaux, le Costa Rica est célèbre depuis plusieurs années pour les experts de la nature et surtout de la faune extraordinaire. Une des raisons principales à ce phénomène est la grande variété des habitats pour les espèces animales : forêts humides, marais, plages, bois nuageux, rivières… L'avantage est que ces types d'habitats ne sont pas si éloignés les uns des autres et permettent aux visiteurs de voir différentes espèces dans de nombreux lieux différents. Heureusement, les oiseaux du Costa Rica ne sont pas sauvages. Ils permettent donc d'être vus assez facilement. Dans un jour de chance et dans un jour où le temps est propice, il vous sera possible de voir plus de 12 espèces différentes. Beaucoup d'excursions sont guidées et le pays possède tous les équipements hôteliers nécessaires avec des hôtels de montagne, au cœur des bois qui sont spécialisés dans des programmes d'observation d'oiseaux. Beaucoup d'espèces de reinitas, mosqueros, vireos, bolseros, etc. migrent au Costa Rica tous les hivers. Vous aurez aussi l'occasion de voir beaucoup d'oiseaux impressionnants tels que des perroquets, des pericos, des guacamayas, ou encore des toucans et bien évidemment le quetzal légendaire. Toutefois, il existe encore beaucoup d'autres espèces également impressionnantes, ici, au Costa Rica. Si vous recherchez des oiseaux colorés, ceux qui possèdent des plumages exceptionnellement beaux, alors, ces séjours que nous vous proposons sont faits pour vous !

Day 1 : Arrival - San Jose

A representative from Costa Rican Trails will meet you at the airport and provide transfer to El Rodeo Hotel (or El Presidente Hotel)

Overnight at El Rodeo Estancia Boutique Hotel Standard Room

Day 2 : Caño Negro (B, D)

These amazing wetlands are located in the northern zone of Costa Rica, close to the small village of Los Chiles in the Province of Alajuela. Caño Negro is mainly conformed by the Caño Negro Lagoon and the Frio River. It has an extension of 9960 Hs., and it is one of the most important biological areas of the country and one of the four most important wetlands areas in the world. Cano Negro Wild Life Refuge was declared “Wildlife Area of International Importance” in 1991. This Costa Rica ecological treasure is the natural habitat of more than 350 species of birds, as well as the emerald basilisk, iguanas, river turtles, caimans and jaguars

Overnight at Cano Negro Natural Lodge Standard room

Day 3 : Natural Walk/ Wetland Tours (B, D)

In this tour you will learn a little more about the great biodiversity of the refuge, and about the environmental threats this place suffers.

You will visit a butterfly garden where you will be able to observe different species of butterflies and to learn about the work that a small women association carries out to look after the place.
Then we will visit the turtle project, where you will be explained the process involved in raising this reptile.

Visit, on a very safe and comfortable boat, the channels and lagoons that compose this beautiful area. You will be very impressed with the scenery, the observation of flora and fauna and the incredible beauty of the channel systems. This refuge is home to more than 350 bird species, such as Jabiru, Roseate Spoonbill, Neotropic Cormorant ,Anhinga, Wood Stork, Tricolored Heron, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron ,White Ibis Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret ,Sungrebe Black-bellied, Whistling-Duck

Overnight at Cano Negro Natural Lodge Standard Room

Day 4 : & 05, La Carolina Lodge (B, L, D)

La Carolina Lodge is a rustic guesthouse on the eastern slopes of Volcano Tenorio. We are located in a less traveled region of northwestern Costa Rica, amidst sunny jungles and volcanic mountains. The lodge sits on 170 acres, nestled in rainforest and fed by a freshwater river. We have a warm, friendly, Costa Rican staff and excellent home-cooked meals. The lodge is also a full-time cattle ranch and farm. We have 4,500 feet of river front, with a backdrop of rich, tropical forest. Toucans, squawking green parrots, and hummingbirds are just a few of the birds nesting in the jungle canopy. The ranch is also home to many tropical mammals like sloths, anteaters, kinkajous and coatis, as well as giant butterflies, bromeliads, wild orchids, and other flora. Approximately 85 acres are dedicated to pastoral farmland for our cattle and horses, citrus groves and vegetable gardens. From the hilltops, one has stunning views of the neighboring volcanoes, Tenorio and Miravalles.

Carolina Lodge is a birdwatcher's paradise. Follow your eyes and ears and you are sure to spot many varieties of toucans, ant birds, macaws, parrots, trogons, and manikins. Every morning, you'll watch resident mandibled-toucans feeding on bananas beside the kitchen porch.

You will spend two nights at La Carolina Lodge

Standard room

Day 6 : & 7, La Ensenada (B, L, D)

Continue on the Panamerican Highway on the road to Punta Morales, Coyolitos and Abangaritos . La Ensenada National Wildlife Refuge, with 1000 acres, is located on the Pacific Coast in the Puntarenas Province, on the gulf of Nicoya. It is an ideal place to do horseback riding, for naturalists, for birdwatchers and nature lovers. The most important activities on this ranch are cattle and horses, the production of salt and fruit growing. It is also a paradise where you will find the perfect point of balance between place, excitement and adventure. The hotel offers accommodations on comfortable Villas facing The Nicoya gulf with two beds and a spacious terrace, from which you can enjoy an unforgettable sunset relaxing in a hammock. The gulf of Nicoya, the mangroves and the salina offer those who love birds and photography many different species of birds such as pelicans, herons, parrots, Montezuma Oropendula, Bellbird, White Iris, Great Egret, etc.

You will spend two nights at the Ensenada Lodge

Standard Room

Day 8 : Carara (B)

Morning departure towards the Central Pacific Coast and the Carara Biological Reserve. This 4700 hectare reserve is at the mouth of the Tárcoles River. The reserve is surrounded by pasture and agricultural land and forms an oasis for wildlife from a large surrounding area. Check in at the Cerro Lodge located at nearby Carara.

Experience the raw power of the rainforest through our SkyWay walking tour in the afternoon . Of 1.5 miles (2.5 km) in length, this all-ages tour lets you observe a wide array of exotic flora and wildlife firsthand. Make yourself one with the jungle! Five suspended bridges at more than 180 feet above the ground! Each of these bridges is an astonishing 300 feet in length, crossing through the very heart of the tropical rainforest. Experience the unique sensation of getting surrounded by the magic of virgin, unspoiled nature

Overnight at Villa Lapas Cabaña Room

Day 9 : Carara (B)

Early breakfast and departure to the Carara Biological Reserve where you will be able to spot the brilliantly patterned Scarlet Macaw. Other birds to watch for include guans, trogons, toucans, mot-mots and many other forest species. Monkeys, squirrels, sloths and agoutis are among the more common mammals present. This afternoon we will navigate along the Tárcoles River. This river adventure will provide a great understanding of the life cycle of the mangrove and its species. This mangrove forest is one of the most important in the mid Pacific Coast for the conservation of the Scarlet Macaw. Endangered species of birds such as the mangrove Cuckoo, Mangrove Hummingbird, Mangrove Vireo, Panama Flycatcher, Egrets and many Herons spend most of the day in the forest, they roost in the mangroves

Overnight at Villa Lapas Cabaña Room

Day 10 : Departure (B)

You will be transferred to the international airport (about 1,5 hour drive, so please consider an afternoon flight!)

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