Panama's Darien Lowlands: Canopy Camp

Highlights

• Watch endemic Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker and a variety of tanagers and honeycreepers among other species.
• Birding in the Darién lowlands,
• Enjoy the late flurry of bird activity around the Canopy camp

What's this trip about?

Species-rich lowland forest birding, with emphasis on 25–30 species of eastern specialties that are seldom, if ever found in the Canal Zone, along with an impressive cross section of more widespread tropical birds. African-style deluxe tented camp will allow us to bird the Darien lowlands in comfort. This tour to the lowlands of eastern Panama fuses the rich diversity of tropical birds for which Panama is justly famous with the classic atmosphere of a luxurious African tented camp. We will be quartered in the brand new Canopy Camp, courtesy of Raul Arias, whose vision for sustainable ecotourism and devotion to preserving Panama’s birds and wild places introduced the birding world to the famed Canopy Tower and the Canopy Lodge in El Valle. Located in the lowlands of Darien, just a four-hour-drive (via the Pan-American highway) from Panama City Our accommodation will be in spacious, walk-in, African-style tents, mounted on platforms, and replete with comfortable beds, fans, and private bathrooms with showers and flush toilets. Keeping with the tradition established by the other Canopy lodges, the camp will offer imaginatively prepared, tasty meals, and an abundance of cold drinks. Dawn brings a flurry of activity and a cacophony of avian sound, dominated by the screeching calls of commuting parrots, the yelping of Yellow-throated Toucans, and the incessant croaking of Keel-billed Toucans, but also including the raucous calls of Red-throated Caracaras, the noisy chattering of White-headed Wrens, and the plaintive whistles of Barred Puffbirds.

What's excluded

• Airfare from your home to Panama City and return
• Airport departure taxes
• Alcoholic beverages
• Special gratuities, phone calls, laundry, or items of a personal nature.
• Rates are based upon group tariffs; if the tour does not have sufficient registration, a small-party supplement may have to be charged.

Accommodation