Costa Rica Caribbean and Arenal Volcano birding tours

DAY 2/3: Quelitales Hotel. Small lodge where hummingbirds, tanagers and other species live within their grounds. Middle elevation pre-Mountain forest with an altitude of 4000 feet above sea level. Away from the regular touristy areas, this particular lodge is located near excellent birding spots like Tapanti National Park, La Marta wild life Refuge, Rio Macho Road and others. Gardens with a small waterfall makes this place ideal to see middle elevation birds.

DAY 4/5: Ara Ambigua Lodge. Sarapiqui. Low land rain forest. Hot and humid land only about 200 feet above sea level. Sarpiquí is home of critical endangered Great green Macaw, uncommon species as Snowy Cotinga, tinamous, motmots and several other species are here. La Selva biological station is based in this region, considered one of the most important research stations in tropical America. More than half of the total bird species of Costa Rica have been found along the county. Sarapiqui holds bird species from the Caribbean lowlands, middle elevations and the north of the country. Rivers, tropical wet forest, middle elevation forest and grasslands turns this area a mandatory stop.

Day 6 / 7. Arenal volcano. Observatory Lodge. One of the best birding lodges in Costa Rica. beautiful hotel gardens, waterfalls, creeks and easy trails to hike. Bordered by lake and Arenal volcano, this location owns over 870 acres. Low land and middle elevation species converge here. One of the iconic birds here is the Great Curassow.

Day 8. Departure