Birding Tours and Journeys
Birding Among Mayan Ruins
Numerous Endemics & sub species at least 200 other species Mayan ruins, cenotes, great landscape & delicious food and more...
mestizo, is worth mention that we will visit small Mayan villages, small communities to provide you opportunities to get immersed in the Culture. will try delicious food from different periods of time in history and much more…
Regarding Nature /wildlife México is the 5th. Country with mega biodiversity.
Program : BYUC10D
Brief description:
México is a fascinating Country with ancestral cultures as important as the ancient old-world cultures, who Left us a great legacy of Buildings, food, knowledge and believes, there were more than 30 Nations among the the Mayans in Yucatan Peninsula and other surrounding countries, we still have 60 Nations alive who preserve their culture & traditions before the Conquest, then Europeans came and introduced theirs, mixed with ours and gave origin to new mixed cultures known as
Birding Yucatan & Cozumel endemics
Target Birds :
American Flamingo * Yucatan Jay * Lesser yellow-headed vulture * mangrove vireo * zenaida dove * white-throated bobwhite * Yucatan woodpecker * white fronted parrot * snowy plover * Black catbird * orange oriole * Yucatan flycatcher * Mexican sheartail * bare throated tiger heron * rose-throated tanager * snail kite * collared forest falcon * great-throated chat * tropical gnatcatcher * Leeser greenlet * tawny-winged woodcreeper * Yucatan wren * Yellow Lored Parrot * Yucatan vireo * ocellated turkey * singing quail * Yucatan nightjar * Keel-billed Toucan * collared aracari * Yucatan gnatcatcher * Yucatan poorwhill * royal flycatcher * collared trogon * crested guan * double-thooted kite * great curassow * jabiru * king vulture * agami heron * Cozumel wren * Cozumel vireo * Cozumel emerald hummingbird. And at least 200 more.
Here basic proposal with top security, and experienced professional certified Guide in English with 10 years of experience leading Bird-watching trips ........ Program focus in Birding but also enjoy much more handy so your companion also will enjoy !
General Information and Agenda
Tour begins & ends in Can-Cun , Mexico please fly in international airport of Can-Cun, Quintana Roo, México. Code (CUN)
Day, Activity Brief Description and Meals
#1 Arrivals to CUN
Spread your wings & mingle with your tours leader over our welcome dinner.
Meals: D
#2 Birding Cozumel endemics.
We will focus to enjoy 3 endemics and many more resident, migrant and vagrant birds Vireo, wren, emerald hummingbird and if luky Cozumel Thrasher (belived extinct ).
Meals: B,L,D
#3 Motmots in Mayan Ruins.
We drive to archeological site to explore the mayan ruins in search of Black headed trogon, turqoise browed motmot, Yucatan vireo, yucatan jay and more in addition learn from Mayan dinasty.
Meals: B.L,D
#4 Long day Birding among world's heritage site, oldest astronomical observatory in the world.
These day we will go birding , schrub euphonia, ant tanager , bath falcon and others will be present , when they take a rest we will enjoy the oldest observatory in the world and largest calendar all built with stone considered a world's heritage site is home to Yucatan gnatcatcher, Yucatan flycatcher, and many more birds. , in the evening we will enjoy the Potoo and Yucantan nightjar.
Meals: B,L,D
#5 EK-Balam discover Angels ? and cenote to enjoy Owls.
Enjoy birding canivet's emerald , Mottled owl, & ferruginous pygmy ow among others , We will visit a cenote hole in the ground caused by a meteor now full with cristal water, the area is home of Turquoise-browed Motmot and many more birds ( bring your bathing suite and towel in case you want to refresh swimming in the cenote ).
Meals: B,L,D
#6 Biosphere reserve Birds sanctuary #1 By land.
Enjoy Birding Biosphere reserve with thousands of birds by land to encounter with many endemics and subspecies.
Meals: B,L,D
#7 Biosphere reserve-Bird sanctuary # 2 By Boat .
Enjoy Birding Biosphere reserve with thousands of birds and other wildlife, beautiful vistas & crystal waters.
Meals: B,L,D
#8 Birding in Mayan community , around monkeys and perhaps jaguar and Mayan ruins.
Will visit a mayan community , different hawks will be present today , also different woodpeckers , such as lineated , golden-fronted and Yucatan woodpeckers, but also mayan anttrush we will encounter ruins along the way and keep birding for ones we could have missed.
Meals: B,L,D
#9 Relax morning birding & farewell dinner.
Day at leisure , birding light walk in surroundings, get transferred to next venue and farewell dinner
morning bMeals: B,L,D
#10 Departures , Take Nothing But Good memories
Keep your good memories and Come back soon !!!!
Meals: N/A
Birding Yucatan Peninsula 's endemics General Information :
Includes:
Program limited to 6 participants and a main leader:
unless is a bigger family or group of friends traveling together.
9 Night lodging in Double occupancy.
8 Breakfast
8 Lunch
9 Dinner
15 tours combined in 10 days among them:
Main Activity Birding, archaeology sites, snorkel, biosphere reserves, world heritage sites, 9 towns/communities/villages
7 archeological sites with pyramids & ruins.
All transportation on AC-comfortable vehicle
Use of scope & appropriate bird books, Birds Check-list to take home.
Lead by Certified heritage interpreter & naturalist
In coordination with local experts .
Does Not include:
Airfare, Personal expenses,
What is not mentioned in these quotation, Miscellaneous, Special food (at additional cost).
Single supplement ( at extra cost).
Tips nor Gratuities NOT included
NOTE:
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If you have any food restrictions, please let us know.
If you are under prescription - medication please advise the leader and, bring enough supplies.
Travel light: 1 suitcase 25 Kg.per person
All attendees must bring a valid medical & travel 's insurance.
Outdoor clothing to dress in layers, temperatures 75 F. average humid 60%
check weather please.
Hiking boots
Trekking poles (recommended)
A canteen for at least 1 liter of water, coffee-mug if you drink coffee or tea.
Camera, 1small back-pack for day trips & hiking, your binoculars, bathing suit & towel, biodegradable - bug repellent & sun block.
** Estimated price Per person MX$79,600 **
if you buy during 2024 to ensure price
** price In double occupancy
** (min. 3 participants not necessary from your same group.
** group is limited to 6 participants.( unless is a bigger family or group of friends traveling together)
price could change without notice
** Single supplement available at extra cost of US$500 upon request.
BOOK NOW !!!
Next Departures:
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March 23- 30,2025 (Reserved in private)
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March 30 to April 8, 2025
If these dates don't work for you , as far as you are a minimum of 2 participants and we have the dates available, we can open other dates please ask.
Policy: All attendees must bring a valid medical & travel insurance.
The detailed itinerary & maps of tour will be provided as e-welcome package, upon your confirmation with a deposit.
NOTE:
These tour can be combined with your 7 days tour to Baja California Peninsula either prior or after Yucatan tour, please ask.
Reserve now contact: birdingloscabos@gmail.com
Trip report 2023:
We are very excited and Happy !!!! we successfully accomplished 214 species, including the endemics and many more residents, we had great culinary experiences and encounters with the ancient mayan ruins, we learn about the Pyramids, Ancient Culture, Dynasties, calendars and more, we enjoyed beautiful landscape, Jungle, Ocean, we swam in cenotes and encounter also with monkeys in addition to our main target Birds !!!
Please Join us to our next 10 days adventure Birding Yucatan & Cozumel
Trip report 2024:
We are very excited and Happy we accomplished 209 species including Yucatan Nightjar , Northern Potoo, Yucatan wren, Aracari, Keel-billed Toucan, cozumel emerald, cozumel vireo, Mexican sheartail, Yucatan woodpecker, Yucatan Jay, Yucatan ,flycatcher, Yucatan vireo, Yucatan wren , motmots , Trogons , lesser yellow-headed vulture, Flamingos and many more species including an unusual flock of 8 swallow -tailed kites , we visited great archaeological sites , visited ans swam in cenotes and treated our palates with great flavors of the regional food .
wic you Join us in 2025 !!!!