BOCAS DEL TORO
 Snowy Cotinga
Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge
April 8 - 15, 2019 8 Days / 7 Nights $2495* Single Supplement $820 *includes Panama City - Isla Colon round-trip airfare * subject to small -group surcharge for groups smaller than 8 This tour can be taken alone or combined with our Panama Canopy Tower & Canopy Lodge Tour scheduled for April 16 - 27. Stand eye-to-eye with Montezuma Oropendolas and Red-lored Parrots as they feed on fruit in branches just yards away from your perch atop a 5-story observation tower. Watch as Golden-collared Manakins perform on their lek just a short walk from your comfortable air-conditioned cabin. Observe several species of hummingbirds as they dip in and out of the water at their favorite bathing spot. Snorkel in a quiet lagoon as hundreds of jellyfish pulsate below you or cruise quietly along a canal teeming with birds and other wildlife. Visit "Bird Island" to see dozens of Red-billed Tropicbirds and Brown Boobies on their nests and tour a chocolate farm that shelters not just birds but poison dart frogs as well. Relax on the spacious deck of the main building or on your own covered porch and watch the resident birds in comfort. Go swimming on a pristine beach or snorkeling in unspoiled reefs. All of this, positioned in one of the loveliest spots in Panama, is Tranquilo Bay. Tranquilo Bay has listed over 180 species of birds onsite and over 400 from daily excursions to nearby bird-rich environments. It is an owner-operated eco adventure lodge located on Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, adjacent to Bastimentos National Marine Park. The property has over a kilometer of Caribbean coastline covered in coral gardens teaming with tropical fish. The facilities encompass over 40 hectares (100 acres), with over a kilometer of hiking trails full of wildlife, including a lek of very active Golden-collared Manakins. Why come to Tranquilo Bay? A better question would be, "Why not?" |
Golden-collared Manakins at Tranquilo Bay, by Jim Beckman, May 2014
Click on the links below for a detailed itinerary and/or registration form:
Click on the links below for a detailed itinerary and/or registration form:
| bocas_2019_itinerary.pdf |
| registration_form_panama_all_trips_2019.pdf |
The price INCLUDES:
- Meals during tour as indicated on itinerary - Breakfast on Day 2 through breakfast on Day 8
- All entry fees to reserves in itinerary
- Lodging
- TWO expert naturalist guides during the entire trip
- Cheepers! tour leaders, Bernie and Jude Uebersetzig
- Private transportation during tour
- Transfers to and from airport
- Round-trip airfare Isla Colon - Panama City
- Farewell dinner in Panama City
- Drinks and alcoholic beverages at Tranquilo Bay
- Laundry at Tranquilo Bay
- Pre-trip gift package, including customized checklist
- Post-trip electronic checklist and photo dvd
The price does NOT include:
- International airfare
- Gratuities
- Items of a personal nature, such as souvenirs, etc.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:Deposit of $500 with registration (link for registration form is above). Balance is due on or before December 8, 2018.
Checks should be made payable to Cheepers! Birding on a Budget and mailed with the registration form to:
Cheepers! Birding on a Budget
Post Office Box 385
Spring Valley, OH 45370
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation must be made in writing (email or snail mail)
More than 6 months prior to departure – full refund of deposit
Between 4 and 6 months prior to departure – 50% refund of deposit
Less than 4 months prior to departure – No refund of deposit
If cancellation occurs after full payment is made, a refund will be given only if the vacant spot is filled.
Trip insurance is recommended.
You can compare prices offered by various trip insurance companies at this website:http://www.quotewright.com/?sub_id=6056
Cheepers! Birding on a Budget LLC reserves the right to make changes in the itinerary if the need should arise due to unforeseeable circumstances such as weather, landslides, and other natural phenomena, as well as suggestions by local guides in order to take advantage of an unusual birding opportunity. Lodging is subject to change based on availability.
- Meals during tour as indicated on itinerary - Breakfast on Day 2 through breakfast on Day 8
- All entry fees to reserves in itinerary
- Lodging
- TWO expert naturalist guides during the entire trip
- Cheepers! tour leaders, Bernie and Jude Uebersetzig
- Private transportation during tour
- Transfers to and from airport
- Round-trip airfare Isla Colon - Panama City
- Farewell dinner in Panama City
- Drinks and alcoholic beverages at Tranquilo Bay
- Laundry at Tranquilo Bay
- Pre-trip gift package, including customized checklist
- Post-trip electronic checklist and photo dvd
The price does NOT include:
- International airfare
- Gratuities
- Items of a personal nature, such as souvenirs, etc.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:Deposit of $500 with registration (link for registration form is above). Balance is due on or before December 8, 2018.
Checks should be made payable to Cheepers! Birding on a Budget and mailed with the registration form to:
Cheepers! Birding on a Budget
Post Office Box 385
Spring Valley, OH 45370
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation must be made in writing (email or snail mail)
More than 6 months prior to departure – full refund of deposit
Between 4 and 6 months prior to departure – 50% refund of deposit
Less than 4 months prior to departure – No refund of deposit
If cancellation occurs after full payment is made, a refund will be given only if the vacant spot is filled.
Trip insurance is recommended.
You can compare prices offered by various trip insurance companies at this website:http://www.quotewright.com/?sub_id=6056
Cheepers! Birding on a Budget LLC reserves the right to make changes in the itinerary if the need should arise due to unforeseeable circumstances such as weather, landslides, and other natural phenomena, as well as suggestions by local guides in order to take advantage of an unusual birding opportunity. Lodging is subject to change based on availability.