Handcrafted birding & nature tours across the American Tropics
Our tours: Find the journey that fits you best!
Browse by tour style for the pace and purpose you prefer, or by destination to view every itinerary offered in your chosen country...please feel free to reach out for further details !
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Please note: The order of activities, selected lodges, and site visits may vary depending on availability and other operational factors. Rest assured, any adjustments are made with the goal of maintaining the integrity and quality of the itinerary. All accommodations are carefully selected to suit the needs of the tour and ensure a smooth, enjoyable experience for all participants.
We organize our trips by format because birders—and their goals—aren’t all the same. Choosing a category lets you zero in on the pace, group size, and purpose that best match your crew, while we keep the guiding quality and conservation impact consistent across the board:
Open-Enrollment Tours (Scheduled departures)
Conservation Partnership Tours (Fund raising option available)
Custom Private Groups (5 - 10 participants)
Private Guided Tours (1–4 participants)
Nature Photography Journeys (for groups any size)
Nature & Adventure Expeditions (for groups any size)
Buff-breasted Coronet
Ecuador
Choosing the right tour format:
Whether you’re a solo birder looking to join like-minded travelers or a family seeking a fully bespoke adventure, our trip frameworks keep groups intentionally small so every guest gets clear views, hands-on instruction, and unhurried time in the field. For Open-Enrollment, Conservation Partnership, and Custom Private tours we recommend 6–10 participants—large enough to share costs and camaraderie, yet compact enough for truly personalized guiding and nimble access to prime habitats.
No matter which format feels right for you, we travel the same way—side-by-side in the field, swapping sightings, questions, and good coffee before first light. Our guides handle the logistics in the background so you can focus on the birds, the stories behind them, and the people stewarding their habitats. Choose the structure that fits your crew, and we’ll handle the rest with the same attention to detail, conservation focus, and friendly teamwork that define every journey at
Flyway Birding Tours
Lahontan Audubon Society
Nuevo Vigía - Emeberá, Panama
Though Flyway Birding Tours is headquartered in Costa Rica, every itinerary we lead—whether in Central America or the Andes—follows the same small-group approach, expert guiding, and conservation partnership model. Here’s a snapshot of what each destination adds to the mix:
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Slaty Flowerpiercer
Costa Rica
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ecuador
Red-headed Barbet
Colombia
Harpy Eagle
Panama
Panama
Wine-throated Hummingbird
Guatemala
Costa Rica – About 930 recorded bird species packed into a country the size of West Virginia. Easy logistics, short drives from lowland rainforest to páramo, and a strong culture of hospitality make it ideal for first-time Neotropical birders and veterans alike.
BROWSE TOURS IN COSTA RICA HERE
Ecuador – More than 1,600 species, with cloud-forest tanagers on one side
of the Andes and Amazonian specialties on the other. Compact distances and
a well-developed eco-lodge network let us sample multiple life-zones in one trip.
BROWSE TOURS IN ECUADOR HERE
Colombia – The world’s richest bird list—approaching 2,000 species—spread across three Andean cordilleras, Pacific and Caribbean coasts, and the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Friendly local guides and a growing conservation infrastructure keep travel rewarding and secure.
BROWSE TOURS IN COLOMBIA HERE
Panama – A land bridge where North and South American avifaunas overlap; roughly 1,020 species, many of them readily observed along the Panama Canal corridor and in Darién. Modern infrastructure and bilingual communities make logistics smooth.
BROWSE TOURS IN PANAMA HERE
Guatemala – Around 770 species, highlighted by highland endemics such as Pink-headed Warbler and Horned Guan set against volcanic scenery and vibrant Mayan culture. Our routes balance cloud-forest birding with visits to indigenous markets and coffee fincas.
BROWSE TOURS IN GUATEMALA HERE
Across all five countries, the common thread is clear views, data-driven guiding, and genuine collaboration with local partners—so the value you receive in the field mirrors the support each trip returns to the landscapes that make it possible.