Always Available
Our Birding Tours are available year round; every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of the year. Let’s go birding!
Binoculars Scopes Cameras
Our guides carry scopes and have experience with spotting and/or photography birding. Photos on this page were taken by our Senior Guide – Luis Paz – @birdingexoticpanama.
Group Deals
We can do private or shared tours and have great discounts for groups of 2 to 4 participants. Contact us directly for groups of 5 or more.
Jungle in the city
Metropolitan
Natural Park
A guided birding tour five minutes from Panama City an excellent place to find local and migrant birds. Birding is done primarily on trails and open areas. We find dry and second growth forest species as well as the more widespread forest species of Central Panama (Panama Canal/ former Canal Zone).
Panama City
Only City-Based Park in Latin America
Forest Reserve
Spread over 200 hectares of dry and humid tropical forest. Warm to Hot.
Casual & Accesible
Easy to Moderate hiking trails perfect for both casual and twitcher birders!
Meeting Point
Discount prices with the option to meet with the guide at the park Visitor Center.
The best option for an updated birdlist is definitely eBird.org, so we’re starting to post our tour’s birdlists on their platform and this is their list of lists for Metropolitan Natural Park.
Metropolitan
Natural Park
private tour
Hotel pickup/Dropoff
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$220 / $120
Per person
1 pax / 2 or more pax
ITINERARY
- 6:30 AM – Hotel Pickup
- Drive to Curundu
- Birding Metropolitan Park
- Drive to City
- Stop for Lunch (Optional)
- Hotel Dropoff
Metropolitan
Natural Park
with Meeting Point
private tour
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$130/ $75
Per person
1 pax / 2 or more pax
ITINERARY
- 7:00 AM – Meet with Guide
- Birding Metropolitan Park
More Birding Tours
Check out these other birding hotspots and/or check out our original specialized birding website where you’ll find a LOT more information and options including Multi Day Birding Packages!
Pipeline Road
private tour
Hotel pickup/Dropoff
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$225 / $140
Per person
1 pax / 2 or more pax
Achiote Road
private tour
Hotel pickup/Dropoff
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$325 / $210
Per person
1 pax / 2 or more pax
PanamaBirdGuide.com
This was our first website, and still has a LOT of relevant information about the hotspots in the rest of the country, details about weather, clothing, birdlists, and other tour options like Multi-Day Tours!
Hotel Pickups
We pick up from all hotels, airbnb and locations inside Panama City’s metropolitan area, including pickups at the Santa Maria Hotel, and the Westin and Dreams
Playa Bonita.
Certified Guides
All our tour guides have been certified by Panama’s Tourism Authority. CPR Training, Second Language Certification and a written exam are some of the requisites.
stop for lunch
We make stops for lunch in which every person takes care of their own meals. We use many restaurants depending on where we are and any food requirements like Kosher, Halal, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc.
Carbon offset
Our new CRM, WeTravel have partnered with Sustainable Travel International to purchase carbon offsets offering a great way to help secure our planet’s future.