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.
The magical road
Achiote Road
Birding is done primarily along the Achiote Road either on foot along the road or by slowly driving on the way during the first hours. As the sun goes up and the temperature rises, we enter into traditional birding trails to look for species like the White-headed Wren, the Long-tailed Tyrant or the Montezuma Oropendola. Also streams will be checked for kingfishers, waterthrushes and more.
Magical Road
Sought-after species can materialize on the road in front of you… at any moment!
Caribbean Side
About 10 kms from the Gatun Dam (Panama Canal), and on the west side of San Lorenzo National Park.
Forest Trails
Tropical Rainforest with some swampy areas. Warm to Hot.
CBC
Prime location for Panama Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, consistently delivering high species numbers (often over 300!) and sought-after tropical birds.
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 Achiote Road
Achiote Road
private tour
Hotel pickup/Dropoff
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$325 / $210
Per person
1 pax / 2 or more pax
Itinerary
- 5:45AM – Hotel Pickup
- Drive to Colon
- Cross Atlantic Bridge
- Birding Achiote Road
- Birding Forest Trails
- Birding Achiote Road
- Drive to City
- Stop for Lunch (Optional)
- Hotel Dropoff
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
Metropolitan Natural Park
private tour
Hotel pickup/Dropoff
guide with scope
ALL FEES & TAXES
$220 / $120
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.