The Orange Collard Manakins dance in their lek with a firecracker of sounds; a Grey-tailed Mountain-gem pierces a flower. All across Costa Rica the sun has broken the horizon and columns of light penetrate the forest canopy. The forest is alive! Costa Rica is truly a birder’s and nature lover’s paradise.

 

Due to Costa Rica’s small size, range of elevation and twelve distinct ecological zones we can offer tours that encompass a wide variety of habitats and astonishingly abundant wildlife diversity, while maintaining a comfortable pace.

 

Costa Rica acts as a continuous corridor for migration between North and South America and is a meeting ground for seemingly unimaginable bio diversity. Costa Rica, no bigger than the state of West Virginia or Wales, is home to approximately 5 percent of the earth’s known species. More than 870 species of birds have been recorded on the Costa Rican mainland, including roughly 600 species of  permanent residents. The country also boasts 350 species of reptiles and amphibians (including six different species of sea turtles that nest on Costa Rican beaches), four species of monkeys, 8000 species of higher plants, and more species of butterflies than in all of Africa.