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Check out the
New 2025 Tour Dates!

With many of our 2024 small group tours already filled, we are offering pre-made, semi-private birding tours for you to chose from.

 

Semi-private tours are great for solo travelers or small groups. We arrange private lodge transfers to take you to each lodge. We also include local lodge guiding, which can be private or shared. This option is customizable and can be tailored to your interests and pace.

Why is this important in 2024? Costa Rica has become a very popular travel destination for all sorts of travelers, but especially for birders. We work with small, specialized birding lodges. In 2024, many of the lodges are either at full capacity or very close, so space is extremely limited in January, February, March, and April.

The advantage of joining a pre-arranged semi-private tour is that we can guarantee you space in these lodges! (We have some of the last rooms left!) You don't have to sacrifice quality or comfort. Plus, you will have piece of mind knowing that everything is taken care of the moment you land in Costa Rica to the moment you are dropped off at the airport.

Check out our semi-private tour dates available in early 2024!

BIRDWATCHING TOUR DATES 2024 & 2025
COSTA RICA & PANAMA

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15
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Panama Birding Exploration: 2025                                   Birdwatching Tour Panama     

Birding hot spots: Panama Rainforest Discovery Center & Observation Tower, Eastern Panama & Bayano Lake, Anton Valley, Tropical Dryforests of Cocles Province among many more!

March 15-29, 2025

JOIN US ON A

RESPLENDENT

ADVENTURE

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15
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BIRDERS' PARADISE: 2024 & 2025                                    Birdwatching Tour Costa Rica     

Costa Rica Bird Watching Tour Highlights: Tortuguero, Caribbean Slope,  highlands, Central Pacific, Arenal & Dry Forest.

January 27 - February 10, 2024

February 24 - March 9, 2024

Guided by Paco Madrigal!

Limited Space
Limited Space

March 16 - 31, 2024

Guided by Paco Madrigal!

April 6 - 20, 2024*

SOLD OUT
*Group Tour Sold Out - Only Available For Semi-Private Tour 

November 23 - December 7, 2024

January 25 - February 18, 2025

March 15 - 29, 2025

November 22 - December 6, 2025

March 18 - April 1, 2023

April 12 - 26, 2023

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10
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BIRDING HIGHLIGHTS 2024 & 2025    
Birdwatching Tour Costa Rica           

January 12 - 21, 2024
 

Costa Rica Bird Watching Tour Highlights - Central Pacific, Caribbean Slope & Arenal Observatory.

Detailed Itinerary
SOLD OUT

February 17 - 27, 2024 with Tortuguero

*Group Tour Sold Out - Only Available For Semi-Private Tour 

March 15 - 24, 2024

*Group Tour Sold Out - Only Available For Semi-Private Tour 

January 11 - 20, 2025
 

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13
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SOUTHERN SENSATION
Birdwatching Tour Costa Rica        

Costa Rica Bird Watching Tour Highlights - highlands, Central Pacific, Las Cruces Biological Station, Esquinas Lodge & Drake Bay

February 15 - 27, 2025
 

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13
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NEW ITINERARY: Costa Rica Winged Odyssey
Birdwatching Tour Costa Rica

Costa Rica Bird Watching Tour Highlights - Caribbean Lowlands, Caribbean Foodhills, Cloud Forest & Highland

April 1 - 13, 2024

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13
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NEW ITINERARY: Raptor Migration
Birdwatching Tour Costa Rica

Costa Rica Bird Watching Tour Highlights - Caribbean Lowlands, Caribbean Foodhills, Southern Caribbean Coastal Rainforest

Sept 21 - Oct 3, 2024

Detailed Itinerary

Guided by Paco Madrigal!

CUSTOM PRIVATE BIRDING TOURS:

If you have your own small group we can help you organize your ideal birdwatching tour. You can choose one of our tried and true itineraries or we can help you customize your own personalized itinerary.

Dates available for "semi-private" tours are run with private lodge transfer and local lodge guiding. These itineraries can be customized to fit your interests as long as the lodge accommodations stay the same. This is a great opportunity for any last minute travel plans as space in specialized birding lodges fills up quickly!

CHECK OUT OUR SAMPLE ITINERARIES:  

All you have to do is choose one of the itineraries below, let us know your group size, select your dates and we'll handle the rest.

Prothonotary Warbler photo taken on Cotinga Tours Birding Tour.

Classic Birding

This is one of our most popular itineraries: 3 day in Sarapiqui, 3 days in Arenal, 3 days in the Central Pacific & 3 days Savegre Valley highlands.

Barred Antshrike photo taken on Cotinga Tours birding tour.

Birders' Paradise

Similar to our Classic tour it covers many of the hotspote in the central part of the country, but adds Tortuguero waterways & the dry forests of Guanacaste.

Southern Birding

This is a great tour.  It hits Sarapiqui, Savegre Valley & the Central Pacific As well as picking up a few locations in biologically rich southern zone.

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