Day 1: Belize Int'l Airport - La Milpa

After clearing immigration and customs you are met by your Belizean guide birding starts then keep your binoculars handy as we can see the occasional bat falcon by the airport tower. We will travel North in the Philip Goldson Highways then into La Milpa Reserve. Lunch on the way and drive to Program for Belize.

Dinner and overnight at La Milpa Ecolodge

Day 2: La Milpa

After breakfast birding around the lodge in search of Great Curassow, Pheasant Cuckoo, Barred Forest-falcon, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Streak-headed, Woodcreeper, White-throated Thrush, Golden-crowned Warbler, Green-honey Creeper, Ocellated Turkey, Great Curassow, Crested Guan, Royal Flycatcher.

Lunch and siesta if needed, late afternoon walk then Dinner and overnight at Ecolodge

Day 3:La Milpa - Crooked Tree

Pre-breakfast bird walk in search of other species, breakfast and check out. On the drive to Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, we will stop on the way on the rice field birds hoping to see are Sandpipers and Storks, Crakes, Grassland Yellow-finch. Lunch at the town of Orange Walk. Evening walk in search of yellow-headed Parrot, Yellow-lored Parrot.

Dinner and overnight at Birds Eye View.

Day 4: Crooked Tree - Boat Trip

Pre-breakfast bird walk in search of Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Yucatan Jay, Yucatan Woodpecker

Breakfast, Boat trip on the lagoon in search of Agami Heron, Black-collared Hawk, Sungrebe, Pinnated Bittern, Boat-billed Heron, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Aplomado Falcon Lunch and probably a drive to either western lagoon or Captain Hooks shrimp farm.

Late evening walk in search of other species that remain.

Dinner and Overnight at Birds Eye View Lodge

Day 5: Crooked Tree - Crystal Paradise

Early morning breakfast before we start heading to the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest reserve and Caracol Archeological site with pack lunch. The maya ruin of Caracol is the largest and tallest of Belize with 43.5 meters in height. Some birds of interest, Toucans, Black-headed Siskin, Stygian, Owl, Ornate Hawk Eagle, Gray-headed Kite, Violet Sabre wing, Doubled-toothed Kite, White-collard Swift, King Vulture, Hepatic Tanager, after the ruin will make a stop at the famous 1000ft fall for the Orange Breasted Falcon.

Dinner and overnight at Crystal Paradise

Day 6: Crystal Paradise - Laguna Aguacate

Early morning breakfast before we start heading to the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest reserve and Caracol Archeological site with pack lunch. The maya ruin of Caracol is the largest and tallest of Belize with 43.5 meters in height. Some birds of interest, Toucans, Black-headed Siskin, Stygian, Owl, Ornate Hawk Eagle, Gray-headed Kite, Violet Sabre wing, Doubled-toothed Kite, White-collard Swift, King Vulture, Hepatic Tanager, after the ruin will make a stop at the famous 1000ft fall for the Orange Breasted Falcon.

Dinner and overnight at Crystal Paradise

Day 7: Crystal Paradise - Check-Out

Breakfast and checkout after a great 12 days of filled with fun birding.

Optional stop (time dependent) Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in search of Gray-collard Becard, Variable Seedeater, Blue Seedeater, Slate-colored Seedeater and Yellow-tailed Oriole, Rufous-breasted Spine tail.

Depart 4 hrs before your flight to the International Airport.