Day 1: Belize Int'l Airport - Bocawina

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 on the George Price highway, Costal Plains highway, Hummingbird highway and Southern highway to the Stann Creek District in the Southern part of Belize, with stops along the way for birding. We check into our hotel and do some birding until dark, if clients are not tired from their travels.

Dinner & Overnight Bocawina Lodge

Day 2: Cockscomb Belize- Jaguar Reserve

We will spend the morning birding in the Jaguar reserve, some of the birds we hope to see include Crested Guans, Chestnut-headed Oropendola, White-collared Manakins, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Rufous-breasted Spine tail, Crown Woodnymph Great Antshrike and number of Antwrens, etc.

Breakfast and Overnight (Bocawina Lodge)

Day 3: Bocawina Falls, Inland Blue Hole and Crystal Paradise Resort

Begin with early morning birding before breakfast, then take a scenic trail walk to Bocawina Falls. Sightings include Keel-billed Motmot, White-winged Becard, Cinnamon Becard, Orange-billed Sparrow and Central American Pygmy-Owl, Stub-tail Spadebill, and more.

We then have a late breakfast, depart North-West towards the Inland Blue Hole National Park. The Blue Hole has a few trails to hike within the park. Some of the unusual birds known to this area include White Hawks, Spotted-Wood Quails, Gray-chested Dove, Lovely Cotingas, Keel-Billed Toucans, Red-Legged Honey Creepers, Slaty tailed Trogons, Cinnamon and Rose-throated Becards just to name a few. We continue birding along the route as we go West to Crystal Paradise Resort.

Dinner and overnight at Crystal Paradise Resort

Day 4: Caracol Site and 1,000 ft Waterfall

Morning breakfast then head towards Caracol with stops on the way for Rusty Sparrow, Black-headed Siskin, Rufous-capped Warbler, Scaled Pigeon if we go even earlier, we can call out a Stygian Owl. As we drive through the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest reserve heading towards Caracol Archeological Site. Once at Caracol we have the chance to see Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Montezuma Oropendola, White-vented Euphonia, Tody motmot, and more. Caracol Maya ruin is the tallest of Belize that stands 43.5 meters or approximately 140 ft above plaza level. Caracol archeological reserve is found in the largest single reserve which is the Chiquibul National Forest Reserve.

On the way back we would make a stop at 1000 ft fall and the Mountain Pine Forest reserve in search of Plumbeous Vireo, Grace’s Warbler, Ornate Hawk Eagle, Yellow-backed Oriole, Double-toothed Kite, White-collard Swift and the rare, Orange-breasted Falcon.

Boxed Lunch, Dinner and overnight at Crystal Paradise.

Day 5: Macaw Bank, Slate Creek, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch and Night Drive

Early breakfast then we drive to Macaw bank road and Slate Creek in search of; Green-backed Sparrow, Rose-throated Tanager, Gray-throated Chat, Yucatan Flycatcher, Lovely Cotinga, King Vulture, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, and others. We then go to the butterfly farm in search of 6 to 8 species of hummingbirds.

After lunch we then head to the Spanish Lookout community, for a night drive in search of Plain-breasted Ground Dove, Tricolored Munia, White-throated Flycatcher, Yucatan Nightjar, Yucatan Poorwill, Northern Potoo, and Stripped Owl.

Lunch, Boxed Dinner and overnight at Crystal Paradise.

Day 6: Rio Maya-La Milpa Lodge

After Breakfast we depart to Rio Maya in search of Gray-collard Becard, Variable Seedeater, Blue Seedeater, Yellow-billed Cacique, Streaked-headed Woodcreeper and Yellow-tailed Oriole, Rufous-breasted Spinetail.

Lunch at Mennonite community and drive to Program for Belize a huge Reserve where La Milpa Lodge is located. As we drive through the Reserve, we will see quite a few Ocellated Turkey.

Dinner and night drive or night walk and overnight at La Milpa Ecolodge.

Day 7: La Milpa Eco-Lodge

After breakfast birding around the lodge in search of Great Curassow, Pheasant Cuckoo, Barred Forest-Falcon, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Scaly-throated Leaftosser, Ruddy Woodcreeper, White-throated Thrush, Golden-crowned Warbler, Green-honey Creeper, Yucatan Flycatcher, and Ocellated Turkey.

Lunch and siesta if needed, late afternoon walks then Dinner. After dinner we go for a night drive or a night walk in search of a Jaguar and Middle American Screech-owls.

Dinner and Overnight at La Milpa Ecolodge

Day 8: La Milpa- Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary

Pre-breakfast bird-walk in search of other species, breakfast, and check-out.

On the drive to Crooked Tree, we will stop on the way to bird the rice field. Birds hoping to see are Sandpipers and Storks, Crakes, Grassland Yellow-finch, Rose-throated Tanager, Orange Oriole, Altamira Oriole, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, etc.

Lunch on the way, then birding at Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary in search of Yellow-headed Amazon, Yucatan Jay, Yucatan Woodpecker etc...

Dinner, also night drive or night walk and Overnight Bird's Eye View Lodge.

Day 9: Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary

Pre-breakfast bird walk in search of Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Yucatan Jay, Yellow-lored Amazon, Aplomado Falcon, etc.

Breakfast, Boat trip on lagoon in search of Agami Heron, Boat-billed Heron, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Sungrebe, Black-collared Hawk, Jabiru.

Lunch and a little break or siesta. Late afternoon drive if road permit for Black Catbird, Black-throated Bobwhite, Botteri’s Sparrow and possible Pinnated Bittern etc.

Dinner and Overnight at La Milpa Ecolodge

Day 10: Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary/ Departure

Optional birding before breakfast.