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Tour Days Every Day of the Week Duration 4-8 Hours Price From US$95.00 Country Mexico Departure from Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen or Cancun Trip Style Animal Encounters Activities Birding, Hiking Physical Demand Medium physical demand Season Year Round - Tour Information
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The Tour
These tours are for bird lovers only! The Yucatan Peninsula is considered one of the worlds best bird watching sites and Duende Tours offers you several choices of tours:
• Full day bird watching tour to Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
• Half day bird watching tour in Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve
• Custom bird watching tours to Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden, Coba Ruins, Ek Balam and Cozumel Island.Enjoy a day with your favorite activity in the nature reserves of Yucatan Peninsula…
Tour Option 1
Full day bird watching tour to Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Let us take you to the most beautiful and pristine Biosphere Reserve of the region; Rio Lagartos. Birding lovers will be amazed with the number and variety of exotic species that can be found in this amazingly beautiful location, home of the largest population of pink flamingos of the peninsula. Spot local endemic species as Ocellated Turkey, Yucatan Poor Will, Red Vented Woodpecker or the Yucatan flycatcher. Among the non-endemic species you can also encounter during this journey are the Wood Stork, Jabiru, Olive throated Parakeet, Brown Pelican, Ibis and Blue Winged Teal just to name a few of the more than 370 species found in the boundaries of this magnificent reserve.The tour starts at 5 am when we pick you up from your hotel. You will enjoy the ride to the reserve, admiring the changes in vegetation and the quaint little Mayan villages along the way. Fall in love with the charm of Rio Lagartos, a fisherman village on the coast with narrow streets, colorful little houses and boats.
You will meet your specialist bird watching guide upon arrival to the reserve. A board a small shaded boat you will explore the remote parts of the Rio Lagartos estuary on a 4 to 5 hour birding tour. Our expert birding guide will help you to find and interact with the different coastal birds that populate the mangroves and lagoons. Admire species such as Bare Throated Tiger Heron, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Osprey, American White Pelican and of course the spectacular scenery of flocks of Greater Flamingos that have chosen this area as nesting grounds.
After the boat ride it is time for a break. Enjoy the beautiful coastal spectacle while you delight with an appetizing fresh sea food lunch in a charming local restaurant. Tasty food, friendly atmosphere and pink flamingos that can appear anywhere!
At the end of the day we will bring you back to your hotel.
Price:
1 passenger: US$369.00
2 passengers: US$199.00 per person
3 passengers or more: US$145.00 per person
Minimum age for this tour is 8 years.Included in the Tour:
- Private tour and transportation
- Full sea food lunch
- Fruit, snacks
- Drinking water, fruits
- Entrance fees
- Service of specialized birding guide.
Tour Option 2
Half day bird watching tour in Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve
Sian Ka´an means “where the sky begins” in Maya. The reserve was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1987 and is the largest protected area in the Mexican Caribbean. It holds more than 350 species of birds, with about two-thirds breeding inside the reserve. Due to the great diversity of aquatic habitats, marine and wading birds are well represented.
Roseate Spoonbill, Frigate Bird, Brown Pelican, Yucatan Woodpecker, Black and Turkey Vultures, Keel Billed Toucan, Yucatan Flycatcher, Neotropical Cormorant ,Yucatan Blue Jay, Ibis and tri-colored Heron are very common here.
Less prevalent sights are Jabiru, Ocelated Turkey, Yellow Fronted Parrot, King Vulture, Wood Stork, Crested Caracara amongst others.Follow this link to see all bird species found in Sian Ka'an Biosph. Res.
This is an early morning tour starting from the Muyil entrance of Sian Ka’an Reserve where your naturalist guide will welcome you. You will be guided by a local bird specialist.Explore the reserve on foot while your expert guide will show you unique species of birds and explain about the jungle and plants of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve.
Includes: naturalist guide, maximum 10 people per group, entrance fees, snacks and soft drinks.
Price: US$ 95.00* adults and children above 12 years old
US$ 70.00* children
Minimum age for this tour is 4 years.
*Price does not include transportation to the reserve;
Private round trip transfer from Cancun or Puerto Morelos: US$ 159.00 for up to 4 passengers.
Private round trip transfer from Playa del Carmen: US$ 99.00 for up to 4 passengers.Tour Option 3
Custom bird watching tours to Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden, Coba Ruins, Ek Balam and Cozumel Island.
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