Whether you call it Bird Watching, Birding, or Birdwatching: we can tell you this tour is all for the birds….and bird lovers. This short hike is the perfect introduction into birding in Panama for those who do not have all day to spend in one of the extensive bird watching trails at Pipeline Rd or Soberania National Park.
Metropolitan Natural Park is 1 of the 3 protected parks located in the Biological Corridor including Metropolitan National Park, Soberania National Park and Camino del Cruces. The importance of this Biological Corridor is to protect the watershed for Panama City and Colon and ensures the water levels are maintained for the locks to function correctly throughout the Panama Canal. Most importantly for you, it is a safe haven for one of the largest varieties of both endemic and migrational birds from all of the Americas.
There are over 250 species that can be found here, but some of the more frequent spottings inside Metropolitan Natural Park Include:
- Blue-crowned Motmots
- Various Wrens
- Lance Tailed Manakins
- Various Greenlets
- Trogons
- Several varieties of Flycatchers
- Woodpeckers
- Toucans
- Collared Aracari
- Tanagers
Our expert Birdwatching guide will be able to spot and identify these and hundreds of other species of flora and fauna who make this park their home. Bird watching without a local guide really minimizes your chance of getting the most of your bird watching experience. So grab your binoculars and let us guide you through some of the best birdwatching in Panama.
Tour Details
Tour Includes:
- * Bilingual Guide
- * Round Trip Transportation*
- * 1.5 hours on Guided Nature Trails
- * Expert Birding Guide
- * Entrance Fees
Departures: 6:00 AM from Panama City Hotels and Panama City Cruise Terminal Daily (Schedule can be altered for cruise passengers, however best viewing times are early in the morning).
Length: 3 Hours.
Recommendations:
- * Comfortable clothing
- * Good walking/hiking shoes
- * Binoculars
- * Identification Guidebook
- * Water
- * Camera
- * Cash for tour balance, souvenirs and tips
Children: All ages welcome!
Insider Tips: For this tour we hire out a few of our favorite local Bird Watching Experts to guide your tour. They are all extremely familiar with this park as well as the others all in the Biological Corridor as it is their life passion. If you wish for a more extensive birding tour, you can send us an email with exactly what you would like and we can work to customize a birdwatching tour especially for you.
*Transportation is included from your hotel in Panama City, and the cruise ship terminal in Panama City only. Transportation can be provided from Colon for an additional fee, please call for details.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! If you are not a Panamanian citizen, you MUST have your passport on you at all times in Panama.
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Pricing
Adult / Children:
Retail: $177.00
The Real Deal: $159.00
Bird Watching Metropolitan Natural Park deposit is $44.00 per person.
(The balance of $115.00 in cash or $133.00 in credit card per person must be paid the day of the tour)
Departs 6:00 AM from Panama City Hotels and Panama City Cruise Terminal Daily (Schedule can be altered for cruise passengers, however best viewing times are early in the morning).
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