Puerto Rico 5-Day

Trip Length

5-days/4-nights

2013 Cost

$1500 per person double occupancy from San Juan

Four meals (2 dinners and 2 breakfasts) are included in tour cost. Though we will eat as a group, all other meals will be additional.

Single Supplement

If a single room is preferred, or we are unable to get a roommate for you, a single supplement fee of $200.00 will be assessed.

What is Included / Not Included in the Cost

Included in the cost are all accommodations, transportation, entrance fees and permits. Meals as noted in itinerary.

Deposit Required to Hold Space

$500.00, check, paypal or credit card, along with your completed Wildside Nature Tours Registration Form

Final Payment

The balance due or full payment, by check, is due 120 days prior to the departure date.

Day 1 - Arrival Day (all flights to arrive no later than 1:30 PM)

Drive from San Juan to Hatillo, on the north coast, with stops along the way for birds, butterflies, great scenery and whatever else we can find!

(Dinner included)

Day 2 - Hatillo — Maricao

Early departure for Cambalache Forest where as many as 14 of Puerto Rico’s endemics (expect 7-10) and many specialties have been found. We will visit additional locations along the north coast before driving south to Maricao area. Evening spotlight search for the Puerto Rican Screech Owl.

(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Day 3 - Maricao — La Parguera

Morning birding on hotel grounds before breakfast. Then birding in tha Maricao Forest looking for our target, the Elfin Woods Warbler and additional endemics. Then drive to south coast with birding stops along the way. Late afternoon arrival at hotel after finding the very local and endangered Yellow-shouldered Blackbird. Night walk along the coast looking for nightjars.

(Breakfast included)

Day 4 - La Parguera — Fajardo

Explore Guanica Dry Forest in the morning looking again for the Puerto Rican nightjar, Adelaide's Warbler, and other localized species before departing to search for the endangered Plain Pigeon. Arriving at our lodge after dark we will again seek the Perto Rican Screech Owl.

Day 5 - Return home

Morning birding in Humacao to seek Caribbean Coot and other species we may have missed. Mid-morning departure for San Jaun for flights home.

TJ Ranch

TJ Ranch is a family-owned B&B nestled amid the coffee trees. Their three “casitas” each have a bedroom, screened porch and private bath.

Maravilla Mountain B&B

Maravilla Mountain B&B sits in a 40-acre coffee and citris plantation. Gourmet vegetarian meals are filling and deliscious. The main building offers shared bathrooms. The separate cabin has gas lantern lighting and shared bathroom with hot showers.

Parador Villa Parquera

Parador Villa Parquera lies on the edge of the Caribbean. 70 comfortable rooms overlook the blue sea. Gardens to explore, a beautiful pool and decks for star gazing add to the ambiance.

Fajardo Inn

Fajardo Inn lies near the northeastern coast. Surrounded by groomed gardens, this typical-style hotel is the best location to find a few of the species we seek! It lies just a short drive from one of our hopeful parrot sites as well. The restaurant offers excellent meals.

Recommended Field Guide:

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

(Princeton University Press, 1989)

by Herbert A. Raffaele

To maximize birding time, we do highly recommend that you arrive the evening before the tour begins as this will allow additional birding time. Please contact us for recommendations of where to stay for easy pick-up in the morning.

Bird List November 2011 (eBird)

Bird List December 2011 (eBird)