Gabriel Lugo

Senior Birding Guide / Caribbean Expert

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TESTIMONIALS

Puerto Rico 5-Day

Gabriel is a super knowledgable and talented guide. He knows exactly where to look for each of the Puerto Rican endemics and more. He takes great care of everyone in the group. Can’t recommend him highly enough!

Holly

Orlando, Florida

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5 years ago

Wonderful Birding Tour

Gabriel’s birding tour was one of the best birding tours we’ve ever taken. Based on the excellent reviews we found online, we booked a private half-day tour and the price was very reasonable. Gabriel is a well known birding expert in Puerto Rico and he knew all the best locations for spotting PR endemics and other sought after species. He is very professional, friendly, and a good driver. He picked us up at the hotel in a nice, clean car and had an excellent spotting scope. The tour tu(…)

Cheryl and Tony

Long Beach

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5 years ago

Puerto Rico

I traveled with Gabriel on the 5 day 4 night Puerto Rico tour and was delighted by his professionalism as both a guide and tour leader and was very impressed by his birding skills. Gabriel showed great care in making sure all members of our group got good views of a select group of endemics. He is a very capable photographer and was quite patient and helpful in providing assistance to me with my photography. Gabriel’s ability to handle all aspects of our trip while keeping a watchful eye(…)

Susan C

Boston Massachusetts

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5 years ago

Cuba Endemics & Culture Tour

Our Wildside trip to Cuba in April 2019 was fantastic. For a long time I wanted to visit Cuba and this trip was one of the best tours I have been on and exceeded my expectations. The trip was so well organized and included some of the most beautiful locations in Cuba. We had a small group and a wonderful guide, Gabriel Lugo who met us in Miami and took care of the details for the whole trip. He is an experienced knowledgable birder and showed a great deal of patience to make sure we all(…)

Nancy Richards

Ithaca, NY

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5 years ago

Cuba trip was a winner!

The Wildside Cuba trip was a winner from start to finish. From all the endemics checked off; to our wonderful, hard working Cuban guides; to principal guide, the indomitable Gabriel Lugo; this trip is a must for your Western Hemisphere bucket list.

Bill B

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6 years ago

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About Gabriel Lugo

Gabriel Lugo is a certified Puerto Rico guide. His passion for birding was sparked by an invitation to join an Audubon Christmas Bird Count a number of years ago. A curiosity became a passion and Gabriel was soon making major sightings throughout Puerto Rico, earning a strong reputation with the local birding community.

Gabriel has since become one of the top birding guides in Puerto Rico. His contributions to Puerto Rico birding led him to be elected as President of the Puerto Rico Ornithological Society. Gabriel’s eyes and ears have proven him an excellent birder and his contagious enthusiasm helped make him an excellent leader!

How did Gabriel come to join Wildside?

In November 2010, Wildside’s owner, Kevin Loughlin, was leading a tour in Puerto Rico. While in Maracao State Park, returning to the parking lot after finding the Elfin Woods Warbler, Gabriel arrived with a couple of birders. Striking up a conversation to share where the warbler was found, Kevin was very impressed with Gabriel’s attitude and presence and gave him a business card.

That evening, Kevin received an email from Gabriel just saying, “Thank you for bringing people to Puerto Rico to see our birds.” Kevin replied, “Would you like to co-lead my January 2011 tour?” The rest is history!