Costa Rica Birdwatching Holiday // 12 Nights

Costa Rica can boast more than 850 species of birds (including a high number of regional endemics) in an extremely small area, approximately the same size as Wales. It is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet thanks to its position between North and South America, Costa Rica offers to birders great bird-watching opportunities within relatively short distances, involving very diverse habitats in the six ornithologist regions of the country, from sea level to high mountains above 11.000 f.a.s.l. 

Many of Costa Rica’s year round avian inhabitants are colorful, tropical varieties, such as hummingbirds, parrots, toucans and trogons. Others are drab, shy and secretive like the ant-birds and wood-creepers. 

From December to April, you can add winter-resident migrants from North America to your list. There is an excellent field guide and a good site guide with sketch maps of birding trails and local species lists.