[TN-Bird] Field Trip to Costa Rica

Hello Briding and Wildlife Friends!  Somehow this email was erased shortly 
after it was posted on TN-Bird.  Thus I am reentering it.  We will be taking a 
maximum of 10 participants.  To sign up, either contact John Moyle at  
jpmoyle18@xxxxxxx or go on line to Tico Tours and download the registration 
form!
The trip info follows.

                                                                                
 Tico Tours
                                                           Costa Rican  
High-Low          
                                                              Birding Adventure
                                                             1-10 February 2011 
                                                          Lead by Andrew Block

Please find below the price for the trip including the jeep-boat-jeep transfer 
across Arenal Lake.  These arrangements are booked and confirmed:

Itinerary:
Feb 01:  Arrive and transfer to the Hotel Bougainvillea (1 nt)
Feb 02:  Morning at the Hotel Gardens and then transfer to Hotel Fonda Vela via 
Punt Morales (2 nts)
Feb 03:  All day at the Monteverde Reserve
Feb 04:  Morning at Finca Ecologica; after lunch transfer to Arena Observatory 
Lodge (2 nts)
Feb 05:  All day at Arenal Observatory
Feb 06:  Morning at Arenal Hanging Bridges; afternoon transfer to the Hotel 
Punta Leona (2 nts)
Feb 07:  All day at Carara National Park
Feb 08:  Morning birding at Punta Leona; afternoon birding the mangrove 
area/boat ride on the Tarcoles River
Feb 09:  Morning at nearby areas and afternoon transfer to the Hotel 
Bougainvillea via Guacimo (1 nt)
Feb 10:  Departure

Meal Plan:
Feb 01:  No meals included
Feb 02:  Breakfast at Hotel Bougainvillea; lunch and dinner at Fonda Vela
Feb 03:  All meals at Fonda Vela
Feb 04:  Breakfast at Finda Vela; lunch at local town;dinner at Arenal 
Observatory Lodge
Feb 05:  All meals at Arenal Observatory Lodge
Feb 06:  Breakfast at Arenal Observatory Lodge; lunchat local town; dinner at 
Hotel Punta Leona
Feb 07:  All meals at Hotel Punta Leona
Feb 08:  All meals at Hotel Punta Leona
Feb 09:  Breakfast & lunch at Hotel Punta Leona; dinner at Hotel Bougainvilllea
Feb 10:  Breakfast at Hotel Bougainvillea; lunch not included

Fees Covered:  Carara NP, Monteverde Reserve, Finca Ecologica, Arenal Hanging 
Bridges, boat ride on Tarcoles River.

Transportation:  Toyota Coaster for 8 full days and two airport transfers; 
jeep-boat-jeep transfer across Arenal Lake.

Rooming:  5 double rooms, 1 single for tour leader and 1 single for driver. 

Price Per Person Based On Double Occupancy:

     10 participants + Tico Tours Leader FOC and Driver = $1800.00

       8 paricipants + Tico Tours Leader FOC and Driver =  $1962.00

       6 participants + Tico Tours Leader FOC and Driver = $2185.00

       Single supplement:  USD$440.00/person

Not Included In The Above Prices:
- All items of personal nature e.g. telephone calls, fax/email bills, etc.
- Tips and gratuities to hotel,lodges and driver/guides
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Any local or international flights
- Laundry services
- Any other item (s) not included in our itinerary
- Departure tax of US $26.00/person


Sample Wildlife Sightings:  Birds - White-eared Ground Sparrow, White-tipped 
Dove, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Rufous-tailed 
Hummingbird, Blue-crowned Motmot, Tropical Kingbird, Clay-colored Thrush, 
Rufous-collared Sparrow, Resplendent Quetzal, Black Guan, Orange-billed Trogon, 
Prong-billed Barbet, Emerald Toucanet, Crested Guan, Short-billed Pigeon, 
Red-lored Parrot, Mealy Parrot, Amazon Kingfisher, Keel-billed Toucan, 
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Orange-chinned Parakeet, White-fronted Parrot, 
Yellow-headed Caracara, Crested Owl, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Fiery-billed 
Aracari, Pale-billed Woodpecker, Ornage-billed Sparrow, Scarlewt Macaw, Royal 
flycatcher, Black and White Owl.  Coati Mundis, Sloths, Crab-eating Raccoon, 
White-nosed Coati, White-faced Capuchin and many other mammals! 


John Moyle                                Glen Alpine Road                      
                Kingsport/Sullivan County
  
           


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