[Bristol-Birds] Field Trip to Costa Rica
- From: jpmoyle18@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:03:48 -0400
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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