11 Day Natural History Trip from April 5 – 15 Optional 6-day Post-trip Extension to bird the Caribbean Lowlands
Day 2 – Thursday, April 17: Sabalos Lodge
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- Day 3 – Friday, April 18: Sabalos Lodge to the Solentiname Archipelago
- Day 4 – Saturday, April 19: Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge
- Day 5 – Sunday, April 20: Solentiname to San Carlos, Fly back to Managua
- Day 6 – Monday, April 21: Fly back to the US
Day 2 – Thursday, April 17: Sabalos Lodge W  e will have a full day today to explore the area surrounding Sabalos Lodge. The area is rich in birds and we could see pale-vented pigeon, white-crowned parrot, black-throated trogon, slaty spinetail, fasciated antshrike, dot-winged antwren, bright-rumped attila, long-tailed tyrant, gray-capped flycatcher, black-throated wren, dusky-faced and tawny-crested tanagers, Nicaraguan seed-finch, orange-billed sparrow and black-cowled oriole. Mantled howler monkeys and both two-toed and three-toed sloth are fairly common. Caiman and green basilisks are easily seen near the river and cane toads call at night. After a full day we will once again overnight at Sabalos Lodge. Sabalos Lodge consists of comfortable thatched, open air bungalows situated on stilts directly above the banks of the San Juan River. Each bungalow has an attached bathroom and gives the feel of living in a tree house. The mosquito netting draped beds are very comfortable and each bungalow has plenty of space. Sabalos will provide a rustic yet comfortable and thoroughly unique retreat while we explore the Rio San Juan area. (B,L,D)
Day 3 – Friday, April 18: Sabalos Lodge to the Solentiname Archipelago Today, after an early morning of birding and breakfast, we will depart for the Solentiname Archipelago. Our journey will take us back up the Rio San Juan to San Carlos. The islands are located ten miles from San Carlos in Lake Nicaragua and after a refueling stop in San Carlos we will continue across the lake to Isla San Fernando. We will have a packed lunch with us. Once we arrive at San Fernando we will transfer to the Hotel Cabanas Paraiso. The Hotel Cabanas Paraiso will provide rustic, but comfortable accommodations for the next two nights. (B,L,D) Day 4 – Saturday, April 19: Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge is sandwiched between the south shore of Lake Nicaragua and the Costa Rican border. The refuge is ribboned with rivers, dotted with swamps and full of wildlife. We will access this extraordinary ecosystem by private boat which will depart before dawn. After a six mile journey from Solentiname, we will arrive at the mouth of the Papaturro River. From here we will wind our way slowly through the meandering channels looking for wildlife. We could see white-faced capuchin and spider monkeys in the trees and green basilisk lizards and caiman basking on logs. The birdlife is prolific and we hope to see wood storks, rufescent tiger-heron, pinnated bittern, agami heron, boat-billed heron, roseate spoonbill, green ibis, snail kite, gray-necked wood-rail, limpkin, sungrebe, and both Amazon and American pygmy kingfisher. We will take a packed breakfast with us as our early morning arrival is key to our success - there are real advantages to being the first boat up the river. Eventually we will arrive at the Los Guatuzos Ecological Center. We will have a chance to hike some of the trails near the center to look for more terrestrial species and we will have lunch at the center before slowly winding our way back down the Rio Papaturro once again looking for wildlife. After a full day of exploring we will return to the Solentiname and the Hotel Cabanas Paraiso for dinner and overnight. (B,L,D) Day 5 – Sunday, April 20: Solentiname to San Carlos, Fly back to Managua This morning we will have an early morning hike around the island before breakfast. After breakfast, we will travel across Lake Nicaragua bound for San Carlos. Along the way we will boat around Zapote Island and its bird rookeries. Once we reach San Carlos we will find a place to eat before transferring to the airport for our flight back to Managua. Lunch will be on our own today. Once in Managua we will transfer to the Hotel Camino Real for dinner and overnight. (B,L,D) Day 6 – Monday, April 21: Fly back to the US This morning we will have breakfast and a chance to pack before we depart for the airport. We will have an early afternoon flight from Managua to our US gateway city. Once in our gateway city we will transfer to our flight back home. (B) * Please note that EcoQuest Travel will make every effort to adhere to this itinerary, but dates, times, activities and prices are subject to change depending on scheduling and availability. Cost: $2,886.00/person all-inclusive tour package $  950.00/person estimated international airfare*
$3,836.00/person all-inclusive The cost for the optional extension to the Caribbean Lowlands is: $1,670.00/person. *Note: It is EcoQuest Travel’s philosophy to provide an all-inclusive price, but due to the volatile nature of the airline industry, we are only able to provide an estimated airfare at this time. The actual date of ticketing will determine the price. Typically, we are accurate in our estimates, but please note that there may be a slight difference in pricing at the time of ticketing. If ticket prices at the time of booking are lower than our estimate the savings will be passed on to you. If they are higher you will be invoiced for the difference. Download 401.63 Kb. Share with your friends:
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