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Great Trips to Costa Rica

January 5-15, 2010 ($2000)
February 9-19, 2010 ($2000)
Febrary 20 - 27, 2010 ($1500)

The first trip is the Quetzal trip, which is basically Western Costa Rica. It explores beautiful Monteverde, Palo Verde National Park, Carara National Park, Pura Vida Botanical Gardens, The famous Skywalk, Mangrove Tours by Boat, Tarcoles, Silvestres (Baru NWR), Los Cotingas (Skutch’s property), the Oso Peninsula, and finally, Mirador del Quetzales (replete with quetzals).

The second trip is the Sarapiqui Trip, or Eastern Costa Rica, and goes to many of the same places past trips have explored: Hummingbird House, Poas Volcano, Selva Verde, La Paz Waterfalls, Pozo Azul, Timbre Forest Reserve, and the boat trip up the Rio Frio (fantastic!).

The third trip will visit several new places never visited by the GOS.

Anyone wishing to go on more than one tour will be granted a big discount, and we’ll take you to a good birding lodge in-between. View the GOS 2002 Costa Rica Bird List.

Email Jim for more information.

Blue-Throated Tucanet	Black-Cowled- Oriole
American Pigmy Kingfisher	Green Honeycreeper Male
Jacana	R Quetzal Male
Scarlet Macaw	Red-Headed Barbet
Red-breasted Blackbird	Red-Legged Honeycreeper
Speckled Tanager at Skutch's	Thick-Billed Euphonia
Three-Toed Sloth	Violet Sabrewing Sitting