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PANAMA
DARIEN
HARPY EAGLE EXTENSION
TO THE DARIEN LOWLAND BIRDING TOUR
(7DAYS 6 NIGHTS)
The Harpy Eagle, is Panama’s National Bird and the most
powerful bird of prey in the Americas, is endangered.
Controlled visits to the area are generating income to the
nearby village, which in turns creates an interest for the
protection of the birds and their habitat.
Day 1
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Yaviza town > Embera Village in Darien lowlands
Depart Yaviza town and travel along the Pan-American
Highway toward the border of Colombia. After several police
checkpoints and Once in the Darien Province, we will have
lunch at local restaurant with simple food which consists of
rice, beans and meat (usually chicken, pork or beef). Our
day continues to Yaviza port/Puerto Quimba to embarck on our motorboat
transport to the Embera community. At arrival we will greet
by our local native host and the leader of the jungle
expedition and then we will proceed to the jungle camp at
the beautiful and remote Embera Village, your home for the
coming days. Dinner will be in the community.
Tonight
you will sleep in the guest “Tambo” (thatch roof stilted house). You may opt to
sleep in hammocks or screened tents with mats (provided). Night at Embera Village (BLD)
Day 2
Early morning birding around the village and after breakfast
will go on long hike (mostly even terrain) through a
secondary growth forest birding along the way and in search
of the Harpy Eagle.
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You return to the village in the afternoon to relate with
the Embera people and learn their customs and traditions.
Day3
Early back to
Yaviza.
We'll leave our indigenous friends
and continue with the
Darien Lowlands
Tour.
We'll walk several trails around the village in search of
some Darién specialties, such as Black Oropendolas,
Bare-crowned Antbird, Gray-cheeked Nunlet, Red-rumped
Woodpecker and more. Other typical birds of the zone are
Red-throated Caracaras and Laughing Falcons. This Darien-area is perfect for those looking to find species from South
American origins not found in the rest of Central America.
Some other special birds of the area are: Barred Puffbird,
Black-and-White Hawk-Eagle, Dull-mantled Antbird,
Stripe-throated Wren, Moustached Antwren, Olive-backed
Quail-Dove and more.
Night: Embera Village (B,L,D)
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NOTE: FOR THE BENEFIT OF
PARTICIPANTS THE HARPY EAGLE TOUR ITINERARY AND LOCALE MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON
THE LATEST REPORT FROM OUR DARIEN NATIONAL PARK LOCAL BIRD GUIDE. SIGHTINGS OF THE HARPY EAGLE COULD
BE DIFFICULT AND AT HIGH LEVELS UNDER THE FOREST AND CANNOT BE GUARANTIED.
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