30 Nov 2022
Our guide, Edson, and driver, Andres, worked together to give us a fantastic birding experience. They drove us first to the base of the Arenal volcano where we saw dozens of tropical birds. We had one pair of binoculars and Edson lent us a second, plus he had a fantastic scope. We saw all three species of toucans native to the area, honey creepers, hummingbirds and warblers just to name a few. Edson’s knowledge was incredible. We walked down the road spotting more birds. Edson took many spectacular photos and videos with my cellphone, through his scope, that will remind us of this amazing experience.
Our second stop was Arenal Oasis, where we got very close to birds and took many more photos. Finally, we had a delicious Costa Rican breakfast with our guides that was included in the tour.
All told, we saw about 40 species of birds. Edson and Andres were very charming as well as knowledgeable. We highly recommend this tour!