Welcome to our birding page! Birding in Guatemala is a wonderful experience and the Tikal National Park is one of the best places to do it. There are 410 resident bird species year round and more than 40 North American migrants make Tikal their winter home. You shouldn't miss out on birding in Tikal National Park whether you take a half day or a full day birding tour with our expert birding guides during your stay in Tikal. You may also want to plan on going birding for several days, exploring more of our region and perhaps even seeing the Resplendent Quetzal, our national bird, in the cloudforest at Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve...
Our birding tour of Tikal is simply the best you can get in Tikal, but you cannot sign up for it while you are there. You need to reserve our guide in advance for the suggested times for this tour, which are at 5:30 a.m. or at 2:30 p.m. Our birding tour, which takes 3 and a half hours to complete, includes the following:
Bird observation in Tikal is one of the best possible in the region, and we offer this tour with a professional birding guide. There are more than 410 species of birds at Tikal. This tour may be within the archaeological park, or around the main water reservoir, at selected roosting and nesting sites. Therefore, we provide you with 2 options: the prices with and without park entrance fee included. We will operate this tour starting with one person, but we recommend a minimum of 4 people. Our tour alone, without the park entrance fee, is US$ 108.33...
GUIDED TOUR INCLUDING PARK ENTRANCE FEE
PRICE PER PERSON
GUIDED TOUR , NOT INCLUDING PARK ENTRANCE FEE
PRICE PER PERSON
1 person
US$124.58
2 persons
US$ 70.42
3 persons
US$ 52.36
4 persons
US$43.33
5 persons
US$ 37.92
6 persons
US$ 34.31
1 person
US$ 108.33
2 persons
US$ 54.17
3 persons
US$ 36.11
4 persons
US$ 27.08
5 persons
US$ 21.67
6 persons
US$ 18.06
as it can be done outside the main water reservoir outside the archaeological complex)
What's not included: Transportation to the park. Breakfast, personal expenses, park entrance fee on the second option. The first option includes the park entrance fee, while the second one doesn't. The second option includes only the guided tour with one of our professional birding guides. Tips to our guides are not included in our price. A special list of Tikal species, prepared by Ecotourism & Adventure, is available upon request.
For more information on our half day & full day birding tours in Tikal and to see more of our bird species in the cloud forest please write us at
