Birding Ventures for Independent Travelers
Set your own pace on this one-week fully-inclusive trip to this beautiful island-nation. This program is especially designed for independent travelers.

EXPERIENCE A LUSH TROPICAL ISLAND RAIN FOREST
Trinidad's Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge provides you with a civilized setting to enjoy the beauty of this unique tropical habitat. Natural second-growth has taken over and festooned the abandoned plantation vegetation with vines and a host of epiphytes. The whole effect is one of being deep in a tropical rain forest. From the former estate house's striking veranda you will enjoy the colorful array of tanagers, hummingbirds, and honeycreepers that come to the bird-feeders and flowers, as well as an occasional agouti. In the evening, as you relax with a tasty rum punch, you can watch the sun cross over the sweeping Arima Valley, highlighting colorful orchids and bromeliads, as the exotic sounds of the many rain forest birds surround you with their haunting calls.

Several trails traverse this rich and diverse wildlife sanctuary. There will be ample time for relaxation, as you adjust to the tropical sun and heat. And for those who wish, there is the opportunity for a cooling dip in the natural pool. One morning you will visit Dunstan Cave, a beautiful riparian grotto located on the sanctuary, to view the breeding colony of the fascinating nocturnal Oilbird. This strange bird, lives and breeds in dark caves during the day, coming out at night to feed on fruit, which it plucks from palm trees while in flight.

Your visit will also include a trip to the famous Caroni Marsh where your day will end with the spectacular flight of Scarlet Ibis returning to their mangrove roosts at dusk, truly one of the world's most dramatic natural moments.

EXPLORE DAZZLING BEACHES AND UNDERSEA CORAL REEFS...
... at Blue Waters Inn, a lovely beachfront hotel on golden sand, looking out on the deep blue waters of the Atlantic. This lush 46 acre hideaway has trails to explore, where you might see Blue-crowned Motmot, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, and White-fringed Antwren.

LITTLE TOBAGO ISLAND...
... you will also enjoy a glass-bottom boat trip over spectacular coral reefs that will take you to nearby Little Tobago Island and its nesting colonies of Red-billed Tropicbirds, Brown Boobies, Sooty and Noddy Terns.

Birding Ventures Package Includes:

• 4 Nights at the Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge in Trinidad
• 3 Nights at the Blue Waters Inn or The Cuffie River Lodge in Tobago

• These prices are per person/double occupancy and are subject to change without notice and do not include international airfare.

• Roundtrip Airport Transfers in Trinidad and Tobago
• All meals, tax, service, and guided tours as indicated in itinerary