Belize is a unique tropical birding trip destination. Here, you’ll find more than 580 species of birds in an area the size of Massachusetts. This makes Belize the perfect birding and bird photographing destination. With Yellowbilled Tours, we offer a small group venue with many varied habitats for birding. A week-long itinerary with us commonly produces a trip list of over 300 tropical bird species. English is the main language of Belize.

Belize is an English-speaking country, which makes travel much more manageable for North American travelers who are not fluent in Spanish. Yellowbilled Tours utilizes local Belize guides for portions of the field trip, thereby supporting local eco-tourism. Additionally, we use locally owned lodges and services operated by Belizeans or expatriates who are Belizean residents. Our numerous trips to Belize have taught us where to find the birds. In fact, Ebird lists Yellowbilled Tours’ owner, Rich Cimino, among the top 100 birders in Belize, with 379 species observed. These trips bring together birding enthusiasts in a small-group venue, where many new friendships are formed.

Jabiru
Keel-billed Toucan
Lesson’s Motmot
Woodcreeper species
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Yucatan Jay
Bat Falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon (Tikal)
Agami Heron

The 2025 field trips are limited to six participants per trip. A minimum of 3 will be required to proceed with the trip. This field trip offers birders with limited Central American birding experience a great introduction to birding the tropics. Custom and Private field trips for couples can also be arranged. Bird species list for the tour and Tour registration are available upon request at yellowbilledtours@gmail.com.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

You’ll need to arrive at Belize City International Airport on January 5th. I will meet you at 4 PM with our vehicle curbside at the Belize International Airport. We begin birding as we make our way to our lodge, the Birds Eye View Lodge, in the Crooked Tree Preserve. We will stay two nights at the Bird’s Eye View Lodge.

January 4: Sunday birding by boat on the Crooked Tree reservoir and the New River, plus birding critical areas in the afternoon. Our lodging is Birds Eye View Lodge.

January 5, after breakfast, we depart for Hopkins, Belize, located on the Caribbean Sea coast. Our lodging is in Hopkins’ Guest House. We have lunch in Bopan, the Capital of Belize. There are birding opportunities along the route to Hopkins.

January 6, we will bird Cockscomb National Park, part of the Jaguar Preserve. We remain in Hopkins, our lodging is the Hopkins Guest House.

January 7, we depart Hopkins after breakfast en route to the western border of Belize. There, we bird the Guanacaste National Park and have lunch in Bopan, the capital of Belize. Our lodging is in San Ignacio.

January 8, we will bird the Mountain Pine Preserve before the afternoon heat. In the afternoon, we will bird at the Green Valley Butterfly Research Center. We will be staying in San Ignacio.

January 9 Is an early morning, up before breakfast with our local guide. We will bird the Mopann River bottomland habitat near our hotel. By mid-morning, we’ll have breakfast, leaving for the border crossing into Guatemala. Our destination is Takil National Park. The National Park has superb birding, typically offering flycatcher species, antshrikes, Mourner’s, Orange-breasted Falcon, and Finch species. Seven species of wrens have been recorded in the area. Lodging is in the National Park, Dinner in our Lodge.

January 10, morning, before breakfast, we will visit the bottomlands of the Mopann River. After a light breakfast, we’ll begin the drive to the Guatemala border as we make our way to Tikal National Park. Lodging and dinner in the national park. We will begin to bird once we reach the park visitor center.

January 11,The trip ends at Belize City International Airport in time to make a Saturday afternoon return flight arrangement.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us to request a registration form and pricing information.