Central America

Destinations in this Region

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Panama

Guided Group Tours

Group travel is rewarding and fun! With more eyes you see more species. Travel Planners of Naturalist Journeys have been creating memorable journeys for 40+ years. We offer you small-group birding and nature tours, limited to just 8-13 persons led by expert guides. Learn and explore with like-minded people, enjoy local food and culture, and immerse yourself in birding and nature.

• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  FULL - See our Tranquilo Bay tour!
  October 8 - 18, 2026
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  October 11 - 18, 2026, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  A Private Tour for Hannah & Erik Go Birding Podcast - FULL
  October 15 - 22, 2026
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  Full! See our New Year tour.
  November 1 - 8, 2026, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  FULL - See Short & Sweet Belize in December!
  November 2 - 12, 2026
• Honduras’ Emerald Valley: A Short & Sweet Birding Blitz
  FULL - See our Trinidad Christmas trip!
  December 1 - 7, 2026
• Belize: A Short & Sweet Birding Blitz
  FULL - See our 2027 departures!
  December 5 - 11, 2026
• Christmas in Costa Rica
  FULL - Check out New Year at Tranquilo Bay!
  December 22 - 29, 2026
• New Year at Tranquilo Bay
  CLOSED - See our 2027 departures!
  December 30, 2026 - January 7, 2027, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Belize: A Short & Sweet Birding Blitz
  Only one space left!
  January 3 - 9, 2027
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  Full! See our Monteverde departure.
  January 4 - 11, 2027, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  FULL - See our February departure!
  January 9 - 19, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  January 16 - 23, 2027, w/Mt. Totumas-Chiriquí Highlands extension
• Best of Guatemala: Birding & Culture
  January 20 - 30, 2027, w/Tikal extension
• Honduras’ Emerald Valley
  January 30 - February 6, 2027
• Costa Rica's Pacific Side: Guanacaste & the Nicoya Peninsula
  Women's Only Departure
  February 1 - 7, 2027
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  FULL - See our March departure!
  February 3 - 10, 2027, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Panama: Birds & Mammals
  February 5 - 13, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  February 6 - 13, 2027
• Honduras’ Emerald Valley
  February 9 - 16, 2027
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  February 16 - 26, 2027
• Panama: Birds & Mammals
  A private tour for St. Louis Audubon.
  February 20 - 28, 2027
• Costa Rica: Birding Across the Continental Divide
  Arenal Observatory & More!
  February 22 - March 3, 2027
• Beginning Birding: Belize
  February 23 - March 1, 2027
• Best of Guatemala: Birding & Culture
  March 2 - 12, 2027, w/Tikal extension
• Honduras’ Emerald Valley
  March 6 - 13, 2027
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  FULL - See our April departure!
  March 9 - 19, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our April departure!
  March 14 - 21, 2027, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Costa Rica: Monteverde & More!
  March 18 - 28, 2027, w/La Selva/Sarapiqui extension
• A Week at Belize's Black Rock Lodge
  March 21 - 27, 2027
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  FULL! See our Monteverde tour.
  March 28 - April 4, 2027, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Honduras’ Emerald Valley
  April 3 - 10, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our other 2027 departures!
  April 3 - 10, 2027, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  April 6 - 16, 2027
• Costa Rica's Pacific Side: Guanacaste & the Nicoya Peninsula
  April 6 - 12, 2027
• Costa Rica: Birding & Summer Fun
  July 9 - 15, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  Active Summer Fun!
  July 17 - 24, 2027, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• A Week at Belize's Black Rock Lodge
  July 18 - 24, 2027
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  Women's Only Departure
  October 9 - 16, 2027
• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  October 15 - 25, 2027
• Guatemala: A Cultural Birding Journey
  Women's Only Departure
  December 2 - 10, 2027
• Christmas in Costa Rica
  December 22 - 29, 2027
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  January 5 - 12, 2028, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  January 19 - 26, 2028, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  February 5 - 12, 2028, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  March 5 - 12, 2028, w/Pacific Coast extension