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
  September 27 - October 7, 2024
• Panama: Intro to Tropical Biodiversity
  FULL - Check out Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay in November!
  September 28 - October 6, 2024
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our second March departure!
  October 14 - 21, 2024, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  FULL - See our September departure!
  October 17 - 27, 2024
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  CLOSED - Check out Oaxaca Valley: Birds, Culture & Crafts in December!
  November 6 - 16, 2024
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  CLOSED - Check out Lesser Antilles Endemics in December!
  November 9 - 16, 2024, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Christmas in Costa Rica
  CLOSED - See our 2025 departure!
  December 21 - 29, 2024
• Christmas in Belize
  FULL - See our 2025 departure!
  December 21 - 29, 2024
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  FULL - See our March departure!
  January 5 - 12, 2025
• Honduras Butterfly Festival
  January 7 - 12, 2025
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  FULL - Check out Best of Belize in March!
  January 10 - 20, 2025
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our March departure!
  January 18 - 25, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  FULL - Check out Costa Rica: Monteverde & More!
  January 22 - 29, 2025, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Honduras: Stellar Birding & Maya Ruins
  February 2 - 10, 2025
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  February 4 - 11, 2025, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our second March departure!
  February 8 - 15, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Best of Belize
  FULL - See our March departure!
  February 9 - 17, 2025
• Costa Rica: Birding Across the Continental Divide
  FULL - Check out Costa Rica: Monteverde & More!
  February 15 - 24, 2025
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  FULL - Check out Best of Belize in February!
  February 19 - March 1, 2025
• Panama: Birds & Mammals
  February 28 - March 8, 2025
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  FULL - See our second March departure!
  March 1 - 8, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Best of Belize
  Crooked Tree, Lamanai & Chan Chich
  March 2 - 10, 2025
• Best of Guatemala: Birding & Culture
  Three Great Lodges
  March 4 - 14, 2025, w/Tikal extension
• Costa Rica Birding & Nature
  Only one room left!
  March 5 - 12, 2025, w/Pacific Coast extension
• Belize: Birds & Beaches
  March 11 - 19, 2025
• Costa Rica: Monteverde & More!
  March 18 - 28, 2025, w/La Selva/Sarapiqui extension
• Birding Belize's Maya Realm
  March 18 - 27, 2025
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  March 29 - April 4, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Panama & the Wild Darién
  April 11 - 18, 2025
• Panama: Three Great Lodges
  July 6 - 18, 2025
• Summer in Costa Rica
  July 10 - 17, 2025
• Belize: Green Season
  July 14 - 21, 2025
• Panama: Intro to Tropical Biodiversity
  September 23 - October 1, 2025
• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  October 8 - 18, 2025
• Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  October 15 - 25, 2025
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  October 18 - 25, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Best of Belize
  Crooked Tree, Lamanai & Chan Chich
  October 18 - 26, 2025
• Belize: Birds & Beaches
  Coming November 2025
• Belize: Three Great Lodges
  November 2 - 12, 2025
• Western Panama: Tranquilo Bay
  November 7 - 14, 2025, w/Mt. Totumas extension
• Christmas in Belize
  Coming December 2025
• Christmas in Costa Rica
  December 22 - 29, 2025