Birdwatching

Guatemala stands out worldwide for its biological diversity and for being one of the 19 megadiverse countries of the world.

In Guatemala you can see different types of birds, depending on the climate and according to their way of life as we can observe the migratory birds, which are the ones that visit our country looking for a climate warmer than its natural habitat, in Guatemala we can observe more than 700 species of birds.

Birdwatching in Guatemala is more than just bird watching, since most of its walks are mixed with archeology, historical richness, natural wealth and unique walks through the environment in which develop.

There are different walks where you can observe different species of birds:

Peten route

Being the largest department in Guatemala and having a warm and humid climate, the peacock is one of the birds that can be observed in different parks such as Tikal, Yaxhá, Ixpanpajul and others.

Altiplano Center Route

On this tour it is important to note that you can visit different places in the city and Antigua Guatemala, where you will find the Finca Filadelfia, which has a specialized tour where you can see up to 120 different species of birds.

On this trip you will find the departments of Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, Sololá, Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango and Quiché.

Pacific Route – Bocacosta

This route covers Jutiapa, Santa Rosa, Escuintla, Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu and San Marcos. Most of them are departments with different climates since we can find warm and lowland climates of the Pacific coast, but at the same time we can enjoy trails with cold weather and mountainous lands.

Caribbean Route – East

Includes the departments of Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula, Jalapa and El Progreso.

This route is characterized by the warm and dry climate that we can find.

Las Verapaces Route

This route includes the departments of Alta Verapaz and Bajar Verapaz, in this type of walk we can find the mixture of ecological parks, waterfalls and varied climates from heat to heavy rain for its jungle of mountain.

 


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