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Yucatan Itinerary

Sian Ka'an

Day 1 (Sun)- Fly into Cancun late afternoon/PM and travel to Puerto Morelos with birding on way if still daylight, nighttime walk after checked in.  Night in Puerto Morelos.

Day 2 (Mon)- Drive south and bird Jardín Botánico and area in morning with local guide Luis Ku.  Travel to Tulum.  Lunch at Tulum.  Afternoon birding at Muyil and area with local guide Ishmael Caamal.  Nighttime walk near hotel.  Night near Tulum.

Day 3 (Tue)- Full day of birding in Felipe Carrillo Puerto area including road into Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve and road to Laguna Ocum.  Travel to Valladollid.  Night near Valladolid.

Day 4 (Wed)- Early morning birding around Río Lagartos, boat tour later in the morning with local guide Ishmael Navarro.  Lunch in Río Lagortos.  Afternoon birding on way back to hotel.  Second night near Valladolid.

Day 5 (Thu)- Morning birding at Chichén Itza.  Drive to Playa del Carmin.  Take ferry to Isla Cozumel.  Afternoon birding on island.  Night on Isla Cozumel.

Day 6 (Fri)- Full morning of birding around Isla Cozumel.  Tour ends late afternoon.  Participants can extend their stay on Cozumel or the mainland or depart from Cozumel or Cancun in the PM.

U.S. $$ Phone Website or e-mail
Accomodations dbl/sng
Puerto Morelos- Hacienda Morelos 38/75 871-0015
Puerto Morelos- Rancho Libertad 42/75 871-0181
Tulum- Tita Tulum 45/90 (984) 877-8513
Valladollid-El Meson del Marques 35/65 (985) 856-2073 www.mesondelmarques.com
Isla Cozumel- Hotel Pepita 20/35 (987) 872-0098
Park fees
Jardin Botanico 7
Muyil 3
San Gervasio 5
Guides
Luis Ku- Jardin Botanico (998) 143-0833 motmotbird@hotmail.com
Ishmael Caamal- Muyil (983) 808-4787 caamaltours@hotmail.com
Ishmael Navarro- Rio Lagartos riolago@hotmail.com
Miguel Mendez (999) 945-2745 kiki99@sureste.com
CESIAK- Sian Ka'an www.siankaan.org
Ecotourismo Yucatan (999) 920-2772
Books
Beletsky, L.  1999.  The Ecotraveler's Wildlife Guide to Tropical Mexico.  Academic Press.  London, UK.
Howell, S.N.G. and S. Webb.  1995.  A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America.  Oxford University Press Inc., New York.  851 pp.
Sibley, D.  2000.  The Sibley Guide to Birds.  Audubon Society.

 


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