Panama Escape: An easy week of birding from the Canopy Tower Lodge

Our exciting 7-day trip to Panama is designed to explore one of the greatest birding hotspots in Central America, the famous Canopy Tower Lodge, where we will be based for the entire trip. This tour serves as a perfect introduction to neotropical birding, particularly for those who have never set foot in this magical part of the world. Our tour includes early starts (which you can opt out of if preferred) and full mornings for each day but we ensure the afternoons’ activities are kept flexible, allowing for exploration of the lodge surroundings at your own leisure. Guests can use this time to search for more bird species, enjoy the lodge and observation deck, or as an opportunity for some personal photography at an easier pace. We invite you to discover Panama, spending the entire week in one fantastic destination (without the stress of overland travel across the country), and to enjoy our short, relaxed birding vacation.

Yellow-throated Toucan is one of the most impressive species to be found near the Canopy Tower.

Our tour focuses exclusively on exploring the surroundings of the Canopy Tower, including the popular Pipeline, Achiote, and Semaphore Hill Roads, the Rainforest Discovery Center Tower, and the Summit Ponds near the Gamboa Wetlands. Each day we will have the chance to enjoy the magnificent forest views from the impressive Canopy Tower observation deck. Being 50 feet (15 meters) above the ground, the deck provides a unique eye-level view of the canopy forest and canopy-dwelling bird species, all while enjoying our morning cup of coffee.

The gorgeous Green Honeycreeper.