Grand Belize Part I: Crooked Tree and Hidden Valley: Mar 01—05, 2012
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Price: $2,495
$175 per person discount for combining Grand Belize Part I with Grand Belize Part II
Departs: Belize City
Tour Limit: 8
Operations Manager: Margaret Anderson
Download Itinerary: PDF (128.3 KB)
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Tour Leaders
Barry Zimmer
Barry Zimmer has been birding since the age of eight. His main areas of expertise lie in Nor...More Information
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- Mar 01, 11: Grand Belize Part I: Crooked Tree & Hidden Valley : PDF (62.8 KB)
- Mar 11, 10: Grand Belize : PDF (81.8 KB)
- Mar 11, 09: Grand Belize : PDF (92.4 KB)
- Feb 12, 08: Grand Belize: PDF (83.5 KB)
- Feb 15, 07: Grand Belize Part : PDF (81 KB)
- Feb 16, 06: Grand Belize : PDF (78.2 KB)
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You can register for this tour by phone (800-328-VENT or 512-328-5221) or by downloading a printable file of our full tour registration form. Signed and completed forms can be faxed to 512-328-2919 or mailed to our office.
Orange-breasted Falcon— Photo: Barry Zimmer
Combines the best of Belize—Crooked Tree Sanctuary and the Pine Ridge region with its spectacular scenery (Part I), Chan Chich Lodge, one of the world's greatest jungle lodges (Part II), several rarely seen and highly sought birds among a list that should approach 300 species, and fantastic waterbird spectacles. 
We are pleased to offer this comprehensive two-part tour to the premier birding locales in the popular country of Belize (formerly British Honduras).
Our journey begins at the Crooked Tree region, renowned for its excellent waterbirds. We will spend time exploring the expansive wet and dry savannas, plus patches of coastal thorn scrub and the famous Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary where Jabiru, Agami Heron, Boat-billed Heron, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Yucatan Woodpecker, and Yucatan Jay are among the many possibilities.
Our next destination will be Hidden Valley Inn, located in the extraordinary Mountain Pine Ridge of south-central Belize. We are excited to present you with another fabulous destination in this wonderful country. Quite unlike the low-lying jungles at Chan Chich, Hidden Valley sits amid the pine and broadleaf forests of the Belizean highlands. We will have one-and-a-half-days to immerse ourselves in spectacular scenery featuring two enormous waterfalls, and the pursuit of two of the most rarely seen birds in Central America, the Orange-breasted Falcon and the Stygian Owl. King Vulture, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Rusty Sparrow, and Black-headed Siskin are among the many possibilities.
Excellent accommodations and food; swimming pools at all locations; easy to moderate terrain, considerable birding on foot (on easy to moderate trails); one morning boat trip; weather generally warm, sometimes humid. Parts I and II may be taken separately or together. Receive a total discount of $125 if combined with Grand Belize Part II.
Richard K. Walton’s DVD, The New World Tropics, An Introduction for Naturalists, includes visits to several of the finest lodges and field stations in Belize, Costa Rica, and Trinidad. If you would like to receive a free copy of this excellent, hour-long presentation, please contact the VENT office.