Birdwatching

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Multi-Day Programs

Costa Rica has a wide range of flights from major cities of the USA, Europe, and Latin America.

Juan Santamaría Int´l Airport (Code: SJO) is the country’s main airport and allows passengers to connect with the Central region, Caribbean Coast, the northern area, and the Central & South Pacific Coast.

The modern Guanacaste Int´l Airport (Code: LIR) mainly receives specific flights for tourists visiting the North Pacific Coast and the northern region of Costa Rica.

Depending on your selected arrival airport, it is possible to combine the diverse tourist locations in the country properly, allowing you to optimize your vacation time and enjoy its attractions to the fullest.

Swiss Travel has prepared accurate and reliable itineraries to avoid the overwhelming that involves trip planning. These are just a few examples, but the combinations are endless and can be customized to your liking.

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Birdwatching

More than 850 birds’ species have been identified in Costa Rica (including a high number of endemics). Its strategic location works as a bridge between North America and South America.

The Quezals valley is a paradise for birdwatchers. The Resplendent Quetzal can be seen all-year-around and hummingbirds fly all over the place. The lush and green valley of Turrialba is the perfect place to put in the list the Snow-caps, Tanagers, and Crakes.

The Sarapiqui area is full of splendid opportunities to hike through the primary rainforest home of the green macaws.

Caño Negro wetlands create the perfect conditions for extraordinary biodiversity. It is one of the most important biological areas of the country and is recognized as a Ramsar Site due to its importance.

At Nicoya Gulf, thousands of birds inhabit during the migration from the north, also a fabulous place to find a seasonally flooded flatland with several habitats like mudflats, lagoons, salt ponds, swamps, and extensive coastal areas with rocky beaches and mangroves.

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